Einbrechen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- burgle verb To commit burglary.
- crater noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.
- encroachment noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
- inbreak verb To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
Senses
Einbrechen is used for these senses in English:
- break in (intransitive) To enter a place by force or illicit means.
- break into (transitive, idiomatic) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
- burgle (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To commit burglary. [from 1867]
- cave in To collapse inward or downward.
- crater (figurative) To collapse catastrophically; to become devastated or completely destroyed.
- encroachment An intrusion upon another's possessions or rights; infringement.
- inbreak (transitive) To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
burgle — full definition
- verb To commit burglary.
- verb To take the ball legally from an opposing player.
crater — full definition
- noun A bowl-shaped hollow in the ground, caused by an explosion, impact, or volcanic activity.
- verb To collapse or fail suddenly and completely.