English-Spanish translations for breakthrough

• brecha
  Se sabe muy bien cuáles han sido las brechas abiertas en Amsterdam. We are well aware of the breakthroughs achieved at Amsterdam.
  Creo que en este caso se abre una brecha para redinamizar toda la vida de nuestros países de Europa. I think that this could be a breakthrough for a redynamisation of the whole of life in our countries in Europe.
  En cambio, en materia de defensa, lamentablemente no se abrió una verdadera brecha. In defence matters, on the other hand, I am sorry to say there has been no real breakthrough.

Definition of breakthrough

• Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle
• An advance through and past enemy lines
• The penetration of the opposition defence
• The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough

Examples

• a breakthrough technological advance
• [[w:Albert Einstein
• Albert Einstein]] is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in [[w:modern physics
• modern physics]]

Related words

• break
• breakwater
• breakfast
• daybreak
• breakdown
• jailbreak
• jawbreaker
• ice-breaker
• windbreak