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offense

/əˈfɛns/ sustantivo B2

En español: ofensa

  1. A crime or sin. (US, countable, uncountable)
  2. An affront, injury, or insult. (US, countable, uncountable)
  3. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. (US, countable, uncountable)
  4. A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense. (US, countable, uncountable)
  5. The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense. (US, countable, uncountable)

Plural offenses

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De la biblioteca

Little liberties are great offenses.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 16 · B2
The Lion inquired why he went off so abruptly without a word of salutation to his host, who had not given him any cause for offense.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 76 · B2
But I mean no offense.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 53 · C1
No, some other method of punishment must be found to bring Anne to a proper realization of the enormity of her offense.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 67 · C1

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