verb🔗ShareInvadir, infringir(usually followed by upon) To invade, especially with regard to the rights or the exclusive authority of another; to encroach."The new manager trenched upon the team's autonomy when she started making decisions without consulting them. "La nueva gerente invadió la autonomía del equipo cuando comenzó a tomar decisiones sin consultarlos.rightlawpoliticsgovernmentactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrinchar, excavar trincheras(infantry) To excavate an elongated pit for protection of soldiers and or equipment, usually perpendicular to the line of sight toward the enemy."The soldiers trenched the field, creating a defensive line before nightfall. "Los soldados trincharon el campo, creando una línea defensiva antes del anochecer.militarywartechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZanjarTo excavate an elongated and often narrow pit."The construction crew trenched a narrow ditch along the school's new playground to install new water pipes. "El equipo de construcción zanjó una zanja estrecha a lo largo del nuevo patio de recreo de la escuela para instalar nuevas tuberías de agua.environmentgeologyagriculturearchaeologymilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDirigir, tenderTo have direction; to aim or tend."Her ambition trenched towards becoming a doctor. "Su ambición se dirigía a convertirse en médico.directiontendencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTrinchar, cortarTo cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing, etc."The construction workers trenched the soil to lay the new water pipes. "Los trabajadores de la construcción trincharon la tierra para colocar las nuevas tuberías de agua.actiontechnicalprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareZanjarTo cut furrows or ditches in."to trench land for the purpose of draining it"Zanjar la tierra con el propósito de drenarla.agricultureenvironmentgeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCavar profundamente, trincharTo dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each from the next."to trench a garden for certain crops"Trinchar un jardín para ciertos cultivos.agricultureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
