English-Polish translations for offensive

• ofensywa
  Co więcej, ta ofensywa może doprowadzić wyłącznie do nasilenia konfliktu. Moreover, the only thing that this offensive will achieve is to intensify the conflict.
  Trwająca ofensywa wojskowa pociąga za sobą zbyt wiele ofiar w ludziach. The continuation of the military offensive is costing too many lives.
  Ofensywa, która była nielogiczna i niemądra, doprowadziła do całkowitej klęski armii klaunów Saakaszwilego. An offensive that was illogical and unwise led to the total defeat of Saakashvili's army of clowns.
• ofensywny
• atak
  Najnowszym przejawem tych ataków jest niezgodna z prawem interwencja "trojki” - Międzynarodowego Funduszu Walutowego, Komisji Europejskiej i Europejskiego Banku Centralnego - w Portugalii. The most recent expression of this offensive is the unlawful intervention in Portugal by the 'troika' of the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission and the European Central Bank.
• obraźliwy

Definition of offensive

• Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, or hatred
• Relating to an offense or attack, as opposed to defensive
• Having to do with play directed at scoring
• An attack
• The posture of attacking or being able to attack

Examples

• Some people find pornography offensive
• An offensive smell
• The armys offensive capabilities. An offensive weapon
• The offensive coordinator is responsible for ordering all rushing plays
• The Marines today launched a major offensive.
• He took the offensive in the press, accusing his opponent of corruption.

Related words

• counteroffensive
• inoffensive
• offensively
• offensiveness
• inoffensiveness
• counter-offensive
• offensive foul
• offensive tackle
• offensive zone