insolently

[US]/'insələntli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. på en stolt og arrogant måde

Phrases & Collocations

behave insolently

opføre sig uhøfligt

speak insolently

tale uhøfligt

act insolently

handle uhøfligt

Example Sentences

She spoke insolently to her boss.

Hun talte hånligt til sin chef.

He stared insolently at the teacher.

Han stirrede hånligt på læreren.

The customer behaved insolently towards the waiter.

Kunden opførte sig hånligt over for tjeneren.

The student insolently disregarded the rules.

Eleven tilsidesatte hånligt reglerne.

He laughed insolently at the suggestion.

Han grinede hånligt af forslaget.

She raised her chin insolently in defiance.

Hun løftede hånligt hagen i trots.

The criminal smirked insolently in court.

Kriminellen smilede hånligt i retten.

The arrogant man spoke insolently to the receptionist.

Den arrogante mand talte hånligt til receptionisten.

He acted insolently in front of his friends.

Han opførte sig hånligt foran sine venner.

The actress behaved insolently towards the interviewer.

Skuespilleren opførte sig hånligt over for intervieweren.

Real-world Examples

I suppose you are hard up, I remarked insolently.

Jeg formoder, du er i knibe, bemærkede jeg hånligt.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

Crookshanks slowly chewed up the spider, his yellow eyes fixed insolently on Ron.

Crookshanks tyggede langsomt på edderkoppen, hans gule øjne rettet hånligt mod Ron.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Bronn grinned insolently. " Need an escort? The talk is, the streets are dangerous" .

Bronn smilede hånligt. " Har du brug for en eskortebeskyttelse? Rygtet siger, at gaderne er farlige.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Passepartout was ready to pounce upon the American, who was staring insolently at his opponent.

Passepartout var klar til at springe på den amerikanske, der stirrede hånligt på sin modstander.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Now, however, they have discovered her trick, and insolently they demand that she make a choice.

Nu har de dog opdaget hendes trick, og de kræver hånligt, at hun træffer et valg.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

He looked her up and down insolently.

Han kiggede hende op og ned hånligt.

Source: The Woman at the Bottom of the Lake (Part 2)

He lit it and blew smoke at me insolently.

Han tændte det og blæste røg i mit ansigt hånligt.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

She straightened herself, insolently conscious of her youth and strength.

Hun rette sig op, hånligt bevidst om sin ungdom og styrke.

Source: Summer

Slowly, insolently, the Sardaukar moved around the Baron, shouldered a way through the guardsmen.

Langsomt, hånligt, bevægede Sardaukar sig rundt om Baronen og skubbede sig vej gennem vagterne.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

" He insolently stood in the way when Sandip Babu was coming in here, " continued Bee.

Han stod hånligt i vejen, da Sandip Babu kom ind her, " fortsatte Bee.

Source: Family and the World (Part 1)

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