Meaning

2 senses
  1. Insulting in manner or words, particularly in an arrogant or insubordinate manner.

    Near-synonyms: arrogant, bold, cocky; see also Thesaurus:cheeky

    beleidigend, verletzend, schamlos

    высокоме́рныйvysokomérnyj, наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj, на́глыйnáglyj

    наха́бнийnaxábnyj, зухва́лийzuxvályj, зухва́льнийzuxválʹnyj

  2. Rude.

    Near-synonyms: insubordinate, offensive; see also Thesaurus:arrogant

    insolent behaviour

    anmaßend, überheblich, frech

    наха́льныйnaxálʹnyj, на́глыйnáglyj, де́рзкийdérzkij

    наха́бнийnaxábnyj, зухва́лийzuxvályj, зухва́льнийzuxválʹnyj

More definitions
  • marked by casual disrespect
  • unrestrained by convention or propriety

Examples

21 sentences
  1. Tom is insolent.

    Том нахабний.

    ruТом наглый.

    deTom ist unverschämt.

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  2. Don't be insolent.

    deSei nicht unverschämt!

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  3. The waiter was insolent.

    ruОфициант вёл себя нагло.

    deDer Kellner war unverschämt.

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  4. Sami is becoming insolent and rebellious.

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  5. I am not insolent towards them.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
insulting in manner or words:
Русский
By meaning 2
insulting in manner or words:
rude:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
insulting in manner or words:
rude:

Forms

more insolent, most insolent
Comparativemore insolent Lesson
Superlativemost insolent Lesson

regular

Synonyms

103 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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