disprezzare

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *dispretiāre, derived from Latin pretium. Compare Portuguese desprezar, Spanish despreciar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.pretˈt͡sa.re/, [d̪is̪pr̺et̪ˈt̪͡s̪äːr̺e̞]
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: di‧sprez‧zà‧re

Verb

disprezzare

  1. (transitive) to despise, scorn, disdain or slight
  2. (transitive, by extension) to disregard

Conjugation

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References

  • disprezzare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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