to offend you
Je n'avais pas l'intention de t'offenser.
I didn't mean to offend you.
I don't mean to offend you.
On ne dit plus rien par égard pour toi, pour ne pas t'offenser.
We don't say anything anymore out of consideration for you, so as not to offend you.
— La grande bellezza (2013)
Nous n'avions pas l'intention de t'offenser.
We didn't mean to offend you.
J'aurais préféré ne pas en parler, mais je voudrais pas t'offenser.
I would have preferred not to talk about it, but I don't want to offend you.
— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)