transgredir — meaning in English
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English meaning
- infringe verb To break a law, an agreement or someone's rights.
- transgress verb To go beyond a limit that has been set.
- violate verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.
Senses
transgredir is used for these senses in English:
- infringe (transitive) To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
- transgress (transitive) To act in violation of some law.
- violate (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
infringe — full definition
- verb To break a law, an agreement or someone's rights.
- verb To intrude on or go beyond the proper limits of something.
- verb (old use) To decorate something by adding a fringe to it.
transgress — full definition
- verb To go beyond a limit that has been set.
- verb To break or go against a law.
- verb To do something wrong, especially against moral or religious rules.
- verb Of the sea, to rise and cover land near the coast.
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