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One drunken night the soldiers broke down the door.Una noche de borrachera los soldados echaron la puerta abajo.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The retarded man waved it in the air above his head, broke into a wide, unrestrained grin and then handed it to Peter.La agitó sobre su cabeza, esbozó una amplia sonrisa y se la entregó a Peter.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
Riding the jerky spasm, he broke contact with the other mouth and sucked in a breath of his own.Aprovechando el tembloroso espasmo, rompió el contacto con la otra boca y aspiró por sí mismo.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
He broke off, and the monks hastily rose to their feet and bowed to me.En ese momento, los monjes me vieron y se apresuraron a levantarse y hacerme una reverencia.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
They broke into cheers and a smattering of applause when he came through the doors.Cuando Ferguson traspuso la puerta, prorrumpieron en vítores y aplausos.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Soldiers broke into UNRWA's schools in the Camp 37 times. The same schools were closed by military orders 25 times.Los soldados inrrumpieron 37 veces en las escuelas del OOPS y 25 veces se cerraron dichas escuelas por orden militar.© 2010 Naciones Unidashttp://www.un.org/ 2/25/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 2/25/2011
She broke the toaster yesterday.”Rompió la tostadora ayer.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
He broke down, I heard him sobbing.'Después perdió el control y rompió a llorar.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
He almost choked when a sudden whoosh and crack broke the stillness.Estuvo a punto de atragantarse cuando un repentino zumbido seguido de un chasquido rompió la calma.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
And then, yeah, like a complete flipping nancy, he broke down totally and wept like an idiot.Y entonces, sí, igual que un completo descontrolado, se desmoronó totalmente y lloró igual que un idiota.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
Peter looked deeply at Francis, then broke out into a smile.Peter lo contempló y esbozó una sonrisa.Katzenbach, John / The Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John / La Historia del LocoLa Historia del LocoKatzenbach, JohnThe Madman's TaleKatzenbach, John© 2004 by John Katzenbach
With a mighty swell her pleasure rose and then broke into two separate needs, one for his sex, one for his blood.Con un poderoso oleaje su placer creció y entonces se rompió en dos necesidades separadas, una por su sexo, otra por su sangre.Ward, J.R. / Lover AwakenedWard, J.R. / Amante DespiertoAmante DespiertoWard, J.R.Lover AwakenedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2006
"If blocks of ice broke loose and fell, we expect the water in them will be changing from solid to gas," Russell says."Si hubiese bloques de hielo que se rompiesen y cayeran, esperaríamos que el agua en ellos cambiara de estado sólido a gaseoso", dice Russell.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
Prior Mortimus broke the silence.La voz del prior rompió el silencio.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
We were quiet for a time, said Norton in her letter, until Morini broke the silence and asked how things had gone in Mexico.Durante un rato permanecimos sin decir nada, decía Norton en su carta, hasta que Morini rompió el silencio y me preguntó cómo me había ido en México.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
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Collocations
broken link
enlace roto
break down
desglosar
break down
distribuir
break a record
batir un récord
break down
averiarse
break down
estropearse
break down
descomponer
break down
descomponerse
break down
fracasar
break off
romper
break out
estallar
break through
atravesar
break up
descomponer
break up
dispersarse
break up
dividir
Word forms
break
verb
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Past | broke |
Imperative | break |
Present Participle (Participle I) | breaking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | broken |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I break | we break |
you break | you break |
he/she/it breaks | they break |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am breaking | we are breaking |
you are breaking | you are breaking |
he/she/it is breaking | they are breaking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have broken | we have broken |
you have broken | you have broken |
he/she/it has broken | they have broken |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been breaking | we have been breaking |
you have been breaking | you have been breaking |
he/she/it has been breaking | they have been breaking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I broke | we broke |
you broke | you broke |
he/she/it broke | they broke |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was breaking | we were breaking |
you were breaking | you were breaking |
he/she/it was breaking | they were breaking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had broken | we had broken |
you had broken | you had broken |
he/she/it had broken | they had broken |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been breaking | we had been breaking |
you had been breaking | you had been breaking |
he/she/it had been breaking | they had been breaking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will break | we shall/will break |
you will break | you will break |
he/she/it will break | they will break |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be breaking | we shall/will be breaking |
you will be breaking | you will be breaking |
he/she/it will be breaking | they will be breaking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have broken | we shall/will have broken |
you will have broken | you will have broken |
he/she/it will have broken | they will have broken |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been breaking | we shall/will have been breaking |
you will have been breaking | you will have been breaking |
he/she/it will have been breaking | they will have been breaking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would break | we should/would break |
you would break | you would break |
he/she/it would break | they would break |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be breaking | we should/would be breaking |
you would be breaking | you would be breaking |
he/she/it would be breaking | they would be breaking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have broken | we should/would have broken |
you would have broken | you would have broken |
he/she/it would have broken | they would have broken |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been breaking | we should/would have been breaking |
you would have been breaking | you would have been breaking |
he/she/it would have been breaking | they would have been breaking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am broken | we are broken |
you are broken | you are broken |
he/she/it is broken | they are broken |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being broken | we are being broken |
you are being broken | you are being broken |
he/she/it is being broken | they are being broken |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been broken | we have been broken |
you have been broken | you have been broken |
he/she/it has been broken | they have been broken |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was broken | we were broken |
you were broken | you were broken |
he/she/it was broken | they were broken |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being broken | we were being broken |
you were being broken | you were being broken |
he/she/it was being broken | they were being broken |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been broken | we had been broken |
you had been broken | you had been broken |
he/she/it had been broken | they had been broken |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be broken | we shall/will be broken |
you will be broken | you will be broken |
he/she/it will be broken | they will be broken |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been broken | we shall/will have been broken |
you will have been broken | you will have been broken |
he/she/it will have been broken | they will have been broken |