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condescend
(redirected from condescensions)

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con·de·scend  (knd-snd)
intr.v. con·de·scend·ed, con·de·scend·ing, con·de·scends
1. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. See Synonyms at stoop1.
2. To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner.

[Middle English condescenden, from Old French condescendre, from Late Latin condscendere : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dscendere, to descend; see descend.]

conde·scender n.

condescend
Verb
1. to behave patronizingly towards (one's supposed inferiors)
2. to do something as if it were beneath one's dignity [Church Latin condescendere]
condescending adj
condescension n
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Verb1.condescend - behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
2.condescend - do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
3.condescend - debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
4.condescend - treat condescendingly
stoop to - make concessions to
interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues"

condescend
verb 1. patronize, talk down to, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat condescendingly
verb 2. deign, see fit, lower yourself, be courteous enough, bend, submit, stoop, unbend (informal) vouchsafe, come down off your high horse (informal) humble or demean yourself
Translations

condescend [kɔndɪˈsɛnd] vicondescender;
to condescend to sb → tratar a algn con condescendencia;
to condescend to do sth → dignarse hacer algo
condescend [kɔndɪˈsɛnd] vicondescendre, s'abaisser;
to condescend to do sth → daigner faire qch
condescend [kɔndɪˈsɛnd] viherablassend sein;
to condescend to do sth → sich dazu herablassen, etw zu tun
condescend [kɔndɪˈsɛnd] vicondiscendere;
to condescend to do sth → degnarsi di fare qc

condescend
v condescend [kondiˈsend]
to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.verwerdig, neerbuig; afdaalتَنازُل، تَفَضُّل بِблаговолявамsnížit senedladesich herablassenκαταδέχομαιcondescender, dignarsesuvatsemaلطف کردن؛ منت نهادنalentuacondescendre (à)לְהִתעַבּוֹתकृपा करना, झुकनाpustiti se, sniziti sebeleegyezik vmibeberkenan, menyetujuisÿna lítillætiaccondiscendere~してやる자신을 낮추어 ...하다malonėti, teiktisparādīt labvēlībubersetujuzich verwaardigennedlate segraczyć, zechciećdignar-sea condescinde, a cădea de acordснисходитьráčiťblagovolitiponiziti senedlåta sigลดตัวลงมาlütfetmek, tenezzül etmek帶著優越感同意做...удостоюватиفروتنی کرنا جھکناhạ cố...
adj ˌcondeˈscending
giving the impression that one is superior a condescending manner.neerbuigendeمُتَنازِل، مُعْطٍ الشُّعور بأنَّهُ أعْلىснизходителенpovýšený, blahosklonnýnedladendeherablassendσυγκαταβατικόςcondescendienteüleolevalt armulikغرور آمیز؛ خودپسندانهalentuvacondescendantמִתנַשֵׂאबड़प्पन जतानाprijazan, ljubazanlekezelőangkuhyfirlætisfulluraccondiscendente恩にきせるような(아랫 사람에 대해) 일부러 겸손한; 깔보는 듯한globėjiškas, pakantusaugstprātīgi labvēlīgsmwninggikan dirineerbuigendnedlatendeprotekcjonalnysobranceirocondescendentснисходительныйblahosklonnývzvišensuperiorannedlåtandeที่ลดตัวลงมาtenezzül eden, küçümseyen表現出优越感的﹐居高臨下的поблажливий; милостивийفروتنی ، انکسارhạ mình
adv ˌcondeˈscendingly
neerbuigendبِتَنازُل، باسْتِعْلاء، بِتَفَضُّل عَلىснизходителноpovýšeně, blahosklonněnedladendeherablassendσυγκαταβατικάcon condescendenciaarmulikultبا افاده و منتalentuvastiavec condescendanceבְּהִתנַשֵׂאוּתबड़प्पन जताते हुएpokroviteljskileereszkedőendengan angkuhyfirlætislegacon accondiscendenzaみくだすように일부러 겸손하게; 깔보는 듯이globėjiškai, pakančiaiaugstprātīgā labvēlībādengan meninggikan dirineerbuigendnedlatendeprotekcjonalniealtivamentecu condescen­denţăснисходительноblahosklonnevzvišenosuperiornonedlåtandeอย่างลดตัวลงมาtepeden bakarak表現出优越感地﹐居高臨下地поблажливо; милостивоعاجزی سےnhún nhường
n ˌcondeˈscension [-ʃən]
neerbuigend, minsaamتَنازُلснизхождениеpovýšenost, blahosklonnostnedladenheddie Herablassungσυγκαταβατικό ύφοςcondescendenciaüleolev armulikkusمنت؛ افادهalentuvuuscondescendanceהִתנַשֵׂאוּתकृपालुता, सौजन्य, भद्रताmilostivostleereszkedéskeangkuhanlítillæti; yfirlæticondiscendenza恩きせがましさ겸손, (자기를 낮추면서 나타내는) 오만globėjiškumasaugstprātīga labvēlībapeninggian dirineerbuigendheidnedlatenhetprotekcjonalnośćpresunçãocondescendenţăснисхождениеblahosklonnosťvzvišenostsuperiornostnedlåtenhetการลดตัวลงมาlütuf, küçümseme, tenezzül恩賜態度поблажливість; милістьتواضع ، انکسارcử chỉ nhún nhường

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