invade

invadere

Entrare con soldati in un altro paese o territorio per prenderne il controllo.

In inglese semplice: To enter another country or area with soldiers in order to take control of it.

• The army invaded the country.
• Enemy troops invaded the island at dawn.
• They feared that their neighbour would invade.

Sinonimi: attack, occupy

Contrari: withdraw

Espressioni comuni: invade a country, invade enemy territory, invade an island, invade by sea

invadere

Entrare in gran numero in un luogo dove le persone non vogliono quella presenza.

In inglese semplice: To enter a place in large numbers when the people there do not want you.

• Tourists invade the village every summer.
• Football fans invaded the quiet square.
• Dozens of reporters had invaded her garden.

Sinonimi: overrun, descend on

Espressioni comuni: invade a town, invade the beach, invade someone’s home

invadere, infestare

Entrare e diffondersi in un luogo in quantità indesiderate o dannose.

In inglese semplice: To enter and spread through a place in unwanted or harmful numbers.

• Ants invaded our kitchen.
• Weeds have invaded the vegetable garden.
• By evening, mosquitoes had invaded the campsite.

Sinonimi: infest, overrun

Espressioni comuni: invade the kitchen, invade a garden, invade someone’s home

invadere, colonizzare

Diffondersi in una nuova zona e danneggiare le piante o gli animali che vi vivono già.

In inglese semplice: To spread into a new area and harm the plants or animals that already live there.

• These weeds invade nearby fields.
• An introduced fish has invaded the lake.
• Foreign plants can invade habitats and crowd out native species.

Sinonimi: colonize, overrun

Espressioni comuni: invade a habitat, invade native woodland, invade an ecosystem