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noun

Rotura, ruptura

An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.

Examples :

"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."

El fémur tiene una rotura limpia y, por lo tanto, debería curarse fácilmente.

noun

Rotura, abertura

A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.

Examples :

"He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway."

Esperó minutos una abertura en el tráfico para cruzar la autopista.

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Descanso, pausa

A rest or pause, usually from work.

Examples :

"Let’s take a five-minute break."

Tomemos un descanso de cinco minutos.

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Recreo, descanso

A time for students to talk or play.

Examples :

"During the morning break, the students chatted excitedly about their weekend plans. "

Durante el recreo de la mañana, los estudiantes charlaron emocionados sobre sus planes para el fin de semana.

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Descanso, vacaciones

A short holiday.

Examples :

"a weekend break on the Isle of Wight"

Un descanso de fin de semana en la Isla de Wight.

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Ruptura, separación

A temporary split with a romantic partner.

Examples :

"I think we need a break."

Creo que necesitamos una ruptura.

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noun

Descanso, intermedio

An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

Examples :

"The play had a 15-minute break between acts. "

La obra tuvo un intermedio de 15 minutos entre actos.

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noun

Cambio, ruptura

A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.

Examples :

"big break"

Gran cambio

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noun

El amanecer, el alba

The beginning (of the morning).

Examples :

"at the break of day"

al amanecer

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Evasión, fuga

An act of escaping.

Examples :

"It was a clean break."

Fue una fuga limpia.

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Salto de línea, separación

The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.

Examples :

"The poem had wide breaks between stanzas, allowing the reader to pause and reflect. "

El poema tenía amplios saltos de línea entre las estrofas, lo que permitía al lector hacer una pausa y reflexionar.

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noun

Interrupción, rotura

A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.

Examples :

"The break key on the computer caused the presentation program to stop. "

La tecla de interrupción en la computadora hizo que el programa de presentación se detuviera.

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noun

Punto de interrupción

A point or condition in a program at which operation may be suspended during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated. A breakpoint.

Examples :

"The programmer set a breakpoint in the code to check for errors in the program. "

El programador estableció un punto de interrupción en el código para verificar errores en el programa.

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noun

Cambio, ruptura

A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.

Examples :

"The long period of rainy weather finally broke, and the sun came out. "

El largo período de tiempo lluvioso finalmente terminó y salió el sol.

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noun verb

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Examples :

"The break between classes allowed students to get a drink of water. "

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noun

Break

A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.

Examples :

"The wealthy family owned a beautiful break, which they used for outings to the park. "

La adinerada familia poseía un hermoso break, que usaban para las salidas al parque.

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noun

Freno

(equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.

Examples :

"The horse trainer used a special break to encourage the young horse to respond better to the reins. "

El entrenador de caballos usó un freno especial para animar al joven caballo a responder mejor a las riendas.

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noun

Intermedio, pausa

A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.

Examples :

"The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note."

El intermedio del violín fue asombroso; fue una pena que el cantante volviera con la nota equivocada.

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noun

El cambio, la transición

The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.

Examples :

"Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master."

Cruzar el cambio suavemente es una de las primeras lecciones que el joven clarinetista necesita dominar.

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noun

Barrancos, acantilados

Usu. plural An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).

Examples :

"The hikers explored the rugged river breaks, carefully navigating the steep slopes. "

Los excursionistas exploraron los escarpados barrancos del río, navegando cuidadosamente por las laderas empinadas.

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verb

Romper, quebrar

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

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verb

Dividir, fraccionar

To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

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verb

Desanimar, abatir

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her classmates broke her spirit, making her lose interest in school. "

Las críticas constantes de sus compañeros de clase abatieron su espíritu, haciéndola perder el interés en la escuela.

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verb

Quebrarse, derrumbarse

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mi corazón se está quebrando.

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verb

Interrumpir, romper, terminar

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

Examples :

"The loud noise from the construction site broke the peaceful morning. "

El ruido fuerte de la obra interrumpió la tranquila mañana.

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verb

Arruinar, quebrar

To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La recesión quebró a algunas pequeñas empresas.

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verb

Infringir, romper

To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

Él infringió sus votos al engañar a su esposa.

