breaker

• Substantivo com vários sentidos: trabalhador que quebra blocos de pedra na pedreira; ondas que arrebentam na costa; ou dispositivo que interrompe um circuito elétrico em caso de sobrecarga.

A noun with multiple meanings: a quarry worker who splits stone blocks; waves that break on the shore; or a device that trips a switch to open an electrical circuit when overloaded.

1. Stone workerC1formal

   A quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.

   Cortador de pedra

   • The breaker used a chisel to split the granite.
   • Experienced breakers can extract large slabs of marble.
   • The quarry employed several breakers for the job.

   Sinônimosquarrymanstonecutter

2. Breaking waveB1formal

   A wave that breaks into foam as it approaches the shore.

   Onda de arrebentação

   • The breakers crashed against the rocks.
   • Surfers love riding the big breakers at this beach.
   • The sound of breakers was calming in the distance.

   Sinônimoscomberrollersurfwhitecap

3. Circuit breakerB2formaltechnical

   A device that automatically interrupts an electrical circuit when overloaded.

   Disjuntor

   • The breaker tripped when the power surge occurred.
   • He reset the breaker after fixing the short circuit.
   • Always check the breaker box before replacing a fuse.

   Sinônimoscircuit breaker