offending in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for offending in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.offend [Am əˈfɛnd, Brit əˈfɛnd] VB trans

1. offend (hurt feelings of):

offend

ofender

I am sorry if I have offended you in any way

perdona si te he ofendido de alguna manera

she was mortally offended at not being invited

se ofendió muchísimo porque no la invitaron

many 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 …

he's easily offended

es muy susceptible

to offend the eye/ear

hacer daño a la vista/al oído

2. offend (violate):

their behavior offends one's sense of decency/justice

su conducta atenta contra el sentido que cualquiera tiene de la moral/justicia

his argument offends reason

su argumento va en contra de toda razón

II.offend [Am əˈfɛnd, Brit əˈfɛnd] VB intr

1. offend (cause displeasure):

offend person/action/remark:

ofender

2. offend <offending, pres part >:

he rewrote it without the offending paragraph

volvió a escribirlo omitiendo el párrafo que había causado controversia

the offending smell

el desagradable olor

3. offend (violate):

to offend against sth

atentar contra algo

these pictures offend against good taste

esos cuadros atentan contra el buen gusto

4. offend LAW form:

offend

infringir la ley

offend

infringir el reglamento

offend (criminally)

cometer un delito

offend (criminally)

delinquir form

to offend again

reincidir

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to offend sb's sensibilities

herir la sensibilidad or la susceptibilidad de alguien

Translations for offending in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ofensor

offending attr

ultrajar persona

to offend … deeply

ultrajar honor

to offend against

no le dije nada por temor a ofenderlo

I didn't say anything for fear of offending him

infraccionar

to offend

un libro que herirá muchas susceptibilidades

a book that will offend many people's sensibilities

agraviar

to offend

ofender

to offend

no quise ofenderla

I didn't mean to offend her

ofender

to offend against

insultar

to offend

offending in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for offending in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.offend [əˈfend] VB intr

1. offend (cause displeasure):

offend

ofender

2. offend (violate):

to offend against sth

atentar contra algo

his remarks offend against common sense

sus comentarios atentan contra el sentido común

3. offend LAW:

offend

infringir la ley

offend (commit a crime)

cometer un delito

to offend against a rule

infringir una norma

II.offend [əˈfend] VB trans

1. offend (upset sb's feelings):

offend

ofender

to be offended at sth

ofenderse por algo

to be easily offended

ser muy susceptible

she was offended that she had not been invited

se ofendió por no haber sido invitada

2. offend (affect disagreeably):

to offend the eye

hacer daño a la vista

to offend good taste

atentar contra el buen gusto

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to offend sb's sensibilities

herir la sensibilidad de alguien

Translations for offending in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ofensor(a) (de ofensa)

offending

infractor(a)

offending

agraviar

to offend

dicho sea sin ofensa de nadie

I say this without wishing to offend anyone

deshonrar (ofender)

to offend

ofender

to offend

ofender a Dios

to offend God

lastimar

to offend

sin ánimo de ofender a nadie

without wishing to offend anyone

offending Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to offend against sth

atentar contra algo

his remarks offend against common sense

sus comentarios atentan contra el sentido común

to offend against a rule

infringir una norma

to offend the eye

hacer daño a la vista

to offend good taste

atentar contra el buen gusto

to offend sb's sensibilities

herir la sensibilidad de alguien

I say this without wishing to offend anyone

dicho sea sin ofensa de nadie

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The denizens of the newsgroup state that they enjoy deliberately offending those who are too easily offended.

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If the overbet is contested, the dealer must know the overage amount, and return it to the offending player.

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When he returns to his office chambers, he is seen to reprieve an offending railwayman.

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To avoid offending anyone in the audience is to settle for the most anodyne drama.

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Any station could file with cable providers for protection and the provider would have to black out the offending station for periods of time.

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If the offending fencer would then be replaced behind the rear limit of the strip because of this, a touch is awarded to the opponent.

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A district or county attorney may bring a suit to enjoin the operation of the offending massage parlor.

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As a result of this meeting the editors said they would not apologise but in good faith would refrain from publishing the offending images again.

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If injury occurs, the offending competitor kneels at their starting position and remains so until the decision on the injury is decided.

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The aim of community payback is to provide opportunity for offenders to make reparation to the community and to reduce re-offending.

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