Definition
Characterized by or given to affronts; inclined to insult or disrespect.
Etymology
Affront + -y (informal suffix creating adjectives, similar to 'salty,' 'spicy'). The '-y' suffix is very productive in informal English.
Kelly Says
Adding '-y' to nouns is how English speakers informally create adjectives—'rain' becomes 'rainy,' 'salt' becomes 'salty,' and 'affront' becomes 'affronty.' It's casual and creative, which is why it barely appears in formal writing!
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
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
ITItaliano
affrontare
af-fron-ta-re
MSBahasa Melayu
hadapan
ha-da-pan
MYမြန်မာ
တွေ့ဆုံ
twe-shon
NLNederlands
ontmoeten
on-tmoe-ten
NONorsk
konfrontere
kon-fron-te-re
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
TEతెలుగు
ముఖముఖి
mu-kha-mu-khi
THไทย
เผชิญหน้า
phe-chi-n-na
TRTürkçe
karşılaşmak
kar-shi-la-sh-mak
UKУкраїнська
зіткнутися
zit-knu-ty-sa
URاردو
مُقابلہ
mu-qa-bala
VITiếng Việt
đối mặt
doi mat