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break in

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
break in vi phrasal	(enter by force)	forzar la entrada loc verb
	Thieves broke in and raided the safe.
	Los ladrones forzaron la entrada y abrieron la caja de seguridad.
break in vi phrasal	figurative (interrupt)	interrumpir⇒ vtr
	Please excuse me for breaking in.
	Discúlpeme por interrumpir.
break [sth] in, break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep	UK (horse: tame, train)	domar⇒ vtr
		amoldar⇒ vtr
		acostumbrar⇒ vtr
	Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack.
	Matt doma caballos para las carreras.
break [sth] in, break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep	US (car, engine: run in, use when new)	hacerle el rodaje a loc verb + prep
	(coloquial)	despegar⇒, asentar⇒ vtr
	It's best to break the engine in slowly.
	Es mejor hacerle el rodaje al motor poco a poco.
break [sth] in, break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep	(shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (zapatos)	ablandar⇒ vtr
		amoldar⇒ vtr
	It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in.
	A veces cuesta ablandar los zapatos nuevos.
break [sb] in, break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep	(train [sb] to do a job)	entrenar a vtr + prep
	The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees.
	La compañía tiene un programa de tres meses para entrenar a los nuevos empleados.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
break-in n	(burglary)	robo nm
	There has been a break-in at the post office.
break-in (US), run-in (UK) n	(engine: running in)	prueba de funcionamiento nf + loc adj
	Break-in of the engine is essential to ensure its correct functioning.

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Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
break out in [sth] vtr phrasal insep	(develop: a rash, spots) (sarpullido, urticaria)	salir⇒, aparecer⇒, dar⇒ vi

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Compound Forms: break-in | break in
Inglés		Español
break-in period	(break-in)	período de adaptación loc nom m
computer break-in n	(computing: hack)	hackeo del ordenador nm + loc adj
	The system is vulnerable to a break-in by hackers.

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