violence

violencia

Uso de la fuerza física para herir a personas o dañar cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Physical force used to hurt people or damage things.

• The protest ended in violence.
• Police reported a rise in street violence.
• They teach children to solve problems without violence.

Cómo se usa: violence against someone (The campaign aims to stop violence against women.)

Sinónimos: brutality

Expresiones frecuentes: domestic violence, street violence, violence against someone, physical violence

violencia, fuerza

Gran fuerza o intensidad, especialmente en un fenómeno natural o un movimiento.

En inglés sencillo: Great force or strength, especially in a natural event or movement.

• The waves struck with great violence.
• We were amazed by the violence of the storm.
• The violence of the impact threw him forward.

Cómo se usa: the violence of something (The violence of the wind frightened us.)

Sinónimos: force, intensity

Antónimos: gentleness

Expresiones frecuentes: the violence of, great violence, with violence