afrenta

/aˈfɾenta/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
afrentas

Meaning

  1. affront

    • Fue una afrenta al honor.

      It was an affront to honour.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

afronta

afronta is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "affront."

Practice

1 What does afrenta mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue una ___ al honor.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches afrenta?

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