Grammatical class

Verb

dédaigner

to scorn, to despise, to disdain

Details

Syllables

dé-dai-gner

Phonetics

de.de.ɲe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

21649

Freq. (movies)

28989

Freq. (news)

59773

Sentences

La pratique est aussi importante que la théorie, mais nous sommes enclin à estimer la dernière et dédaigner la première.

Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

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