ofenderse del aire: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  SpainLatin AmericacolloquialinformalMachine
  • To take offense for no apparent reason; to become easily or hypersensitively offended, often over trivial or imagined slights.

  Examples

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  • No sé por qué se ofendió del aire cuando solo le hice una broma inocente.

    I don't know why she took offense for no reason when I just made an innocent joke.

  • Carlos siempre se ofende del aire; cualquier comentario le parece un insulto personal.

    Carlos always gets offended for no reason; any comment seems like a personal insult to him.

  • Si no quieres problemas, evita ofenderte del aire y toma las cosas con humor.

    If you want to avoid trouble, don't take offense for no reason and take things with humor.