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Pronunciation: /breɪk/
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Spanish translation of break
A. vt
- 2 (render useless) [machine] romper*, descomponer* (AmL)
- 6 (impart) Sue broke the news to him = Sue le dio la noticia they broke it to her gently = se lo dijeron con mucho tacto
- 7 (exceed) [record] batir
- 8 (disrupt) [pattern/monotony] romper*
- 9 (decipher) [code] descifrar
B. vi
- 2 (give in) [resistance] desmoronarse she broke under constant interrogation = no resistió el constante interrogatorio
- 3 a (begin) [storm] estallar; [day] romper* b (change) [weather] cambiar his voice is breaking = le está cambiando la voz his voice broke (with emotion) = se le entrecortó la voz
- 4 [wave/surf] romper*
Phrasal verbs
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break away
v + adv to break away ( -
break down
a v + adv a [vehicle/machine] estropearse, averiarse*, descomponerse* (AmL) , quedarse en pana (Chi) , quedarse varado (Col) ; [system] fallar; [talks] fracasar b (lose composure) perder* el control b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [door/barrier] echar abajo b (divide up) [expenditure] desglosar; [sentence] descomponer* the process can be broken down into three steps = el proceso puede dividirse en tres pasos -
break in
a v + adv [intruder] entrar para robar etc b v + o + adv, v + adv + o [horse] domar -
break into
v + prep + o [building] entrar en para robar etc -
break off
a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (detach) partir b [engagement/diplomatic relations] romper* b v + adv (snap off, come free) [piece of ice] desprenderse the handle broke off = se le rompió el asa -
break out
v + adv a (start) [war/epidemic/rioting] estallar b (escape) [prisoner] escaparse, fugarse* -
break through
a v + adv (penetrate) [Mil] penetrar en las defensas enemigas; [sun] salir* b v + prep + o [barrier] atravesar*, romper* they broke through our defenses = penetraron en nuestras defensas -
break up
A. v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (divide) [land] dividir; [ship] desaguazar*; [sentence] descomponer* b [demonstration] disolver* • (wreck, ruin) [home] deshacer*
B. v + adv a [lovers/band] separarse their marriage broke up = su matrimonio fracasó to break up with sb = romper* con algn b [meeting] terminar; [crowd] dispersarse
