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1 affront
affront [ə'frʌnt]1 nounaffront m, insulte f;∎ to suffer an affront essuyer un affront;∎ it was an affront to her dignity c'était un affront à sa dignité(offend) faire un affront à, insulter, offenser; (embarrass) gêner;∎ Scottish familiar to be black affronted (angry) être furax; (embarrassed) ne plus savoir où se mettre -
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3 slight
slight [slaɪt]1. adjectiveb. ( = slim) menu3. noun( = insult) affront m* * *[slaɪt] 1. 2.1) [change, delay, movement, rise] léger/-ère (before n); [risk, danger] faible (before n); [pause, hesitation] petit (before n)2) ( in build) mince3.transitive verb1) ( offend) humilier [person]2) US ( underestimate) sous-estimer -
4 outrage
outrage ['aʊtreɪdʒ]1 noun∎ it's an outrage against public decency c'est un outrage aux bonnes mœurs;∎ it's an outrage against humanity/society c'est un affront à l'humanité/la société∎ it's an outrage that no one came to their aid c'est un scandale ou il est scandaleux que personne ne soit venu à leur secours(c) (indignation) indignation f(d) (brutal act) atrocité f, acte m de brutalité ou de violence;(b) (moral sensibility, feelings) outrager, faire outrage à -
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slight [slaɪt](a) (minor → error, movement) petit; (→ increase, improvement) léger; (→ difference) petit, léger; (→ cut, graze) léger;∎ a slight accident un petit incident;∎ there's a slight drizzle/wind il y a un peu de crachin/de vent;∎ the difference is only very slight, there's only a very slight difference la différence est minime, il n'y a qu'une très légère différence;∎ he has a slight accent il a un léger accent;∎ she has a slight temperature elle a un peu de température;∎ she has a slight cold elle est un peu enrhumée;∎ there's a slight chance of some sunshine tomorrow il y a une petite chance qu'il fasse beau demain;∎ a slight piece of work un ouvrage insignifiant∎ it makes not the slightest bit of difference ça ne change absolument rien;∎ I haven't the slightest idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée;∎ he gets angry at the slightest thing il se fâche pour un rien;∎ they haven't the slightest chance of winning ils n'ont pas la moindre chance ou la plus petite chance de l'emporter;∎ not in the slightest pas le moins du monde, pas du tout;∎ they weren't (in) the slightest bit interested, they weren't interested in the slightest ils n'étaient pas le moins du monde intéressés∎ she is of slight build elle est fluette∎ she felt slighted elle a été blessée ou froissée;∎ to slight sb's memory faire affront à la mémoire de qn3 noun∎ it's a slight on her reputation c'est un affront à sa réputation -
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∎ don't be insulted if I don't tell you everything ne le prends pas mal ou ne t'offense pas si je ne te dis pas tout2 noun['ɪnsʌlt] insulte f, injure f, affront m;∎ they were hurling insults at each other ils se lançaient des insultes à la figure;∎ his remarks were an insult to their intelligence ses commentaires étaient une insulte à leur intelligence;∎ their ads are an insult to women leurs pubs sont insultantes ou une insulte pour les femmes;∎ to add insult to injury pour couronner le tout -
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8 slur
1 noun∎ a racial slur une insulte raciste;∎ it's a slur on his character c'est une tache à sa réputation;∎ to cast a slur on sb porter atteinte à la réputation de qn(b) (in speech) mauvaise articulation f;∎ in a drunken slur de la voix traînante d'un ivrogne;∎ to speak with a slur mal articuler; (as result of stroke etc) parler d'une voix traînante(a) (speech, words) mal articuler(b) (denigrate) dénigrer(speak indistinctly) mal articuler ses mots, manger la moitié de ses mots;∎ his speech slurred ses paroles étaient indistinctes -
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1. past tense, past participle - snubbed; verb(to treat, or speak to, in a cold, scornful way; to insult: He snubbed me by not replying to my question.) rabrouer2. noun(an act of snubbing; an insult.) affront3. adjective((of the nose) short and slightly turned up at the end: a snub nose.) retroussé
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affront — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English afronten, from Anglo French afrunter to defy, from Vulgar Latin *affrontare, from Latin ad + front , frons forehead Date: 14th century 1. a. to insult especially to the face by behavior or language b.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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affront — 1. verb /əˈfɹʌnt/ a) To insult intentionally, especially openly. b) To meet defiantly; to confront. 2. noun /əˈfɹʌnt/ An open or intentional offense … Wiktionary