ofensiva
Catalan
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central) [u.fənˈsi.βə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [o.fənˈsi.və]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [o.fenˈsi.va]
Adjective
editofensiva
Czech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editofensiva f
Declension
editPortuguese
editPronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: o‧fen‧si‧va
Etymology 1
editBorrowed from French offensive.
Noun
editofensiva f (plural ofensivas)
- (military) offensive (a large-scale attack)
- Os cavaleiros lançaram uma última ofensiva. ― The knights launched a final offensive.
- (uncountable, military, sports, debating) offensive (the posture of attacking)
- Antonym: defensiva
- É melhor partirmos para a ofensiva. ― We are better off going on the offensive.
Related terms
editEtymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editofensiva
Further reading
edit- “ofensiva”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “ofensiva” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “ofensiva”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “ofensiva”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Medieval Latin offēnsivus, from Latin offendere (“to offend”).
Noun
editofensiva f (plural ofensivas)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
editofensiva
Further reading
edit- “ofensivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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