insolence in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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

insolence [Brit ˈɪns(ə)l(ə)ns, ˈɪnsəl(ə)ns, ˈɪnsələns, Am ˈɪnsələns] N

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

insolence in the PONS Dictionary

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

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border on fig madness, insolence

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

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insolence
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They lost by degrees, through their own insolence and importunity, all the respect their order had so long enjoyed, and consequently all their wonted profits and privileges.
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And be moderate (or show no insolence) in your walking, and lower your voice.
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He deserves to be picketed for his insolence!
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Unless insolence is particularly gross, the proper sanction is a written warning in the first instance.
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He was expelled from the latter for gross, studied and sustained insolence.
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The songs convey acute self-awareness along with flashes of grace and insolence: the album is a pitch-perfect teenage plaint.
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The foreground is strewn with spare bones and skulls, and behind him a beadle is about to strike him with a cane for his insolence and tardiness.
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Displeased by what he saw as insolence, he ordered that in the future, insolent letters from other states not be submitted to him.
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Further punishments were meted out, the boatswain was broken and flogged for disobedience and insolence, and a seaman was sentenced to be flogged and towed ashore for scandalous actions.
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The king good-naturedly overlooked his outrageous insolence on this occasion, but the inevitable rupture was only postponed.
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