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broke, broken /breɪk/Translation
v [t, i]
›
⇨ romper
to break one's leg romperse una pierna
v [t]
› (una ley)
⇨ violar
› (una promesa)
⇨ incumplir
› (una caída)
⇨ amortiguar
› (un viaje)
⇨ interrumpir
› (un código)
⇨ descifrar
› (un récord)
⇨ superar
v [i]
→ to break away (from sth)→ to break down→ to break sth down [m]→ to break in→ to break sth in [m]→ to break into sth→ to break (sth) off→ to break sth off [m]→ to break out→ to break out of sth→ to break through sth→ to break up→ to break sth up [m]Véase tb: not to break one's stride; to {break/keep} a promise; to {break/strike} camp; to break new ground; to break the ice; to break the law; to break the rules› (el tiempo)
⇨ cambiar
› (una tormenta)
⇨ estallar
› (una noticia)
⇨ hacerse público,ca
› (la luz)
⇨ quebrarse
› (las olas)
⇨ romper
to break even
⇨ cubrir gastos
to break (for sth)
⇨ hacer un descanso [para algo]
to break the bank (hum)
⇨ arruinarse
The coffee is only 80 cents. That's not going to break the bank Es café solo cuesta 80 céntimos. No te vas a arruinar por eso
to break the law
⇨ infringir la ley
(Definition of break vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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