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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 offence
s.1 ofensa.2 agravio, ofensa, delito, mala acción. -> offense -
3 criminal offence
delito -
4 minor offence
SMALLLAW/SMALL delito de menor cuantía -
5 penal offence
infracción nombre femenino penal, delito penal -
6 to be quick to take offence
enfadarse por nada -
7 to cause offence to somebody
ofender a alguien -
8 to commit an offence
cometer un delito, cometer una infracción -
9 to take offence at something
ofenderse por algo, sentirse ofendido,-a por algo -
10 take offence
( with at) (to be offended (by something): He took offence at what she said.) ofenderse por, sentirse ofendido por -
11 capital offence
s.delito capital. -
12 drink-driving offence
s.delito de conducir en estado de embriaguez. -
13 hanging offence
s.delito que se castiga con la horca. -
14 indictable offence
s.delito procesable. -
15 major offence
s.delito mayor, crimen. -
16 minor offence
s.delito de menor cuantía, falta leve. -
17 political offence
s.delito político. -
18 summary offence
s.falta. -
19 take offence
v.ofenderse. -
20 technical offence
s.ofensa técnica, cuasidelito, delito de carácter técnico.
См. также в других словарях:
offence — BrE usually offense AmE noun 1 (C) an illegal action or a crime: Driving while drunk is a serious offence. | a parking offense (+ against): sexual offences against children | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) | first offence… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offence — of‧fence [əˈfens] , offense noun 1. [countable] LAW an illegal action or a crime: • The company was not aware that it was committing an offence. • It is an offence to sell alco … Financial and business terms
offence — var of offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. offence … Law dictionary
Offence — Of*fence , n. See {Offense}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offence — (n.) see OFFENSE (Cf. offense) … Etymology dictionary
offence — (Brit.) of·fence || É™ fens n. attack; (Sports) side that pursues (rather than defends); misdeed; insult; state of being offended; transgression (also offense) … English contemporary dictionary
offence — This is spelt ence in BrE, and offense in AmE … Modern English usage
offence — (US offense) ► NOUN 1) an illegal act; a breach of a law or rule. 2) resentment or hurt. 3) the action of making a military attack. 4) N. Amer. the attacking team in a sport … English terms dictionary
offence — [ə fens′] n. Brit. sp. of OFFENSE … English World dictionary
offence — of|fence W3 BrE offense AmE [əˈfens] n 1.) an illegal action or a crime ▪ The possession of stolen property is a criminal offence. ▪ Punishment for a first offence is a fine. ▪ His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in … Dictionary of contemporary English
offence */*/*/ — UK [əˈfens] / US noun Word forms offence : singular offence plural offences 1) [countable] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences criminal offence: Killing these animals is a criminal… … English dictionary