offense [əˈfens]
offense
USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled "offence."
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (legal)
a. la infracción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Drug trafficking is a federal offense.El narcotráfico es una infracción federal.
2. (insult)
b. el atentado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The way he lies is an offense to all that is holy and decent.Su manera de mentir es un atentado contra todo lo que es santo y decente.
c. ofender (verb)
You should apologize. I think you gave the teacher offense by not submitting your homework on time.Debes disculparte. Creo que ofendiste al profesor al no entregar la tarea a tiempo.
3. (sports) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
b. la ofensiva (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Because the coach didn't spend much time planning the offense, the team barely scored.Como el entrenador no pasó mucho tiempo planeando la ofensiva, el equipo apenas marcó.
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