se non vieni mi offendo

offend

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offendere v.tr.

1 to offend: non avresti dovuto offenderlo, you should not have offended him; non l'ho detto per offenderlo, I did not mean to hurt his feelings when I said it // offendere Dio, to offend against the Lord, ( con bestemmie) to blaspheme

2 ( violare, oltraggiare) to break*, to infringe; to offend; ( nuocere a) to be detrimental to (sthg.): offendere l'onore di qlcu., to offend s.o.'s honour; offendere qlcu. nella proprietà, to damage (o to harm) s.o.'s property; la sua condotta offende la moralità pubblica, his conduct is detrimental to public morality; offendere la legge, to break the law; offendere i diritti di qlcu., to infringe on s.o.'s rights; il suo spettacolo offende il buon gusto, her show is in really bad taste

3 ( ledere) to injure, to damage; ( con un'arma) to wound: fortunatamente il proiettile non ha offeso gli organi vitali, fortunately the bullet has not damaged the vital organs

4 ( colpire) to hurt*, to offend: suoni che offendono le orecchie, sounds that hurt the ears

5 (mil.) to damage.

◘ offendersi v.intr.pron. to feel* hurt (by sthg.), to be offended (at, by sthg.), to take* offence (at sthg.): non offenderti se ti dico queste cose, don't take it amiss (o don't take offence o don't be offended) if I tell you these things; si offendeva sempre per le mie osservazioni, he was always offended at (o by) my remarks; è molto permaloso, si offende per niente, he is very touchy, he takes offence at nothing; non è il caso di offendere, there's no need to take offence

◆ v.rifl.rec. to offend each other (one another), to insult each other (one another); to get* at each other (one another): continuarono a offendere per tutta la sera, they went on insulting each other all evening.

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1. [of'fɛndere]

1) (persona, morale pubblica, senso estetico) to offend, (ferire) to hurt

2) (insultare) to insult, offend

3) (violare: libertà, diritti) to violate, (legge) to break

2. vr (offendersi)

(uso reciproco) to insult each other

3. vip (offendersi)

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verbo transitivo

1) to offend, to hurt*, to give* offence to

2) relig. to trespass against [Dio, cielo]

3) fig. to offend, to go* against [ragione, moralità, buon gusto]; to outrage [sentimenti, pubblico]; to offend [sensibilità, vista]; to be* an affront to [ intelligenza]; to hurt*, to wound, to injure [ amor proprio]; to undermine [ onore]

4) dir. to offend, to outrage [ pudore]

5) to injure, to damage, to wound [ organo vitale]

verbo pronominale offendersi

1) to get* offended ( per over), to take* offence ( per at)

2) (reciprocamente) to exchange insults

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offendere

/of'fεndere/ [10]

I verbo transitivo

 1 to offend, to hurt*, to give* offence to; non voleva offendere she meant no offence; lo ha offeso andandosene presto he hurt him by leaving early

 2 relig. to trespass against [Dio, cielo]

 3 fig. to offend, to go* against [ragione, moralità, buon gusto]; to outrage [sentimenti, pubblico]; to offend [sensibilità, vista]; to be* an affront to [ intelligenza]; to hurt*, to wound, to injure [ amor proprio]; to undermine [ onore]

 4 dir. to offend, to outrage [ pudore]

 5 to injure, to damage, to wound [ organo vitale]

II offendersi verbo pronominale

 1 to get* offended ( per over), to take* offence ( per at); -rsi facilmente, per un nonnulla to take offence easily, to be quick to take offence; non ti offendere, ma... no offence intended, but...

 2 (reciprocamente) to exchange insults.

1. [of'fɛndere]

1) (persona, morale pubblica, senso estetico) to offend, (ferire) to hurt

2) (insultare) to insult, offend

3) (violare: libertà, diritti) to violate, (legge) to break

2. vr (offendersi)

(uso reciproco) to insult each other

3. vip (offendersi)