English-Portuguese translations for offensive

• ofensivo
  Este tipo de consideração é escandaloso e ofensivo para milhões de Polacos. This type of content is scandalous and offensive to millions of Poles.
  Este documento também é ofensivo na medida em que não faz referência ao Cristianismo. This document is also offensive in that it fails to mention Christianity.
  Quarta área: conteúdo ofensivo. Number four: offensive content.
• ofensiva
  Penso que partes deste relatório são ofensivas. I find portions of this report offensive.
  Trata-se de uma visão na ofensiva.It is a vision of an industry on the offensive.
  É preciso deixar que estes civis abandonem a zona de combate para que o exército possa concluir a sua ofensiva. These civilians must be allowed to leave so that the army can conclude its offensive.

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