English-French translations for contemptuous

• dédaigneux
  Il a également ignoré ma question complémentaire par un silence dédaigneux et fracassant. My supplementary question also met with a contemptuous and deafening silence.
• méprisant
  Monsieur Cohn-Bendit, vous ne devez pas être méprisant à l'égard d'un collègue! Mr Cohn-Bendit, you should not be contemptuous of a colleague!
  Ce rapport méprisant à l'égard du peuple turc rend un très mauvais service à l'Europe dans son ensemble. This report, which is contemptuous towards the Turkish people, is very bad for Europe as a whole.
  Mais notre Président Borrell, lorsqu’il a proposé de façon méprisante que M. Buttiglione s’occupe de l’agriculture, que voulait-il dire? When President Borrell, however, contemptuously suggested that Mr Buttiglione should take care of agriculture, what was he trying to say?

Definition of contemptuous

• Showing contempt; expressing disdain; showing a lack of respect

Examples

• I dont know that guy, but he just gave me a contemptuous look

Related words

• contempt
• contemptible
• contemptuously
• contemptor
• contempt of court
• contempt for death
• familiarity breeds contempt
• hold in contempt
• beneath contempt