insult

[US]/ɪnˈsʌlt/
[UK]/ɪnˈsʌlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. at støde eller vise mangel på respekt over for nogen
n. en stødende eller respektløs kommentar
Word Forms
Past Participleinsulted
Pluralinsults
Past Tenseinsulted
Third Person Singularinsults
Present Participleinsulting

Example Sentences

His insult was intentional.

Hans fornærmelse var tilsigtet.

to heap insults on them

at hælde fornærmelser over dem

He was most insulting to my wife.

Han var meget fornærmende over for min kone.

Their insulting remarks were a provocation.

Deres fornærmende bemærkninger var en provokation.

They hailed insults at me.

De udbragte skældsord mod mig.

hurled insults at the speaker.

kastede fornærmelser efter taleren.

you're insulting the woman I love.

du fornærmer den kvinde, jeg elsker.

he saw the book as a deliberate insult to the Church.

han så bogen som en bevidst hån mod kirken.

he had the nerve to insult my cooking.

han havde den audacity til at fornærme min madlavning.

an insult that really made me burn.

en fornærmelse, der virkelig gjorde mig vred.

I don't mean to insult you.

Jeg mener ikke at fornærme dig.

He insulted that woman by language.

Han fornærmede den kvinde med sprog.

would not dignify the insulting question with a response.

ville ikke hædre det fornærmende spørgsmål med et svar.

He felt the smart of their insult for many days.

Han følte smerten ved deres fornærmelse i mange dage.

Their insults infuriated him.

Deres fornærmelser gjorde ham rasende.

The insult rankled in his mind.

Fornærmelsen nagde i hans sind.

his insulting behaviour towards me.

hans fornærmende opførsel over for mig.

responded to the insult with gracious humor.

reagerede på fornærmelsen med venlig humor.

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