What is the Portuguese word for "to belittle"?

Learn how to say "to belittle" in Portuguese with examples and practice

English

to belittle

Portuguese

desmerecer

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Examples of how to use "to belittle" in Portuguese

English
Don't belittle his effort.
Portuguese
Não desmereça o esforço dele.
English
Don't belittle the colleagues' effort now.
Portuguese
Não desmereça o esforço dos colegas agora.
English
He belittled her work yesterday.
Portuguese
Ele desmereceu o trabalho dela ontem.
English
When I belittled his ideas, he protested.
Portuguese
Quando eu desmerecia suas ideias, ele protestava.
English
We will dismiss any help that arrives late.
Portuguese
Nós desmereceremos qualquer ajuda que chegar tarde.
English
If she belittled, she would lose respect immediately.
Portuguese
Se ela desmerecesse, perderia respeito imediatamente.

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