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mépriser

mépriser
to despise
From Lesson 362:Unreal comparisons (comme si)·French

Usages of mépriser

Il nous méprise comme s'il faisait partie de la noblesse.
He despises us as if he belonged to the nobility.
Le snob a méprisé notre cadeau comme s'il dissimulait un grand secret.
The snob despised our gift as if he were concealing a big secret.
Hier, vous étiez très poli, mais aujourd'hui tu me méprises comme si tu étais un marquis !
Yesterday, you (formal) were very polite, but today you (informal) despise me as if you were a marquis!
Le marquis a ri comme s'il méprisait la noblesse.
The marquis laughed as if he despised the nobility.

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