- offend a person
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English-german law dictionary. 2013.
offend a person
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offend — offend, outrage, affront, insult mean to cause vexation or resentment or damage to self respect. One offends by displeasing another, by hurting his feelings, or by violating his sense of what is proper or fitting {if the First Amendment means… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
offend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. break the law, err, wrong, sin, trespass; give offense, displease, upset, vex, provoke, hurt, aggravate, rub the wrong way; disgust; affront, spite, insult, hurt one s feelings. See illegality, pain,… … English dictionary for students
tread on a person's toes — offend someone, insult someone, hurt someone s feelings … English contemporary dictionary
say — say1 W1S1 [seı] v past tense and past participle said [sed] third person singular says [sez] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(express something in words)¦ 2¦(give information)¦ 3¦(mean)¦ 4¦(think that something is true)¦ 5¦(show/be a sign of something)¦ 6¦(speak the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tread — v. & n. v. (trod; trodden or trod) 1 intr. (often foll. by on) a set down one s foot; walk or step (do not tread on the grass; trod on a snail). b (of the foot) be set down. 2 tr. a walk on. b (often foll. by down) press or crush with the feet. 3 … Useful english dictionary
toe — toeless, adj. toelike, adj. /toh/, n., v., toed, toeing. n. 1. one of the terminal digits of the human foot. 2. an analogous part in certain animals. 3. the forepart of the foot or hoof of a horse or the like. 4. the forepart of anything worn on… … Universalium
forgive — for|give [ fər gıv ] (past tense for|gave [ fər geıv ] ; past participle for|giv|en [ fər gıvn ] ) verb transitive ** 1. ) to decide that you will not be angry with someone who has offended, upset, or harmed you: His children have never fully… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
forgive */*/ — UK [fə(r)ˈɡɪv] / US [fərˈɡɪv] verb [transitive] Word forms forgive : present tense I/you/we/they forgive he/she/it forgives present participle forgiving past tense forgave UK [fə(r)ˈɡeɪv] / US [fərˈɡeɪv] past participle forgiven UK… … English dictionary
step or tread on someone's toes — idi step or tread on someone s toes, to offend a person by encroaching on his or her rights or responsibilities … From formal English to slang
forgive me (for doing something) — forgive me (for doing something)/forgive my doing something/spoken phrase used when you want to say or do something that may offend the person you are talking to Forgive me, but I must leave now. Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay… … Useful english dictionary
forgive my doing something — forgive me (for doing something)/forgive my doing something/spoken phrase used when you want to say or do something that may offend the person you are talking to Forgive me, but I must leave now. Forgive me for asking, but how much did you pay… … Useful english dictionary
