affront

afʁɔ̃
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Translation of affront from French into English

Noun, masculine

1.

insulte publique

insulte ou offense faite directement à quelqu'un devant d'autres personnes
affront insult slight public offense
  • Il a subi un affront devant tous ses collègues.He suffered an affront in front of all his colleagues.
2.

déshonneur

sentiment de honte ou perte d'honneur après une humiliation
  • Cet échec public fut un terrible affront pour sa famille.This public failure was a terrible affront to his family.
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Expressions with affront: examples in French and translations in English

insult
slight
Il lui a fait un affront en refusant publiquement son invitation.
suffer an affront
endure an insult
Il a subi un affront devant tous ses collègues.
insult
Insister devant tout le monde a été faire affront à ton ami.

Synonyms and analogies of affront in French

Examples of affront in a sentence

  • Son affront a provoqué la colère de l'assemblée.
  • Recevoir ce refus fut un affront difficile à supporter.
  • Son silence a été perçu comme un affront par ses collègues.

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

Noun
affrontn.

Le terrorisme sous toutes ses formes est un affront à l'humanité.

Terrorism in all its forms is an affront to our humanity.

insultn.

Il voyait dans ce refus injustifié un affront qu'il ne pouvait accepter.

He saw this unjustified refusal as an insult he could not accept.

slightn.

Elle a noté chaque affront pour planifier la vengeance parfaite contre ses ennemis.

She documented every slight to plan the perfect payback for her enemies.

slap in the facen.

Sa remarque désinvolte a été un affront pendant son moment difficile.

His careless remark was a slap in the face during her difficult moment.

offencen.

La pauvreté représente un affront à la conscience du monde moderne.

Poverty is an offence to the conscience of the modern world.

indignityn.

L'injustice, l'affront et la douleur endurés par les survivants sont inexcusables.

The injustice, the indignity and the hurt the survivors endured is inexcusable.

offensiven.

Ils constituent un affront à la démocratie parlementaire.

They are offensive to parliamentary democracy.

snubn.

Son affront n'est pas passé inaperçu, le laissant blessé et déçu de leur amitié.

Her snub didn't go unnoticed, leaving him hurt and disappointed in their friendship.

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Other translations for affront:

  • outragen.
  • insultingn.
  • attackn.
  • assaultn.
  • offensen.
  • cursen.

affront: Examples and translations in context

Je prends comme un affront personnel le fait que vous respiriez encore.

I consider it a personal affront that you two are still breathing.

Ce procès est un affront au droit à la liberté d'expression.

This trial is an affront to the right to freedom of expression.

La persistance de la pauvreté extrême est un affront à l'humanité.

The persistence of extreme poverty is an affront to humanity.

Je pense que c'est un affront à leur propre dignité.

I think that this is an affront to their own dignity.

Comme tel, cette situation est un affront à la démocratie.

As such, this situation is an affront to democracy.

Recevoir ce commentaire moqueur en public fut un affront qu'elle n'oublia jamais.

Getting that mocking remark in public was an insult she never forgot.

La chevalerie exigeait souvent des duels pour laver un affront et défendre sa réputation.

The chivalric code often demanded duels to erase an insult and defend one's honor.

Ce mensonge public fut un affront que sa réputation mit longtemps à surmonter.

That public lie was an insult that took his reputation a long time to recover from.

See also:

faire affrontfaire un affrontsubir un affront
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