🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

violación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byo.laˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Breach/briːtʃ/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Hubo una violación grave de los datos de los usuarios."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or code of conduct.

    "The company faced a massive lawsuit for a serious data breach."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make a gap in and break through a wall, barrier, or defense.

    "The floodwaters managed to breach the retaining wall."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'breach' originates from the Old English 'brec', meaning 'a breaking'. It evolved through Middle English as 'breche', which referred to a gap or rupture, particularly in a wall or barrier. Over time, its usage expanded to encompass violations of agreements or laws.

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