ofensa

/oˈfensa/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las ofensas

Meaning

  1. offence

    • Fue una ofensa grave.

      It was a serious offence.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

delito

delito specifically means a criminal offense or crime, a legal term; ofensa is more general, an offense or insult, which can be non-criminal.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

delito

delito is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "offence."

Portuguese

infração

infração is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "offence."

Practice

1 What does ofensa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fue una ___ grave.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ofensa?

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