Compound Forms:
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ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (woman threatening to men) | hinchapelotas, rompebolas nf |
| | | manipuladora nf |
| | | manipuladora nf |
ball-buster,
ballbuster,
ball-breaker,
ballbreaker n | figurative, informal (strict disciplinarian) | hinchapelotas n común |
| | | rompebolas n común |
| breaker bar n | (type of wrench: removes nuts) | llave de tubo loc nom m |
| circuit breaker n | (electrical device) | disyuntor nm |
| | | interruptor nm |
| | A loose connection kept causing the circuit breaker to trip. |
| | Una conexión suelta hacía que saltara el disyuntor. |
| circuit breaker n | figurative, US (tax relief) | desgravación nf |
| | The circuit breaker meant the elderly lady had enough money to visit her kids. |
| circuit breaker n | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) | restricciones nfpl |
| | | cierre nm |
| circuit-breaker n as adj | figurative (strict measures to reduce infection) | para romper la cadena de contagios loc adj |
| | The government announced a two-week circuit-breaker lockdown. |
deal breaker,
deal-breaker,
also US: dealbreaker n | (issue that ends agreement) | factor no negociable nm + loc adj |
| | | punto decisivo nm + adj |
| | (relación) | motivo para romper nm + loc adj |
| | We want to work with you, but if you can't supply the product fast enough, that's a deal-breaker. |
| | Queremos trabajar con usted, pero la entrega rápida de los productos es un factor no negociable. |
icebreaker,
also UK: ice-breaker n | figurative (conversation starter) | charla para romper el hielo nf + loc prep |
| | On the first day of the job, we used icebreakers to get to know each other. |
| | El primer día de trabajo tuvimos una charla para romper el hielo y conocernos los unos a los otros. |
icebreaker,
also UK: ice-breaker n | (ship that breaks ice) | barco rompehielos nm + adj mf |
| | | rompehielos nm inv |
| | An icebreaker has a reinforced hull. |
panelboard,
breaker panel,
distribution board,
electric panel n | (panel of electrical switches) | tablero nm |
| | | panel nm |
record breaker,
record-breaker n | (highest achiever) | persona que bate un récord grupo nom |
| | The athlete became a record breaker when she won her fifth gold medal at the Olympic Games. |
| | Él fue el que batió el récord hace cinco años, hasta ahora ningún otro deportista lo ha superado. |
| | | plusmarquista n común |
safecracker,
safe-cracker,
safe cracker,
safebreaker,
safe-breaker,
safe breaker n | (law: [sb] who breaks into safes) | ladrón de cajas fuertes, ladrona de caja fuertes nm, nf + loc adj |
| spring breaker n | US, informal (young vacationer) | joven en receso de primavera n común + loc prep |
strikebreaker,
strike breaker,
strike-breaker n | ([sb] who works during a strike) (AmL, peyorativo) | rompehuelgas n común inv |
| | | esquirol n común |
| | The strikebreakers were harassed by protesters during the strike. |
tiebreaker,
tie-breaker,
also UK: tie-break n | (sports, game: [sth] that resolves a draw) (deportes) | desempate nm |