eindringen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- encroachment noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
- hack verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- inbreak verb To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
- incursion noun A sudden military raid or invasion into another territory.
- intrude verb To enter or interrupt somewhere without invitation or welcome.
- intrusion noun An unwelcome entry into a place, situation, or someone's private life.
- invade verb To enter a country or territory by force in order to take control of it.
- irruption noun The action of irrupting or breaking into; a violent entry or invasion; an inbreaking; an intrusion.
- penetrate verb To make a way into or through something; to pierce or pass into the interior of something.
- trespass verb To enter someone's land or property without permission.
Senses
eindringen is used for these senses in English:
- break into (transitive, idiomatic) To enter illegally or by force, especially in order to commit a crime.
- encroachment An entry into a place or area that was previously uncommon; an advance beyond former borders; intrusion; incursion.
- hack (transitive, slang, computing, by extension) To gain unauthorized access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
- inbreak A sudden violent inroad or incursion; an irruption; a breaking in.
- inbreak (transitive) To break in; break into; make an incursion into; insert into; interrupt.
- incursion An aggressive movement into somewhere; an invasion in the general sense.
- intrusion The forcible inclusion or entry of an external group or individual; the act of intruding.
- invade To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
encroachment — full definition
- noun The act of gradually intruding on someone else's land, rights or area of authority, or the intrusion itself.
- noun A structure or part of a building that extends over a boundary onto neighbouring or public land.
hack — full definition
- verb To cut or chop something roughly, without precision.
- verb To break into a computer system or account without authorization.
- verb To find a clever, often improvised shortcut for solving a problem.
- noun A clever shortcut, trick, or workaround.
- noun A skilled but unglamorous or uncreative worker, especially a writer or programmer producing mediocre work for hire.