Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 10, 2009 12:53
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
persona despectiva
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I need an adjective to describe a person who looks down on people. She could say, " a maid, a servant isn`t a lady" or "your place is the kitchen."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | snob |
Caroline Clarke
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| 5 +1 | scornful/contemptuous/disdainful |
albipros
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| 4 +1 | patronizing/condescending |
patricia scott
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Proposed translations
56 mins
Caroline Clarke
Native in English
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PhD Chemist Cambridge, Barcelona, London
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
Selected
snob
Another option might be a "snob". This is someone who thinks they are better than other people and condescends to them (or in fact ignores people who they consider to be beneath them).
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot. I think this is the most suitable answer in this case."
+1
5 mins
scornful/contemptuous/disdainful
Spanish is not my field, but one of these words certainly describes what you want to say.
I would go either with disdainful or scornful.
I would go either with disdainful or scornful.
+1
11 mins
patronizing/condescending
:) or patronising
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