encroach upon

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar la invasión gradual de los derechos, el territorio o el espacio personal de alguien, a menudo de manera no deseada o perjudicial.

A phrasal verb used to indicate gradually intruding on someone's rights, territory, or personal space, often in a way that is unwelcome or harmful.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Intrude graduallyformal

   To gradually take away someone's rights, privileges, or personal space.

   Invadir gradualmente

   • The new law encroaches upon citizens' privacy rights.
   • His constant questions encroached upon her personal time.
   • The expanding city encroaches upon the surrounding farmland.

   Sinónimosimpinge onintrude oninvadeoverstep

   Antónimoshonorleaverespectretreatwithdraw

2. Trespass or invadeformal

   To gradually advance beyond usual or acceptable limits, especially into someone else's territory.

   Invadir o usurpar gradualmente

   • The neighbor's fence encroaches upon our property.
   • The forest is slowly encroaching upon the abandoned village.
   • The company's expansion encroaches upon the local wildlife habitat.

   Sinónimosimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antónimosrespectretreatwithdraw

Verbo baseencroach