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break

Spanish translation

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. break (verb)
  2. break (noun)
  3. break out (intransitive verb)

1break

verb
broke, broken, breaking

Translation of BREAK

transitive verb
1
smash : romper, quebrar
2
violate : infringir, violar, romper
3
surpass : batir, superar
4
crush, ruin : arruinar, deshacer, destrozar <to break one's spirit : quebrantar su espíritu>
5
: dar, comunicar <to break the news : dar las noticias>
6
interrupt : cortar, interrumpir
intransitive verb
1
: romperse, quebrarse <my calculator broke : se me rompió la calculadora>
2
disperse : dispersarse, despejarse
3
: estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)
4
change : cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)
5
decrease : bajar <my fever broke : me bajó la fiebre>
6
: divulgarse, revelarse <the news broke : la noticia se divulgó>
7
to break into : forzar, abrir
8
to break out of : escaparse de
9
to break through : penetrar

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