Translation for "give offence" to spanish

Give offence

• ofender

Translation examples

ofender

What you have transcribed will give offence, but without being effective.
Lo que tú has transcrito le ofenderá, y al mismo tiempo no será efectivo.

or rather (not to give offence by so sweeping an assertion), such was Betty Dornell.
o, mejor dicho (por no ofender a nadie con una generalización tan abarcadora), así era Betty Dornell.

if he decided not to make an offer for Fionnuala, it might disappoint or even give offence to the chief;
si decidía no proponerle matrimonio a Fionnuala, podría enfadar o incluso ofender al jefe;

The strangers ate warily, fearful of being poisoned, but afraid to give offence by rejecting the food.
Los forasteros comieron con recelo, temerosos de que los fueran a envenenar pero al mismo tiempo amedrentados ante la posibilidad de ofender si rechazaban la comida.