insult

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

Translation

vt. kumalenga kwa mtu
n. malaŵi ya kumalenga au kumwambia kwa mchango
Word Forms
Past Participleinsulted
Pluralinsults
Past Tenseinsulted
Third Person Singularinsults
Present Participleinsulting

Example Sentences

His insult was intentional.

Makosa yake yalikuwa ya mazoea.

to heap insults on them

kukosa mazoea kwa wao

He was most insulting to my wife.

Alitamasha mke yangu kwa mafupi.

Their insulting remarks were a provocation.

Makosa yao ya kuitamasha yalitumia kama mshindi.

They hailed insults at me.

Walimwagilia maziki kwa mimi.

hurled insults at the speaker.

alipiga mchawi kwa mshindi.

you're insulting the woman I love.

Ukitamasha mwanamke mwenyewe ambaye nina haja.

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

aliona kitabu kama hongo ya makusudi kwa Kanisa.

he had the nerve to insult my cooking.

alipotea kusikiliza makosa yangu ya mazoea.

an insult that really made me burn.

mazoea ambayo alipewa na mafua.

I don't mean to insult you.

Situambia kusikiliza makosa yako.

He insulted that woman by language.

Alikosa mwanamke huyo kwa lugha.

would not dignify the insulting question with a response.

Hakutamasha swali la kuitamasha kwa jibu.

He felt the smart of their insult for many days.

Alipita mazoea yao kwa muda mrefu.

Their insults infuriated him.

Mashikamano yao yalangaliwa na yeye.

The insult rankled in his mind.

Kudharaibia kwa kumshukuru kumdanganya akili yake.

his insulting behaviour towards me.

mazoelekezi yake ya kuitamasha kwa mimi.

responded to the insult with gracious humor.

alijibu hofu kwa ucheshi wa mwema.

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