offense

1. The act of offending.

   (US, countable, uncountable)A crime or sin.

   Vergehen

   преступле́ниеprestuplénije, правонаруше́ниеpravonarušénije, просту́покprostúpok

   правопору́шенняpravoporúšennja

2. (US, countable, uncountable)An affront, injury, or insult.

3. (US, countable, uncountable)The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

   beleidigt sein, gekränkt sein

   оби́даobída, оскорбле́ниеoskorblénije

   a feeling of anger caused by being offended

4. (US, countable, uncountable)A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

   нападе́ниеnapadénije

5. (US, countable, uncountable)The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

1. I'm sure Tom meant no offense.

   Я певен, що Том нікого не хотів образити.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

2. The best defense is a good offense.

   Найкращий захист - напад.

   ruЛучшая защита - это нападение.

   deDie beste Verteidigung ist ein guter Angriff.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

3. Tom didn't mean any offense.

   Том не хотів нікого образити.

   ruТом никого не хотел обидеть.

   deTom wollte niemanden beleidigen.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · sharptoothed · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

4. The most effective defense is offense.

   deAngriff ist die beste Verteidigung.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

5. I like playing offense.

   CC BY · Tatoeba · CK · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

regular

• offenceAustralia Canada New-Zealand UK alternative