afront
English edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
afront (not comparable)
Preposition edit
afront
- in front of
- a. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 1, act 2, scene 4, lines 195–197:
- These four came all afront, and mainly thrust / at me. I made me no more ado, but took all their seven / points in my target, thus!
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French affront. First attested in 1666.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
afront m inan
- affront (insult)
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obraza
- osobisty afront ― a personal affront
- dyplomatyczny afront ― a tactful affront
- publiczny afront ― a public affront
- kolejny afront ― the next affront
- podobny afront ― a similar affront
- czynić/uczynić afront ― to commit an affront
- robić/zrobić afront ― to affront
Declension edit
Declension of afront
Derived terms edit
verb
- (obsolete) afrontować impf
References edit
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
afront n (plural afronturi)
Declension edit
Declension of afront
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) afront | afrontul | (niște) afronturi | afronturile |
genitive/dative | (unui) afront | afrontului | (unor) afronturi | afronturilor |
vocative | afrontule | afronturilor |
Further reading edit
- afront in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)