ofender

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ofender
transitive verb
1to insult (injuriar)
  • tus palabras me ofenden -> I feel insulted
2to offend (a la vista, al oído)
intransitive verb
3to cause offense
ofenderse
pronomial verb
1to take offense (por at)

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ofender [o-fen-derr’]
article & verb transitive
1To offend, to harm, to indure, to make angry.
  • Por temor a ofenderle -> for fear of offending him
2To touch up (mujer). (Mexico)
verb reflexive
3To be vexed or displeased; to take offence.

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ofender
verbo:transitivo
1 (agraviar) to offend
por temor a ofenderlo for fear of offending him; perdona si te he ofendido I'm sorry if I've offended you; (dicho) sin ánimo de ofender, no es que tu marido sea un santo no offence meant, but your husband's no saint; no ofendas la memoria de tu madre don't insult your mother's memory
2 [+sentido] to offend; be offensive to
ofender a la vista to offend the eye
3 (México) (muy_familiar) [+mujer] to touch up; (muy_familiar) feel; (muy_familiar)
verbo:pronominal
ofenderse to take offence offense;o (EEUU)
se ofendió cuando critiqué su novela
se ofendió porque no lo invitaron he took offence at not being invited; no te ofendas por lo que te voy a decir don't be offended by what I'm going to tell you

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Verb Conjugation for "ofender"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo ofendo ofendí ofendía ofenderé ofenda
Tú ofendes ofendiste ofendías ofenderás ofendas
Ella/Él/Usted ofende ofendió ofendía ofenderá ofenda
Nosotros ofendemos ofendimos ofendíamos ofenderemos ofendamos
Vosotros ofendéis ofendisteis ofendíais ofenderéis ofendáis
Ellos/Ustedes ofenden ofendieron ofendían ofenderán ofendan
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