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break in

break in

Meaning of break in

English

to enter a building by force

Русский

проникнуть куда-то силой

break in

Pronunciation

British English
/ˌbreɪk ˈɪn/
American English
/ˌbreɪk ˈɪn/

break in with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом break in

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7 сочетаний

Проникнуть силой

Forced entry
break in through a window
вломиться через окно

According to the police report, the thieves broke in through a window.

Согласно полицейскому отчёту, воры проникли через окно.

break in through the back door
вломиться через заднюю дверь

They tried to break in through the back door, but the lock held.

Они пытались вломиться через заднюю дверь, но замок выдержал.

  • try to break inпопытаться проникнуть внутрь
  • someone broke inкто-то вломился
  • break in while you're awayвломиться, пока вас нет
  • break in without being noticedпроникнуть внутрь незаметно
  • discover that someone has broken inобнаружить, что кто-то вломился

Примеры предложений с break in

  1. 1
    try to break in

    The alarm went off when someone tried to break in.

    Когда кто-то попытался проникнуть внутрь, сработала сигнализация.

  2. 2
    break in while you're away

    Thieves broke in while we were away and took the television.

    Пока нас не было дома, воры вломились и забрали телевизор.

  3. 3
    break in without being noticed

    They managed to break in without being noticed by the night guard.

    Им удалось проникнуть внутрь так, что ночной сторож их не заметил.

  4. 4
    discover that someone has broken in

    We came home to discover that someone had broken in.

    Мы вернулись домой и обнаружили, что кто-то вломился.

break in usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Someone tried to break in last night.

Кто-то пытался вломиться прошлой ночью.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

Thieves broke in through the window.

Воры вломились через окно.

break in synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between break in, break into, force your way in, and burgle

break into
🇬🇧English

the same with an object

very often

ENSomeone broke into my car last night.

F
🇬🇧English
force your way in

enter by force; descriptive

rare word

ENThe police had to force their way in.

Advanced: broader words

B
🇬🇧English
burgle

break in and steal; British

often

ENOur neighbours' flat was burgled last week.

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break in belongs to the topic "On the Road →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.

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break in meaning: what does it mean?

to enter a building by force

break in pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

break in is pronounced as /ˌbreɪk ˈɪn/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

break in definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Кто-то пытался вломиться прошлой ночью. Translation: Someone tried to break in last night.

Is break in part of On the Road vocabulary?

Yes, break in can be learned in the On the Road topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is break in part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?

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