Spanish Conversation · Level 148
30 words
Spanish word
vulnerar
Pronunciation
IPA/bulneˈɾaɾ/
Meaning
- verbviolate
Example
No debes vulnerar los derechos de los demás.
You must not violate the rights of others.
More examples
La empresa no debe vulnerar la privacidad de los usuarios.
The company must not violate users' privacy.
Core concept
Torn contract.
Common phrases
vulnerar los derechos
violate rights
vulnerar la ley
violate the law
vulnerar la privacidad
violate privacy
Similar words
infringir: Infringes a statute or clause by acting contrary to its legal requirements.
violar: Disregards and breaks rights or agreements with flagrant disrespect.
lesionar: Injures rights or interests, causing tangible or reputational harm.
contravenir: Fails to comply with a regulation or order by acting contrary to its rules.
Definition in Spanish
Violar o transgredir una norma, un derecho o la integridad de algo o alguien, causando un perjuicio.
Word origin
From Latin vulnerāre 'to wound' (from vulnus 'wound'), it shifts from a literal sense of wounding to a figurative sense of injuring rights or rules.
Usage tips
- Used often in legal or formal contexts to mean 'infringe', while 'violar' commonly also means 'to rape', so the wrong verb can cause a serious misunderstanding.
Other meanings
- impairverb
- hurtverb
Related words
- vulneraciónviolationnoun
- vulnerablevulnerableadjective
- vulnerabilidadvulnerabilitynoun