rape

BrE /reɪp/ AmE /reɪp/

noun / verb en → es

1 CRIME [uncountable] C1

the crime of forcing someone to have sex when they do not want to

violación, abuso sexual

Collocations rape a woman/man

  • The police are investigating the rape of a 23-year-old woman.

    La policía está investigando la violación de una mujer de 23 años.

2 FORCE [transitive] C1

to force someone to have sex when they do not want to

violentar, abusar sexualmente de

Collocations rape a woman/man

  • He was arrested for raping two women.

    Fue arrestado por abusar sexualmente de dos mujeres.