Ofensa in english
Offense
pronunciation: əfens part of speech: noun
pronunciation: əfens part of speech: noun
In gestures
ofensa = offence [offense, -USA] ; insult ; offense [offence, -UK] ; harmdoing ; slap in the face ; diss ; slur ; affront.
Example: The study suggests a simple publicity campaign with particular emphasis on the penalty with goes with the offence.Example: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.Example: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.Example: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.Example: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.Example: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.Example: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.Example: Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly = Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly.more:
» causa de la ofensa = offending .
Example: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.» ser una ofensa para = come as + an offence to .
Example: I realize this may come as an offense to many people, but it is the honest-to-God truth!.