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Dictionary translations for "se mépriser"

se mépriser verb

despise [dɪsˈpaɪz] (dédaigner)

La vraie noblesse de l'Homme est peut-être sa capacité à se mépriser lui-même.

Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

slight [slaɪt] (commentaire)

scoff at (moquerie)

condescend to (conduite)

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Contexts with "se mépriser"

La vraie noblesse de l'Homme est peut-être sa capacité à se mépriser lui-même. Perhaps the only true dignity of man is his capacity to despise himself.

Tu ne devrais pas le mépriser. You shouldn't look down on him.

Les garçons ont tendance à mépriser leurs jeunes sœurs. Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.

Il ne faut pas mépriser un homme à cause de sa pauvreté. You must not despise someone because they are poor.

Les riches ont tendance à mépriser les pauvres. The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.

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