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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 The breakthrough came hours before a UN deadline.

Translations

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkθruː] N (Mil) → avance m; (in research etc) → adelanto m muy importante
to achieve or make a breakthrough → conseguir or hacer un adelanto muy importante

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkθruː] n (= important achievement) → percée f
to make a breakthrough [scientist] → faire une découverte capitale; [company, entrepreneur] → faire une percée
The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China → La compagnie semble prête à faire une percée significative sur le marché chinois.
break-up [ˈbreɪkʌp] n [partnership] → rupture f; [marriage] → échec m; [group of states] → morcellement m; [empire] → démembrement m; [political party] → scission f
break-up value n → valeur f de liquidation

breakthrough [ˈbreɪkˌθruː] n (in research) → scoperta decisiva (Mil) → breccia