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Translation for 'to be taken as an insult' from English to French

	être vécu comme un affront	to be taken as an insult
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	percevoir qc. comme une insulte	to take sth. as an insult
	percevoir qc. comme un affront	to take sth. as an insult
	être une insulte à qc.	to be an insult to sth.
	faire outrage à qn./qc. `[personne, réputation, mémoire]`	to be an insult to sb./sth.
	faire autorité `[personne]`	to be accepted as an authority
	glisser comme une anguille `[aussi fig.]`	to be as slippery as an eel `[also fig.]`
	filer comme une anguille `[aussi fig.]`	to be as slippery as an eel `[also fig.]`
	au total `{adv}`	taken as a whole
	relever une injure `[fig.]`	to react to an insult
	rester interloqué	to be taken aback
	être sidéré	to be taken aback
	être abasourdi	to be taken aback
	se laisser abuser	to be taken in
	entrer en ligne de compte `[fig.]`	to be taken into consideration
	pharm. à consommer avec modération	to be taken in moderation
	être pris d'un besoin pressant `[loc.]`	to be taken short `[idiom]`
	se laver d'un affront `[littéraire]`	to exact retribution for an insult `[literary]`
	passer pour quelqu'un d'autre	to be taken for someone else
	Il est urgent d'agir !	Urgent action must be taken!
	se laisser leurrer par qc.	to be taken in by sth.

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Translation for 'to be taken as an insult' from English to French

to be taken as an insult: être vécu comme un affront
to take sth. as an insult: percevoir qc. comme une insulte

percevoir qc. comme un affront
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to be an insult to sth.: être une insulte à qc.
to be an insult to sb./sth.: faire outrage à qn./qc. [personne, réputation, mémoire]
to be accepted as an authority: faire autorité [personne]
to be as slippery as an eel [also fig.]: glisser comme une anguille [aussi fig.]

filer comme une anguille [aussi fig.]
taken as a whole: au total {adv}
to react to an insult: relever une injure [fig.]
to be taken aback: rester interloqué

être sidéré

être abasourdi
to be taken in: se laisser abuser
to be taken into consideration: entrer en ligne de compte [fig.]
to be taken in moderation: à consommer avec modérationpharm.
to be taken short [idiom]: être pris d'un besoin pressant [loc.]
to exact retribution for an insult [literary]: se laver d'un affront [littéraire]
to be taken for someone else: passer pour quelqu'un d'autre
Urgent action must be taken!: Il est urgent d'agir !
to be taken in by sth.: se laisser leurrer par qc.

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