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feminine

/ɛ̃.sylt/

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Translation

insult, abuse

Word origin

From Latin insultare ('to leap upon, to jeer at'), built from in- ('on') and saltare ('to jump'). English 'insult' is the same word.

Origin: Latin
Root: insultare
English cognates: insult

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralinsultes

Examples

Cette .

That insult went too far.

He shouted abuse in the street.

' .

An insult like that is not forgotten.

Insults achieve nothing.

His silence was an insult.

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This word is part of lesson 56.