Significado de offence en inglés
offenceoffence British English, offense American English /əˈfens/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable] an illegal action or a crimeacción ilegal o delito: 
His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in debt.Su abogado dijo que cometió el delito porque tenía grandes deudas.offence against sexual offences against childrendelitos sexuales contra menores► see thesaurus at crime2[uncountable] when you offend or upset someone by something you do or saycuando ofendes o molestas a alguien con algo que haces o dicescause/give offence The problem was how to say ‘no’ to her without causing offence.El problema era cómo decirle "no" sin ofenderla. Don’t be upset by what he said; he meant no offence (=did not intend to offend anyone).No te molestes por lo que dijo; no pretendía ofender (=no tenía intención de ofender a nadie).3no offence spokenoral used to tell someone that you hope that what you are going to say or do will not offend themse usa para indicarle a alguien que esperas que lo que vas a decir o hacer no lo ofenda: No offense, but this cheese tastes like rubber.Sin ánimo de ofender, pero este queso sabe a goma.4take offence (at something) to feel offended because of something someone says or doessentirse ofendido por algo que alguien dice o hace: I think he took offence at my lack of enthusiasm.Creo que se ofendió por mi falta de entusiasmo.5[uncountable] formalformal the act of attackingel acto de atacar: the weapon of offence used during the attackel arma de ataque utilizada durante la agresiónCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverboscommit an offence (=do something that is against the law)· He had committed the offence of dangerous driving.· Había cometido el delito de conducción peligrosa.charge somebody with an offence· In that year, 367 people were charged with terrorist offences.· En ese año, 367 personas fueron acusadas de delitos terroristas.convict somebody of an offence (=say officially that they are guilty)· The number of women convicted of serious offences is fairly small.· El número de mujeres condenadas por delitos graves es bastante reducido.admit an offence· He had admitted sex offences against children.· Había admitido haber cometido delitos sexuales contra menores.phrasesfrasesit is an offence to do something· It is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place.· Llevar un arma en un lugar público es un delito.an offence punishable by/with something· Possession of the drug is an offence punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment.· La posesión de la droga es un delito castigado con hasta un año de prisión.make something an offence/make it an offence to do something· The Act made it an offence to sell cigarettes to children under 16.· La ley tipificó como delito vender cigarrillos a menores de 16 años.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + offenceADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + offencea criminal offence· It is a criminal offence to sell alcohol to someone under the age of 18.· Vender alcohol a menores de 18 años es un delito penal.a serious offence· serious offences such as murder or armed robbery· delitos graves como el asesinato o el robo a mano armadaa minor offence· The police cautioned him for a minor offence.· La policía lo amonestó por una infracción menor.a first offence· Because it was a first offence, she was not sent to prison.· Como era su primera infracción, no fue enviada a prisión.a lesser offence (=one that is not as serious as another offence)· For rioting you can receive ten years in prison, while for the lesser offence of violent disorder you can receive five years in prison.· Por participar en un disturbio se pueden recibir diez años de prisión, mientras que por el delito menor de desorden violento se pueden recibir cinco años.a federal offense American English (=a very serious offence against the law of the US, rather than against a state’s law)· The turtles are rare, and it is a federal offense to take them to another state.· Las tortugas son escasas y es un delito federal llevarlas a otro estado.a driving/parking/traffic offence· Speeding is the most common traffic offence.· Conducir a exceso de velocidad es la infracción de tráfico más común.a sex/drug/terrorist etc offence· Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences.· Treinta y tres personas fueron acusadas de delitos relacionados con drogas.a punishable offence (=one that you can be punished for)· Lying in court is a punishable offense.· Mentir en un tribunal es un delito punible.a capital offence (=one for which death is the punishment)· Drug smuggling was made a capital offense in 1987.· El tráfico de drogas fue tipificado como delito capital en 1987.an arrestable/indictable offence (=one that you can be arrested for or must go to court for)· Indictable offences are tried by a jury in a Crown Court.· Los delitos acusables son juzgados por un jurado en un Tribunal de la Corona.
