Was heißt »an­stö­ßig« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Die Kommentare des Redners waren äußerst anstößig.

The speaker's comments were highly offensive.

Tom war auf der Feier betrunken und verhielt sich anstößig.

Tom was drunk and obnoxious at the party.

Es wird nicht überall das gleiche Englisch gesprochen in der Welt, und in der englischsprachigen Welt gelten manche Wörter hie als anstößiger denn dort.

English usage is not uniform throughout the world, and some words are considered more offensive in some areas of the English-speaking world than elsewhere.

Synonyme

an­züg­lich:

insinuating

dre­ckig:

dirty

filthy

ge­schmack­los:

tasteless

obs­zön:

obscene

obscenely

or­di­när:

common

ordinary

scham­los:

barefaced

brazen

ill-mannered

impertinent

impudent

insolent

shameless

schmut­zig:

dirty

filthy

spitz:

pointed

sharp

ver­saut:

swinish

vul­gär:

vulgar

Englische Beispielsätze

• He had drunk too much and became offensive.

• The Viet Cong launched the Tet offensive on January 30, 1968.

• A purse of three thousand drachmas, however, was cast ashore, and now lies covered with seaweed near a dead dolphin, the stench of which is so offensive, that all who pass that way hasten by it as fast as they can.

• You may think your comment was innocuous, but I found it very offensive.

• As an American, I find that offensive.

• Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.

• Tom is offensive.

• It is highly improper.

• The word "nigger" is an offensive term.

• The police conducted an offensive against some drug dealers.

• The plans for the offensive were secret.

• Several soldiers were injured in the offensive.

• The smell was offensive.

• Your attitude towards women is offensive.

• The least objectionable "bridge language", or interethnic language is the planned international language Esperanto.

• I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.