breakthrough

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• /ˈbɹeɪk.θɹuː/
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• CMU ARPABET: B R EY1 K TH R UW2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From break + through. Compare German Durchbruch and Dutch doorbraak (“breakthrough”, literally “through-break”).

105 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: прарыўны́ (prarywný) — characterized by major progress
• Bulgarian: пробивен (probiven) — characterized by major progress
• Czech: průlomový — characterized by major progress
• Estonian: läbimurre — characterized by major progress
• Finnish: läpimurto- — characterized by major progress
• French: capital — characterized by major progress
• French: primordial — characterized by major progress
• French: décisif — characterized by major progress
• German: bahnbrechend — characterized by major progress
• German: durchschlagend — characterized by major progress
• Hebrew: פורץ־דרך (poretz-derekh) — characterized by major progress
• Hebrew: פורצת־דרך (poretzet-derekh) — characterized by major progress
• Hungarian: áttörő — characterized by major progress
• Polish: przełomowy — characterized by major progress
• Russian: прорывно́й (proryvnój) — characterized by major progress
• Turkish: atılımsı — characterized by major progress
• Ukrainian: проривни́й (proryvnýj) — characterized by major progress
• Arabic: اِخْتِرَاق (iḵtirāq) — military advance
• Belarusian: прары́ў (prarýw) — military advance
• Bulgarian: про́бив (próbiv) — military advance
• Chinese Mandarin: 突破 (tūpò) — military advance
• Czech: průlom — military advance
• Danish: gennembrud — military advance
• Dutch: doorbraak — military advance
• Estonian: läbimurre — military advance
• Finnish: läpimurto — military advance
• French: percée — military advance
• French: trouée — military advance
• Georgian: გარღვევა (garɣveva) — military advance
• Georgian: თავდაცვის ხაზის გარღვევა (tavdacvis xazis garɣveva) — military advance
• German: Durchbruch — military advance
• Hungarian: áttörés — military advance
• Italian: breccia — military advance
• Japanese: 突破 (toppa) — military advance
• Korean: 돌파 (dolpa) — military advance
• Latvian: pārrāvums — military advance
• Macedonian: пробив (probiv) — military advance
• Macedonian: продор (prodor) — military advance
• Norwegian Bokmål: gjennombrudd — military advance
• Polish: przełom — military advance
• Portuguese: brecha — military advance
• Russian: проры́в (prorýv) — military advance
• Serbo-Croatian: про́бој — military advance
• Serbo-Croatian: próboj — military advance
• Slovak: prelom — military advance
• Slovene: preboj — military advance
• Spanish: brecha — military advance
• Swedish: genombrott — military advance
• Ukrainian: прори́в (prorýv) — military advance
• Arabic: اِخْتِرَاق (iḵtirāq) — major progress
• Bulgarian: пробив (probiv) — major progress
• Catalan: avenç — major progress
• Catalan: progrés — major progress
• Chinese Mandarin: 突破 (tūpò) — major progress
• Czech: průlom — major progress
• Danish: gennembrud — major progress
• Dutch: doorbraak — major progress
• Estonian: läbimurre — major progress
• Finnish: läpimurto — major progress
• French: percée — major progress
• French: avancée — major progress
• Georgian: გარღვევა (garɣveva) — major progress
• Georgian: მნიშვნელოვანი მიღწევა (mnišvnelovani miɣc̣eva) — major progress
• Georgian: გარღვევითი ინოვაცია (garɣveviti inovacia) — major progress
• German: Durchbruch — major progress
• Hebrew: פריצת־דרך (pritsat-derekh) — major progress
• Hungarian: áttörés — major progress
• Irish: urfhuascailt — major progress
• Italian: svolta — major progress
• Italian: salto di qualità — major progress
• Japanese: 突破 (toppa) — major progress
• Macedonian: пробив (probiv) — major progress
• Macedonian: продор (prodor) — major progress
• Navajo: bibazhdooyá — major progress
• Navajo: bááhátis jííyá — major progress
• Polish: przełom — major progress
• Polish: punkt zwrotny — major progress
• Portuguese: avanço — major progress
• Russian: проры́в (prorýv) — major progress
• Spanish: gran avance — major progress
• Spanish: grosso adelanto — major progress
• Spanish: groso logro — major progress
• Spanish: progreso considerable — major progress
• Spanish: innovación significante — major progress
• Spanish: éxito significativo — major progress
• Spanish: hito mayúsculo — major progress
• Spanish: jalón protagónico — major progress
• Spanish: abrir brecha — major progress
• Swedish: genombrott — major progress
• Turkish: atılım — major progress
• Ukrainian: прори́в (prorýv) — major progress
• French: trouée — (sports) penetration of the opposition defence
• French: percée — (sports) penetration of the opposition defence
• Macedonian: пробив (probiv) — (sports) penetration of the opposition defence
• Macedonian: продор (prodor) — (sports) penetration of the opposition defence
• Polish: wyłom — (sports) penetration of the opposition defence
• Russian: проры́в (prorýv) — (sports) penetration of the opposition defence
• Danish: gennembrud — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• German: Durchbruch — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• German: Durchstich — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• Macedonian: пробив (probiv) — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• Macedonian: продор (prodor) — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• Polish: przełom — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• Turkish: delme — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier
• Turkish: delip geçme — (engineering) penetration of a physical barrier