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No. 12,109 in Spanish

insultar

To offend or disrespect someone with words or actions.

In a sentence

  • No debes insultar a las personas.

    You should not insult people.

    In this sentence, 'insultar' is used in its general form to refer to the act of verbally offending or disrespecting someone.

  • Se sintió insultado por el comentario.

    He felt insulted by the comment.

    Here, 'insultado' is the past participle of 'insultar,' used to express someone's feeling of being disrespected or injured by a remark.

  • Insultar a tu amigo no mejora la situación.

    Insulting your friend does not improve the situation.

    In this case, 'insultar' is used as an infinitive to describe the action of offending in the context of providing reasoning or advice.

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