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Meanings of invade in anglès

espanyol
invadir

To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate.

invadir
portuguès
invadir

Occupy in large numbers or live on a host.

invadir
Sinònims
Examples for "overrun"
Examples for "overrun"
1
Could the Wehrmacht have overrun Europe without the help of US automakers?
Wired
2
However, some in Overtown remain worried they'll be overrun and left behind.
The Guardian
3
The Government has asked PWC to report into the overrun by March.
The Irish Times
4
Within two weeks of the German invasion, the Polish army was overrun.
The kommandant's girl
5
Arsenal, it must be said were far from disgraced, outplayed, or overrun.
The Guardian
1
Now they infest society clad in the most immaculate of evening clothes.
From a Girl's Point of View
2
Red ants are among the worst plagues that can infest a house.
The American Frugal Housewife
3
These terrible beasts continued to infest the province as late as 1810.
The Unseen World, and Other Essays
4
At these times swarms of sharks of enormous dimensions infest the coast.
The Bushman — Life in a New Country
5
Sharks infest the coasts and render bathing unsafe except behind protecting reefs.
Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
portuguès
invadir
català
ocupar
espanyol
invadir

March aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation.

ocupar
Usage of invade in anglès
1
The people, he says, believe the Americans could invade at any time.
Radio NZ
2
To invade this world is not bad breeding; it is social sacrilege.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
3
The number of Supercolony fighters able to invade grew faster and faster.
Anthill: a novel
4
Backstopping them are new tools to invade and disrupt enemy data networks.
Wired
5
Nobody has any right to invade land, to violate other people's rights.
The South African
6
Should the Russians invade, Amanda's group would be right in their path.
The Guardian
7
Surface glycoproteins are principal receptors used by pathogens to invade target cells.
Pubmed
8
Larvae or maggots are able to invade natural cavities and induce myiasis.
Pubmed
9
Already, I see umbrella groups and bureaucracy beginning to invade these spaces.
BBC
10
We know that they met, we can guess they plan to invade.
The Lady of the Rivers
11
I don't intend to invade your personal privacy by asking about that.
Labor Day
12
It approved the 2002 AUMF to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein.
The Guardian
13
Who was this bastard to think he could invade her home-herroom?
Dhampir
14
This has encouraged illegal gold miners and loggers to invade indigenous reservations.
Reuters
15
I have never sought to invade the rights of the southern states.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
16
Someone had opened the window to flee the house, not to invade.
A big little life
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United States of America
Common
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Common
Ireland
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