Meanings (ES + gloss)
descerrajar • irrumpir • violentar
To enter a place by force or illicit means.
Someone broke in and stole his radio.
Thousands gathered at São Paulo’s main cathedral and made their way to the mayor’s office, where a small group smashed windows and tried to break in, forcing guards to withdraw.
ablandar • ahormar • domar • estrenar
To reach a state of functioning more smoothly through use or wear; to cause (something, or someone, new) to undergo this change.
These shoes will be more comfortable after I have broken them in.
These shoes will be more comfortable after they have broken in.
domar
To tame; make obedient; to train to follow orders of the owner.
Captain had been broken in and trained for an army horse; his first owner was an officer of cavalry going out to the Crimean War. He said he quite enjoyed the training with all the…
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