🇬🇧🇪🇸 violence - violencia : English Lesson

Meaning of "violence" ("violencia"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Violence is when someone hurts a person, animal, or thing on purpose, instead of solving a problem with words, kindness, or walking away. It can be hitting, kicking, breaking things, or doing any action that causes harm just to be mean or to fight.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

In the video game settings, I turned the violence all the way down, so the boss monster just asked me nicely to go home.

The robot refused to use violence, so it defeated the bad guys by giving them 500 hours of math homework.

Dad said, “Use your words, not violence,” so I yelled, “I peacefully demand extra dessert!”

The wizard banned violence in his castle, so the knights now duel with rock-paper-scissors tournaments.

Many cartoons use silly pretend violence—like anvils and falling pianos—but real-life violence is never funny or safe, so we only laugh at the cartoon kind.

A boy hits a dog with a stick. A woman shouts, "No!" A man stops the boy. He sees the violence and feels sick. People watch the violence. A child cries at the violence. The boy drops the stick and the woman hugs the dog. People on the street say no to violence. A man says, "I hate violence."

This word is at the B1 level, which means it’s important for understanding and discussing familiar topics like work, school, or leisure. Words at this level help you express your thoughts, opinions, and experiences with more detail.

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