breakthrough

avance, gran logro

Descubrimiento o logro importante que permite hacer algo que antes no era posible.

En inglés sencillo: An important discovery or success that lets you do something you could not do before.

• The team made a breakthrough.
• A medical breakthrough gave patients new hope.
• Have the talks led to any breakthroughs?

Cómo se usa: a breakthrough in something (Researchers announced a breakthrough in battery technology.)

Sinónimos: advance, discovery

Antónimos: setback

Expresiones frecuentes: major breakthrough, medical breakthrough, breakthrough in something, scientific breakthrough

reaparición de síntomas

Aparición o regreso de síntomas mientras se sigue un tratamiento destinado a prevenirlos.

En inglés sencillo: The return or appearance of symptoms even while treatment is being used to prevent them.

• The doctor recorded a breakthrough of symptoms.
• Medication reduced the risk of symptom breakthrough.
• She reported a breakthrough despite taking her medicine regularly.

Expresiones frecuentes: symptom breakthrough, breakthrough of symptoms

revolucionario, innovador

Que permite un progreso importante al resolver un problema difícil o superar un gran obstáculo.

En inglés sencillo: Producing important progress by solving a difficult problem or removing a major obstacle.

• They developed a breakthrough treatment.
• The company announced a breakthrough battery design.
• This breakthrough discovery could improve cancer care.

Sinónimos: groundbreaking, revolutionary

Expresiones frecuentes: breakthrough technology, breakthrough treatment, breakthrough discovery