English-Swedish translations for breakthrough

• genombrott
  I Qatar såg vi ett genombrott.In Qatar, we saw a breakthrough.
  Det här är ett historiskt genombrott.This is an historic breakthrough.
  Inget sådant genombrott har ägt rum.No such breakthrough has taken place.

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