1.
treat with an apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority.
"“She's a good-hearted girl,” he said in a patronizing voice"
synonyms: treat condescendingly, condescend to, look down on, talk down to, put down, treat like a child, treat with disdain
"don't patronize me!"
con·de·scendˌkändəˈsend/verb
verb: condescend; 3rd person present: condescends; past tense: condescended; past participle: condescended; gerund or present participle: condescending
show feelings of superiority; be patronizing.
"take care not to condescend to your reader"
synonyms: patronize, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down
"don't condescend to your readers"
do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance.
"we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear"
synonyms: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, demean oneself;
vouchsafe, see fit, consent
"he condescended to see us"
"take care not to condescend to your reader"
synonyms: patronize, talk down to, look down one's nose at, look down on, put down
"don't condescend to your readers"
do something in a haughty way, as though it is below one's dignity or level of importance.
"we'll be waiting for twenty minutes before she condescends to appear"
synonyms: deign, stoop, descend, lower oneself, demean oneself;
vouchsafe, see fit, consent
"he condescended to see us"
Y en español condescender significa:
condescender
Del lat. condescendĕre.
Conjug. c. entender.
1. intr. Acomodarse por bondad al gusto y voluntad de alguien.
Es una palabra latina que se adaptó de esa forma al inglés, pero con un sentido, a mi parecer, opuesto.
En español, ¿es bueno o malo condescender?
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