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rompedor

groundbreaking

adjective rrohm-peh-DOHR Rare

Also means

bold

Usage Note

Rompedor literally means 'breaking' (from romper) but is almost exclusively used figuratively to describe ideas, styles, or art that breaks conventions. It is close in meaning to innovador but implies more rupture with the past. The feminine form is rompedora.

Examples

"Su propuesta fue verdaderamente rompedora."

Natural Translation

Her proposal was truly groundbreaking.

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