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1 offence
a. ( = crime) délit m• it is an offence to... il est illégal de...b. ( = insult) to cause offence to sb offenser qnc. ( = military attack) attaque f* * *GB, offense US [ə'fens] noun1) Law infraction f2) ( insult) offense fto cause ou give offence to somebody — offenser quelqu'un
no offence intended, but... — je ne voudrais pas te vexer, mais...
4) Military offensive f5) US Sportthe offence — les attaquants mpl
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2 offence
∎ it's his first offence c'est la première fois qu'il commet un délit;∎ second or subsequent offence récidive f;∎ to commit a second or subsequent offence récidiver;∎ arrested for drug offences (dealing) arrêté pour trafic de drogue; (use) arrêté pour consommation de drogue;∎ indictable/nonindictable offence infraction f majeure/mineure;∎ motoring or driving offence infraction f au code de la route;∎ parking offence contravention f au stationnement;∎ sex offence ≃ attentat m à la pudeur(b) (displeasure, hurt)∎ to give or to cause offence to sb (person, personal remarks) blesser ou offenser qn; (film, book, programme) heurter la sensibilité de qn;∎ to take offence at sth s'offenser ou s'offusquer de qch;∎ he's very quick to take offence il se vexe pour un rien;∎ I meant no offence je ne voulais pas vous blesser;∎ no offence meant - none taken! je n'avais pas l'intention de te vexer - il n'y a pas de mal!;∎ no offence! il n'y a pas de mal!;∎ the factory is an offence to the eye l'usine est une insulte au regard;∎ it's an offence against good taste c'est un outrage au bon goût -
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1 Jur infraction f ; to commit an offence commettre une infraction ; to charge sb with an offence inculper qn d'une infraction ; it is an offence to do il est illégal de faire ; offences against property/the person/the state atteintes fpl à la propriété/la personne/la sûreté de l'État ;2 ( insult) offense f ; to cause ou give offence to sb offenser qn ; to take offence (at) s'offenser (de) ; to avoid offence éviter d'offenser ; this building is an offence to the eye ce bâtiment choque la vue ; no offence intended, but… je ne voudrais pas te vexer, mais… ; no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal ;3 ( attack) atteinte f (against à) ; -
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1) ((any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.) sujet de mécontentement/déplaisir2) (a crime: The police charged him with several offences.) infraction -
5 offend
offend [ə'fend](person) offenser, blesser; (eyes, senses, reason) choquer;∎ to be offended at or by sth se froisser ou s'offenser de qch;∎ she's easily offended elle est susceptible, elle se vexe pour un rien;∎ I hope you won't be offended if I… j'espère que vous ne vous froisserez ou offenserez pas si je…;∎ to offend the eye choquer les regards ou la vue;∎ the film contains scenes which could offend some viewers le film contient des scènes pouvant choquer certains spectateurs;∎ his behaviour offends my sense of fair play son comportement choque mon sens du fair-playLaw violer la loi, commettre un délit;∎ he is liable to offend again il risque de récidiver(a) (law, regulation) enfreindre, violer; (custom) aller à l'encontre de; (good manners, good taste) être un outrage à∎ I didn't mean to offend (give offence to the general public) je ne voulais offenser personne; (give offence to you) je ne voulais pas t'offenser ou te froisser -
6 offend
offend [əˈfend][+ person] offensera. ( = cause offence) choquerb. ( = break the law) commettre un délit* * *[ə'fend] 1.transitive verb1) ( hurt) blesser, offenser [person]; [behaviour, remark]2) ( displease) outrager [sense of justice]2.to offend the eye — [building etc] choquer la vue
intransitive verb Law commettre une infraction ( against à)3.offending present participle adjective ( responsible) [object] en cause; [person] responsablePhrasal Verbs: -
