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Meanings of breaking in English

Portuguese
rompimento
Catalan
ruptura
Spanish
ruptura

The act of breaking something.

rompimento
Russian
тамэшивари
Portuguese
tameshiwari

Using martial art techniques to break an object.

тамэшивари
Usage of breaking in English
1
Mould-breaking new political parties have regularly come and gone in British politics.
The Guardian
2
Without new technology, however, record breaking attempts are liable to end sadly.
BBC
3
The app includes breaking news, sport content and access to business news.
The Irish Times
4
Dellow said often parties were not aware they were breaking the law.
Radio NZ
5
However, within hours of the news breaking, another story started to emerge.
News.com.au
6
Mr Norman said he would now fine anyone seen breaking the rules.
Radio NZ
7
The lawsuit accused them of breaking city and state consumer protection laws.
Reuters
8
It won't look right if my new deputy keeps breaking the law.
Silent killer
9
The rise takes South African petrol prices back towards a record-breaking figure.
The South African
10
Accusations include predatory pricing, offering illegal taxi services and breaking competition rules.
BBC
11
He said already scarce addiction resources would be pushed beyond breaking point.
Radio NZ
12
I wish the new prime minister every luck in breaking that record.
The Irish Times
13
And that will mean added pressure on services already at breaking point.
The Guardian
14
One country that is breaking the lead with water management is Israel.
The South African
15
Public order in the city was at the point of breaking down.
Anno Dracula
16
Among them, Cosmos 1 is breaking new ground on several technical fronts.
Wired
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Translations for breaking
Spanish
ruptura
Breaking through the time
Breaking across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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