look down on

disprezzare, guardare dall’alto in basso

Considerare qualcuno o qualcosa inferiore o meno importante di sé.

In inglese semplice: To think someone or something is less good or less important than you.

• Do not look down on others.
• She looked down on his simple clothes.
• Why do some people look down on manual work?

Come si usa: look down on someone/something (They look down on people with less money.)

Sinonimi: despise, scorn

Contrari: respect, admire

Espressioni comuni: look down on someone, look down on something

guardare dall’alto

Guardare qualcuno o qualcosa da un luogo più alto.

In inglese semplice: To see someone or something from a higher place.

• We look down on the garden.
• She looked down on the street from her balcony.
• Can you look down on the valley from here?

Come si usa: look down on something from somewhere (We looked down on the town from the hill.)

Sinonimi: view from above

Espressioni comuni: look down on something, look down on someone

guardare dal cielo

Per una persona morta, osservare dal cielo le persone o gli eventi sulla Terra.

In inglese semplice: For someone who has died, to watch people or events on earth from heaven.

• Grandma is looking down on us.
• He believed his father looked down on him from heaven.
• Would she smile if she could look down on us now?

Come si usa: look down on someone from heaven (We believe Grandpa looks down on us from heaven.)

Sinonimi: watch over

Espressioni comuni: look down on someone, look down on us