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| English | Russian |
| disdainful smile | надменная улыбка |
| disdainful sneer | презрительная усмешка (Рина Грант) |
| he answered with a disdainful nod | он ответил надменным кивком |
| slightly disdainful, squeamish kindliness | доброжелательность с оттенком брезгливости |
| slightly disdainful, squeamish kindliness | брезгливая доброжелательность (= when your host invites you to sit down, waving his hands to chase away the scent of your perfume, and wipes his hand after shaking yours. -– MBerdy, США (2016)) |