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EXACT MATCHES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
contempt, s. 1 Drochmheas m -a, dímheas m -a. He holds them in contempt, tá drochmheas aige orthu. To bring s.o. into contempt, drochmheas a tharraingt ar dhuine. In contempt of. . ., le teann drochmheasa ar . . . He is beneath contempt, is é is suaraí amuigh. 2 Jur: Contempt of court, díspeagadh m cúirte.
PHRASES IN ENGLISH—IRISH DICTIONARY
Familiarity breeds contempt, méadaíonn an taithí an tarcaisne.
Jur: To purge contempt, leorghníomh a dhéanamh i ndíspeagadh.
She held him in supreme contempt, bhí drochmheas an domhain aici air.
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