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breaking and entering
Allanamiento de morada
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break verb

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broke, has broken, is breaking, breaks
romper, quebrar; romperse, quebrarse; infringir, violar; dispersarse, despejarse; batir, superar; estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día); cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz); arruinar, deshacer, destrozar; bajar; dar, comunicar; divulgarse, revelarse; cortar, interrumpir
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Example sentences of
break verb

  • •She broke the cup when she dropped it on the floor.
  • •Break the chocolate bar into pieces so that everyone can have some.
  • •It is easiest to break a chain at its weakest link.
  • •A chain will break at its weakest link.
  • •The fall broke his arm.
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  • •His arm broke in three places when he fell.
  • •A bruise forms when a blood vessel breaks under the skin.
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Synonyms of
break verb

change, crush, decrease, disperse, interrupt, ruin, smash, surpass, violate
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¿Sabes cuándo usar break y brake?
  • El verbo break puede significar no hacer algo requerido > If you break the rules you will be punished. El verbo brake también significa disminuir la velocidad > I had to brake suddenly. Brake también es un sustantivo que significa un dispositivo usado para disminuir la velocidad o parar algo > The brakes in my car need to be fixed.
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¿Sabes lo que significa break into?
  • To break into significa entrar ilegalmente a una casa o edificio cerrado, generalmente rompiendo una cerradura.

enter verb

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entered, has entered, is entering, enters
entrar; entrar en, entrar a; comenzar, iniciar; anotar, inscribir, dar entrada a; alistarse en, hacerse socio de

Example sentences of
enter verb

  • •Knock on the door before you enter the room.
  • •The medication will quickly enter the blood stream.
  • •The river enters the sea near here.
  • •Our son will be entering college next year.
  • •enter a child in kindergarten
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  • •The new battleship is scheduled to enter service next spring.
  • •an actor who's just now entering his prime
  • •The strike has now entered its second week.
  • •We've entered a new phase in our relationship.
  • •The country is entering a period of prosperity.
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Synonyms of
enter verb

penetrate, pierce, probe, begin, join, record