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Meaning of lenéz | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2 Specialized
[ˈlɛneːz]

Definitions

  1. to look down, to direct one's gaze downward at (-ra/-re)
  2. to look down on, to regard with contempt

Equivalents

العربية أهان احتقر ترفع
Беларуская пагарджаць
Български презирам
Català menysprear
Čeština opovrhovat pohrdat
English contemn Despise look down on Scorn
Esperanto abomeni
Galego desprezar
עברית בז
Հայերեն արհամարհել
Lëtzebuergesch mepriséieren veruechten
Română disprețui
Svenska förakta
Kiswahili dharau
தமிழ் இகழ் வெறு
Українська зневажати зневажити
中文 鄙視
ZH-TW 鄙視

Examples

“A sziklákról lenéztünk a partra.”

We looked down at the beach from the rocks.

“A gazdagok gyakran lenézik a szegényeket.”

The rich often look down on the poor.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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