offend in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for offend 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

to be calculated to + infin his remarks were calculated to offend

lo dijo con la intención or el próposito de ofender

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ultrajar persona

to offend … deeply

ultrajar honor

to offend against

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

vulnerar

to offend

offend in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for offend in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.offend [ə·ˈfend] 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

II.offend [ə·ˈfend] VB trans

1. offend (upset sb's feelings):

offend

ofender

to be offended by 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 offend in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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agraviar

to offend

deshonrar (ofender)

to offend

lastimar

to offend

ofender

to offend

sin ánimo de ofender a nadie

without wishing to offend anyone

disgustar (ofender)

to offend

herir

to offend

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Sometimes she would pretend that it was just a game, and at other times she would become offended.

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She was offended that she had not been told the truth.

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On no point does it offend the principle of mathematics.

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He thought their critical coverage had offended the government and other powerful figures from the casino.

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Whosoever prefereth it, she will be offended with him.

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Whosoever speaketh against it, she will be much offended with him.

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We have laws against hate crimes, but nobody has a right not to be offended, he said.

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Wars had to be waged in order to uproot crimes that offend nature.

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This offended the various cardinals in attendance, who then proceeded to insist that they were the only persons who could judge the case.

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The result was treaties that compromised many ideals, offended many allies, and set up an entirely new order in the area.

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