Break Flashcards
**Break away - **
Sally has broken away from her boss to start her own company.
Desprenderse, separase
Sally se ha separado de su jefe para comenzar su propia empresa.
**Break down - **
Could you let me use your printer? Mine has just broken down.
The firemen had to break down the door to enter the house on fire.
(a) estropearse, romperse
(b) derribar, echar abajo
**Break for - **
When you hear my signal, break for the exit and get out.
Moverse rápidamente hacia algo
Cuando escuches mi señal, corre hacia la salida y sal.
Break in -
I was shocked to see that someone had broken in, but nothing was missing.
** Forzar la entrada**
Me conmoví al ver que alguien había forzado la entrada, pero no faltaba nada.
**Break into - **
Last night the police broke into a house looking for drugs.
Entrar a robar, allanar
Anoche la policía allanó una casa en búsqueda de drogas.
**Break off - **
We were talking about Peter but we broke off when he came in.
Clark decided to break off with Elizabeth after ten years of marriage.
(a) terminar, interrumpirse
(b) with terminar una relación romántica con alguien
**Break out - **
Yesterday I saw a movie about a man breaking out of prison.
The fireman says that the fire first broke out in the second floor.
Peter got the chickenpox and he broke out in the usual spots.
(a) escaparse
(b) estallar, producirse
(c) in brotar en la piel
**Break through - **
The shop was so crowded that Sarah had to break through the people to get to the exit.
Salir, abrirse paso, atravesar
El local estaba tan lleno de gente que Sarah tenía que abrirse paso entre la gente para llegar a la salida.
**Break up - **
The children were so happy about the school breaking up that day.
Timmy was so angry with his brother that he took his coloring book and broke it up into pieces.
Chris and Joan broke up, they’re no longer together.
(a) deshacer, hacer pedazos
(b) empezar las vacaciones
(c) terminar una relación
