offend
1 verb upset or annoy TRANSITIVEfearg a chur ar olc a chur ar I don't mean to offend anyone níl sé i gceist agam olc a chur ar dhuine ar bith
INTRANSITIVEI didn't want to offend níor theastaigh uaim olc a chur ar aon duine, ní raibh mé ag iarraidh cur isteach ar dhuine ar bith
2 verb LAW, POLICE commit crime INTRANSITIVEcion a dhéanamhciontaigh technical term verb this isn't his first time to offend ní hé seo an chéad uair aige cion a dhéanamh, ní hé seo an chéad chion aigeto offend against a rule riail a shárúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb especially SPOR break rule INTRANSITIVEriail a bhriseadhriail a shárúthe players were allowed to offend time after time ligeadh do na himreoirí na rialacha a bhriseadh arís is arís eile 4 verb decency, equality, etc TRANSITIVEsáraigh ar PhrVbheith ina shárú arthe film offended his sense of decency ghoill sé air a mhíchuibhiúla a bhí an scannánthe decision offended against the principle of equality sháraigh an cinneadh ar phrionsabal an chomhionannais, tháinig an cinneadh salach ar phrionsabal an chomhionannais