encroach

• Verbo usado para indicar a invasão gradual de um território, dos direitos de alguém ou do espaço pessoal, frequentemente de forma indesejada ou prejudicial.

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

1. Intrude graduallyC1formal

   To gradually intrude on someone's rights, property, or personal space.

   Invadir

   • The new building encroaches on our property line.
   • His constant questions encroached on her privacy.
   • The government's policies encroach upon individual freedoms.

   Sinônimosimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antônimosrespectretreatwithdraw

2. Advance beyond limitsC1formal

   To gradually advance beyond usual or acceptable limits.

   Invadir

   • The desert is encroaching on the farmland.
   • The forest encroaches on the village boundaries.
   • Urban development is encroaching on natural habitats.

   Sinônimosimpingeinfringeintrudeinvadeoversteptrespass

   Antônimosrecederetreatwithdraw

Variantes phrasalencroach upon