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încălca

to violate (a law, rule, or agreement) /ɨŋ.kəlˈka/

verb#3039 most common

Also: to breach, to infringe, to trespass, overstep

Example sentences

Nu trebuie să încalci regulile.
You must not break the rules.
Ea a încălcat legea.
She broke the law.
Compania a încălcat contractul semnat anul trecut.
The company breached the contract signed last year.
Guvernul este acuzat că încalcă drepturile omului.
The government is accused of violating human rights.
Dacă vei încălca din nou regulamentul, vei fi exclus din competiție.
If you violate the regulation again, you will be excluded from the competition.
Judecătorii au decis că firma a încălcat în mod repetat normele de mediu, atrăgând sancțiuni severe.
The judges ruled that the firm had repeatedly violated environmental regulations, incurring severe penalties.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgîncalcîncălcaivoi încălca
2sgîncalciîncălcașivei încălca
3sgîncalcăîncălcăva încălca
1plîncălcămîncălcarămvom încălca
2plîncălcațiîncălcarățiveți încălca
3plîncalcăîncălcarăvor încălca

Word family

călcato step, tread; to iron clothesîncălcareviolation, breach, infringement
încălcatviolated, breached
călcâiheel

Etymology

Încălca is formed from the prefix în- (into, onto) and călca, meaning to step or tread, which descends from Latin calcare, to trample. The literal sense is to step onto or across something, and this extended over time to mean overstepping a boundary, rule, or agreement. The modern legal and everyday meaning, to violate or breach, grew directly out of this image of trespassing across a line.

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