violer

violer [vjɔle]

➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb

   a. [+ traité, loi, constitution, cessez-le-feu] to violate ; [+ droit] to infringe ; [+ promesse, serment] to break

   b. [+ sépulture] to desecrate

   c. ( = abuser de) [+ personne] to rape

• se faire violer to be raped

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vjɔle

verbe transitif

1) to rape [personne]

se faire violer — to be raped

2) (profaner) to desecrate, to violate [tombe]

violer l'intimité de quelqu'un — fig to invade somebody's privacy

3) (enfreindre) to infringe, to contravene [loi]

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vjɔle vt

1) [personne] to rape

2) [loi, traité] to violate

3) [sépulture] to desecrate, to violate

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violer verb table: aimer vtr

1 (agresser sexuellement) to rape [personne]; se faire violer to be raped;

2 (profaner) to desecrate [tombe]; to violate [territoire, souveraineté]; to break into [domicile]; violer l'intimité de qn fig to invade sb's privacy;

3 (enfreindre) to violate [traité]; to infringe, to contravene [loi];

4 liter to violate [esprits, consciences].

[vjɔle] verbe transitif

1. [personne] to rape

se faire violer to be raped

2. [loi, règle] to violate

[serment] to break

[accord, secret professionnel] to violate, to break

3. [sanctuaire, sépulture] to violate, to desecrate

violer le domicile de quelqu'un DROIT to force entry into somebody's home

violer les consciences (figuré) to violate people's consciences