brecha — meaning in English
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English meaning
- breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- breakthrough noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
- gap noun An empty space or opening between two things, or a break in something continuous.
- hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
- loophole noun A gap, ambiguity, or technicality in a law or rule that lets someone avoid its intended effect.
Senses
brecha is used for these senses in English:
- breach A gap or opening made by breaking or battering, as in a wall, fortification or levee / embankment; the space between the parts of a solid body rent by violence.
- breach The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.
- breakthrough (military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
- hole (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
- loophole (figurative) A method of escape, especially an ambiguity or exception in a rule or law that can be exploited in order to avoid its effect.
breach — full definition
- noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
- verb To break through or violate something.
breakthrough — full definition
- noun A sudden, important advance or discovery that overcomes a major obstacle.
- adj Describing a case of illness occurring despite protection, such as after vaccination.