despicable

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛspɪkəbəl/, /dɪˈspɪkəbəl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɛspɪkəbəl, dɪˈspɪkə-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(des′pi kə bəl, di spik′ə-)


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despicable adj (act: deserving of contempt)despreciable adj mf
  vil adj mf
 Pretending to be ill so that his wife wouldn't leave him was a despicable lie.
 Hacerse el enfermo para que su mujer no lo dejara era una mentira despreciable.
despicable adj (person: deserving of contempt)despreciable adj mf
  vil adj mf
 That man is despicable! He walked out on his family when they needed him most.
 ¡Ese hombre es despreciable! Abandonó a su familia cuando más lo necesitaban.
 ¡Ese hombre es vil! Abandonó a su familia cuando más lo necesitaban.
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'despicable' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
caitiff - crumb - dirtbag - fucker - motherfucker - piece of shit - rotter - scum of the earth - scum-sucking - scummy - shabby - shitty - so-and-so - son of a bitch - wretch - wretched
Spanish:
méndigo - bajo - despiadado - malnacido - canallesco - asco - bastardía - canalla - deleznable - desdichado - despreciable - detestable - gusano - indigno - infame - pinche - porquería - rastrero - ratero - ruin - toche - vil

Collocations: that was a despicable thing to [do, say], the most despicable [thing, aspect] is, is despicable behavior, more...

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