breakthrough
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacleCharacterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
» We had a big breakthrough today.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
a breakthrough technological advance
bahnbrechend, durchschlagend
прорывно́йproryvnój
проривни́йproryvnýj
(not comparable)Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
Examples
24 sentencesWe had a big breakthrough today.
There are no breakthroughs.
This is a real breakthrough.
ruЭто настоящий прорыв. — odexed
That was a huge breakthrough.
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
Більшість наукових проривів не що інше, як відкриття очевидного. — triantafillou
ruБольшинство прорывов в науке — не что иное, как открытие очевидного. — Shady_arc
deDie meisten wissenschaftlichen Durchbrüche sind nichts anderes als die Entdeckung von etwas Selbstverständlichem. — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From break + through. Compare German Durchbruch and Dutch doorbraak (“breakthrough”, literFrom break + through. Compare German Durchbruch and Dutch doorbraak (“breakthrough”, literally “through-break”).
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