- ofenderse
- ofenderse► verbo pronominal1 to get offended■ se ofendió conmigo por lo que le dije what I said offended him* * *VPR to take offence o (EEUU) offense
se ofendió porque no lo invitaron — he took offence at not being invited
no te ofendas por lo que te voy a decir — don't be offended by what I'm going to tell you
* * *(v.) = take + things personally, piqueEx. They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.Ex. In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.* * *(v.) = take + things personally, piqueEx: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.
Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.* * *
■ofenderse verbo reflexivo to get offended [con/ por, by], take offence o US offense [con/ por, at]
'ofenderse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
molestarse
- resentirse
- ofender
- picar
- sentir
English:
offence
- resent
- exception
- offense
- umbrage
* * *vprto take offence (por at);se ofende por nada she takes offence at the slightest thing;no te ofendas, pero creo que te equivocas don't be offended but I think you're wrong* * *ofendersev/r take offense (por at)* * *vr: to take offense* * *ofenderse vb to take offence [pt. took; pp. taken]se ofende por nada she takes easily offended
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.