offensiv

Danish

Adjective

offensiv (neuter offensivt, plural and definite singular attributive offensive)

  1. offensive, pertaining to attacks

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fɛnˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fɛnˈziːf/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.fn̩ˌziːf/, /ˌɔ.fn̩ˈziːf/ (variants in common speech)
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Adjective

offensiv (comparative offensiver, superlative am offensivsten)

  1. offensive, attacking, aggressive (but not in the sense of “insulting”)
    Die offensiven Fähigkeiten des Heeres sind gering.
    The army’s offensive capabilities are minimal.
  2. assertive, forthright, active, direct
    Der Geschäftsführer wurde für sein offensives Umgehen mit der Unternehmenskrise gelobt.
    The CEO was complimented on his assertive handling of the corporate crisis.

Declension

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).

Adjective

offensiv (masculine and feminine offensiv, neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)

  1. offensive (attacking)

Noun

offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensiver, definite plural offensivene)

  1. an offensive (attack)

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French offensif (adjective) and offensive (noun).

Adjective

offensiv (masculine and feminine offensiv, neuter offensivt, definite singular and plural offensive)

  1. offensive (attacking)

Noun

offensiv m (definite singular offensiven, indefinite plural offensivar, definite plural offensivane)

  1. an offensive (attack)

References

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