brecha

See also: brechą

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbrɛ.xa/
• Rhymes: -ɛxa
• Syllabification: bre‧cha

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Brecheisen.

Noun

brecha f

1. (dialectal or colloquial) crowbar

   Synonym: łom

Declension

Declension of brecha

	singular	plural
nominative	brecha	brechy
genitive	brechy	brech
dative	bresze	brechom
accusative	brechę	brechy
instrumental	brechą	brechami
locative	bresze	brechach
vocative	brecho	brechy

Etymology 2

Possibly from a slang term brechtać się (“to laugh”) or from beka.

Noun

brecha f

1. (slang) kicks, amusement, fun (state of being amused)

   Synonym: ubaw

Declension

Declension of brecha

	singular
nominative	brecha
genitive	brechy
dative	bresze
accusative	brechę
instrumental	brechą
locative	bresze
vocative	brecho

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

brecha

1. third-person singular present of brechać

Further reading

• brecha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French brèche (“gap”), from Frankish *breka (“a breach, break”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ʃɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ʃɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ʃa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ʃɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.ʃɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɾɛ.t͡ʃɐ/

• Hyphenation: bre‧cha

Noun

brecha f (plural brechas)

1. breach, gap (opening allowing passage or entrance)

   Synonyms: abertura, fresta

2. fissure

   Synonyms: fenda, fissura

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French brèche (“gap”), from Frankish *breka. Compare English breach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɾet͡ʃa/ [ˈbɾe.t͡ʃa]
• Rhymes: -etʃa
• Syllabification: bre‧cha

Noun

brecha f (plural brechas)

1. breach

   brecha de seguridad ― security breach

2. gap, divide, gulf, chasm
   • 2015 October 19, “Tribuna”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Estamos, pues, ante el riesgo de un círculo vicioso en el que la infrautilización de tecnologías digitales y la baja productividad se reforzarían mutuamente, ampliando la brecha económica con respecto a los países más avanzados y agravando las desigualdades sociales.

     We are therefore faced with the risk of a vicious cycle in which the underuse of digital technologies and low productivity reinforce each other, widening the economic divide with regard to more advanced countries and worsening social inequalities.

3. rift, wedge
4. break, breakthrough (change in circumstance or situation)
5. gash (wound from a cut)
6. impression

   abrir brecha

   to make an impression

   (literally, “to break through”)

Hyponyms

• brecha digital (“digital divide”)
• brecha de género (“gender gap”)
• brecha de seguridad (“security breach”)

Derived terms

• colmar la brecha
• salvar la brecha (“to bridge the gap”)

 

Further reading

• “brecha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014