No. 9,812 in Catalan
menyspreant
"Scornful" or "disdainful."
In a sentence
Ella sempre parla menyspreant els esforços dels altres.
She always speaks disparagingly about others' efforts.
In this sentence, 'menyspreant' is used as a participle to describe the manner in which the subject performs the action of speaking.
Ell va marxar menyspreant les advertències del seu amic.
He left ignoring the warnings of his friend.
Here, 'menyspreant' is used to show that the subject disregarded the warnings while performing the action of leaving.
Està menyspreant la idea sense considerar-la completament.
They are dismissing the idea without fully considering it.
In this example, 'menyspreant' is used to indicate that the subject is belittling the idea during their evaluation of it.
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