English-German translation for "contemptible"

"contemptible" German translation


examples
  • the Old Contemptibles
    brit. Expeditionskorps in Frankreich, 1914
    the Old Contemptibles
  • verachtend, verächtlich
    contemptible contemptuous obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    contemptible contemptuous obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • verächtlich, verachtungswürdig, verabscheuenswürdig, verachtenswert
    contemptible despicable obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    contemptible despicable obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
  • contemptible syn → see „beggarly
    contemptible syn → see „beggarly
  • contemptible → see „cheap
    contemptible → see „cheap
  • contemptible → see „pitiable
    contemptible → see „pitiable
  • contemptible → see „scurvy
    contemptible → see „scurvy
  • contemptible → see „sorry
    contemptible → see „sorry
Anschläge auf Zivilpersonen sind immer verachtenswert.
Attacks on civilians are always contemptible.
Source: Europarl
Das war eine verachtenswerte Tat.
It was a contemptible thing to do.
Source: Tatoeba
Es wurden niederträchtige und entwürdigende Methoden angewandt, um die Aggression zu rechtfertigen.
Contemptible, discreditable processes have been used to justify this aggression.
Source: Europarl
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