incumplir

v.

1 to fail to fulfill, to neglect.

2 to fall short, to perform badly.

Su padre incumplió siempre Her father fell short always.

3 to disobey, to fail to observe, to fail to fulfill, to fail to keep.

Ella incumplió las reglas She disobeyed the rules.

4 to break a promise, to break one's promise.

El chico incumplió The boy broke a promise.

5 to violate, to violate probation.

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incumplir

► verbo transitivo

1 (promesa) to break; (deber) to fail to fulfil; (contrato) to break; (orden) to disobey, fail to comply with

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VT [+ regla] to break, fail to observe; [+ promesa] to break, fail to keep; [+ contrato] to breach

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1.

verbo transitivo <ley/promesa> to break; <contrato> to breach

2.

incumplir vi (AmL exc CS)

no me vayas a incumplir — don't let me down

incumplió a la cita — she didn't show o turn up

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= violate, default, infringe (on/upon), go back on, welsh on.

Ex. Women who self-promote may suffer social reprisals for violating gender prescriptions to be modest.

Ex. If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex. The Act undoubtedly has the potential to infringe gravely upon the civil liberties of UK citizens.

Ex. The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex. I am afraid that double dealer Brookenfuehrer has welshed on the deal.

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* incumplir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + rule, violate + regulation, break + rules.

* incumplir una regla = violate + rule, break + rules.

* incumplir una regla, infringir una regla, incumplir una norma, infringir un = break + rules.

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1.

verbo transitivo <ley/promesa> to break; <contrato> to breach

2.

incumplir vi (AmL exc CS)

no me vayas a incumplir — don't let me down

incumplió a la cita — she didn't show o turn up

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= violate, default, infringe (on/upon), go back on, welsh on.

Ex: Women who self-promote may suffer social reprisals for violating gender prescriptions to be modest.

Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

Ex: The Act undoubtedly has the potential to infringe gravely upon the civil liberties of UK citizens.

Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.

Ex: I am afraid that double dealer Brookenfuehrer has welshed on the deal.

* incumplir una norma = infringe + standard, violate + rule, violate + regulation, break + rules.

* incumplir una regla = violate + rule, break + rules.

* incumplir una regla, infringir una regla, incumplir una norma, infringir un = break + rules.

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incumplir [I1 ]

vt

‹ley› to break; ‹contrato› to breach; ‹promesa› to break

■ incumplir

vi

(Col, Méx, Per): no me vayas a incumplir don't let me down

incumplir A algo:

incumplió a la cita she didn't show o turn up

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incumplir (conjugate incumplir) verbo transitivo ‹ley/promesa› to break;
‹contrato› to breach
verbo intransitivo (AmL exc CS):

◊ no me vayas a incumplir don't let me down;

incumplió a la cita she didn't show o turn up
incumplir verbo transitivo not to fulfil
(deber) to fail to fulfil
(promesa, contrato) to break
(orden) to fail to carry out

'incumplir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
faltar
- vulnerar
English:
breach
- break
- default setting

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incumplir vt

[deber] to fail to fulfil, to neglect; [orden, ley] to fail to comply with; [promesa] to break; [contrato] to breach

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incumplir

v/t break

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incumplir vt

: to fail to carry out, to break (a promise, a contract)