insulting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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insulting [Brit ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ, Am ɪnˈsəltɪŋ] ADJ

I.insult N [Brit ˈɪnsʌlt, Am ˈɪnˌsəlt]

II.insult VB trans [Brit ɪnˈsʌlt, Am ɪnˈsəlt]

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intentional action, insult
intentionnel/-elle
basely betray, insult
bassement
unpardonably behave, insult
de manière inexcusable

Translations for insulting in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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insultant (insultante)
insulting (pour to)
ton attitude était insultante pour moi
I found your behaviour insulting
injurieux (injurieuse) attitude
insulting
insulte
insult
c'est une insulte à leur mémoire/intelligence
it is an insult to their memory/intelligence
écrire une lettre d'insultes
to write an insulting letter
dire des insultes à qn
to insult sb
faire à qn l'insulte de refuser form
to insult sb by refusing
déshonorant (déshonorante)
insulting
insulter personne
to insult
insulter personne
to be an insult to

insulting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insulting in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for insulting in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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insultant(e)
insulting
être insultant pour qn/qc
to be insulting to sb/sth
outrage
insult
outrage à agent
insulting a police officer
apostrophe
insult
invectiver
to insult
s'invectiver
to insult each other
insulter
to insult
s'insulter personnes
to insult each other
injurier
to insult
injurier la mémoire de qn
to be an insult to sb's memory
s'injurier
to insult each other
injure
insult
insulte à la mémoire de qn/religion
insult to the memory of sb/to religion

insulting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to add insult to injury
et pour comble
to add insult to injury
faire de mal en pis
to avenge an insult
se venger d'une insulte
insult to the memory of sb/to religion
insulte à la mémoire de qn/religion
to be an insult to sb's memory
injurier la mémoire de qn

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Translations for insulting in the French»English Dictionary

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Individuals receiving typewritten letters often found them insulting (as type implied they could not read handwriting) or impersonal, problems exacerbated by the all upper-case writing.
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When her husband encounters financial difficulties, she thwarts his efforts to economise, seeing such sacrifices as beneath her and insulting to her on the part of her husband.
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I was in one of my absolutely unstoppably filthy moods, insulting everybody right left and centre.
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Not speaking politely enough can be insulting, and speaking too politely can be distancing (and therefore also insulting) or seem sarcastic.
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However, the developers insist they only delete comments which are aggressive, insulting or disrespectful.
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I find it outrageous and insulting, and inexcusable.
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However, he notes, production design and other features of traditionally staged productions of the opera, often do look somewhat insensitive, not to say insulting...
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The gap is rather embarrassing, even oppressive, and some people find it downright insulting and inappropriate.
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The term may be considered insulting in serious contexts, though is now more likely to be used in friendly jest.
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Several of these terms are derogatory or insulting.
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