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el desprecio
contempt
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How do you say desprecio in Spanish?
How do you pronounce desprecio in Spanish?
desprecio is pronounced /el desˈpɾeθjo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El desprecio absoluto que mostró hacia nosotros fue muy ofensivo.
The absolute contempt that he showed toward us was very offensive.
Ese desprecio mutuo entre los dos rivales hizo imposible cualquier reconciliación.
That mutual contempt between the two rivals made any reconciliation impossible.
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Why is it masculine?
Desprecio is masculine because it derives from the Latin verb "despicere" (to look down on), and Spanish nouns formed from Latin verb stems with the suffix "-io/-ium" typically inherited the masculine gender of their Latin source. This gender was preserved as Spanish evolved from Vulgar Latin.
What is the Spanish word for contempt?
The Spanish word for contempt is el desprecio — masculine.
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