insulting in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for insulting in the English»Italian Dictionary

insulting [Brit ɪnˈsʌltɪŋ, Am ɪnˈsəltɪŋ] ADJ

insulting remarks, language

insultante, offensivo

insulting behaviour

insultante, ingiurioso

I.insult N [Brit ˈɪnsʌlt, Am ˈɪnˌsəlt]

insult (remark)

insulto m

insult (remark)

offesa f

insult (action)

insulto m

insult (action)

affronto m

insult (action)

offesa f

an insult to sb's intelligence, memory

un insulto all'intelligenza, alla memoria di qn

to take sth as an insult

prendere qc come un insulto or un'offesa

and to add insult to injury…

e come se non bastasse…

to add insult to injury by doing

lasciare col danno e con le beffe facendo

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

insult

insultare

insult

offendere

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basely betray, insult

bassamente, vilmente

Translations for insulting in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ingiurioso

insulting

insultante

insulting

offensivo linguaggio

insulting

l'ha trovato un po' offensivo

he found it a bit insulting

vilipendio

insult

vilipendio LAW

public insult

svillaneggiare

to insult

è un controsenso chiedergli di uscire dopo averlo insultato

it's absurd to ask him out after insulting him

sgarbo (atto sgarbato)

insult

fare uno sgarbo a qn

to insult sb, to slight sb

fare a qn lo sgarbo di rifiutare

to insult sb by refusing

insulting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for insulting in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.insult [ɪn·ˈsʌlt] VB trans

insult

insultare

II.insult [ˈɪn·sʌlt] N

insult

insulto m

Phrases:

to add insult to injury …

oltre al danno anche la beffa …

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intentional insult

deliberato, -a

studied insult

premeditato, -a

Translations for insulting in the Italian»English Dictionary

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oltraggio a pubblico ufficiale

insulting a public official

offesa

insult

insultare

to insult

ingiuria

insult

epiteto

insult

affronto

insult

insulto

insult

essere un insulto a qc

to be an insult to sth

insulting Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to add insult to injury …

oltre al danno anche la beffa …

to be hard to stomach person, insult

essere difficile da digerire

to be an insult to sth

essere un insulto a qc

this question is an insult to my intelligence

questa domanda fa torto alla mia intelligenza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The law prohibits incitement to violence, ethnic hatred, rebellion, and insulting the head of state or other senior members of the government.

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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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The two draw her out by insulting her, which she (in werewolf form) gives them the finger.

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Examples of workplace incivility include insulting comments, denigration of the target's work, spreading false rumors, and social isolation.

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The gap is rather embarrassing, even oppressive, and some people find it downright insulting and inappropriate.

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Bloom's reaction was to find this portrait nasty and insulting and the use of her name completely unacceptable.

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Other peoples find them paranoid, insulting, and dismissive, while hobgoblins in turn treat all others as potential threats.

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The practice is deprecated because it is often considered insulting and because flags tend to evoke feelings other than the intended meaning.

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During these performances, the bouffon's goal was to get away with insulting or disgusting the beautiful people as much as possible.

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I was in one of my absolutely unstoppably filthy moods, insulting everybody right left and centre.

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