offensive

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offensive
[əˈfensɪv]
sustantivo
1ofensiva (f) (militar) (& sentido figurado)
  • to take the offensive -> pasar a la ofensiva
  • to be on the offensive -> estar en plena ofensiva
adjetivo
2ofensivo(a) (word, action)
  • to be offensive to somebody -> mostrarse ofensivo(a) con alguien

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offensive [o-fen-siv]
adjetivo
1Ofensivo, injurioso, ultrajante.
2Desagradable, que causa disgusto.
3Perjudicial.
  • Offensive warfare -> guerra ofensiva
  • An offensive odor -> un olor desagradable
sustantivo
4Ofensiva, ataque.

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offensive [əˈfensɪv]
adjective
1 (causing offence, unpleasant) [+behaviour, book, joke] ofensivo; [+remark, language] ofensivo; insultante; [+smell] muy desagradable
to find sth/sb offensive encontrar algo/a algn ofensivo; he doesn't mean to be offensive no pretende ofender
to be offensive to sbto ofender a algn
The advertisements were highly offensive to women to use offensive [language]
2 (Mil) [+operation, action, capability] ofensivo
3 (Dep) [+player, play] de ataque
he's a fine offensive player
noun
(Comm) (Mil) (Dep) ofensiva; (f)
an advertising offensiveadvertising una ofensiva publicitaria
to be on the offensivebe estar a la ofensiva
to go on the offensivego pasar a la ofensiva; pasar al ataque
to launch an offensivelaunch lanzar una ofensiva
a sales offensivesales una ofensiva de ventas
to take the offensivetake tomar la ofensiva
modifier
offensive weapon (n) (Jur) arma ofensiva; (f) (Mil) arma de ataque; (f)

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