to disdain (scorn, despise)
En un principio, los relojes de pulsera eran poco populares para los varones, que preferían los relojes de bolsillo y desdeñaban los de pulsera porque los creían similares a una joya para dama.[1] — Initially, wristwatches were little popular among males, who preferred pocket watches and disdained wristwatches because they thought them to be similar to a lady's jewel.
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