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1 offence
1) ((any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.) ofensa, atentado2) (a crime: The police charged him with several offences.) delito, infracciónoffence n delitotr[ə'fens]1 SMALLLAW/SMALL delito, infracción nombre femenino2 (insult) ofensa3 formal use (offensive thing) atentado\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto commit an offence cometer un delito, cometer una infracciónto cause offence to somebody ofender a alguiento take offence at something ofenderse por algo, sentirse ofendido,-a por algon.• delito (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• ofensa s.f.n.• atentado s.m.ə'fens(US)[ǝ'fens] Nit is an offence to... — está prohibido..., se prohíbe...
2) (=insult) ofensa f, agravio mno offence!, no offence meant — sin ánimo de ofender
no offence was intended, he intended no offence — no tenía intención de ofender a nadie
to give or cause offence (to sb) — ofender (a algn)
to take offence (at sth) — ofenderse or sentirse ofendido (por algo)
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2 offense
tr['ɒfens]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=offence offence{1) insult: ofensa f, injuria f, agravio mto take offense: ofenderse2) assault: ataque m3) : ofensiva f (en deportes)4) crime, infraction: infracción f, delito mn.• delito (Jurisprudencia) s.m.n.• agravio s.m.• desaguisado s.m.• deuda s.f.• falta s.f.• injuria s.f.• ofensa s.f.• ofensiva s.f.BrE offence ə'fens noun1) c (breach of law, regulations) infracción f; ( criminal offense) delito m2)a) ( cause of outrage) (no pl) atentado mb) (resentment, displeasure)to cause/give offense to somebody — ofender a alguien
to take offense at something — ofenderse or sentirse* ofendido por algo
3) (AmE) also 'ɑːfensa) u ( attack) ataque m, ofensiva fweapons of offense — armas fpl ofensivas
b) u c ( Sport) (línea f de) ataque m, (línea f) ofensiva f(US)[ǝ'fens] Nit is an offence to... — está prohibido..., se prohíbe...
2) (=insult) ofensa f, agravio mno offence!, no offence meant — sin ánimo de ofender
no offence was intended, he intended no offence — no tenía intención de ofender a nadie
to give or cause offence (to sb) — ofender (a algn)
to take offence (at sth) — ofenderse or sentirse ofendido (por algo)
* * *BrE offence [ə'fens] noun1) c (breach of law, regulations) infracción f; ( criminal offense) delito m2)a) ( cause of outrage) (no pl) atentado mb) (resentment, displeasure)to cause/give offense to somebody — ofender a alguien
to take offense at something — ofenderse or sentirse* ofendido por algo
3) (AmE) also ['ɑːfens]a) u ( attack) ataque m, ofensiva fweapons of offense — armas fpl ofensivas
b) u c ( Sport) (línea f de) ataque m, (línea f) ofensiva f -
3 slight
1) (small; not great; not serious or severe: a slight breeze; We have a slight problem.) pequeño, ligero2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) delicado•- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest
slight adj ligero / pequeñotr[slaɪt]1 (small in degree) pequeño,-a, ligero,-a; (not serious, unimportant) leve, insignificante1 (affront) desaire nombre masculino, desprecio1 (scorn) despreciar, menospreciar2 (snub, insult) desairar, ofender, insultar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot in the slightest en absolutoslight ['slaɪt] vt: desairar, despreciarslight adj1) slender: esbelto, delgado2) flimsy: endeble3) trifling: leve, insignificantea slight pain: un leve dolor4) small: pequeño, ligeronot in the slightest: en absolutoslight nsnub: desaire madj.• baladí adj.• corto, -a adj.• delgado, -a adj.• desaire adj.• insignificante adj.• leve adj.• ligero, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• sencillo, -a adj.n.• desaire s.m.• desatención s.f.• descuerno s.m.• feo s.m.v.• desairar v.• desatender v.• despreciar v.• menospreciar v.
I slaɪtadjective -er, -est1)a) <improvement/accent> ligero, levehe gets upset at the slightest thing — se molesta por la menor tontería or por cualquier nimiedad
I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo (ni) la menor or (ni) la más remota idea
do you mind? - not in the slightest — ¿te importa? - en absoluto or para nada
he's not the slightest bit interested — no le interesa en lo más mínimo or en absoluto
b) ( minimal) escaso2) ( slim) delgado, menudo
II
transitive verb (frml)a) (offend, ignore) desairar, hacerle* un desaire or un desprecio ab) ( belittle) \<\<work/contribution\>\> hablar con desdén de
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noun (frml) desaire m, desprecio m[slaɪt]1. ADJ(compar slighter) (superl slightest)1) (=small, minor)a) [difference, change, increase, improvement] ligero, pequeño; [injury, problem, exaggeration] pequeño; [accent, movement] ligero; [breeze] suave; [smile, pain] leveafter a slight hesitation, he agreed — después de vacilar ligeramente, accedió
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to have a slight cold — tener un pequeño resfriado, estar un poco resfriadob)• the slightest: it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference — no importa en lo más mínimo
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not in the slightest — en absoluto2) (=slim) [figure, person] delgado, menudo2.N frm desaire m3.he felt that he had been slighted — sintió que le habían desairado, sintió que le habían hecho un desaire
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I [slaɪt]adjective -er, -est1)a) <improvement/accent> ligero, levehe gets upset at the slightest thing — se molesta por la menor tontería or por cualquier nimiedad
I haven't the slightest idea — no tengo (ni) la menor or (ni) la más remota idea
do you mind? - not in the slightest — ¿te importa? - en absoluto or para nada
he's not the slightest bit interested — no le interesa en lo más mínimo or en absoluto
b) ( minimal) escaso2) ( slim) delgado, menudo
II
transitive verb (frml)a) (offend, ignore) desairar, hacerle* un desaire or un desprecio ab) ( belittle) \<\<work/contribution\>\> hablar con desdén de
III
noun (frml) desaire m, desprecio m
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