esteem

esteem
i'sti:m
1. verb
(to value or respect.) apreciar, estimar

2. noun
(favourable opinion; respect: His foolish behaviour lowered him in my esteem; He was held in great esteem by his colleagues.) aprecio, estima
esteem
tr[ɪ'stiːm]
transitive verb
1 (respect) apreciar, estimar
2 (regard) considerar, estimar
noun
1 aprecio, estima, estimación nombre femenino
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to hold somebody in great/high esteem tener a alguien en gran estima, apreciar mucho a alguien, estimar (en) mucho a alguien
esteem [ɪ'sti:m, ɛ-] vt
: estimar, apreciar
esteem n
: estima f, aprecio m
esteem
n.
• acatamiento s.m.
• acato s.m.
• aprecio s.m.
• estima s.f.
• estimación s.f.
• estimado s.m.
• precio s.m.
v.
• apreciar v.
• catar v.
• estimar v.
• reputar v.

I ɪ'stiːm
mass noun estima f, aprecio m

I hold him in high o great esteem — lo aprecio mucho, lo tengo en gran estima

he's gone down in my esteem since that incident — desde que pasó aquello no le tengo la misma estima


II
transitive verb (frml) \<\<person\>\> tener* en gran estima (frml), apreciar; \<\<quality\>\> valorar, estimar
[ɪs'tiːm]
1. VT
frm
1) [+ person] estimar, apreciar

my esteemed colleague — mi estimado colega

2) (=consider) considerar, estimar

I would esteem it an honour — lo consideraría un honor

2.
N estima f , aprecio m

to hold sb in high esteem — tener a algn en gran estima

he lowered himself in my esteem — bajó en mi estima

he went up in my esteem — ganó valor a mis ojos

* * *

I [ɪ'stiːm]
mass noun estima f, aprecio m

I hold him in high o great esteem — lo aprecio mucho, lo tengo en gran estima

he's gone down in my esteem since that incident — desde que pasó aquello no le tengo la misma estima


II
transitive verb (frml) \<\<person\>\> tener* en gran estima (frml), apreciar; \<\<quality\>\> valorar, estimar

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