break-in

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• /ˈbɹeɪkˌɪn/
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Deverbal from break in.

Coined by Bill Buchanan and Dickie Goodman to describe their then-new song The Flying Saucer, referring to how material from one song would break into their song.

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: взлом (vzlom) — act of entering to commit an offense
• Danish: indbrud — act of entering to commit an offense
• Dutch: inbraak — act of entering to commit an offense
• Faroese: innbrot — act of entering to commit an offense
• Finnish: murtovarkaus — act of entering to commit an offense
• French: effraction — act of entering to commit an offense
• German: Einbruch — act of entering to commit an offense
• Greek: διάρρηξη (diárrixi) — act of entering to commit an offense
• Hungarian: betörés — act of entering to commit an offense
• Norwegian Bokmål: innbrudd — act of entering to commit an offense
• Spanish: efracción — act of entering to commit an offense
• Spanish: allanamiento de morada — act of entering to commit an offense