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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. offenser [ɔfɑ̃se] VB trans

1. offenser (blesser):

offenser personne
to offend

2. offenser REL:

offenser Dieu, ciel
to offend against
‘ceux qui nous ont offensés’
‘those who trespass against us’

3. offenser liter:

offenser goût, principe, justice, raison
to offend against
offenser sens, yeux, oreille
to be an offence to
offenser sensibilité, délicatesse
to offend
offenser souvenir, réputation
to tarnish
offenser sentiment, honneur, amour-propre
to injure

II. s'offenser VB refl

s'offenser refl:

s'offenser
to take offence Brit (de qc at sth)
gravement offenser, se tromper, blesser, endommager
seriously
blesser/offenser la pudeur de qn
to offend sb's sense of decency
English
English
French
French
affront
offenser
offend against good taste
offenser
political correctness
attitude idéologique qui s'applique à n'offenser ni brimer aucune minorité
offend person: person
offenser
offend article, remark: person
blesser, offenser
to cause or give offence to sb
offenser qn
to take offence (at)
s'offenser (de)
to avoid offence
éviter d'offenser
to trespass against
offenser
no insult intended (to one person)
sans vouloir t'offenser
no insult intended (to group of people)
sans vouloir offenser

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. offenser [ɔfɑ̃se] VB trans (outrager)

offenser
to offend

II. offenser [ɔfɑ̃se] VB refl (se vexer)

s'offenser de qc
to take offence at sth Brit
s'offenser de qc
to take offense at sth Am
involontairement offenser
unintentionally
English
English
French
French
affront
offenser
to take umbrage at sth
s'offenser de qc
offend
offenser
to cause offence to sb
offenser qn
to take offence at sth
s'offenser de qc
no offence (intended)
je ne voulais pas t'offenser
slight
offenser
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English

I. offenser [ɔfɑ͂se] VB trans (outrager)

offenser
to offend

II. offenser [ɔfɑ͂se] VB refl (se vexer)

s'offenser de qc
to take offense at sth
involontairement offenser
unintentionally
English
English
French
French
affront
offenser
offend
offenser
to take umbrage at sth
s'offenser de qc
to cause offense to sb
offenser qn
to take offense at sth
s'offenser de qc
no offense (intended)
je ne voulais pas t'offenser
slight
offenser
Présent
j'offense
tuoffenses
il/elle/onoffense
nousoffensons
vousoffensez
ils/ellesoffensent
Imparfait
j'offensais
tuoffensais
il/elle/onoffensait
nousoffensions
vousoffensiez
ils/ellesoffensaient
Passé simple
j'offensai
tuoffensas
il/elle/onoffensa
nousoffensâmes
vousoffensâtes
ils/ellesoffensèrent
Futur simple
j'offenserai
tuoffenseras
il/elle/onoffensera
nousoffenserons
vousoffenserez
ils/ellesoffenseront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

s'offenser de qc
to take offence at sth Brit
s'offenser de qc
to take offense at sth Am

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