Brèche (en. Breach)

bʁɛʃ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Opening made in a wall.

The attackers created a breach in the rampart.

Les assaillants ont créé une brèche dans le rempart.

Break in a continuity.

A breach forms in the glacier due to global warming.

Une brèche se forme dans le glacier à cause du réchauffement climatique.

Non-compliance with an obligation.

This decision constitutes a breach in environmental legislation.

Cette décision constitue une brèche dans la législation environnementale.

From Old French 'breche', meaning rupture, fissure.

to make a breach

Accessing through an opening in an obstacle.

faire une brèche

to take advantage of the breach

Taking advantage of a flaw in a system or logic.

tirer parti de la brèche

breach in security

Vulnerability in a security system.

brèche dans la sécurité

breaching

Action of breaking or creating a breach.

brèchement

to break

To break something.

briser

breach-maker

Woman who performs interventions to create breaches.

brècheuse

Situation where a person takes advantage of a weakness.

He knew how to exploit the breach to get what he wanted.

Il a su mettre la brèche pour obtenir ce qu'il voulait.

Small mistake or flaw in a plan.

This breach in his argumentation was noticeable.

Cette brèche dans son argumentation était visible.