offend

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offend
[əˈfend]
verbo transitivo
1ofender
  • to be offended (at or by something) -> ofenderse or sentirse ofendido(a) (por algo)
verbo intransitivo
2delinquir (Law)
  • to offend against good taste -> atentar contra el buen gusto

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offend [o-fend]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Ofender, enfadar, irritar, provocar. (n)
2Acometer, embestir. (n)
3Violar, quebrantar alguna ley o precepto; pecar. (n)
4Ofender, agraviar, injuriar; desagradar, causar disgusto. (n)
5Delinquir, quebrantar la ley de Dios o sus preceptos. (n)

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offend [əˈfend]
verb:transitive
ofender
to be offended ofenderse; he is easily offended se ofende fácilmente; don't be offended no te vayas a ofender
to be offended at or by sthatby ofenderse por algo
some women would be offended by any joke of a sexual nature I was offended by a story about race relations in a high school no one else had been offended by his book
to become offendedbecome ofenderse
it offends my ears/eyesearseyes me hace daño al oído/a la vista
to feel offendedfeel sentirse ofendido
to look offendedlook poner cara de ofendido
"Yes, I know I look tired," Carol looked offended She heard the remark about her fat legs and looked offended. Don't look so offended. I didn't mean anything.
to offend reasonreason ir en contra de la razón
it offends my sense of justicesense atenta contra mi sentido de la justicia
she was offended by at my remark
verb:intransitive
1 (cause offence) ofender
scenes that may offend escenas que pueden ofender; to offend against [+good taste] atentar contra; [+law] infringir
Matilda had been brought up in fear of offending against the laws of the Church Programme-makers will not be able to include anything which offends against good taste or decency
to offend against God pecar contra Dios
2 (criminally) (commit an offence) cometer una infracción; (commit offences) cometer infracciones
girls are less likely to offend than boys las chicas son menos propensas a cometer infracciones que los chicos; to offend again reincidir

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Verb Conjugation for "offend"

Imperative
  • offend
  • you offend
  • he/she offends
  • we offend
  • you offend
  • they offend
Preterite
  • I offended
  • you offended
  • he/she offended
  • we offended
  • you offended
  • they offended
Present Continuous
  • I am offending
  • you are offending
  • he/she is offending
  • we are offending
  • you are offending
  • they are offending
Present Perfect
  • I have offended
  • you have offended
  • he/she has offended
  • we have offended
  • you have offended
  • they have offended
Past Continuous
  • I was offending
  • you were offending
  • he/she was offending
  • we were offending
  • you were offending
  • they were offending
Past Perfect
  • I had offended
  • you had offended
  • he/she had offended
  • we had offended
  • you had offended
  • they had offended
Future
  • I will offend
  • you will offend
  • he/she will offend
  • we will offend
  • you will offend
  • they will offend
Future Perfect
  • I will have offended
  • you will have offended
  • he/she will have offended
  • we will have offended
  • you will have offended
  • they will have offended
Future Continuous
  • I will be offending
  • you will be offending
  • he/she will be offending
  • we will be offending
  • you will be offending
  • they will be offending
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been offending
  • you have been offending
  • he/she has been offending
  • we have been offending
  • you have been offending
  • they have been offending
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been offending
  • you will have been offending
  • he/she will have been offending
  • we will have been offending
  • you will have been offending
  • they will have been offending
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been offending
  • you had been offending
  • he/she had been offending
  • we had been offending
  • you had been offending
  • they had been offending
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