encroach

ɪnˈkroʊtʃ
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Translation of encroach from English into Dutch

Verb

intr.
1.

intrusion

intrude on someone's rights or territory
  • The new building encroaches on the park's land.Het nieuwe gebouw maakt inbreuk op het land van het park.
2.

boundaries

advance gradually beyond accepted limits
binnendringen indringen
  • The weeds began to encroach into the garden.Het onkruid begon de tuin binnen te dringen.
3.

territory

Rare
spread and restrict another's power or range
Rare
  • Technology is encroaching on traditional jobs.Technologie dringt binnen in traditionele banen.
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Expressions with encroach: examples in English and translations in Dutch

zich met iemands zaken bemoeien
in iemands vaarwater komen
He got angry when she encroached on his patch.
binnendringen
The new building encroaches on the park's land.
op iemands terrein komen
in iemands vaarwater zitten
He got angry when I encroached on his patch.
op iemands terrein komen
iemands terrein betreden
He got angry when I encroached on his turf at work.
binnendringen
The new building encroaches upon the park's boundaries.

Synonyms and analogies of encroach in English

Examples of encroach in a sentence

  • Noise from the party encroaches on our peace.
  • New buildings encroach on the historic district.
  • The river's banks encroach upon the farmland.
  • The new mall is encroaching on the local park.
  • Wildlife habitats are encroaching due to urban expansion.

Translations of "encroach" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
binnendringenv.

The safe camera system detects and reports freely definable objects that encroach into warning and detection zones.

Het veilige camerasysteem detecteert en meldt het binnendringen van objecten in waarschuwings- en beschermde ruimten die vrij kunnen worden gedefinieerd.

oprukkenv.

Zika will certainly not be the last infectious disease we see encroach and spread.

Zika zal zeker niet de laatste besmettelijke ziekte zijn die we zien oprukken en verspreiden.

inbreuk maken

She didn't mean to encroach, Grace.

Ze wilde geen inbreuk maken, Grace.

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Other translations for encroach:

  • beperkenv.
  • inbreuk te maken

encroach: Examples and translations in context

These ageless, titanic beings, charged with keeping the peace in this dangerous land, ensure that none within encroach without reason, and none without poach their secrets.

Deze tijdloze, gigantische wezens, beladen met de taak om de vrede in dit gevaarlijke land te bewaken, verzekeren dat niets binnendringt zonder reden en zonder het vrijgeven van hun geheimen.

As our enemies encroach and the Arctic melts... Alaska Command has never been more important or more vital to our homeland defense.

Nu onze vijanden oprukken en de noordpool smelt is het leger van Alaska belangrijker of vitaler dan ooit voor onze verdediging.

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