noun🔗ShareBrèche, percéeA gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence"The floodwaters created a breach in the riverbank, allowing the water to overflow onto the farmland. "Les eaux de crue ont créé une brèche dans la berge, permettant à l'eau de déborder sur les terres agricoles.gaparchitecturebuildingmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRupture, désaccordA breaking up of amicable relations, a falling-out."The breach between the two sisters started over a shared inheritance. "La rupture entre les deux sœurs a commencé à cause d'un héritage partagé.communicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRupture, brècheA breaking of waters, as over a vessel or a coastal defence; the waters themselves"A clear breach is when the waves roll over the vessel without breaking. A clean breach is when everything on deck is swept away."Une rupture claire se produit lorsque les vagues déferlent sur le navire sans se briser. Une brèche nette se produit lorsque tout sur le pont est emporté.nauticaloceanmilitarydisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRupture, assautA breaking out upon; an assault."The sudden breach of the classroom door startled the students. "La rupture soudaine de la porte de la salle de classe a surpris les élèves.militarywaractionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBleu, blessureA bruise; a wound."The soccer player received a painful breach on his knee during the game. "Le joueur de football a reçu un bleu douloureux au genou pendant le match.medicinebodyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHernie, ruptureA hernia; a rupture."The athlete's strained muscle caused a painful breach in his abdominal wall. "Le muscle tendu de l'athlète a causé une rupture douloureuse dans sa paroi abdominale.medicineanatomybodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInfraction, violationA breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment"The student's failure to complete the homework assignment was a breach of the school's rules. "Le fait que l'élève n'ait pas fait ses devoirs constituait une violation des règles de l'école.lawrightactiongovernmentpoliticsmoralsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFossé, écartA difference in opinions, social class etc."The breach between the students' opinions on the school project led to heated debates. "Le fossé entre les opinions des élèves sur le projet scolaire a mené à des débats animés.gapattitudesocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRupture, infractionThe act of breaking, in a figurative sense."The student's breach of the school's dress code resulted in a detention. "La violation du code vestimentaire de l'école par l'élève a entraîné une retenue.lawactionpoliticsbusinessstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfreindre, violerTo make a breach in."They breached the outer wall, but not the main one."Ils ont enfreint le mur extérieur, mais pas le principal.militarylawpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVioler, enfreindreTo violate or break."The student breached the school's dress code by wearing jeans to the formal event. "L'élève a enfreint le code vestimentaire de l'école en portant un jean à l'événement formel.lawactionbusinessmilitarypoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnvahir, percer(of the sea) To break into a ship or into a coastal defence."The rising tide breached the seawall, flooding the low-lying coastal town. "La marée montante a envahi la digue, inondant la ville côtière basse.nauticaldisasteroceanwarsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSauter hors de l'eau(of a whale) To leap out of the water."The humpback whale breached spectacularly, sending a spray of water high into the air. "La baleine à bosse a sauté de l'eau de façon spectaculaire, projetant un jet d'eau haut dans les airs.animaloceannatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
