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1 offensive
[ə'fensɪv] 1.1) (insulting) [remark, behaviour] offensivo (to per, nei confronti di)2) (vulgar) [language, gesture] offensivo, volgare3) (revolting) [ smell] rivoltante; [behaviour, idea] ripugnante4) mil. sport [action, play] offensivo2.1) mil. pol. sport offensiva f.to be, go on the offensive — essere sull'offensiva, passare all'offensiva
2) comm.advertising, sales offensive — campagna pubblicitaria, commerciale
* * *[-siv]1) (insulting: offensive remarks.) offensivo2) (disgusting: an offensive smell.) sgradevole, ripugnante3) (used to attack: an offensive weapon.) offensivo* * *[ə'fensɪv] 1.1) (insulting) [remark, behaviour] offensivo (to per, nei confronti di)2) (vulgar) [language, gesture] offensivo, volgare3) (revolting) [ smell] rivoltante; [behaviour, idea] ripugnante4) mil. sport [action, play] offensivo2.1) mil. pol. sport offensiva f.to be, go on the offensive — essere sull'offensiva, passare all'offensiva
2) comm.advertising, sales offensive — campagna pubblicitaria, commerciale
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2 ♦ rude
♦ rude /ru:d/a.1 maleducato; scortese: It's rude to point at strangers, è maleducato puntare il dito verso gli sconosciuti; I don't want to be rude, but I think you are wrong, non voglio essere scortese, ma penso che tu abbia torto; a rude girl, una ragazza sgarbata; a rude answer, una risposta scortese; rude remarks, osservazioni offensive; downright rude, proprio sgarbato; Don't be rude to me!, non essere villano con me!; to say rude things, dire cose offensive; dire insolenze2 (fam.) osceno; volgare: a rude gesture, un gesto osceno; rude words, parolacce; a rude joke, una barzelletta sporca3 (lett., meno comune; cfr. rough, def. 2) (antiq.: di cosa) grossolano; rudimentale; (arc.: di persona) rozzo; incolto; rude drawings, disegni grossolani; a rude shelter, un rifugio rudimentale; a rude estimate, un preventivo molto approssimativo; rude people, gente rozza (o incolta)4 inaspettato; brusco: a rude shock, un colpo inaspettato (fig.); a rude surprise, una grande sorpresa; a rude awakening, un brusco risveglio6 (arc., poet.) semplice; umile● (form.) to be in rude health, essere in ottima salute; avere una salute di ferroFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese non letterario rude non significa rude.
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