put-down
put-down · put-downs
опік, зпалювання
наезд, шпилька, колкость
Erniedrigung, Herabsetzung
An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remarkAn insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
/ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark.
When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a put-down.
Erniedrigung, Herabsetzung
нае́здnajézd, колкостьkolkostʹ, шпи́лькаšpílʹka
a crushing remark
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
insult or barb:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
insult or barb:
Origin
Deverbal from put down.Deverbal from put down.
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