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Remitir, ceder

(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.

Examples :

"My daughter's fever broke last night, so she felt much better this morning. "

La fiebre de mi hija remitió anoche, así que se sintió mucho mejor esta mañana.

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verb

Terminar, romperse

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

El pronóstico dice que el calor terminará a mediados de semana.

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verb

Comenzar, estallar

(of a storm) To begin; to end.

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

Alrededor del mediodía, la tormenta estalló y la tarde fue tranquila y soleada.

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verb

Amanecer, alborear

(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

La mañana ha amanecido.

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verb

Hacer (un juego) poco desafiante alterando sus reglas o explotando lagunas o debilidades de las mismas de una manera que le da a un jugador una ventaja injusta

To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

Cambiar las reglas para permitir que las blancas tengan tres reinas extra haría que el ajedrez fuera poco desafiante.

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verb

Romper, dejar de funcionar

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

¿Ustedes dos rompieron el carrito al correr con él?

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verb

Romper, quebrar

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Romper un sello.

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verb

Romper, quebrar, perforar

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

La caballería no pudo romper las formaciones cuadradas británicas.

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verb

Romper, romper en espuma

(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.

Examples :

"The waves broke with a roar as they hit the shallows. "

Las olas rompieron con un rugido al chocar contra las aguas poco profundas.

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verb

Surgir, irrumpir

To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.

Examples :

"The sun broke through the clouds, lighting up the schoolyard. "

El sol surgió entre las nubes, iluminando el patio de la escuela.

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verb

Descansar, hacer una pausa

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

Examples :

"The students were asked to break from their math lesson to eat lunch. "

Se les pidió a los estudiantes que hicieran una pausa en su lección de matemáticas para almorzar.

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Interrumpir, amortiguar

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

Sobrevivió al salto por la ventana porque los arbustos de abajo amortiguaron su caída.

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verb

Revelar, anunciar

To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news that the school picnic was canceled. "

El profesor reveló la noticia de que el picnic escolar fue cancelado.

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Sonar de repente, irrumpir

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The quiet classroom suddenly broke into a loud cheer when the teacher announced the surprise party. "

El tranquilo aula de repente irrumpió en una fuerte ovación cuando el profesor anunció la fiesta sorpresa.

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verb

Romper, quebrar

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Su tos rompió el silencio.

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Surgir, irrumpir

To suddenly become.

Examples :

"The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."

El arresto fue estándar, cuando de repente el sospechoso irrumpió de forma desagradable.

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verb

Mudar la voz

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

"My brother's voice broke during puberty. "

La voz de mi hermano mudó durante la pubertad.

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Quebrar, romperse

Of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.

Examples :

"His voice breaks when he gets emotional."

Su voz se quiebra cuando se emociona.

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verb

Romper, superar

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

Examples :

"The runner broke the school record in the 100-meter dash. "

El corredor rompió el récord escolar en la carrera de 100 metros.

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Examples :

"The teacher will break the lesson into smaller parts to make it easier to understand. "

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Degradar

(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

Examples :

"The soldier was broken in rank for disobeying orders. "

El soldado fue degradado por desobedecer las órdenes.

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Romper, cortar

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"My sister and I broke our friendship after a big argument. "

Mi hermana y yo rompimos nuestra amistad después de una gran discusión.

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verb

Desemulsionar

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The oil and water mixture in the science experiment broke, separating into distinct layers. "

La mezcla de aceite y agua en el experimento científico se desemulsionó, separándose en capas distintas.

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verb

Contraatacar

To counter-attack

Examples :

"The soccer team decided to break the opponent's attack by quickly passing the ball to their star player. "

El equipo de fútbol decidió contraatacar el ataque del oponente pasando rápidamente el balón a su jugador estrella.

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verb

Revelar, divulgar, comunicar

To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news that the class would have a surprise party for the retiring principal. "

El profesor reveló la noticia de que la clase tendría una fiesta sorpresa para el director que se jubila.

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verb

Quebrantarse, debilitarse

To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

Examples :

"After a long illness, Sarah broke and needed several weeks to recover. "

Después de una larga enfermedad, Sarah se quebrantó y necesitó varias semanas para recuperarse.

