patronize in Russian
patronize in Russian
опека́ть
(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.
[[обраща́ться]] [[снисходи́тельно]]
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
[[смотре́ть]] [[свысока́]]
(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.