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Stman Posted 15 years ago
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How to use scorn, mock, deride, ...
Hello,
Would you be so nice to suggest the best translation of the French verb "mépriser". I found a couple of possible translation as "scorn", "mock" but I don't know how to use them in context. I mean in French you say "mepriser quelqu'un" and I don't find the equivalent "scorn somebody" to be very usual. I guess there is another way to say it.
Thanks,
Stephan.
Would you be so nice to suggest the best translation of the French verb "mépriser". I found a couple of possible translation as "scorn", "mock" but I don't know how to use them in context. I mean in French you say "mepriser quelqu'un" and I don't find the equivalent "scorn somebody" to be very usual. I guess there is another way to say it.
Thanks,
Stephan.
Top answer
You could keep "contempt" if you said it this way: He feels contempt for Jack. " He despises Jack.
- You could keep "contempt" if you said it this way: He feels contempt for Jack.
- " He despises Jack.
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You could keep "contempt" if you said it this way:
He feels contempt for Jack.
Or you could use a related verb, such as "despise."
He despises Jack.
He feels contempt for Jack.
Or you could use a related verb, such as "despise."
He despises Jack.
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