insolently

[US]/'insələntli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. på ett stolt och arrogant sätt

Phrases & Collocations

behave insolently

bete sig oartig

speak insolently

tala oartig

act insolently

agera oartig

Example Sentences

She spoke insolently to her boss.

Hon talade oförskämt mot sin chef.

He stared insolently at the teacher.

Han stirrade oförskämt på läraren.

The customer behaved insolently towards the waiter.

Kunden betedde sig oförskämt mot väntaren.

The student insolently disregarded the rules.

Studenten åsidosatte oförskämt reglerna.

He laughed insolently at the suggestion.

Han skrattade oförskämt åt förslaget.

She raised her chin insolently in defiance.

Hon höjde hakan oförskämt i trots.

The criminal smirked insolently in court.

Den kriminelle flinade oförskämt i domstolen.

The arrogant man spoke insolently to the receptionist.

Den arroganta mannen talade oförskämt till receptionspersonalen.

He acted insolently in front of his friends.

Han agerade oförskämt inför sina vänner.

The actress behaved insolently towards the interviewer.

Skådespelerskan betedde sig oförskämt mot intervjuaren.

Real-world Examples

I suppose you are hard up, I remarked insolently.

Jag förmodar att du är i trångt tillstånd, mindes jag hånfullt.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

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

Crookshanks sög långsamt i sig spindeln, hans gula ögon fästa hånfullt på Ron.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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

Bronn log hånfullt. " Behöver du en livvakt? Ryktet säger att gatorna är farliga."

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 redo att hoppa på den amerikanske, som stirrade hånfullt på sin motståndare.

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 dock avslöjat hennes trick, och hånfullt kräver de att hon gör ett val.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

He looked her up and down insolently.

Han såg upp och ner på henne hånfullt.

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

He lit it and blew smoke at me insolently.

Han tände den och blåste rök mot mig hånfullt.

Source: The Long Farewell (Part Two)

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

Hon rätsade sig, hånfullt medveten om sin ungdom och sin styrka.

Source: Summer

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

Långsamt, hånfullt, rörde sig Sardaukar runt Baronen och banade sig fram genom livvakterna.

Source: "Dune" audiobook

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

”Han stod hånfullt i vägen när Sandip Babu skulle komma in här,” fortsatte Bee.

Source: Family and the World (Part 1)

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