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1 offend
ə'fend
1. verb1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) ofender2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) molestar•- offence- offender
- offensive
2. noun(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) ofensiva- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence
offend vb ofendertr[ə'fend]1 (insult, hurt) ofender2 (cause displeasure to) disgustar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be easily offended ser muy susceptibleoffend [ə'fɛnd] vt1) violate: violar, atentar contra2) hurt: ofenderto be easily offended: ser muy susceptiblev.• agraviar v.• amancillar v.• amargar v.• arremeter v.• delinquir v.• enojar v.• faltar v.• herir v.• injuriar v.• lastimar v.• ofender v.ə'fend
1.
a) ( hurt feelings of) ofendermany people were deeply offended by this remark — mucha gente se sintió muy ofendida por este comentario
don't be offended, but... — no te vayas a ofender, pero...
b) ( cause displeasure to)their behavior offends one's sense of decency/justice — su conducta atenta contra el sentido de la moral/justicia
2.
via) ( cause displeasure) \<\<person/action/remark\>\> ofenderb) offending pres phe rewrote it omitting the offending paragraph — volvió a escribirlo omitiendo el párrafo que había causado controversia
c) ( violate)d) ( Law frml) infringir* la ley (or el reglamento etc); ( criminally) cometer un delito, delinquir* (frml)[ǝ'fend]1.VT ofender•
to be offended at or by sth — ofenderse por algo•
to become offended — ofenderse•
it offends my ears/ eyes — me hace daño al oído/a la vista•
to feel offended — sentirse ofendido•
to look offended — poner cara de ofendido•
it offends my sense of justice — atenta contra mi sentido de la justicia2. VI1) (=cause offence) ofenderto offend against — [+ good taste] atentar contra; [+ law] infringir
2) (criminally) (=commit an offence) cometer una infracción; (=commit offences) cometer infraccionesgirls are less likely to offend than boys — las chicas son menos propensas a cometer infracciones que los chicos
* * *[ə'fend]
1.
a) ( hurt feelings of) ofendermany people were deeply offended by this remark — mucha gente se sintió muy ofendida por este comentario
don't be offended, but... — no te vayas a ofender, pero...
b) ( cause displeasure to)their behavior offends one's sense of decency/justice — su conducta atenta contra el sentido de la moral/justicia
2.
via) ( cause displeasure) \<\<person/action/remark\>\> ofenderb) offending pres phe rewrote it omitting the offending paragraph — volvió a escribirlo omitiendo el párrafo que había causado controversia
c) ( violate)d) ( Law frml) infringir* la ley (or el reglamento etc); ( criminally) cometer un delito, delinquir* (frml) -
2 offender
noun (a person who offends, especially against the law.) delicuente, infractortr[ə'fendəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (culprit) culpable nombre masulino o femeninooffender [ə'fɛndər] n: delincuente mf; infractor m, -tora fn.• culpable s.m.• delincuente s.m.,f.• ofensor s.m.• reo s.m.ə'fendər, ə'fendə(r)as he was a first offender — como era su primera infracción/su primer delito, como no tenía antecedentes penales
as far as wasting paper's concerned, he's the worst offender — en cuanto a desperdiciar papel, él es más culpable que nadie
[ǝ'fǝndǝ(r)]Nfirst offender — delincuente mf sin antecedentes penales
regarding air pollution, industry is the worst offender — en lo que se refiere a la contaminación atmosférica, la industria es la mayor culpable
3) (=insulter) ofensor(a) m / f* * *[ə'fendər, ə'fendə(r)]as he was a first offender — como era su primera infracción/su primer delito, como no tenía antecedentes penales
as far as wasting paper's concerned, he's the worst offender — en cuanto a desperdiciar papel, él es más culpable que nadie
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