él viola

violates, breaks, rapes

ˈb j o l a → violar
viol to violate, to break + a tú command / third-person singular present
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person singular Rare #51,542
violates, breaks Used for breaking a law, rule, or agreement.
SP: Nadie viola las reglas de la escuela.
EN: Nobody breaks the school rules.
rapes A serious crime; this meaning is often expressed as “cometer una violación.”
SP: El hombre viola a una mujer.
EN: The man rapes a woman.
Conjugation of violar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
Third viola —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
Third viola —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second viola —

¿Qué pasa si una criada viola la regla?

What happens if a maid breaks the rule?

— La Linterna Roja (1991)

La operación viola la ley internacional.

The operation violates international law.

Viola.

Viola.

— La grande bellezza (2013)

Diles a los chicos que en mi favela nadie roba ni viola.

Tell the boys that in my favela nobody steals or rapes.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)