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run in vi phrasal | (visit quickly) (figurado) | asomarse⇒ v prnl |
| | pasar⇒ vi |
| | visitar⇒ vi |
| I only had time to run in and say hello before I had to leave for work again. |
| Sólo tuve tiempo de asomarme a saludar antes de tener que volver al trabajo. |
run in [sb], run [sb] in vtr phrasal sep | informal (arrest) | arrestar a vtr + prep |
| The police ran in Meghan for shoplifting today. |
| La policía arrestó a Meghan por robo el día de hoy. |
run in [sth], run [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (printing: add without indenting) | insertar⇒ vtr |
run [sth] in, run in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (car, engine: break in, use when new) | hacerle el rodaje a loc verb + prep |
| (coloquial) | despegar⇒, asentar⇒ vtr |
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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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run-in n | informal (quarrel, disagreement) | altercado nm |
| | roce nm |
| (informal) | encontronazo nm |
| Billy had a run-in with a bully at school today. |
run-in n | (printing: text added without indenting) | inserción nf |
run-in adj | (printing: added without indenting) | insertado adj |
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Locuciones verbales
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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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