ofender

to offend

ofender(oh-fehn-dehr)

transitive verb

1. (to hurt someone's feelings)

a. to offend

Perdona si te he ofendido, pero me pediste que fuera sincero.

Sorry if I've offended you, but you asked me to be sincere.

b. to insult

El artista declaró que no fue su intención ofender a las comunidades religiosas.

The artist stated that he did not intend to insult any religious communities.

2. (to contravene)

a. to offend

Muchos son de la opinión de que sus cuadros ofenden el buen gusto.

Many are of the opinion that her paintings offend good taste.

ofenderse

pronominal verb

3. (to feel hurt)

a. to be offended

No te ofendas, pero ahora mismo no me apetece nada hablar.

Don't be offended, but I don't feel like talking right now.

b. to take offense

(United States)

Se ha ofendido por una broma de nada.

She took offense to a stupid joke.

c. to take offence (United Kingdom)

Se ofendió porque se nos olvidó felicitarlo por su cumpleaños.

He took offence because we forgot to wish him a happy birthday.

ofender

transitive verb

1. (injuriar)

a. to insult

tus palabras me ofendenI feel insulted

2. (a la vista, al oído)

a. to offend

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. to cause offense

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to take offense

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ofender

transitive verb

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) [+mujer] to touch up (muy_familiar); feel (muy_familiar)

pronominal verb

ofenderse to take offence o offense; (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