What does insultar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word insultar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use insultar in Portuguese.

The word insultar in Portuguese means insult, insultar, debochar, insultar, insultar, ofender, provocar, insultar, caçoar, injuriar, insultar, ofender, insultar, insultar, insultar, xingar, praguejar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word insultar

insult

insultar, debochar

noun (verbal abuse) (abuso verbal)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Angered by his classmates' taunting, Jake suddenly threw a book across the room.

insultar

verbal expression (slang (attack verbally)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Elena had a go at her husband for being late.

insultar, ofender

transitive verb (offend with words) (ofender com palavras)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Kyle insultou Dan quando ele o chamou de bobo.
Kyle insulted Dan when he called him a ninny.

provocar, insultar, caçoar

transitive verb (tease, mock)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os colegas de classe caçoaram do menininho quando ele começou a usar óculos.
The little boy's classmates taunted him when he started wearing glasses.

injuriar, insultar

transitive verb (formal (abuse verbally) (abusar verbalmente)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Timothy felt ashamed after he publicly reviled his children.

ofender, insultar

transitive verb (offend) (ofender alguém)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Karen insultou sua avó quando ela esqueceu de mandar para ela um cartão de agradecimentos. Amanda insultou o chefe dela ao fazer um gesto rude para ele.
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.

insultar

transitive verb (revile or ridicule someone)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

insultar

transitive verb (insult, defame)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Linda estava brava pela forma com que os jornais a haviam insultado.
Linda was angry about the way the newspapers had slurred her.

xingar

(rebuke [sb] harshly) (BRA)

The woman railed at the MP for not listening to his constituents' concerns.

praguejar

(use bad language towards, curse at) (usar linguagem hostil contra, amaldiçoar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Crianças não deveriam praguejar contra os pais.
Children should not swear at their parents.

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