breach

incumplimiento, infracción

Acto de no respetar una ley, una norma, una promesa o un acuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: An act of breaking a law, rule, promise, or agreement.

• That is a breach of our agreement.
• The company was sued for breach of contract.
• Several breaches of safety rules were reported.

Cómo se usa: breach of something (Sharing that information was a breach of trust.)

Sinónimos: violation, infringement

Antónimos: compliance

Expresiones frecuentes: breach of contract, breach of trust, breach of duty, breach of etiquette

brecha, abertura

Hueco o abertura que aparece al romper algo sólido, como una pared.

En inglés sencillo: A hole or gap made by breaking something solid, such as a wall.

• Water poured through a breach in the wall.
• Workers repaired the breach before the rain returned.
• The soldiers entered through two breaches in the defences.

Cómo se usa: breach in something (The storm left a breach in the sea wall.)

Sinónimos: gap, opening, hole

Expresiones frecuentes: breach in something, through a breach, make a breach

incumplir, infringir

No cumplir lo que exige una norma, un deber o un acuerdo.

En inglés sencillo: To fail to do what a rule, duty, or agreement requires.

• They breached their duty to protect the children.
• The firm breached its contract with us.
• Did he breach any safety rules?

Sinónimos: violate, break

Expresiones frecuentes: breach a duty, breach a contract, breach the rules, breach an agreement

abrir una brecha, derribar

Romper una pared o barrera para permitir que las personas entren.

En inglés sencillo: To break through a wall or barrier so that people can enter.

• The soldiers breached the wall.
• Police breached the locked door.
• They could not breach the city’s defences.

Sinónimos: break through, penetrate

Expresiones frecuentes: breach a wall, breach the defences, breach a barrier