belittle

[US]/bɪˈlɪtl/
[UK]/bɪˈlɪtl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. å gjøre noen eller noe til å virke mindre imponerende eller viktig; å snakke om noen eller noe på en måte som viser manglende respekt.
Word Forms
Past Participlebelittled
Third Person Singularbelittles
Past Tensebelittled
Present Participlebelittling

Example Sentences

this is not to belittle his role.

dette er ikke for å belønne hans rolle.

It is wrong to belittle or neglect popularization.

Det er feil å belønne eller forminske popularisering.

belittled the child's attempts to draw;

forminsket barnets forsøk på å tegne;

a person who belittled our efforts to do the job right.

en person som forminsket våre innsats for å gjøre jobben rett.

The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings.

Størrelsen på kontorbygget forminsker de omgivende bygningene.

The size of the office tower belittles the surrounding buildings.See Synonyms at decry

Størrelsen på kontorbygget forminsker de omgivende bygningene.See Synonyms at decry

I find it belittle to be reprimanded by someone so much younger than me.

Jeg finner det forminskende å bli reprimert av noen så mye yngre enn meg.

It was entitled "On Practice" because its stress was on exposing the dogmatist kind of subjectivism, which belittles practice.

Det hadde tittelen "Om praksis" fordi fokus var på å avsløre den dogmatiske typen subjektivisme, som forminsker praksis.

Real-world Examples

They may have been belittling, but it's what we got used to.

De kunne ha vært belømmende, men det er det vi ble vant til.

Source: The school of life

All in all, admittedly, one should not belittle the importance of books.

I alt, innrømmet, bør man ikke belømme viktigheten av bøker.

Source: English Major Level 4 Writing Full Score Template

It seems that efforts to belittle the word did not stop people from using it.

Det ser ut til at forsøkene på å belømme ordet ikke stoppet folk fra å bruke det.

Source: VOA Special April 2014 Collection

When you 're weak and unimpressive, they belittle you.

Når du er svak og ukjennelig, belømmer de deg.

Source: Healthy little secrets

Maybe someone belittled your accomplishments or criticized your work.

Kanskje noen belømte dine oppnåelser eller kritiserte din arbeid.

Source: Science in Life

It's Leslie Winkle, Penny. She belittles my research.

Det er Leslie Winkle, Penny. Hun belømmer min forskning.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 2

He said, " The Count de Buffon believes that nature belittles her productions on this side of the Atlantic."

Han sa, " greven de Buffon tror at naturen belømmer sine produksjoner på denne siden av Atlanten."

Source: VOA Special April 2014 Collection

He spoke to them with kindness and respect but belittled me publicly.

Han snakket til dem med venlighet og respekt, men belømte meg offentlig.

Source: Sheryl Sandberg's 2018 MIT Commencement Speech

Again, not to belittle the role of the media.

Igjen, ikke for å belømme rollen til medier.

Source: Harvard University's "The Science of Happiness" course.

Heard has admitted hitting Depp, and has been recorded insulting and belittling him.

Heard har erkjent at han slo Depp, og har blitt registrert for å forkynde og belømme ham.

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

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