презре́ть
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- 1.
to despise, to hold in contempt, to scorn
Он презре́л всех, кто его пре́дал.
He came to despise everyone who had betrayed him.
Bookish and rather literary; the imperfective is «презирать».
- 2.
to disregard, to defy, to spurn, to disdain
Он презре́л опа́сность и бро́сился в горя́щий дом.
He disregarded the danger and rushed into the burning house.
Used with abstract objects such as danger, convention or advice.
Examples
Conjugation
| Present | Future | |
|---|---|---|
| я | - | презрю́ |
| ты | - | презри́шь |
| он/она́/оно́ | - | презри́т |
| мы | - | презри́м |
| вы | - | презри́те |
| они́ | - | презря́т |
| Imperative | |
|---|---|
| ты | презри́ |
| вы | презри́те |
| Past | |
|---|---|
| masculine | презре́л |
| feminine | презре́ла |
| neuter | презре́ло |
| plural | презре́ли |
Participles
| Active present | - | |
|---|---|---|
| Active past | scornful, contemptuous, disdainful, despising | |
| Passive present | - | |
| Passive past | contemptible, despicable, base | |
| Gerund present | - | |
| Gerund past | презре́в презревши | while doing (past) |
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luke.hess97 edited translation 2 years ago.
