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Translations offensively [əˈfensɪvlɪ] ADV 1. (= abusively) [behave, shout] → de manera ofensiva, de modo ofensivo offensively rude/sexist → de un grosero/sexista que ofende 2. (= unpleasantly) to smell offensively → tener un olor muy desagradable the music had become offensively loud → la música estaba ya tan alta que molestaba 3. (Mil) to use/deploy sth offensively → usar/hacer uso de algo para atacar offensively, they are superior to us → desde el punto de vista ofensivo, son superiores a nosotros offensively adv (= unpleasantly) → übel, widerlich; (in moral sense) → anstößig; (= abusively) → beleidigend, unverschämt; (= obscenely) → unflätig (Mil, Sport) → offensiv How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They are rather helplessly frank, but not, I hope, with all their rather helpless frankness, offensively frank. The Italian's face instantly changed and assumed an offensively affected, sugary expression, evidently habitual to him when conversing with women. He would utter the word 'boy' even more offensively than the average of fathers, and the light way in which he accepted these apologies cut Richard to the heart. |
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