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break·through  (brkthr)

n.

1. An act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction.

2. A military offensive that penetrates an enemy's lines of defense.

3. A major achievement or success that permits further progress, as in technology.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breakthrough - a productive insight                 find, discovery brainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
	2.	breakthrough - making an important discovery discovery, find, uncovering - the act of discovering something
	3.	breakthrough - a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

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breakthrough

noun development, advance, progress, improvement, discovery, find, finding, invention, step forward, leap forwards, turn of events, quantum leap

Translations

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkθruː] n → ruptura;

(fig) → avance m; adelanto

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkθruː] break n → percée f

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkθruː] n → Durchbruch m

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkθruː] n (MIL) → breccia;

(fig) → passo avanti