Polyglot Dictionary

violar

/bjoˈlaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
violo
preterite (yo)
violé
past participle
violado

Meaning

  1. to violate

    • Violaron la ley.

      They broke the law.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vulnerar

violar is more severe, like violating a law, or a sexual assault; vulnerar is more about violating rights or leaving something vulnerable to harm, a milder legal term — both mean "to violate."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

violar

violar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to violate."

Portuguese

violentar

violentar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to violate."

Portuguese

vulnerar

vulnerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to violate."

Practice

1 What does violar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches violar?

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