desdeñar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /desdeˈɲaɾ/, [d̪ezðeˈɲaɾ]

Verb

desdeñar (first-person singular present desdeño, first-person singular preterite desdeñé, past participle desdeñado)

  1. to disdain (scorn, despise)
    En un principio, los relojes de pulsera eran poco populares para los varones, que preferían los relojes de bolsillo y desdeñaban los de pulsera porque los creían similares a una joya para dama. Initially, wristwatches were little popular among males, who preferred pocket watches and disdained wristwatches because they thought them to be similar to a lady's jewel.

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