umbrage

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

Translation

n. utilfredshed; vrede eller utilfredshed; den skygge der kastes af træer; en følelse af forargelse eller irritation.
Word Forms
Pluralumbrages

Phrases & Collocations

take umbrage

føle sig stødt

feel umbrage

føle sig stødt

Example Sentences

took umbrage at their rudeness.

fik fornærmelse over deres uhøflighed.

she took umbrage at his remarks.

hun fik fornærmelse over hans bemærkninger.

She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.

Hun fik fornærmelse over mine bemærkninger om hendes hår.

sheltered in the umbrage of a rain forest. See also Synonyms at nuance

beskyttet i en regnskovs skygge. Se også Synonym ved nuance

She took umbrage at his rude comments.

Hun fik fornærmelse over hans uhøflige kommentarer.

He quickly apologized to avoid giving umbrage.

Han undskyldte hurtigt for at undgå at give anledning til fornærmelse.

The criticism was intended to cause umbrage.

Kritikken var beregnet til at give anledning til fornærmelse.

He felt umbrage at being left out of the meeting.

Han følte sig fornærmet over at være blevet udeladt af mødet.

She couldn't help but feel umbrage at the unfair treatment.

Hun kunne ikke lade være med at føle sig fornærmet over den uretfærdige behandling.

Their umbrage towards each other was evident.

Deres fornærmelse overfor hinanden var tydelig.

The decision caused umbrage among the employees.

Beslutningen forårsagede fornærmelse blandt medarbejderne.

He tried to express his umbrage in a diplomatic way.

Han forsøgte at udtrykke sin fornærmelse på en diplomatisk måde.

She hid her umbrage behind a polite smile.

Hun skjulte sin fornærmelse bag et høfligt smil.

Their umbrage eventually led to a heated argument.

Deres fornærmelse førte til sidst til en ophedet diskussion.

Real-world Examples

They may have taken umbrage with that I'm not sure.'

De kunne have været stødt over, at jeg ikke er sikker.

Source: Selected Film and Television News

You don't even know what umbrage means.

Du ved ikke engang, hvad 'umbrage' betyder.

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 7

We were set up in a very posh antique show and this man took great umbrage to my big Halloween display, really very snobbish.

Vi var udstillet på et meget eksklusivt antikmarked, og denne mand blev meget stødt over min store Halloween-udstilling, virkelig meget snobbet.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

He also took umbrage with another committee that rejected eight people from his honours list, which former prime ministers are allowed to recommend.

Han blev også stødt over et andet udvalg, der afviste otte personer fra hans liste over æresbevisninger, hvilket tidligere premierministre har tilladelse til at anbefale.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Consequently a morbid parvenu vanity, which was ready to take umbrage at everything, combatted the awakening of her interest in him.

Som et resultat af en morbid parvenu-smålighed, der var klar til at blive stødt over alt, kæmpede den med at vække hendes interesse for ham.

Source: The Red and the Black (Part Four)

And from what Margaret could gather of what Mr. Thornton had said, there was nothing in the cessation of his visits which could arise from any umbrage or vexation.

Og ud fra hvad Margaret kunne forstå af, hvad Mr. Thornton havde sagt, var der intet i hans besøgs ophør, der kunne skyldes nogen form for stødthed eller irritation.

Source: The South and the North (Part 2)

Yeah, I didn't take umbrage at the fact that that they made critics out to be poisonous, vengeful... You know, there was a lot of buzz about a lot of different films.

Ja, jeg blev ikke stødt over, at de fremstillede kritikere som giftige og hævngerrige... Du ved, der var meget hype omkring mange forskellige film.

Source: "Christian Science Monitor" podcast series

The Hon. Morison Baynes did not fully realize the change that had taken place within him. Had one suggested that he ever had been aught than the soul of honor and chivalry he would have taken umbrage forthwith.

Ærv. Morison Baynes indså ikke fuldt ud den forandring, der havde fundet sted i ham. Hvis nogen havde foreslået, at han nogensinde havde været andet end æres og ridderligheds sjæl, ville han straks have været stødt.

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 2)

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