Ver todas las traducciones1[countable] an illegal action or a crimeacción ilegal o delito: His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in debt.Su abogado dijo que cometió el delito porque tenía grandes deudas.offence against sexual offences against childrendelitos sexuales contra menores► see thesaurus at crime2[uncountable] when you offend or upset someone by something you do or saycuando ofendes o molestas a alguien con algo que haces o dicescause/give offence The problem was how to say ‘no’ to her without causing offence.El problema era cómo decirle "no" sin ofenderla. Don’t be upset by what he said; he meant no offence (=did not intend to offend anyone).No te molestes por lo que dijo; no pretendía ofender (=no tenía intención de ofender a nadie).3no offence spokenoral used to tell someone that you hope that what you are going to say or do will not offend themse usa para indicarle a alguien que esperas que lo que vas a decir o hacer no lo ofenda: No offense, but this cheese tastes like rubber.Sin ánimo de ofender, pero este queso sabe a goma.4take offence (at something) to feel offended because of something someone says or doessentirse ofendido por algo que alguien dice o hace: I think he took offence at my lack of enthusiasm.Creo que se ofendió por mi falta de entusiasmo.5[uncountable] formalformal the act of attackingel acto de atacar: the weapon of offence used during the attackel arma de ataque utilizada durante la agresiónCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESverbsverboscommit an offence (=do something that is against the law)· He had committed the offence of dangerous driving.· Había cometido el delito de conducción peligrosa.charge somebody with an offence· In that year, 367 people were charged with terrorist offences.· En ese año, 367 personas fueron acusadas de delitos terroristas.convict somebody of an offence (=say officially that they are guilty)· The number of women convicted of serious offences is fairly small.· El número de mujeres condenadas por delitos graves es bastante reducido.admit an offence· He had admitted sex offences against children.· Había admitido haber cometido delitos sexuales contra menores.phrasesfrasesit is an offence to do something· It is an offence to carry a weapon in a public place.· Llevar un arma en un lugar público es un delito.an offence punishable by/with something· Possession of the drug is an offence punishable by up to one year’s imprisonment.· La posesión de la droga es un delito castigado con hasta un año de prisión.make something an offence/make it an offence to do something· The Act made it an offence to sell cigarettes to children under 16.· La ley tipificó como delito vender cigarrillos a menores de 16 años.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + offenceADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + offencea criminal offence· It is a criminal offence to sell alcohol to someone under the age of 18.· Vender alcohol a menores de 18 años es un delito penal.a serious offence· serious offences such as murder or armed robbery· delitos graves como el asesinato o el robo a mano armadaa minor offence· The police cautioned him for a minor offence.· La policía lo amonestó por una infracción menor.a first offence· Because it was a first offence, she was not sent to prison.· Como era su primera infracción, no fue enviada a prisión.a lesser offence (=one that is not as serious as another offence)· For rioting you can receive ten years in prison, while for the lesser offence of violent disorder you can receive five years in prison.· Por participar en un disturbio se pueden recibir diez años de prisión, mientras que por el delito menor de desorden violento se pueden recibir cinco años.a federal offense American English (=a very serious offence against the law of the US, rather than against a state’s law)· The turtles are rare, and it is a federal offense to take them to another state.· Las tortugas son escasas y es un delito federal llevarlas a otro estado.a driving/parking/traffic offence· Speeding is the most common traffic offence.· Conducir a exceso de velocidad es la infracción de tráfico más común.a sex/drug/terrorist etc offence· Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences.· Treinta y tres personas fueron acusadas de delitos relacionados con drogas.a punishable offence (=one that you can be punished for)· Lying in court is a punishable offense.· Mentir en un tribunal es un delito punible.a capital offence (=one for which death is the punishment)· Drug smuggling was made a capital offense in 1987.· El tráfico de drogas fue tipificado como delito capital en 1987.an arrestable/indictable offence (=one that you can be arrested for or must go to court for)· Indictable offences are tried by a jury in a Crown Court.· Los delitos acusables son juzgados por un jurado en un Tribunal de la Corona.