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Meanings of breakthrough in English

Portuguese
descoberta
Catalan
troballa
Spanish
hallazgo

A productive insight.

descoberta

Attempt to renew the politics of the Netherlands after the Second World War.

Usage of breakthrough in English
1
This year the Northern Ireland political pendulum oscillated between breakthrough and breakdown.
The Irish Times
2
Many people believe that the breakthrough ideas come only from the young.
Wired
3
They made no major breakthrough, but said they would continue high-level contacts.
The Irish Times
4
Only such proposals can determine if a breakthrough is possible, he said.
Reuters
5
The visitors did not have long to wait for their breakthrough, however.
The Irish Times
6
Recently, several laboratories have independently reported a major breakthrough in this field.
Pubmed
7
Young Ms Daisy Ridley ended up securing the best international breakthrough gong.
The Irish Times
8
Neither side is expecting a breakthrough at the event, but Sturgeon said:
The Guardian
9
Her first breakthrough: discovering that both species have some form of writing.
Wired
10
That was a breakthrough win in terms of national attention this season.
Reuters
11
Last century we saw a similar breakthrough in our understanding of electricity.
Wired
12
New Zealand wing Nehe Milner-Skudder was named breakthrough player of the year.
The Guardian
13
No breakthrough is expected on the INF treaty, the U.S. officials said.
Reuters
14
As research progressed, the company filed every time it made a breakthrough.
The capitol game
15
The World Trade Organisation's historic breakthrough on banning subsidies for agricultural exports.
Radio NZ
16
A repeat of Dele Alli's recent breakthrough is not an outlandish idea.
The Guardian
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Translations for breakthrough
Catalan
troballa
Spanish
hallazgo
Breakthrough through the time
Breakthrough across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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