Significats de patronizing manner en anglès

Doffing his hat, he addressed the Colonel in a sort of patronizing manner:

And in a friendly, but somewhat patronizing manner, he held out his hand.

Pete elucidated in the large, patronizing manner of a kindly-disposed elder.

This recalled the patronizing manner of the Boy at times, and the Tenor smiled.

There was a patronizing manner in all this which she felt no disposition to submit to.

He spoke in a patronizing manner, and Braxton Wyatt moved slightly in anger, but restrained his speech.

She found him vaguely annoying, a boozy blowhard with that patronizing manner that Brits often assumed with Americans.

They all regarded Christophe as their inferior in position and intelligence; and they assumed a patronizing manner towards him.

Artemis waited until the clamor had died down, then dealt with the protests in his usual terse, patronizing manner.

The Englishman, thrown off his patronizing manner, hesitated, closed the door as he was bidden-andcould not regain his fine air.

The patronizing manner in which the Ambassador alluded to the other member of the States-General who opposed the decree was still more diverting.

As for the professor in the red robes, his easy, patronizing manner is indicative enough of his mental top-loftiness toward the woman question.

The trade unions also maintain that profit sharing is often administered in a patronizing manner, which is offensive to the self-respect of the workmen.

A brusque discourtesy is bad, a very effusive courtesy and a too low bow are worse, and an overwhelming and patronizing manner is atrocious.

You would have thought from the patronizing manner of the Jones boy that upon his presence alone depended the safety of the group of scouts.

"You do yourself injustice, my dear Pettigrew," he said in a patronizing manner.