🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

violación

Pronunciation / Transliteration: byo.laˈsjon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Breach/briːtʃ/
nounverbCEFR 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 has evolved through Middle English, retaining the core meaning of breaking or violation, particularly in legal contexts.

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