affront

əˈfrʌnt
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Translation of affront into Swedish,

Noun

deliberate offense

deliberately offensive act or statement meant to insult someone
  • His comment was a clear affront to her dignity.Hans kommentar var en tydlig förolämpning mot hennes värdighet.

Verb

tr.

rude treatment

treat someone rudely or insult them openly
  • He affronted her by ignoring her greeting.Han förolämpade henne genom att ignorera hennes hälsning.
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Expressions with affront: examples in English and translations in Swedish

hot mot rättssystemet
undergrävande av rättssystemet
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
skymfnmf.

If we challenge her, it could be considered an affront.

Om vi utmanar henne, - kan det anses vara en skymf.

förolämpningnmf.

Her dismissal of the offer was an affront to their goodwill.

Hennes avfärdande av erbjudandet var en förolämpning mot deras goda vilja.

kränkningnmf.

He treated the broken promise as an affront to their friendship.

Han såg det brutna löftet som en kränkning av deras vänskap.

Verb
förolämpav.

Please don't affront your teammates with such harsh criticism.

Snälla, förolämpa inte dina lagkamrater med så hård kritik.

skymfav.

It is not in my power to affront you.

Det står inte i min makt att skymfa dig.

skymf mot

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

Jag kommer att bekämpa det som en skymf mot livet självt.

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affront: Examples and translations in context

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

Jag kommer att bekämpa det som en skymf mot livet självt.

It's an affront to authority and blatant disrespect for property.

Det är en skymf mot auktoriteten och brist på respekt för egendom.

I believe that this is quite unacceptable and an affront to democracy.

Jag anser att detta är fullständigt oacceptabelt och en skymf mot demokratin.

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

Sänd bud om att han ska få betala med blod för denna skymf.

The true measure will be how we use this affront to our advantage.

Vårt prov är hur vi använder denna skymf till vår fördel.

There is one major risk in this affront to sovereignty.

Det finns en stor risk i denna skymf mot suveräniteten.

This is an affront to the dignity of individuals, women and mothers.

Detta är en skymf mot enskildas, kvinnors och mödrars värdighet.

The harsh words were an affront to his loyal support.

De hårda orden var en förolämpning mot hans trogna stöd.

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