7 mean
A nB adj1 ( average) [weight, temperature] moyen/-enne ;2 ( ungenerous) [person] avare ; [attitude, nature] mesquin ; [examiner] sévère ; to be mean with être avare sur [portion, quantity] ; he's mean with his money il est avare ;3 ○ ( unkind) [person, action] méchant ; [trick] sale (before n) ; to be mean to sb être méchant avec qn ; to be mean about faire des remarques désobligeantes sur [appearance, performance] ; it is/was mean of you to do ce n'est pas chic de ta part de faire/d'avoir fait ; to feel mean for ou about doing avoir un peu honte de faire ;4 ( vicious) [animal, person, expression] méchant ; that man/dog has got a mean streak cet homme/ce chien a la méchanceté en lui ;6 ○ ( skilful) [exponent, shot] formidable, du tonnerre ○ (after n) ; she makes a mean margarita elle fait un margarita du tonnerre ○ ; she plays a mean game of tennis/chess elle touche sa bille ○ au tennis/aux échecs ; you're no mean artist/poker player! tu es un sacré ○ artiste/joueur de poker! ;7 ○ ( small) to have no mean opinion of oneself avoir une haute opinion de soi-même ; that's no mean feat! ce n'est pas un mince exploit! ;1 ( signify) [word, symbol, phrase] signifier, vouloir dire (that que) ; [sign] vouloir dire ; what does this word/symbol mean? que signifie ce mot/symbole? ; the name/word means nothing to me ce nom/mot ne me dit rien ; does the term mean anything to him? est-ce que le terme lui dit quelque chose? ;2 ( intend) to mean to do avoir l'intention de faire ; to mean sb to do GB, to mean for sb to do US vouloir que qn fasse ; to be meant for sb [question, bomb] être destiné à qn ; I meant it as a joke/a compliment c'était une blague/un compliment de ma part ; he doesn't mean you any harm il ne te veut aucun mal ; what do you mean by opening my letters? qu'est-ce qui te prend d'ouvrir mon courrier? ; to mean well avoir de bonnes intentions (by sb à l'égard de qn) ; he means trouble ou mischief il a de mauvaises intentions ; she means business elle est sérieuse ; he means what he says ( he is sincere) il est sérieux ; ( he is menacing) il ne plaisante pas ; she meant no offence elle n'y entendait pas malice ; I didn't mean to do it je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; I didn't mean anything by it je n'avais aucune arrière-pensée ; without meaning to par inadvertance ; my remark offended you? it was meant to! ma remarque t'a vexé? c'était voulu! ;3 ( entail) [strike, law] entraîner [shortages, changes] ; [budget] signifier [tax cuts] ; his death/the accident means doing à cause de sa mort/l'accident il faut faire ;4 ( intend to say) vouloir dire ; do you mean Paul Rose? tu veux dire Paul Rose? ; what do you mean by that remark? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? ; do you mean me? c'est de moi que tu parles? ; I mean to say, who wants a car that won't start? non mais, qui voudrait d'une voiture qui ne démarre pas? ; I know what you mean je comprends ;5 ( be of value) a promise/designer label means nothing une promesse/marque ne veut pas dire grand-chose ; she means everything/nothing to me elle est tout/n'est rien pour moi ; money means everything/nothing to them l'argent représente tout/ne représente rien pour eux ; your friendship means a lot to me ton amitié est très importante pour moi ; what it means to live in a democracy! quelle belle chose que de vivre dans une démocratie! ;6 ( be destined) ( tjrs au passif) to be meant to do être destiné à faire ; she was meant to be/become a doctor elle était destinée à être/devenir médecin ; it was meant to be ou happen cela devait arriver ; they were meant for each other ils étaient faits l'un pour l'autre ; I was meant for better things j'étais appelé à un destin meilleur ;7 ( be supposed to be) ( tjrs au passif) he's/you're etc meant to be il est/tu es etc censé être [impartial, sad] ; I'm/you're etc meant to be doing je suis/tu es etc censé faire.
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