offensive
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offensive(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (derogatory)
a. ofensivo
She found his insensitive comments offensive.Le parecieron ofensivos sus comentarios insensibles.
b. insultante
You should maybe change the wording of your title. Somebody might find it offensive.Tal vez debas cambiar el título. Alguien podría encontrarlo insultante.
2. (abhorrent)
a. desagradable
The scent of durian is so offensive that it has been banned from public transportation.El olor del durián es tan desagradable que está prohibido llevarlo en el transporte público.
3. (military)
a. ofensivo
If we had better organized our offensive strategy, we would've won the last battle.Si hubiéramos organizado mejor nuestra estrategia ofensiva, habríamos ganado la última batalla.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. 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).
They launched an offensive to get back the soldiers who had been captured.Lanzaron una ofensiva para rescatar a los soldados que habían sido capturados.
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