break a record

US /breɪk ə ˈrɛk.ərd/
UK /breɪk ə ˈrɛk.ərd/
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quebrar um recorde, bater um recorde

to achieve something that is better than the best previously achieved level

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The athlete trained hard to break a record in the upcoming competition.
O atleta treinou duro para quebrar um recorde na próxima competição.
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She hopes to break a record for the fastest marathon time.
Ela espera quebrar um recorde de tempo mais rápido na maratona.
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set a new recordsurpass a recordexceed a recordestablish a new benchmarkmake history
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recordingrecorderrecordfor the recordbreakbreak-inbreak into