disapprove

disapprove
1. intransitive verb
dagegen sein

disapprove of somebody/something — jemanden ablehnen/etwas missbilligen

disapprove of somebody doing something — es missbilligen, wenn jemand etwas tut

2. transitive verb
missbilligen
* * *
[disə'pru:v]
verb
(to have an unfavourable opinion (of): Her mother disapproved of her behaviour.) mißbilligen
- academic.ru/20768/disapproval">disapproval
- disapproving
- disapprovingly
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dis·ap·prove
[ˌdɪsəˈpru:v]
vi dagegen sein
to \disapprove of sth etw missbilligen
to \disapprove of sb's behaviour jds Verhalten kritisieren
to \disapprove of sb jdn ablehnen
* * *
["dɪsə'pruːv]
1. vt
missbilligen
2. vi
dagegen sein

if you don't disapprove, I'd like to ... — wenn Sie nichts dagegen haben, würde ich gerne ...

to disapprove of sb — jdn ablehnen

to disapprove of sth — etw missbilligen

he disapproves of children smoking — er missbilligt es, wenn Kinder rauchen

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disapprove [-ˈpruːv]
A v/t
1. missbilligen, sein gegen
2. ablehnen
B v/i dagegen sein:
disapprove of A
* * *
1. intransitive verb
dagegen sein

disapprove of somebody/something — jemanden ablehnen/etwas missbilligen

disapprove of somebody doing something — es missbilligen, wenn jemand etwas tut

2. transitive verb
missbilligen
* * *
v.
missbilligen v.

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