OFFENSER - Translation from French into English

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

French

English

I. offenser [ɔfɑ̃se] VB trans

1. offenser (blesser):

offenser personne

to offend

2. offenser REL:

offenser Dieu, ciel

to offend against

‘ceux qui nous ont offensés’

‘those who trespass against us’

3. offenser liter:

offenser goût, principe, justice, raison

to offend against

offenser sens, yeux, oreille

to be an offence to

offenser sensibilité, délicatesse

to offend

offenser souvenir, réputation

to tarnish

offenser sentiment, honneur, amour-propre

to injure

II. s'offenser VB refl

s'offenser refl:

s'offenser

to take offence Brit (de qc at sth)

gravement offenser, se tromper, blesser, endommager

seriously

blesser/offenser la pudeur de qn

to offend sb's sense of decency

English

French

affront

offenser

offend against good taste

offenser

political correctness

attitude idéologique qui s'applique à n'offenser ni brimer aucune minorité

offend person: person

offenser

offend article, remark: person

blesser, offenser

to cause or give offence to sb

offenser qn

to take offence (at)

s'offenser (de)

to avoid offence

éviter d'offenser

to trespass against

offenser

no insult intended (to one person)

sans vouloir t'offenser

no insult intended (to group of people)

sans vouloir offenser

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. offenser [ɔfɑ̃se] VB trans (outrager)

offenser

to offend

II. offenser [ɔfɑ̃se] VB refl (se vexer)

s'offenser de qc

to take offence at sth Brit

s'offenser de qc

to take offense at sth Am

involontairement offenser

unintentionally

English

French

affront

offenser

to take umbrage at sth

s'offenser de qc

offend

offenser

to cause offence to sb

offenser qn

to take offence at sth

s'offenser de qc

no offence (intended)

je ne voulais pas t'offenser

slight

offenser

in the PONS Dictionary

French

English

I. offenser [ɔfɑ͂se] VB trans (outrager)

offenser

to offend

II. offenser [ɔfɑ͂se] VB refl (se vexer)

s'offenser de qc

to take offense at sth

involontairement offenser

unintentionally

English

French

affront

offenser

offend

offenser

to take umbrage at sth

s'offenser de qc

to cause offense to sb

offenser qn

to take offense at sth

s'offenser de qc

no offense (intended)

je ne voulais pas t'offenser

slight

offenser

Présent

j'	offense
tu	offenses
il/elle/on	offense
nous	offensons
vous	offensez
ils/elles	offensent

Imparfait

j'	offensais
tu	offensais
il/elle/on	offensait
nous	offensions
vous	offensiez
ils/elles	offensaient

Passé simple

j'	offensai
tu	offensas
il/elle/on	offensa
nous	offensâmes
vous	offensâtes
ils/elles	offensèrent

Futur simple

j'	offenserai
tu	offenseras
il/elle/on	offensera
nous	offenserons
vous	offenserez
ils/elles	offenseront