romper

to break, to breach, to break up with

ʁ õ p e ɾ
romp break + er 2nd-conjugation infinitive
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, future tense Rare #33,829
to break, to breach Can refer to breaking something, violating a rule, or breaking through a barrier.
PO: Cuidado para não romper o papel.
EN: Be careful not to tear the paper.
to break up with Used with com when ending a relationship with someone.
PO: Ela decidiu romper com o namorado.
EN: She decided to break up with her boyfriend.
Conjugation of romper
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third rompeu romperam
Present
romper
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First romper —
Third romper —
Indicative pluperfect
SingularPlural
Third — romperam

Ao romper do dia, quando o galo cantar.

At daybreak, when the rooster crows.

— As Bodas de Deus (1999)

Reúna a cavalaria para romper o cerco deles!

Gather the cavalry to break through their siege!

— A Batalha dos 3 Reinos (2008)

Estou tentando romper a senha de proteção deste arquivo.

I'm trying to crack this file's password protection.

Para romper as regras?

To break the rules?

— O Leopardo (1963)

Eu não quero romper com você.

I don't want to break up with you.

Ele só te deu ferramentas para romper um forte.

He only gave you the tools to break through a fortress.

— Baahubali: O Início (2015)

Não consigo romper este círculo vicioso.

I can't break this vicious cycle.

— Guerra e Paz (1968)

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