how to say “breakthrough” in Hebrew

 

פְּרִיצַת דֶּרֶךְ
 

 

 
To break into a house is לִפְרוֹץ לְתוֹך בַּיִת   , where לפרוץ    is a simple verb of the root פ.ר.צ (p.r.ts) and means to break in or to break through. Likewise, a פְּרִיצָה לְבַיִת    is a break-in to (one’s) home.
 
On a happier note, a breakthrough is a פְּרִיצַת דֶּרֶךְ    – literally, a breaking through of a way.
 
For example:
 
גִּלּוּי הַפֶּנִיצִילִין הִוָּה פְּרִיצַת דֶּרֶךְ עֲנָקִית בִּתְחוּם הָרְפוּאָה.
The discovery of penicillin marked a giant breakthrough in the field of medicine.
 

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