inroads [ˈɪnrəʊdz]
noun:plural
the inroads of mass tourism los efectos del turismo de masas; she had to make inroads into her savings tuvo que recurrir a sus ahorros; tuvo que echar mano de sus ahorros; (informal) they made significant inroads into Chinese territory realizaron grandes avances dentro del territorio chino; they are making inroads into the European market se están adentrando en el mercado europeo; I can see you've made inroads into that cake (humorous) ya veo que le has metido mano a la tarta; (informal) to make inroads into sb's time robar el tiempo a algn
