Grammatical class

Noun

offensive

(military) offensive (an attack)

Details

Syllables

of-fen-si-ve

Phonetics

o.fɑ̃.siv

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4356

Freq. (movies)

9153

Freq. (news)

2837

Sentences

Nous reculâmes face à l'offensive ennemie.

We recoiled from the enemy's offensive.

A1

Les plans de l'offensive étaient secrets.

The plans for the offensive were secret.

A2

Alors que les combats continuent dans la capitale Kigali, les forces antigouvernementales rwandaises poussent leur offensive vers le sud.

Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali.

A2

Tom a dirigé l'offensive.

Tom led the attack.

B1

L'ennemi a poursuivi son offensive toute la journée.

The enemy kept up their attack all day.

B1

Le général a décidé de lancer une offensive contre le camp ennemi.

The general decided to launch an offensive against the enemy camp.

B1

Plusieurs soldats furent blessés lors de l'offensive.

Several soldiers were injured in the offensive.

B2

La vie est une offensive dirigée contre le mécanisme répétitif de l'Univers.

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

C2