No. 2,322 in Spanish

romper

"Romper" means "to break."

In a sentence

Ella rompió el jarrón por accidente.
She accidentally broke the vase.
In this sentence, 'romper' is used in its literal sense to mean physically breaking something apart.
La noticia rompió su corazón.
The news broke her heart.
Here, 'romper' is used figuratively to cause emotional distress or heartbreak.
Necesitamos romper con las viejas tradiciones para avanzar.
We need to break with old traditions to move forward.
In this context, 'romper' signifies disrupting or discontinuing certain habits or practices.

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