не хотел тебя обидеть

didn't mean to offend you

→ не

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didn't mean to offend you Used to reassure someone that causing offense was not intentional. The form не хочу тебя обидеть means “I don't mean to offend you.”

RU: Прости, я не хотел тебя обидеть.

EN: I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.

Я совсем не хотел тебя обидеть.

I didn't mean to offend you at all.

Я уверен, что Том не хотел тебя обидеть.

I'm sure Tom didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

Я не хотел тебя обидеть.

I did not mean that.

— Всё везде и сразу (2022)

Не хотел тебя обидеть.

I didn't mean to offend you.

— Славные парни (1990)