romper

1. to break
2. to break up, terminate (a relationship, friendship etc.)
3. to begin to do something; to break into
4. to rupture

Hyphenated as

rom‧per

Pronounced as (IPA)

/romˈpeɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: romper

Inherited from Latin: rumpo

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish romper, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (“to break”).

Concepts

break

tear

smash

break up

destroy

break off

burst

dash

💨

shatter

sever

rip

claw

crack

break down

disrupt

interrupt

crush

sunder

crash

tear up

fracture

bust

dissolve

check

fall out

stop

🛑

open

break through

snap

split

demolish

see de rompe y rasga

stave in

waste

batter

begin

breach

break into

break out

broken

chew up

cleave

cut

cut off

damage

deflower

discontinue

disunite

erupt

force

Synonyms

quebrar

partir

quebrantar

arrancar

rasgar

cortar

destrozar

destruir

fracturar

terminar

violar

estropear

forzar

desalojar

quebrarse

derribar

cascar

desgarrar

hacer pedazos

interrumpir

separar

suspender

parar

🛑

tajar

tallar

truncar

acabar con

asolar

cascarse

derrumbar

desbaratar

desfondar

desplomar

desvirgar

devastar

guardapolvo

prescindir

rasguñar

traspasar

vulnerar

desterronar

papel)

romper objetos

romper ropa

acabar con traición

discontinuar

descocorotar

ripear

tronchar

forzat

Translations

rompere

casser

brechen

trencar

rompre

briser

breken

zerbrechen

abbrechen

romper

strappare

zerreißen

déchirer

quebrar

rompre

Sentences

El nuevo avión tenía la intención de romper la espalda de la Luftwaffe alemana .

The new plane was intended to break the back of the German Luftwaffe.

Al calentarse , la presión del centro se acumula hasta romper violentamente la cáscara .

When heated, the center pressure builds up to violently break the shell.