make a breakthrough

made a breakthrough

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Definition of make a breakthrough - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

innovationachieve a significant development or discovery

The scientist made a breakthrough in cancer research.

achieve

advance

progress

achievementovercome a major obstacle or challenge

The team hopes to make a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

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Expressions with make

make of

produce or construct from materials

They made a sculpture of clay.

make sense

be logical or understandable

His explanation didn't make sense to anyone.

make bread

prepare and bake bread from ingredients

She loves to make bread every weekend.

make conversation

talk to fill silence or be polite

She tried to make conversation at the dinner party.

make one's bed

arrange the bed after sleeping in it

Every morning, I make my bed neatly.

make one's eyes water

cause tears to form in the eyes

The onions make my eyes water.

Expressions with breakthrough

breakthrough technology

new kind of tool or method that changes what people can achieve

Solar paint could become a breakthrough technology for clean energy.

breakthrough moment

sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development

The scientist's breakthrough moment led to a new cancer treatment.

experience a breakthrough

achieve a significant and sudden success

After years of research, they experienced a breakthrough in cancer treatment.

technological breakthrough

major new advance in tools or methods based on modern science

The smartphone was a technological breakthrough that changed how people communicate.

breakthrough performance

outstanding achievement that surpasses previous efforts

Her breakthrough performance in the film earned her an award.

breakthrough bleeding

intermenstrual bleeding often linked to hormonal contraceptives

She experienced breakthrough bleeding while on the new pill.

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break open

innovation

make a breakthrough in a problem

Examples of make a breakthrough in a sentence

She hopes to make a breakthrough in her research soon.
After months of trials, the engineers made a breakthrough.
She finally made a breakthrough with her recovery.

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French:faire une percée, réaliser une avancée majeure, ...
German:einen Durchbruch erzielen, einen entscheidenden Fortschritt machen, ...
Italian:raggiungere un traguardo, fare un passo avanti decisivo, ...
Spanish:hacer un avance, lograr un avance decisivo, ...
Portuguese:alcançar um avanço, alcançar um avanço decisivo, ...
Chinese:取得突破, 实现突破, ...
Japanese:画期的な発見をする, 突破口を開く, ...
Arabic:حَقَّقَ اخْتِراقًا, أَحْرَزَ تَقَدُّمًا حاسِمًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשִּׂיג פְּרִיצַת דֶּרֶךְ, לִפְרוֹץ דֶּרֶךְ, ...
Russian:совершить прорыв, совершать прорыв, ...
Ukrainian:зробити прорив, здійснити прорив, ...
Hindi:महत्वपूर्ण सफलता हासिल करना, बड़ी सफलता हासिल करना, ...
Bengali:যুগান্তকারী সাফল্য অর্জন করা, বড় বাধা অতিক্রম করা, ...
Catalan:aconseguir un avenç, fer un avenç, ...
Czech:učinit průlom, ...
Danish:gøre et gennembrud, bryde igennem, ...
Dutch:een doorbraak maken, een doorbraak forceren, ...
Greek:κάνω μια σημαντική ανακάλυψη, κάνω σημαντική πρόοδο, ...
Hungarian:áttörést elérni, nagy előrelépést tenni, ...
Khmer:សម្រេចបានរបកគំហើញដ៏សំខាន់, ទម្លុះឧបសគ្គធំ, ...
Korean:돌파구를 마련하다, 난관을 돌파하다, ...
Persian:به پیشرفت چشمگیری دست یافتن, به پیشرفتی چشمگیر دست یافتن, ...
Polish:dokonać przełomu, dokonywać przełomu, ...
Portuguese (BR):alcançar um avanço, dar um salto, ...
Romanian:a face o descoperire, a face o descoperire importantă, ...
Swedish:göra ett genombrott, nå ett genombrott, ...
Thai:สร้างความก้าวหน้าครั้งสำคัญ, ฝ่าฟัน, ...
Turkish:atılım yapmak, çığır açmak, ...
Vietnamese:đạt được đột phá, đạt được bước đột phá, ...

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