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romper

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break

[breɪk]

sustantivo

1. fractura (f) rotura (f) (fracture) (in bone) ; abertura (f) hueco (m) (in wall, fence) ; claro (m) (in clouds) ; corte (m) (in electric circuit)

at break of day -> al despuntar el día
break switch (Elec) -> interruptor (m)

2. descanso (m) pausa (f) (interval, pause) ; vacaciones (f pl) (holiday)

(commercial) break -> pausa (f) publicitaria, anuncios mpl (on TV, radio)
to work/talk without a break -> trabajar/hablar sin pausa or sin descanso
a break in the weather -> un periodo de buen tiempo
give me a break! (familiar) -> ¡déjame en paz!; (leave me alone) ¡no digas tonterías! (I don't believe you)

3. fuga (f) (familiar) (escape)

to make a break for it -> intentar escaparse

4. oportunidad (f) (familiar) (chance) chance (f) (Am)

to give somebody a break -> dar una oportunidad or (give opportunity) (un) chance a alguien (Am)
a lucky break -> golpe (m) de suerte
big break -> gran oportunidad (f)

verbo transitivo (pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken [ˈbrəʊkən])

5. romper (in general)

she broke the roll in two -> partió el panecillo en dos
to break one's arm/leg -> romperse or partirse un brazo/una pierna
to break something into pieces -> romper algo en pedazos
to break the sound barrier -> superar la barrera del sonido
to break cover -> salir del escondite
to break the ice (sentido figurado) -> romper el hielo
to break one's journey -> interrumpir el viaje
to break ranks -> romper filas
break a leg! (sentido figurado) -> ¡buena suerte! (good luck!)

6. (soften)

the undergrowth broke his fall -> la maleza amortiguó su caída

7. acabar con, arruinar (destroy) (person, health, resistance) ; reventar (strike)

to break somebody's heart -> romper el corazón a alguien
to break somebody's spirit -> minar la moral a alguien
to break the bank -> hacer saltar la banca
to break somebody's serve -> romper el servicio a alguien (in tennis)

8. romper (agreement, promise) ; violar (law, rules)

9. descubrir, revelar (story) (to a)

to break the news of something to somebody -> dar la noticia de algo a alguien

verbo intransitivo

10. romperse (glass, machine, bone) ; sucumbir (person's health) ; abrirse (weather)

to break in two -> romperse or partirse en dos
the sea broke against the rocks -> el mar rompía contra las rocas
day was beginning to break -> despuntaba el día

11. saltar, estallar (news, story)

12. cambiar (voice) (at puberty)

her voice broke with emotion -> se quedó con la voz quebrada por la emoción

break [breik]

sustantivo

1. Rotura, abertura, fractura (fracture).

2. Pausa (Rad., TV) (comercial), parada, intervalo, interrupción (gap), vacío.

We have a coffee break at 11 -> a las once paramos para tomar un café
I need a break from all this -> necesito descansar de todo esto; necesito un cambio de aires (a holiday)
He got a se le presentó una oportunidad -> Ruptura (separation, rift)
To make a clean cortar por lo sano. He made a break for the door -> corrió hacia la puerta (sudden move)

3. Una línea que ponen los ingleses al fin de algunas oraciones para denotar que no está completo su sentido. (Teatro)

4. Blanco en los escritos.

The break of the day -> la aurora

(Teat.) Entreacto, intermedio. Descanso (rest period); recreo (at school). Vacaciones (short vacation); cambio (change, respite). Ruptura, corte (in circuit). Oportunidad (chance, opportunity). Tacada, serie (in snooker, pool); ruptura, quiebre (in tennis).

break [breɪk] broke (past)broken (participle:past)

noun

1 (fracture) rotura (f); (in bone) fractura (f); (in relationship) ruptura (f)

to make a break with romper con

2 (gap) (in wall etc) abertura (f); brecha (f); (crack) grieta (f); (Tip) (on paper etc) espacio (m); blanco (m); (Electricity and Electronics) (in circuit) corte (m)

a break in the clouds un claro entre las nubes

3 (pause) (in conversation) interrupción (f); pausa (f); (in journey) descanso (m); pausa (f); (stop) parada (f); (holiday) vacaciones (f); (rest) descanso (m); (tea break) descanso (m) para tomar el té; once(s) (f)

plural

; (p) (LAm) (Britain) (Educ) recreo (m)

a break in continuity una solución de continuidad

give me a break! ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

to have or take a break descansar; tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break hacer una escapada de fin de semana

with a break in her voice con la voz entrecortada

a break in the weather un cambio del tiempo

without a break sin descanso or descansar

4 (chance) oportunidad (f)

to give sb a break dar una oportunidad a algn

lucky break golpe (m) de suerte; racha (f) de buena suerte

5 (break-out) fuga (f)

to make a break for it tratar de fugarse

at break of day al amanecer

7 (Tennis) ruptura (f)

two breaks of service dos servicios rotos

8 (Billiards) (Snooker) tacada (f); serie (f)

