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insult

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
insult [sb]⇒ vtr	(offend with words)	insultar a vtr + prep
		injuriar a vtr + prep
	Kyle insulted Dan when he called him a ninny.
	Kyle insultó a Dan cuando le llamó idiota.
insult [sb] vtr	(offend)	ofender a vtr + prep
	Karen insulted her grandmother when she forgot to send her a thank you card.
	Amanda insulted her boss by making a rude gesture at him.
	Karen ofendió a su abuela cuando olvidó mandarle una postal de agradecimiento. // Amanda ofendió a su jefe al tener un gesto grosero con él.
insult n	(offending words)	insulto nm
		afrenta nf
		agravio nm
	Ben shouted insults at Gary.
	Ben gritó insultos a Gary.
an insult to [sth/sb] n	(offending action)	insulto nm
		ofensa nf
	Tom thought that being denied the job was a huge insult to him.
	Tom consideró un gran insulto que le denegasen el trabajo.
insult n	(medical: trauma) (medicina, poco usado)	agravio nm
	The patient had suffered a huge insult to his kidneys.
	Los riñones del paciente han sufrido un tremendo agravio.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
add insult to injury v expr	figurative (make bad situation worse)	para colmo de males expr
	They got lost in the woods. Then, to add insult to injury, they were out of food.
	Se perdieron en el bosque y, para colmo de males, se quedaron sin comida.
		poner sal en la herida expr
		peor todavía loc adv
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se estropeó el GPS, y para poner sal en la herida, no teníamos mapa.

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