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    Significado de violence en inglés

    violenceviolence /ˈvaɪələns/ noun [uncountable] Ver todas las traducciones1behaviour that is intended to hurt other people physicallycomportamiento cuya intención es causar daño físico a otras personas:  There is too much sex and violence on TV these days.Hoy en día hay demasiado sexo y violencia en la televisión.violence against violence against womenviolencia contra la mujer2extreme forcefuerza extrema:  the tremendous violence of a tornadola tremenda fuerza de un tornado3do violence to something formalformal to spoil somethingestropear algo4 literaryliterario an angry way of speaking or reactingmanera airada de hablar o reaccionar:  She spoke with a violence that surprised them both.Habló con una vehemencia que los sorprendió a ambos.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONESadjectivesadjetivosphysical violence· They were threatened with physical violence.Los amenazaron con violencia física.domestic violence (=violence between a couple in their home)· Police said she was a victim of domestic violence.La policía dijo que ella era víctima de violencia doméstica.racial/ethnic violence (=between people of different racial/ethnic groups)· There were outbreaks of racial violence in some cities.Se produjeron estallidos de violencia racial en algunas ciudades.terrorist violence· The nation has suffered terrorist violence for many years.El país ha sufrido violencia terrorista durante muchos años.gratuitous violence (=violence that there is no reason for)· These films are full of gratuitous violence.Estas películas están llenas de violencia gratuita.mindless violence (=stupid and without any purpose)· Many have been victims of mindless violence.Muchos han sido víctimas de una violencia sin sentido.escalating/growing violence (=violence that is becoming worse)· There have been reports of escalating violence in the region.Se han registrado informes sobre una violencia en escalada en la región.verbsverbosresort to/use violence· They were willing to resort to violence to achieve their ends.Estaban dispuestos a recurrir a la violencia para lograr sus fines.incite/provoke violence (=do or say something that makes people become violent)· The opposition leader was accused of inciting violence against the president.El líder de la oposición fue acusado de incitar a la violencia contra el presidente.quell violence (=stop violent behaviour)· The National Guard was brought in to quell the violence.Se llamó a la Guardia Nacional para sofocar la violencia.violence erupts/breaks out/flares (=suddenly starts)· Violence erupted during the demonstration.La violencia estalló durante la manifestación.the violence escalates (=becomes worse)· The violence escalated as youths turned over a bus and began smashing shop windows.La violencia se intensificó cuando unos jóvenes volcaron un autobús y empezaron a destrozar escaparates.phrasesfrasesan act of violence· Police warned that acts of violence would not be tolerated.La policía advirtió que los actos de violencia no serían tolerados.an outbreak of violence· There was a fresh outbreak of violence on March 24.El 24 de marzo se produjo un nuevo estallido de violencia.the use of violence· A police spokesman said that the use of violence, while regrettable, was necessary.Un portavoz policial dijo que el uso de la violencia, si bien lamentable, era necesario.