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1 offesa
f offence, AE offense* * *offesa s.f.1 offence, (amer.) offense (anche dir.); affront, insult; ( torto) wrong: un'offesa lieve, a slight affront (o offence); questa è un'offesa al mio onore, this is an insult to my honour; questa musica è un'offesa all'udito, this music is an offence to the ear; sia detto senza offesa, no offence meant; il suo abito è un'offesa al buon gusto, her dress is an offence against good taste; dimenticare le offese, to forget offences (o wrongs); ingoiare un'offesa, to swallow an insult; patire un'offesa, to suffer a wrong; recare offesa a qlcu., to give offence to s.o.* * *[of'fesa]sostantivo femminile1) (affronto) affront, offence BE, offense AE; (umiliazione) humiliation; (insulto) insult; (oltraggio) outrage, indignitysenza offesa! — no insult o offence intended!
è un'offesa alla sua memoria, intelligenza — it's an insult to his memory, intelligence
2) mil. offensive* * *offesa/of'fesa/sostantivo f.1 (affronto) affront, offence BE, offense AE; (umiliazione) humiliation; (insulto) insult; (oltraggio) outrage, indignity; senza offesa! no insult o offence intended! è un'offesa alla sua memoria, intelligenza it's an insult to his memory, intelligence; lavare un'offesa nel sangue to exact retribution in blood for an insult2 mil. offensive; armi di offesa weapons of offence. -
2 offensivo
offensive* * *offensivo agg.1 (mil.) offensive: armi offensive e difensive, weapons of offence and defence (o offensive and defensive weapons); guerra offensiva, war of attack; lega offensiva, hostile league; ritorno offensivo, counter-attack; tattica offensiva, offensive tactics2 ( oltraggioso) offensive, insulting; (dir.) slanderous: modi offensivi, insulting manners; fu offensivo, he was insulting; parole offensive, offensive words.* * *[offen'sivo]1) [discorso, atteggiamento, osservazione] offensive (verso, nei confronti di to); [sarcasmo, commento] wounding; [ linguaggio] offensive, foul, insulting; [rifiuto, parole] hurtful; [ persona] abusive ( verso, nei confronti di to)2) mil. sport dir. offensive* * *offensivo/offen'sivo/1 [discorso, atteggiamento, osservazione] offensive (verso, nei confronti di to); [sarcasmo, commento] wounding; [ linguaggio] offensive, foul, insulting; [rifiuto, parole] hurtful; [ persona] abusive ( verso, nei confronti di to)2 mil. sport dir. offensive. -
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