FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT

Meaning of FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT in English

a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy

Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity breeds contempt.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — close acquaintance causes lack of respect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — ( saying ) knowing sb/sth very well may cause you to lose admiration and respect for them / it
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — see familiarity
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — see familiarity
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — a friend may dislike you if you do not respect his or her privacy Don't call Margaret Maggie. Remember, familiarity …
English Idioms vocab
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — чем ближе знаешь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — чем ближе знаешь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — Чрезмерная близость порождает презрение; чем ближе знаешь, тем меньше почитаешь.
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT — Чрезмерная близость порождает презрение
Английские поговорки
CONTEMPT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beneath contempt (= so bad that you have no respect for the person involved ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTEMPT — contempt- see contemner
Interlingua English vocab
FAMILIARITY — noun (plural -ties) Date: 13th century 1. the quality or state of being familiar, a state of close relationship ; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONTEMPT — In law, willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body. An act of disobedience to …
Английский словарь Британика
CONTEMPT
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — fəˌmilˈyarəd.ē, -lēˈ(y)ar-, -lə̇ˈyar-, -rətē-, -i also -(y)er- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English familiarite, from Old French familiarité, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BREEDS — present third singular of breed plural of breed
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — (n.) Anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl., such actions …
Английский словарь Webster
FAMILIARITY — (n.) The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTEMPT — (n.) An act or expression denoting contempt.
Английский словарь Webster
FAMILIARITY — /feuh mil'ee ar"i tee, -mil yar"-/ , n. , pl. familiarities . 1. thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — /keuhn tempt"/ , n. 1. the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — noun ( plural -ties ) Date: 13th century 1. a. : the quality or state of being familiar b. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FAMILIARITY — noun anything said or done by one person to another unceremoniously and without constraint; ·esp., in the ·pl, such actions …
Webster English vocab
CONTEMPT — noun an act or expression denoting contempt. 2. contempt ·noun the state of being despised; disgrace; shame. 3. contempt ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CONTEMPT — in law, insult to, interference with, or violation of a sovereign court or legislative body. The concept is of English …
Britannica English vocabulary
CONTEMPT — contempt BrE AmE kən ˈtem p t § \ ( ˌ ) kɒn- ▷ contempt|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — / fəˌmɪliˈærəti; NAmE / noun [ U ] 1. familiarity (with sth) | familiarity (to sb) the state of knowing …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — / kənˈtempt; NAmE / noun [ U , sing. ] 1. contempt (for sb/sth) the feeling that sb/sth is without …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — fa ‧ mil ‧ i ‧ ar ‧ i ‧ ty /fəˌmɪliˈærəti, fəˌmɪliˈærɪti/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTEMPT — con ‧ tempt /kənˈtempt/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: contemptus , from contemnere …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FAMILIARITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being well known (the familiarity of the scene). 2 (foll. by with) close …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTEMPT — n. 1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FAMILIARITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being well known (the familiarity of the scene). 2 (foll. by with) close …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — n. 1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the state of being well known (the familiarity of the scene). 2 (foll. by with) close …
Oxford English vocab
CONTEMPT — n.1 a feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration or worthless, or deserving scorn or extreme reproach. …
Oxford English vocab
FAMILIARITY — Familiarity is used especially in the expression familiarity breeds contempt to say that if you know a person or situation …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — 1. If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — Familiarity is used especially in the expression ~ breeds contempt to say that if you know a person or situation …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FAMILIARITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES familiarity breeds contempt (= used to say that if you know someone very well, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FAMILIARITY — [noun] [U]His excessive familiarity offended her.
Cambridge English vocab
CONTEMPT — [noun] [U] - a strong feeling of combined dislike and lack of respectAt school she had complete contempt for all …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTEMPT — n. In law, willful disobedience to or open disrespect of a court, judge, or legislative body. An act of disobedience …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FAMILIARITY — noun 1 knowing sb/sth well ADJECTIVE ▪ greater , intimate ▪ basic , passing ( esp. AmE ) VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONTEMPT — noun 1 lack of respect ADJECTIVE ▪ complete , deep , great , open , outright , pure , utter …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FAMILIARITY — n. 25B6; noun he wants greater familiarity with politics : ACQUAINTANCE WITH, awareness of, experience of, insight into, conversancy with, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTEMPT — n. 25B6; noun she regarded him with contempt : SCORN, disdain, disrespect, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision; disgust, loathing, hatred, abhorrence; archaic …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FAMILIARITY — n. 1 knowledge, acquaintance(ship), grasp, understanding, comprehension, cognizance, awareness, conversance, experience I have no familiarity at all with particle physics …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FAMILIARITY — сущ. 1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения (with) the old familiarity and kindness between the two states ≈ старая дружба и …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPT — сущ. 1) презрение к (for) to fall into contempt ≈ вызывать к себе презрение to have/hold in contempt ≈ презирать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREEDS — Порождает
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BREEDS — Породы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FAMILIARITY — familiarity.ogg fə͵mılıʹærıtı n 1. близость, близкое знакомство to be on terms of familiarity with smb. - быть в приятельских отношениях …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTEMPT — contempt.ogg kənʹtempt n 1. презрение to feel contempt for a liar - испытывать презрение к лжецу to have /to hold/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FAMILIARITY — familiarity сущ.1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения ( with) the old familiarity and kindness between the two states — старая дружба …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FAMILIARITY — n 1. близость, близкое знакомство to be on terms of familiarity with smb. - быть в приятельских отношениях с кем-л. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTEMPT — n 1. презрение to feel contempt for a liar - испытывать презрение к лжецу to have /to hold/ smb. in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FAMILIARITY — сущ. 1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения the old familiarity and kindness between the two states — старая дружба и понимание …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CONTEMPT — сущ. 1) презрение ( к кому-л. - for ) to fall into contempt — вызывать к себе презрение to have …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FAMILIARITY — сущ. 1) близкое общение, дружеские отношения the old familiarity and kindness between the two states — старая дружба и понимание между двумя …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CONTEMPT — сущ. 1) презрение (к кому-л. - for) to fall into contempt — вызывать к себе презрение to have / hold in contempt — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FAMILIARITY — в соч. - machining familiarity - technical familiarity
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
FAMILIARITY — в соч. - machining familiarity - technical familiarity
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
FAMILIARITY — _n. 1> близкие, дружественные отношения; to treat with a kind familiarity - обходиться ласково 2> фамильярность 3> хорошая осведомленность; thorough …
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