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to offend
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to insult
3-
to affront
4-
to slight
5-
to curse
6-
to swear
7-
to cuss
8-
to boast
9-
to brag
10-
to crow
11-
to gasconade
12-
to exaggerate
13-
to rodomontade
14-
to hyperbolize
15-
to oversell
16-
to overstate
17-
to play up
18-
to gossip
19-
to talk
20-
to muckrake
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to tattle
to offend
to offend
verbe
o
ə
ff
f
e
ɛ
n
n
d
d
(agacer, déranger)

(agacer, déranger)

offenser

to cause someone to feel disrespected, upset, etc.

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His dismissive remarks about her achievements offended her and sparked resentment.
The controversial decision of the company to cut bonuses deeply offended the employees.

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to insult
to insult
verbe
i
ɪ
n
n
s
s
u
ə
l
l
t
t
(injurier)

(injurier)

insulter

to intentionally say or do something that disrespects or humiliates someone

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to affront
to affront
verbe
a
ə
ff
f
r
r
o
ə
n
n
t
t
être un affront à

être un affront à

to do or say something to purposely hurt or disrespect someone

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to slight
to slight
verbe
s
s
l
l
i
gh
t
t
(snober)

(snober)

mépriser

to treat someone disrespectfully by showing a lack of attention or consideration

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Transitif
to curse
to curse
verbe
c
k
u
ɜ
r
r
s
s
e
(jurer)

(jurer)

insulter

to use offensive and impolite language

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to swear
to swear
verbe
s
s
w
w
ea
ɛ
r
r
(insulter)

(insulter)

jurer

to use offensive or vulgar language in order to express strong emotions

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Intransitif
to cuss
to cuss
verbe
c
k
u
ə
ss
s
(insulter)

(insulter)

jurer

to express oneself using impolite language

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Intransitif
to boast
to boast
verbe
b
b
oa
s
s
t
t
(fanfaronner)

(fanfaronner)

se vanter

to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements, abilities, etc. in order to draw the attention of others

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to brag
to brag
verbe
b
b
r
r
a
æ
g
g
(frimer)

(frimer)

se vanter

to talk with excessive pride about one's achievements, possessions, etc. often in exaggerated manner

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Intransitif
to crow
to crow
verbe
c
k
r
r
o
w
(exulter, fanfaronner)

(exulter, fanfaronner)

se vanter

to express great pride in one's achievements, success, etc.

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to gasconade
to gasconade
verbe
g
g
a
æ
s
s
c
k
o
ə
n
n
a
d
d
e
(fanfaronner)

(fanfaronner)

se vanter

to loudly brag and exaggerate, trying to impress or intimidate others

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to exaggerate
to exaggerate
verbe
e
ɪ
x
gz
a
æ
gg
ʤ
e
ɜ
r
r
a
t
t
e
(amplifier)

(amplifier)

exagérer

to describe something better, larger, worse, etc. than it truly is

understate

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to rodomontade
to rodomontade
verbe
r
r
o
ɑ:
d
d
o
ə
m
m
o
ɑ:
n
n
t
t
a
d
d
e
(faire des exagérations)

(faire des exagérations)

se vanter

Old use

to brag and exaggerate loudly

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Intransitif
to hyperbolize
to hyperbolize
verbe
h
h
y
p
p
e
ə
r
r
b
b
o
ɑ:
l
l
i
z
z
e
(exagérer)

(exagérer)

hyperboliser

to exaggerate something for emphasis or to achieve a specific effect

understate

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to oversell
to oversell
verbe
uk flag
/ˈoʊvɝˌsɛɫ/
(exagérer)

(exagérer)

surestimer

to make something seem better than it really is by exaggerating its positive qualities

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to overstate
to overstate
verbe
uk flag
/ˈoʊvɝˌsteɪt/
(surestimer)

(surestimer)

exagérer

to describe something in a way that makes it seem more important or extreme than it really is

understate

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Transitif
to play up
to play up
verbe
uk flag
/plˈeɪ ˈʌp/
(souligner)

(souligner)

mettre en avant

to make something seem more important or noticeable by highlighting it

background

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Statut Phrasal
separable
verbe de la phrase
play
particule de la phrase
up
to gossip
to gossip
verbe
g
g
o
ɑ
ss
s
i
ə
p
p
(jaser)

(jaser)

papoter

to talk about the private lives of others with someone, often sharing secrets or spreading untrue information

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Intransitif
to talk
to talk
verbe
t
t
a
ɑ:
l
k
k
(jaser)

(jaser)

en parler

to gossip about someone's personal life

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Intransitif
to muckrake
to muckrake
verbe
m
m
u
ə
ck
k
r
r
a
k
k
e
(exposer)

(exposer)

dénoncer

to uncover and share information about any wrongdoing, corruption, etc. involving an important or famous person or business

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Intransitif
to tattle
to tattle
verbe
t
t
a
æ
tt
t
ə
l
l
e
(divulguer)

(divulguer)

dévoiler

to reveal someone's wrongdoing or misbehavior to others

keep quiet

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Intransitif

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