What does afronta in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word afronta in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use afronta in Portuguese.
The word afronta in Portuguese means affront, affront, affront, unease, afronta, afronta, ofensa, afronta, agressão, afronta, afronta, ofensa, crítica, insulto, ultraje, vexame, insulto, afronta a. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word afronta
affrontsubstantivo feminino (ofensa, ultraje) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
affrontsubstantivo feminino (ato de afrontar) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
affront(confrontar) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
uneasesubstantivo feminino (indisposição) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
afrontanoun ([sth] offensive) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) He took the layoff as a personal affront. |
afrontanoun (very offensive act) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) A matança de civis durante a guerra é uma afronta. The killing of civilians during this war is an outrage. |
ofensa, afronta, agressãonoun (insult, affront) (ultraje) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) The minister's outdated views are an offense to all women. |
afrontanoun (morally indefensible act) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) Dawn ter sido demitido pelo chefe é uma afronta. It's an outrage that the boss fired Dawn. |
afronta, ofensa, críticaverbal expression (figurative, informal (be attacked verbally, in writing) (ataque verbal) (substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.) The movie took a bashing from the critics. |
insulto, ultrajenoun (offending action) (ação ofensiva) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) Tom pensava que ter tido o trabalho negado era um grande insulto para ele. Tom thought that being denied the job was a huge insult to him. |
vexamenoun (informal (humiliation of [sb]) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) |
insultonoun (US, informal, figurative (verbal attack) (substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.) Maggie was tired of listening to Karen's slams. |
afronta anoun ([sth] that offends) Samantha took the remarks as an affront to her family. |
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