What does brecha in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word brecha in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brecha in Spanish.

The word brecha in Spanish means opening, breach, hole, rift, cut, open a gap, make a breakthrough, make inroads, hit home, digital divide, economic gap, salary gap, pay gap, social gap, be in the thick of it. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word brecha

opening, breach

nombre femenino (rotura, grieta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa brecha enorme en el muro la dejó el terremoto.
The big opening (or: breach) in the wall was caused by the earthquake.

hole

nombre femenino (MX (agujero)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se cayó en una brecha a la orilla del camino.
He fell into a hole on the side of the road.

rift

nombre femenino (figurado (entre personas) (between individuals)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Con tanto pleito, se abrió una brecha entre marido y mujer.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The gap between the rich and poor is growing.

cut

nombre femenino (herida abierta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Al caer se hizo una brecha en la frente.
When he fell he cut his forehead.

open a gap

locución verbal (militar: abrir un paso)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Las tropas abrieron brecha en el frente para disponer el ataque de todo el ejército.

make a breakthrough, make inroads

locución verbal (figurado (dar los primeros pasos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Esta técnica está abriendo brecha en la difícil clonación humana.

hit home

locución verbal (figurado (persuadir, sensibilizar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Las palabras de mi padre abrieron brecha y dejé el alcohol para siempre.

digital divide

nombre femenino (desigualdad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi abuela no sabría contestar a un SMS. Es lo que se llama brecha digital.

economic gap

nombre femenino (desigualdad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay una gran brecha económica entre la población general y los gobiernos totalitarios.

salary gap, pay gap

(diferencia de pago)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El Gobierno propuso un plan para acabar con la brecha salarial.

social gap

nombre femenino (desigualdad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que intentar reducir la brecha social entre los daneses y los inmigrantes desempleados.

be in the thick of it

locución verbal (luchar, defender algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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