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break (EN)
verbo, sustantivo

verbo “break”

infinitivo break; él breaks; pret. broke; part. broken; ger. breaking
  1. romperse
    The thin ice broke under his weight.
  2. romper
    She accidentally broke her glasses while playing basketball.
  3. cambiar (dinero en unidades más pequeñas)
    I need to break this fifty into tens for the garage sale tomorrow.
  4. infringir
    If you break the school's dress code again, you'll receive a detention.
  5. interrumpir repentinamente
    The loud alarm broke his concentration.
  6. terminar
    The long period of silence finally broke when she apologized.
  7. amanecer
    Day broke, casting a soft light over the city.
  8. hacer que una función deje de funcionar correctamente
    The latest update broke the login feature, preventing users from accessing their accounts.
  9. romper (una barrera, como un sello, cinta, etc.)
    He broke the tape across the door to enter the room.
  10. romperse (hablando de una ola de agua)
    As the children played on the beach, they watched in awe as the waves broke against the shore.
  11. revelar
    The journalist broke the scandal to the public, causing an uproar.
  12. quebrarse (la voz)
    During the speech, her voice broke with every mention of her late grandmother.
  13. establecer (un nuevo récord)
    She broke the world record for the longest free dive.
  14. realizar el primer tiro
    After winning the last game, Jake decided to let Sarah break this time.

sustantivo “break”

sing. break, pl. breaks o no contable
  1. descanso
    After two hours of studying, she decided it was time for a quick break.
  2. recreo
    During the break, the kids talked about their new video games.
  3. vacaciones
    The students were excited for the summer break to begin.
  4. pausa (en una relación amorosa)
    After two years of dating, they decided to take a break to figure things out.
  5. división
    During the fall, she suffered a break in her arm that required immediate medical attention.
  6. brecha
    Water started leaking through a small break in the dam.
  7. cambio
    After years of following the same routine, she decided it was time for a break from tradition.
  8. escapada
    After months of hard work, they finally took a weekend break in the countryside.
  9. caída (en los precios del mercado de valores)
    After the tech company's scandal was exposed, there was a significant break in its stock prices.
  10. salto de línea
    To ensure the chapter title stood out, she inserted a page break right after the concluding sentence of the previous chapter.
  11. rotura de servicio
    Serena achieved a crucial break in the second set, putting her in the lead.
  12. tiro inicial
    In the game of pool, it's always exciting to see how many balls the player can scatter with the opening break.
  13. serie (en snooker)
    In the final frame, she managed a break of 70 points, securing her victory in the tournament.
  14. contraataque
    After stealing the ball from their opponents, the team quickly launched a dangerous break.
  15. efecto (en golf)
    The golfer carefully calculated the break to ensure his putt would curve right into the hole.
  16. salida (en una carrera de caballos)
    At the break, all the horses surged forward, but one quickly took the lead.
  17. solo (en una canción)
    The crowd went wild during the guitar break.