break-in

See also: break in and breakin'

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase break in.

Noun

break-in (plural break-ins)

1. The act of entering a place with the intent to steal or commit some other offense; an instance of breaking and entering.

   There was a break-in at the shop; everything was taken.

Translations

act of entering to commit an offense

• Bulgarian: взлом (bg) m (vzlom)
• Danish: indbrud n
• Dutch: inbraak (nl) c
• Faroese: innbrot (fo) n
• Finnish: murtovarkaus
• French: effraction (fr) f
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• German: Einbruch (de) m
• Greek: διάρρηξη (el) f (diárrixi)
• Hungarian: betörés (hu)
• Spanish: efracción (es) m, allanamiento de morada m

Anagrams

• inbreak