belittle

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈlɪtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈlɪtəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi lit′l)

Inflections of 'belittle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
belittles
v 3rd person singular
belittling
v pres p
belittled
v past
belittled
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
belittle [sb]⇒ vtr (disparage: a person)denigrar⇒ vtr
  menospreciar⇒ vtr
  despreciar⇒ vtr
  subestimar⇒ vtr
 My dad had a nasty habit of belittling us when we were kids.
 Mi padre tenía la horrible costumbre de denigrarnos cuando éramos chicos.
belittle [sth]⇒ vtr (minimize importance of)minimizar⇒ vtr
  restar importancia loc verb
  quitar importancia loc verb
 He belittled the budget shortfall as if it didn't matter.
 Minimizó la escasez de presupuesto como si no importara.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'belittle' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
diminish - pooh pooh - throw shade on
Spanish:
apocar - empequeñecer - negrear - chinguear - restar importancia - darse por menos - descalificar - desestimar


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