en pedazos

en pedazos(
ehn
 
peh
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dah
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sohs
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. into pieces
La pelota golpeó el jarrón, que se rompió en pedazos.The ball hit the vase, which broke into pieces.
El padre partió la hogaza de pan en pedazos y le dio uno a cada uno de sus hijos.The father broke the loaf of bread into pieces and gave a piece to each of his children.
b.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
El misil alcanzó al barco, que voló en pedazos.The missile hit the ship, which was blown to pieces.
Cuando la bomba explotó, el edificio saltó en pedazos.When the bomb went off, the building blew to pieces.
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