Affronter

/əˈfrʌntər/ noun

Definition

A person who insults, disrespects, or offends another person; one who affronts.

Etymology

Affront + -er (suffix marking the person performing an action). Parallel to 'teacher' (teaches), 'runner' (runs), 'affronter' is one who affronts.

Kelly Says

The '-er' suffix is one of English's oldest and most productive ways to name someone by their action—but 'affronter' is so rare that most people would never use it, preferring 'insulter' instead!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አይን አይን
a-yin a-yin
ARالعربية
مواجهة
mu-waj-ha-ta
BNবাংলা
মুখোমুখি
mukho-mukhi
CACatalà
enfrontar
en-fron-tar
CSČeština
konfrontovat
kon-fron-to-vat
DADansk
konfrontere
kon-fron-te-re
DEDeutsch
konfrontieren
kon-fron-tee-ren
ELΕλληνικά
αντιμετωπίζω
an-ti-me-to-pi-zo
ESEspañol
enfrentar
en-fren-tar
FAفارسی
رو در رو
roo dar roo
FISuomi
konfrontata
kon-fron-ta-ta
FRFrançais
affronter
af-ron-te
GUGU
સામનો કરવો
sa-ma-no kar-vo
HAHA
bita
bi-ta
HEעברית
להתעמת
le-hit-a-mat
HIहिन्दी
मुकाबला करना
mu-ka-ba-la kar-na
HUMagyar
megküzdeni
meg-kuz-de-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
hadapi
ha-da-pi
IGIG
gba
gba
ITItaliano
affrontare
af-fron-ta-re
JA日本語
対峙する
tai-ji-su
KKKK
қарақазы
kara-qa-zy
KMKM
រៀប
reap
KO한국어
맞서다
mat-seo-da
MRMR
सामोरे
sa-mo-re
MSBahasa Melayu
hadapan
ha-da-pan
MYမြန်မာ
တွေ့ဆုံ
twe-shon
NLNederlands
ontmoeten
on-tmoe-ten
NONorsk
konfrontere
kon-fron-te-re
PAPA
ਭਾ-ਭਾ
bhaa-bhaa
PLPolski
zmierzyć się
z-mie-r-zyc sie
PTPortuguês
enfrentar
en-fren-tar
RORomână
confronta
kon-fron-ta
RUРусский
сталкиваться
stal-ki-vat-sya
SVSvenska
konfrontera
kon-fron-te-ra
SWKiswahili
kukabiliana
koo-ka-bi-li-a-na
TAதமிழ்
முகாமை
mu-ga-mai
TEతెలుగు
ముఖముఖి
mu-kha-mu-khi
THไทย
เผชิญหน้า
phe-chi-n-na
TLTL
tumawid
too-ma-wid
TRTürkçe
karşılaşmak
kar-shi-la-sh-mak
UKУкраїнська
зіткнутися
zit-knu-ty-sa
URاردو
مُقابلہ
mu-qa-bala
VITiếng Việt
đối mặt
doi mat
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
面对
mian-dui
ZUZU
qhamuka
qha-mu-ka

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