affront

əˈfrʌnt
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Translation of affront from English into Spanish,

Noun

deliberate offense

deliberately offensive act or statement meant to insult someone
  • His comment was a clear affront to her dignity.Su comentario fue una clara ofensa a su dignidad.

Verb

tr.

rude treatment

treat someone rudely or insult them openly
ofender insultar hacer un insulto
  • He affronted her by ignoring her greeting.Él la ofendió ignorando su saludo.
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Expressions with affront: examples in English and translations in Spanish

afrenta a la justicia
insulto a la justicia
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
afrentanf.

Forgive our nephew the affront because your profit will be greater.

Perdonad la afrenta de nuestro sobrino, pues mayor será vuestro beneficio.

ofensanf.

The language is aggressive and an affront to human decency.

El lenguaje es agresivo y una ofensa a la dignidad humana.

insultonm.

Tammy thinks that makes me an affront to the sport.

Tammy cree que eso me convierte en un insulto al deporte.

agravionm.

I'm going to oppose it as an affront to life itself.

Me opondré a ella como un agravio a la vida misma.

ultrajenm.

The jury's unfair ruling was an affront to justice for the innocent defendant.

El fallo injusto del jurado fue un ultraje a la justicia para el acusado inocente.

Verb
afrontarv.

Good my liege your preparations can affront no less than what you hear of.

Noble soberano, sus fuerzas pueden afrontar no menos de las que oyó.

ofenderv.

I know all her rendezvous, where she takes her lovers to avoid giving affront to her poor husband Vas.

Conozco todos los lugares adonde lleva a sus amantes para no ofender a su pobre esposo, Vas.

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affront: Examples and translations in context

Each day they spend in prison is an affront to justice.

Cada día que pasan en prisión es una afrenta a la justicia.

What happened with this lorry and its cargo is a moral affront.

Lo que sucedió con ese camión y su carga es una afrenta moral.

I'm going to oppose it as an affront to life itself.

Me opondré a ella por ser una afrenta a la vida misma.

I'm going to oppose it as an affront to life itself.

Voy a oponerme como si fuera una afrenta a la vida misma.

Central government was an affront to the dignity of the human being.

El gobierno central era una afrenta a la dignidad del ser humano.

Perjury is a serious crime and an affront to the justice system.

El perjurio es un delito serio y una afrenta al sistema judicial.

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

Semejantes contrastes son una afrenta a la dignidad de la persona humana.

I hope you took that as a monstrous affront to your integrity.

Espero que lo hayas tomado como una afrenta a tu integridad.

See also:

affront to justice
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