infringimos

Infringimos is a verb form that appears in both Spanish and Portuguese, representing the first-person plural of the verb infringir, which means to infringe or to violate. Depending on the language and the tense, infringimos can convey different meanings: in Spanish it can function as the present indicative form for “we infringe” or as the pretérito perfecto simple for “we infringed”; in Portuguese it can be the present indicative form for “we infringe” and, due to identical spelling, may also appear as the simple past in some constructions with the same spelling.

Etymology and cognates: infringir comes from Latin infringere, formed from in- (into, on) and frangere (to break). The verb has closely related forms in both Romance languages, with similar meaning and usage across contexts such as law, contracts, and rules.

Usage and context: In both languages, infringimos is used to describe violations of rules, laws, rights, or agreements. Because the same spelling can correspond to different tenses in Spanish and Portuguese, its precise temporal interpretation depends on surrounding words and context. In legal or formal writing, it often appears in phrases like describing a breach or act of violating terms, while in everyday language it can refer to general breaches of guidelines or norms.

Related forms: In Spanish, the noun infringimiento or infringimiento de derechos captures the act of infringing. In Portuguese, infringimento likewise denotes the act of violation, with common legal and administrative usage.

See also: infringir (Spanish), infringir (Portuguese), infringimiento, infringimento.