Grammatical class
Verb
dénigrer
to denigrate (to criticise or defame)
Details
Syllables
dé-ni-grer
Phonetics
de.ni.gʁe
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
41400
Freq. (movies)
25464
Freq. (news)
19971
Sentences
Tu ne gagnes rien à dénigrer les autres.
You gain nothing by speaking ill of others.
A1
Nous n'avions pas l'intention de dénigrer nos concurrents.
We didn't mean to disparage our contenders.
B1
J'ai demandé à Tom de l'aide pour faire des photocopies, mais il a tendance à dénigrer les tâches qu'il pense être « du travail de femme. »
I asked Tom to help make photocopies, but he tends to thumb his nose at jobs he thinks are "women's work."
B1