German-English translation for "herabsehen"

"herabsehen" English translation

herabsehen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <irregulär, unregelmäßig | irregularirr,trennbar | separable trennb; -ge-; h>

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  • look down
    herabsehen heruntersehen
    herabsehen heruntersehen
examples
  • auf jemanden [etwas] herabsehen wörtlich | literal(ly)wörtl
    to look down at (oder | orod onto)jemand | somebody sb [sth]
    auf jemanden [etwas] herabsehen wörtlich | literal(ly)wörtl
  • auf jemanden [etwas] herabsehen verachten figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to look down (up)onjemand | somebody sb [sth], to look down one’s nose atjemand | somebody sb [sth], to despisejemand | somebody sb [sth]
    auf jemanden [etwas] herabsehen verachten figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • er sieht verächtlich auf Penner herab figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    he looks down his nose at dropouts, he despises dropouts
    er sieht verächtlich auf Penner herab figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • an jemandem herabsehen
    to lookjemand | somebody sb up and down
    an jemandem herabsehen
You must not look down on old people.
Man darf nicht auf alte Menschen herabsehen.
Source: Tatoeba
It is not good if we look down on each other, because we all know each other, play fair.
Es ist nicht in Ordnung, wenn wir auf andere herabsehen, seid fair.
Source: GlobalVoices
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