affront

əˈfrʌnt
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Translation of affront into German,

Noun

deliberate offense

deliberately offensive act or statement meant to insult someone
  • His comment was a clear affront to her dignity.Sein Kommentar war eine klare Kränkung ihrer Würde.

Verb

tr.

rude treatment

treat someone rudely or insult them openly
beleidigen kränken vor den Kopf stoßen
  • He affronted her by ignoring her greeting.Er beleidigte sie, indem er ihre Begrüßung ignorierte.
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Expressions with affront: examples in English and translations in German

Affront gegen das Rechtssystem
Untergrabung des Rechtssystems
Tampering with evidence is an affront to justice.

Synonyms and analogies of affront in English

Examples of affront in a sentence

  • The refusal was taken as an affront by the host.
  • He affronted his neighbor by criticizing her cooking publicly.
  • They affronted the committee when they refused the award.

Translations of "affront" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
derAffrontnm.

An affront that will not be quickly or easily forgotten.

Ein Affront, der nicht so leicht vergessen sein wird.

dieBeleidigungnf.

Her dismissive tone was an affront that surprised everyone at the meeting.

Ihr herablassender Ton war eine Beleidigung, die alle im Meeting überraschte.

derAngriffnm.

She described the lenient sentence as an affront to justice for all victims.

Sie beschrieb das milde Urteil als Angriff auf die Gerechtigkeit für alle Opfer.

dieKränkungnf.

Send word he will pay in blood for this affront to us all.

Schickt Kunde, dass er diese Kränkung mit Blut bezahlen wird.

dieVerletzungnf.

This is an affront to human dignity and also signifies a commercialisation of the human body.

Das ist eine Verletzung der Menschenwürde, das bedeutet auch eine Kommerzialisierung des menschlichen Körpers.

Verb
beleidigenv.

It is disrespectful to affront others in front of their peers.

Es ist respektlos, andere vor ihren Kollegen zu beleidigen.

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affront: Examples and translations in context

It is in every respect an affront to this country.

Es ist in jeder Hinsicht ein Affront gegen dieses Land.

This new organization of yours is a direct affront to your homeland.

Deine neue Organisation ist ein direkter Affront gegen dein Heimatland.

To you, one happenstance in life may seem like an affront.

Dir scheint vielleicht ein Zufall im Leben wie ein Affront.

Damar is concerned that his men will see your uniform as an affront.

Damar befürchtet, dass seine Männer Ihre Uniform als Affront ansehen.

To them, the desecration of graves was an affront to their ancestors and traditions.

Für sie war die Grabschändung ein Affront gegen ihre Ahnen und Traditionen.

He regarded servitude as a personal affront to his dignity and humanity.

Er betrachtete Knechtschaft als persönliche Beleidigung seiner Würde und Menschlichkeit.

Such contrasts are an affront to the dignity of the human person.

Solche Kontraste sind eine Beleidigung für die Würde der menschlichen Person.

His decision to cancel the event was seen as an affront to the community.

Seine Entscheidung, die Veranstaltung abzusagen, wurde als Beleidigung der Gemeinschaft angesehen.

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affront to justice
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