PATRONISING

Meaning of PATRONISING in English

➡ patronizing

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

PATRONISING — adj. arrogant, condescending, showing an aggressively superior manner (also patronizing)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATRONIZING — adj. arrogant, condescending, showing an aggressively superior manner (also patronising)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ATTITUDE — at ‧ ti ‧ tude S2 W1 AC /ˈætətjuːd, ˈætɪtjuːd $ -tuːd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PATRONIZING — Note: in BRIT, also use 'patronising' If someone is patronizing , they speak or behave towards you in a way …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — Note: in BRIT, also use 'patronising' If someone is ~, they speak or behave towards you in a way that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WINDOW DRESSING — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Critics say that the organization's call to include more minorities is just window dressing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDERLING — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Beyond this opened a small glass-sided cubicle from which a senior clerk could watch for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TENANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sitting tenant tenant farmer COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE joint ▪ This embraces the situation …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SENSITIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a controversial/sensitive issue (= an issue that causes strong feelings and arguments ) ▪ Abortion …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAMBLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB on ▪ But he's been rambling on about you, Miranda. ▪ She rambled …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PROSAIC — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB more ▪ Bloomwater's present owner was a more prosaic figure, Sir Lionel Newman, the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PRESUMPTUOUS — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ It would be presumptuous of me to speak on behalf of my colleagues. EXAMPLES …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATRONIZING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patronizing/condescending (= showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATRONIZE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patronizing/condescending (= showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ORPHAN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE poor ▪ Jules paced beside her and said nothing at all, imagining no …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OFFENSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES all-out war/attack/offensive etc an offensive weapon (= one that can be used to attack …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEMO — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES writing/sketch/memo/legal etc pad ▪ a box of paints and a sketch pad ▪ Keep a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MASTERFUL — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Jenkins was masterful at maintaining his complicated life. ▪ Rembrandt is famous for his …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUSEWIFE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Desperate Housewives COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE old ▪ Mrs Susan Smith, 25 years old …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HELPFUL — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a good/useful/helpful/handy tip ▪ Go to their website to find useful tips on buying and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOSSIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a gossip column (= one about the private lives of famous people ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GIVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a witness gives evidence ▪ Child witnesses gave evidence using closed circuit television cameras. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a same-sex/gay marriage (= a marriage between two homosexual people, which is not legal …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLACCID — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ flaccid muscles EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He had a left hemiplegia, and was flaccid …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EXAM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an exam/a test question ▪ You have to answer twenty exam questions. exam nerves ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EARNER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE average ▪ Prices, however, reflected these origins and such goods were beyond the reach …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DRESSING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES dressing gown dressing room dressing table French dressing power dressing salad dressing window dressing ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEEPLY — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES actively/deeply/heavily involved (= involved very much ) ▪ Mrs. Cummings has been actively involved with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONVINCING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a convincing win especially BrE (= a win by a large amount ) ▪ Scotland …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONDESCENDING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patronizing/condescending (= showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

← PATRONIZING PATRONIZINGLY→