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. — deniko

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2. The best defense is a good offense.

   Найкращий захист - напад. — deniko

   ruЛучшая защита - это нападение. — marafon

   deDie beste Verteidigung ist ein guter Angriff. — Adelpa

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3. Tom didn't mean any offense.

   Том не хотів нікого образити. — deniko

   ruТом никого не хотел обидеть. — sharptoothed

   deTom wollte niemanden beleidigen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. The most effective defense is offense.

   deAngriff ist die beste Verteidigung. — Wolf

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5. I like playing offense.

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