breakthrough

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/

Adjective

breakthrough (not comparable)

1. Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.

   a breakthrough technological advance

Translations

• French: capital, primordial, décisif
• German: bahnbrechend, durchschlagend

Noun

breakthrough (plural breakthroughs)

1. (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
2. Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.

   Albert Einstein is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern physics.

3. (sports) The penetration of the opposition defence
4. (construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.

Translations

• French: percée, trouée
• German: Durchbruch
• Italian: breccia
• Portuguese: brecha
• Russian: проры́в
• Spanish: brecha

Translations

• French: percée, avancée
• German: Durchbruch
• Italian: svolta, salto di qualità
• Portuguese: avanço
• Russian: проры́в

Translations

• French: trouée, percée
• Russian: проры́в

Translations

• German: Durchbruch, Durchstich

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