1 verb intrude INTRANSITIVEcúngaigh verb c m usáraigh verb c m uto encroach on sbcur isteach ar dhuine, luí isteach ar dhuineit's encroaching upon the rights of otherstá sé ag cúngú ar chearta daoine eile, tá sé ag teacht salach ar chearta daoine eile2 verb gradually advance INTRANSITIVEtar thar PhrVbris isteach c m uthe sea is encroaching theretá an fharraige ag briseadh isteach ansinthe trees have encroached from next doortá na crainn béal dorais ag teacht thar teorainnthey're encroaching on my landtá siad ag teacht isteach ar mo chuid talaimh
encroaching
adjectivethe plants are under threat from encroaching vegetationtá na plandaí i mbaol ó fhásra atá ag cúngú orthu, tá na plandaí i mbaol ó fhásra atá ag brú isteach orthu