🇬🇧🇪🇸 insolent - insolente : English Lesson

Meaning of "insolent" ("insolente"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Insolent means acting rude or disrespectful on purpose, like when someone talks back, rolls their eyes, or ignores rules just to show they don’t care what an adult or another person says.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

The insolent parrot told the zookeeper, "You’re not the boss of me," and then threw a sunflower seed at his shoe.

An insolent penguin at the zoo waddled past the sign that said "Do Not Splash" and did the biggest belly flop ever.

The insolent goldfish kept blowing bubbles that said "BORING" every time I tried to show it my magic tricks.

The insolent taco broke in half, spilled its fillings, and shouted, "I’m falling apart just like your plans!"

The insolent dragon told the knight, "Nice armor, did your grandma knit it?"

At lunch a girl knocked a cup; an insolent boy laughed. The insolent laugh grew into an insolent shout, and the insolent boy pushed the spilled tray with an insolent shove. The teacher faced the insolent stare, sighed, and calmly wiped the mess. The insolent boy hung his head, muttered sorry, and stayed quiet.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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