insultar

/ĩsuwˈtaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (eu)
insulto
preterite (eu)
insultei
past participle
insultado

Meaning

  1. to insult

    • Não me insulte.

      Don't insult me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

injuriar

injuriar is more formal or legal; insultar is the general everyday word — both mean "to insult."

Similar in other languages

French

insulter

insulter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to insult."

Practice

1 What does insultar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches insultar?

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