insult

insult
1. noun
Beleidigung, die (to Gen.); see also academic.ru/38216/injury">injury
2. transitive verb
beleidigen
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1. verb
(to treat (a person) rudely or contemptuously: He insulted her by telling her she was not only ugly but stupid too.) beleidigen
2. noun
((a) comment or action that insults: She took it as an insult that he did not shake hands with her.) die Beleidigung
- insulting
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in·sult
I. vt
[ɪnˈsʌlt]
to \insult sb jdn beleidigen
to feel/be \insulted beleidigt [o gekränkt] sein
to \insult sb's intelligence/taste jds Intelligenz/Geschmack beleidigen
II. n
[ˈɪnsʌlt]
1. (offensive remark) Beleidigung f
to hurl \insults at sb jdn mit Beleidigungen überschütten
2. (affront)
to be an \insult to sb/sth für jdn/etw eine Beleidigung sein
an \insult to sb's intelligence jds Intelligenz beleidigen
3.
to add \insult to injury um dem Ganzen die Krone aufzusetzen
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[ɪn'sʌlt]
1. vt
beleidigen; (by words also) beschimpfen
2. n
['ɪnsʌlt] Beleidigung f; (with words also) Beschimpfung f

an insult to the profession — eine Beleidigung für den ganzen Berufsstand

an insult to my intelligence — eine Beleidigung meiner Intelligenz

that's not a salary, it's an insult! — das ist doch kein Gehalt, das ist blanker Hohn or das ist eine Beleidigung!

to add insult to injury — das Ganze noch schlimmer machen

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insult
A v/t [ınˈsʌlt] beleidigen (by durch, mit) (auch fig): he was sent off for insulting the referee SPORT wegen Schiedsrichterbeleidigung
B s [ˈınsʌlt]
1. Beleidigung f (to für oder gen) (auch fig):
add insult to injury
a) alles noch (viel) schlimmer machen,
b) (Redew) zu allem Übel oder Unglück;
be an insult to the ear (eye) das Ohr (Auge) beleidigen
2. MED Verletzung f, Wunde f
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1. noun
Beleidigung, die (to Gen.); see also injury
2. transitive verb
beleidigen
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n.
Beleidigung f.
Beschimpfung f.
Ehrenkränkung f.
Kränkung -en f. v.
beleidigen v.
beschimpfen v.

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