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1. adjective1) (aggressive) offensiv; Angriffs[waffe, -krieg]3) (repulsive) widerlich2. nounbe offensive to somebody — jemandem zuwider sein; auf jemanden abstoßend wirken
* * *[-siv]1) (insulting: offensive remarks.) verletzend2) (disgusting: an offensive smell.) widerwärtig3) (used to attack: an offensive weapon.) Angriffs-...* * *of·fen·sive[əˈfen(t)sɪv]I. adj1. (causing offence) anstößig\offensive joke anzüglicher Witz\offensive language Anstoß erregende Ausdrucksweise\offensive remark unverschämte Bemerkung2. (unpleasant)\offensive smell übler Geruch3. (attack) Angriffs-to launch an \offensive eine Offensive starten* * *[ə'fensɪv]1. adjoffensive player — Offensivspieler( in) m(f)
2) (= unpleasant) smell, sight übel, abstoßend, widerlich; language, film, book anstößig, Anstoß erregend; (= insulting, abusive) remark, gesture, behaviour beleidigend, unverschämthis language was offensive to his parents — seine Ausdrucksweise erregte Anstoß bei seinen Eltern
to find sb/sth offensive — jdn/etw abstoßend finden; behaviour, language Anstoß an etw (dat) nehmen
he was offensive to her — er beleidigte sie
I don't mean to be offensive — ich möchte nicht beleidigend wirken
there's no need to get offensive — kein Grund, ausfällig or ausfallend zu werden
2. n (MIL, SPORT)Angriff m, Offensive fto take the offensive — in die Offensive gehen
to mount an offensive ( against sb/sth) — eine Offensive (gegen jdn/etw) starten
* * *offensive [əˈfensıv]A adj (adv offensively)they got offensive sie wurden ausfallend2. unangenehm, übel, widerwärtig, ekelhaft (Geruch etc):offensive mood üble Laune3. angreifend, offensiv:offensive and defensive alliance Schutz-u.-Trutz-Bündnis n;offensive war Angriffs-, Offensivkrieg m;offensive weapons MIL Angriffs-, Offensivwaffen;B s Offensive f:a) Angriff m:be on the offensive aggressiv sein;take the offensive die Offensive ergreifen, zum Angriff übergehenb) fig Kampagne f, Bewegung f:* * *1. adjective1) (aggressive) offensiv; Angriffs[waffe, -krieg]2) (giving offence, insulting) ungehörig; (indecent) anstößig3) (repulsive) widerlich2. nounbe offensive to somebody — jemandem zuwider sein; auf jemanden abstoßend wirken
(attack; also Sport) Offensive, die; Angriff, dertake the or go on the offensive — in die od. zur Offensive übergehen
* * *adj.angreifend adj.anzüglich adj.
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