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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
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
InglésEspañol
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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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
run in | break-in | run-in
InglésEspañol
run in circles,
go around in circles,
also UK: go round in circles
v expr
figurative, informal (make no progress) (figurado)ir en círculos loc verb
  (figurado)dar vueltas loc verb
 This conversation just keeps going around in circles; we're not getting anywhere.
 Esta conversación va en círculos, no estamos llegando a ningún lado.
run in the family,
run in [sb]'s family
v expr
(be inherited, genetic)ser un rasgo de familia loc verb
  venir de familia loc verb
  correr en la familia loc verb
 Artistic talent must run in Paul's family; he and his three sisters are all painters.
 Los ojos azules deben de ser un rasgo de la familia de Anita porque todas sus hermanas los tienen.
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