insult

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

Translation

vt. ofender o faltar al respeto a alguien
n. un comentario ofensivo o irrespetuoso
Word Forms
Participio pasadoinsulted
Pluralinsults
Pasadoinsulted
Tercera persona singularinsults
Gerundioinsulting

Example Sentences

His insult was intentional.

Su insulto fue intencional.

to heap insults on them

amontonar insultos sobre ellos

He was most insulting to my wife.

Fue muy insultante con mi esposa.

Their insulting remarks were a provocation.

Sus comentarios insultantes fueron una provocación.

They hailed insults at me.

Me lanzaron insultos.

hurled insults at the speaker.

lanzó insultos al orador.

you're insulting the woman I love.

Estás insultando a la mujer que amo.

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

él vio el libro como un insulto deliberado a la Iglesia.

he had the nerve to insult my cooking.

tuvo la osadía de insultar mi cocina.

an insult that really made me burn.

un insulto que realmente me hirió.

I don't mean to insult you.

No quiero insultarte.

He insulted that woman by language.

Insultó a esa mujer con palabras.

would not dignify the insulting question with a response.

no dignificaría la pregunta insultante con una respuesta.

He felt the smart of their insult for many days.

Sintió el impacto de su insulto durante muchos días.

Their insults infuriated him.

Sus insultos lo enfurecieron.

The insult rankled in his mind.

El insulto le carcomía la mente.

his insulting behaviour towards me.

su comportamiento insultante hacia mí.

responded to the insult with gracious humor.

respondió al insulto con humor amable.

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