(atac) = offensive
(atac) = attack
(atac) = onslaught
(atac) = upsurge
(atac) = stroke
(agresiune) = aggression
(agresiune) = raid
(agresiune) = foray
fig. offensive
fig. onslaught
fig. upsurge

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a lua ofensiva, a trece la ofensivă = to assume / take the offensive

The following video provides you with the correct English pronunciation of the word "ofensivă", to help you become a better English speaker.

(n.) = crackdown ; offensive.
Ex: As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.
Ex: A spoiling attack in military terms is when one side attacks the other while it is preparing to launch an offensive in hopes that its attack will disrupt and or permanently delay the inevitable.
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* a la ofensiva = offensively.
* nueva ofensiva = renewed offensive.
* ofensiva militar = military offensive.
* ofensiva policial = police crackdown.

(adj.) = offensive ; insulting ; outrageous ; offending ; hurtful.
Ex: WOMEN in LIBRARIANSHIP would have been just as offensive as WOMEN as LIBRARIANS.
Ex: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
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* de forma ofensiva = offensively.
* de manera ofensiva = offensively.
* de modo ofensivo = offensively.
* lenguaje ofensivo = offensive language.