/despɾeˈθjaβle/
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Translation
despicable
Word origin
From Latin despicabilis, from despicari ('to look down on'), from de plus specere ('to look').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- despicabilis
- English cognates
- despicable, spectacle
Grammar
Masc pluraldespreciables
Examples
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His behaviour was despicable.
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Lying to a friend is a despicable act.
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How can you defend such a despicable person?
gestos .
No one can stand his contemptible gestures.
traición .
I find betrayal contemptible.
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