9 (vehicle) break (m); volanta (f); (LAm)

verb:transitive

1 (smash) [+glass etc] romper; [+branch, stick] romper; quebrar; (LAm) [+ground] roturar; [+code] descifrar; [+conspiracy] deshacer; [+drugs ring {etc}] desarticular

to break one's back romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

to break sb's heart romper or partir el corazón a algn

to break one's leg romperse la pierna

break a leg! (Teat) ¡buena suerte!

to break surface [+submarine, diver] emerger; salir a la superficie

to break the ice romper el hielo

spirit

2 (surpass) [+record] batir; superar

3 (fail to observe) [+law, rule] violar; quebrantar; [+appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise faltó a su palabra/promesa; to break a date faltar a una cita

4 (weaken, destroy) [+resistance, spirits] quebrantar; quebrar; (LAm) [+health] quebrantar; [+strike] romper; quebrar; (LAm) [+habit] perder; [+horse] domar; amansar; [+bank] (in gambling) quebrar; hacer quebrar; [+person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir; vencer

to break sb of a habit quitar una costumbre a algn

5 (interrupt) [+silence, spell] romper; [+journey] interrumpir; [+electrical circuit] cortar; interrumpir

6 (soften) [+force] mitigar; contener; [+impact, fall] amortiguar

7 (disclose) [+news] comunicar;to a;

8 (leave)

to break camp levantar el campamento

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break ranks romper filas

to break sb's serve or service (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10 (Náut) [+flag] desplegar

11 (US)

can you break me a 100-dollar bill? ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

verb:intransitive

1 (smash) [+window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos;

2 (be fractured) [+chair] romperse; partirse; [+branch, twig] romperse; quebrarse; (LAm) [+limb] fracturarse; [+boil] reventar; [+heart] romperse; partirse

3 (cease to function) [+machine] estropearse

4 (arrive) [+dawn, day] apuntar; rayar; [+news] darse a conocer; [+story] revelarse; [+storm] estallar; [+wave] romper

5 (give way) [+health, spirits] quebrantarse; [+weather] cambiar; [+heat wave] terminar; [+boy's voice] mudarse; [+singing voice] cascarse; [+bank] quebrar

6 (pause)

let's break for lunch vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

to break free (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; liberarse

to break loose desatarse; escaparse; desencadenarse

to break even cubrir los gastos

9 (Boxing) separarse

10 (Billiards) (Snooker) abrir el juego

"Frame 8. Davis to break"

11 (Dep) [+ball] torcerse; desviarse

modifier

break dancer (n) bailaríninabailarina (m) (f) de break;ina bailarina

break dancing (n) break (m)

break point (n) (Tennis) punto (m) de break; punto (m) de ruptura; (Comput) punto (m) de interrupción

Verb Conjugation for "break" (go to romper)

Imperative

break
you break
he/she breaks
we break
you break
they break

Preterite

I broke
you broke
he/she broke
we broke
you broke
they broke

Present Continuous

I am breaking
you are breaking
he/she is breaking
we are breaking
you are breaking
they are breaking

Present Perfect

I have broken
you have broken
he/she has broken
we have broken
you have broken
they have broken

Past Continuous

I was breaking
you were breaking
he/she was breaking
we were breaking
you were breaking
they were breaking

Past Perfect

I had broken
you had broken
he/she had broken
we had broken
you had broken
they had broken

Future

I will break
you will break
he/she will break
we will break
you will break
they will break

Future Perfect

I will have broken
you will have broken
he/she will have broken
we will have broken
you will have broken
they will have broken

Future Continuous

I will be breaking
you will be breaking
he/she will be breaking
we will be breaking
you will be breaking
they will be breaking

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been breaking
you have been breaking
he/she has been breaking
we have been breaking
you have been breaking
they have been breaking

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been breaking
you will have been breaking
he/she will have been breaking
we will have been breaking
you will have been breaking
they will have been breaking

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been breaking
you had been breaking
he/she had been breaking
we had been breaking
you had been breaking
they had been breaking

break

(pl breaks)

[breik]

masculine noun

1. (sport)

punto de break -> break point

break [brek]

(Música) break dancing

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