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"Insults" is a form of "insult", a transitive verb which is often translated as "insultar". "I think" is a form of "I think", a phrase which is often translated as "pienso". Learn more about the difference between "insults" and "I think" below.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to affront)
a. insultar
The man in the store began to shout and insult me without any kind of provocation.El hombre de la tienda empezó a chillarme e insultarme sin provocación alguna por mi parte.
b. ofender
I wasn't trying to insult her, but rather to offer her some constructive criticism.No quería ofenderla, sino hacerle una crítica constructiva.
c. injuriar
He is accused of insulting and hitting several of his employees.Se le acusa de injuriar y golpear a varios de sus empleados.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (affront)
a. el insulto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I think the party's campaign is an insult to the voters' intelligence.Yo creo que la campaña del partido es un insulto a la inteligencia de los votantes.
c. la injuria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I shall not tolerate such insults from scum like you.No toleraré injurias semejantes de escoria como tú.
d. la afrenta (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Insults against the king will be severely punished.Toda afrenta al rey será severamente castigada.
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)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
