offend

offend
1. intransitive verb
verstoßen (against gegen)
2. transitive verb

offend somebody — bei jemandem Anstoß erregen; (hurt feelings of) jemanden kränken

offend the eye — das Auge beleidigen

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[ə'fend] 1. verb
1) (to make feel upset or angry: If you don't go to her party she will be offended; His criticism offended her.) verletzen
2) (to be unpleasant or disagreeable: Cigarette smoke offends me.) Anstoß erregen
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- academic.ru/51304/offence">offence
- offender
- offensive 2. noun
(an attack: They launched an offensive against the invading army.) die Offensive
- offensively
- offensiveness
- be on the offensive
- take offence
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of·fend
[əˈfend]
I. vi
1. (commit a criminal act) eine Straftat begehen
2. (form: infringe)
▪ to \offend against sth gegen etw akk verstoßen
your behaviour is \offending against good manners dein Benehmen gehört sich nicht
II. vt
▪ to \offend sb (insult) jdn beleidigen; (hurt) jdn kränken
I hope your sister won't be \offended if ... ich hoffe, deine Schwester nimmt es mir nicht übel, wenn ...
to be easily \offended schnell beleidigt sein
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[ə'fend]
1. vt
1) (= hurt feelings of) kränken; (= be disagreeable to) Anstoß erregen bei

this novel would offend a lot of people — dieser Roman würde bei vielen Leuten Anstoß erregen

2) ear, eye beleidigen; reason verstoßen gegen; sense of justice gehen gegen, verletzen
2. vi
1) (= give offence) beleidigend sein
2) (= do wrong) (ein) Unrecht tun, unrecht tun
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offend [əˈfend]
A v/t
1. verletzen, beleidigen, kränken, jemandem zu nahe treten:
be offended at (oder by) sth sich durch etwas beleidigt fühlen;
be offended with (oder by) sb sich durch jemanden beleidigt fühlen;
offend sb’s delicacy jemandes Zartgefühl verletzen;
it offends his sense of hono(u)r es verletzt sein Ehrgefühl;
it offends the eye (ear) es beleidigt das Auge (Ohr)
2. BIBEL jemandem ein Stein des Anstoßes sein:
if thy right eye offend thee wenn dich dein rechtes Auge ärgert
3. obs
a) sündigen gegen
b) sich vergehen an (dat)
B v/i
1. verletzen, beleidigen, kränken
2. Anstoß erregen
3. (against) sündigen (an dat, gegen), sich vergehen (an dat), verstoßen (gegen)
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1. intransitive verb
verstoßen (against gegen)
2. transitive verb

offend somebody — bei jemandem Anstoß erregen; (hurt feelings of) jemanden kränken

offend the eye — das Auge beleidigen

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v.
angreifen v.
beleidigen v.

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