violação

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See also: violaçaõ

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin violātiōnem (injury, profanation). By surface analysis, violar +‎ -ção.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /vi.o.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [vɪ.o.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (faster pronunciation) /vjo.laˈsɐ̃w̃/ [vjo.laˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: vi‧o‧la‧ção

Noun

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violação f (plural violações)

  1. transgression; violation (act or instance of not acting according to the rules or conventions)
    Synonym: transgressão
  2. rape; violation (unconsented sex)
    Synonym: estupro
  3. the illegal crossing of an international border
    Synonym: invasão
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Further reading

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  • violação” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913