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Significados de patronising em inglês

(Used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.

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Examples for "arch"
Examples for "arch"
1
A step in the distance; some one coming up towards the arch.
The Saint
2
Continue until you pass under the rock arch, where you turn right.
The Guardian
3
The high arch of the gateway of the chateau was in sight.
Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
4
I found the following inscription upon an arch in the upper story:
Travels in Syria and the Holy Land
5
At the top of the arch was a flattering inscription in verse.
The Court of the Empress Josephine
1
Can you imagine anyone talking about him in such condescending terms today?
The Guardian
2
Pixar does a great job in always not condescending to their audience.
Reuters
3
A condescending commiseration in every look, and in every word he uttered.
The Actress in High Life / An Episode in Winter Quarters
4
What if I'd told this condescending little twit his report was good?
The Guardian
5
His manner to me, although still condescending, was more cautious than before.
Julian
1
Good point, even if it was made by a patronizing Limey shithead.
A knife edge
2
The question had been intended as patronizing, and they both knew it.
Funeral in Blue
3
After this cowardly threat Caspian changed his tune and started being patronizing.
The voyage of the dawn treader
4
Kelly found her brother's attitude extremely annoying, to say nothing of patronizing.
Michael's discovery
5
The king decided upon patronizing the painter whose charge was the lower.
Art in England: Notes and Studies
Uso de patronising em inglês
1
What it means in the United Kingdom: Moderately patronising word for woman.
The South African
2
There was something amusingly patronising in her manner toward the younger girls.
The Little Colonel's Hero
3
He could be kind and thoughtful in a patronising sort of way.
Malvina of Brittany
4
The way Eskom communicate with the public is getting a little patronising.
The South African
5
But then you would just be left with John Inverdale's patronising fandom.
The Guardian
6
The last thing we want is a patronising documentary on the topic.
The Irish Times
7
All of these illustrated books manage to enlighten without patronising or oversimplifying.
The Guardian
8
Gwen refused to be cowed by the patronising tone in Jack's voice.
Slow decay
9
Respect is not patronising them, not taking the boot of the pedal.
The Irish Times
10
Silver Stick smiled at Luna, speaking to him in a patronising way.
The Shadow of the Cathedral
11
She was always patronising people, and Rosy was only pretty and sweet.
The Shuttle
12
Even those that did him a good turn were suspected of patronising.
Tracks of a Rolling Stone
13
Here I will doubtless be accused of an outdated and patronising paternalism.
The Guardian
14
He slapped the patronising Dublin man about and took his shoes off.
The Irish Times
15
Though an honest sort of man himself, he is always patronising scoundrels.
Life of Adam Smith
16
Can you fancy a twopenny-halfpenny baroness of King Francis's time patronising Bayard?
The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family
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