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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenvahissement
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɑ̃.va.is.mɑ̃
"Cet immeuble est un envahissement de notre espace public."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An intrusion on a person's territory, rights, or private property.
"The neighbors built a fence that constituted an encroachment on her backyard." - 2
The gradual advance beyond usual or acceptable limits.
"Environmentalists protested against the urban encroachment into the protected wildlife reserve."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'encrochier', meaning 'to hook or seize', combining the prefix 'en-' (in, into) and 'croche' (hook). Entering the English language in the late Middle Ages, the term evolved from its literal sense of grasping with a hook to denote the gradual, unlawful intrusion upon another's property, rights, or territory.
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envahissement
Transliteration: ɑ̃.va.is.mɑ̃
"Cet immeuble est un envahissement de notre espace public."
Übergriff
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌɡʁɪf
"Dieser Bau stellt einen klaren Übergriff auf unser Grundstück dar."
sconfinamento
Transliteration: skon.fi.naˈmen.to
"Il recinto ha causato uno sconfinamento nella proprietà vicina."
intromisión
Transliteration: in.tɾo.miˈsjon
"La construcción ilegal es una intromisión en terrenos protegidos."
invasão
Transliteration: ĩ.vaˈzɐ̃w
"A nova lei visa impedir a invasão de áreas preservadas."
अतिक्रमण
Transliteration: atikraman
"प्रशासन ने सरकारी जमीन पर से अतिक्रमण हटा दिया।"
侵占
Transliteration: qīnzhàn
"这项建筑工程构成了对邻近土地的侵占。"
침해
Transliteration: chimhae
"이것은 사생활 침해에 해당합니다."
侵害
Transliteration: shingai
"これは私有地への不法な侵害です。"
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