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Quebrar, ir a la quiebra

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small bakery had to break because it couldn't afford the rising costs of ingredients. "

La pequeña panadería tuvo que quebrar porque no podía permitirse los crecientes costos de los ingredientes.

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Romper, quebrar

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Romper el lino.

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Destituir, despedir

To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

Examples :

"The school principal broke the student's suspension status. "

El director de la escuela destituyó al estudiante de su estado de suspensión.

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Romper, quebrar

To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.

Examples :

"to break into a run or gallop"

empezar a correr o galopar

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Romper, terminar una amistad

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"My best friend and I broke up after a big argument. "

Mi mejor amigo y yo terminamos nuestra amistad después de una gran discusión.

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Interrumpir, romper

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The computer program crashed and broke mid-calculation. "

El programa de la computadora se bloqueó y se interrumpió a mitad del cálculo.

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verb

Interrumpir, detener

To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.

Examples :

"The programmer broke the program to examine why the calculation was wrong. "

El programador detuvo el programa para examinar por qué el cálculo estaba mal.

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noun

Break, pausa

A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.

Examples :

"The DJ dropped a powerful break during the school dance, getting everyone on the floor. "

El DJ puso un break potente durante el baile escolar, haciendo que todos se lanzaran a la pista.

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Meanings

Rotura, ruptura

Examples :

"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."

El fémur tiene una rotura limpia y, por lo tanto, debería curarse fácilmente.

Rotura, abertura

Examples :

"He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway."

Esperó minutos una abertura en el tráfico para cruzar la autopista.

Descanso, pausa

Examples :

"Let’s take a five-minute break."

Tomemos un descanso de cinco minutos.

Recreo, descanso

Examples :

"During the morning break, the students chatted excitedly about their weekend plans. "

Durante el recreo de la mañana, los estudiantes charlaron emocionados sobre sus planes para el fin de semana.

Descanso, vacaciones

Examples :

"a weekend break on the Isle of Wight"

Un descanso de fin de semana en la Isla de Wight.

Ruptura, separación

Examples :

"I think we need a break."

Creo que necesitamos una ruptura.

Descanso, intermedio

Examples :

"The play had a 15-minute break between acts. "

La obra tuvo un intermedio de 15 minutos entre actos.

Cambio, ruptura

Examples :

"big break"

Gran cambio

El amanecer, el alba

Examples :

"at the break of day"

al amanecer

Evasión, fuga

Examples :

"It was a clean break."

Fue una fuga limpia.

Salto de línea, separación

Examples :

"The poem had wide breaks between stanzas, allowing the reader to pause and reflect. "

El poema tenía amplios saltos de línea entre las estrofas, lo que permitía al lector hacer una pausa y reflexionar.

Interrupción, rotura

Examples :

"The break key on the computer caused the presentation program to stop. "

La tecla de interrupción en la computadora hizo que el programa de presentación se detuviera.

Punto de interrupción

Examples :

"The programmer set a breakpoint in the code to check for errors in the program. "

El programador estableció un punto de interrupción en el código para verificar errores en el programa.

Cambio, ruptura

Examples :

"The long period of rainy weather finally broke, and the sun came out. "

El largo período de tiempo lluvioso finalmente terminó y salió el sol.

Examples :

"The break between classes allowed students to get a drink of water. "

Break

Examples :

"The wealthy family owned a beautiful break, which they used for outings to the park. "

La adinerada familia poseía un hermoso break, que usaban para las salidas al parque.

Freno

Examples :

"The horse trainer used a special break to encourage the young horse to respond better to the reins. "

El entrenador de caballos usó un freno especial para animar al joven caballo a responder mejor a las riendas.

Intermedio, pausa

Examples :

"The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note."

El intermedio del violín fue asombroso; fue una pena que el cantante volviera con la nota equivocada.

El cambio, la transición

Examples :

"Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master."

Cruzar el cambio suavemente es una de las primeras lecciones que el joven clarinetista necesita dominar.

Barrancos, acantilados

Examples :

"The hikers explored the rugged river breaks, carefully navigating the steep slopes. "

Los excursionistas exploraron los escarpados barrancos del río, navegando cuidadosamente por las laderas empinadas.

Romper, quebrar