patronize Signification, définition

Signification de patronize en français

• 0 to treat sb in a way that shows you think you are better than they are -- traiter avec condescendance

  • He patronizes everyone who works for him. Il traite avec condescendance tous ceux qui travaillent avec lui.

• 1 to be a customer of a restaurant, hotel, etc. -- fréquenter

  • Few women patronize the bar. Peu de femmes fréquentent le bar.

• 2 to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person -- traiter avec condescendance

  • He’s a nice fellow, but he does patronize his assistants.

• 3 to visit (a shop, theatre/theater, society etc) regularly -- fréquenter

  • That’s not a shop I patronize nowadays.