encroach

encroach
intransitive verb
(lit. or fig.)

encroach [on something] — [in etwas (Akk.)] eindringen

the sea is encroaching [on the land] — das Meer dringt vor

encroach on somebody's time — jemandes Zeit immer mehr in Anspruch nehmen

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[in'krəu ]
- academic.ru/116013/encroach_on">encroach on
- encroachment
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en·croach
[ɪnˈkrəʊtʃ, AM enˈkroʊ-]
vi
▪ to \encroach [up]on sb zu jdm vordringen
exam time is \encroaching upon us der Prüfungszeitraum rückt immer näher
▪ to \encroach [up]on sth in etw akk eindringen; troops in etw akk vordringen
to \encroach [up]on sb's rights in jds Rechte eingreifen, jds Rechte beschneiden
to \encroach on sb's time jds Zeit [über Gebühr] in Anspruch nehmen
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[ɪn'krəʊtʃ]
vi

to encroach (up)on (land) — vordringen in (+acc); sphere, rights eingreifen in (+acc); privileges übergreifen auf (+acc); time in Anspruch nehmen

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encroach [ınˈkrəʊtʃ]
A v/i
1. (on, upon) eingreifen (in jemandes Besitz oder Recht), unberechtigt eindringen (in akk), sich Übergriffe leisten (in, auf akk), (jemandes Recht) verletzen
2. über Gebühr in Anspruch nehmen, missbrauchen (beide:
on, upon akk):
encroach (up)on sb’s kindness
3. schmälern, beeinträchtigen (beide:
on, upon akk):
encroach (up)on sb’s rights
B s obs für encroachment
* * *
intransitive verb
(lit. or fig.)

encroach [on something] — [in etwas (Akk.)] eindringen

the sea is encroaching [on the land] — das Meer dringt vor

encroach on somebody's time — jemandes Zeit immer mehr in Anspruch nehmen

* * *
v.
eingreifen v.
missbrauchen v.

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