domineer

[US]/ˌdɒmɪˈnɪə/
[UK]/ˌdɑməˈnɪr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. agera på ett härskande sätt; bete sig arrogant
vt. vara överlägsen; visa upp sin makt
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardomineers
Past Tensedomineered
Present Participledomineering
Past Participledomineered
Pluraldomineers

Phrases & Collocations

domineering attitude

dominerande attityd

Example Sentences

The castle domineers the town.

Slottet dominerar staden.

a domineering person

en dominerande person

domineer over one's inferiors

dominerar över sina underlydande

Cathy had been a martyr to her gruff, domineering husband.

Cathy hade varit en martyr för sin grubblande, dominerande make.

Many of her women friends also had domineering husbands.

Många av hennes kvinnliga vänner hade också dominerande män.

the article portrayed her as domineering by dropping quotes from her out of context.

Artikeln porträtterade henne som dominerande genom att plocka citat från henne ur kontext.

submissive children can be cowed by a look of disapproval. Tobully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior:

Underdåniga barn kan skrämmas av en missnöjd blick. Att mobba är att hota genom skrytande, dominerande eller hotfullt beteende:

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