Meaning
breach, opening, gravel
- a gap or opening broken through a wall, barrier, or defense
- crushed stone or fine gravel (rare in daily speech)
In a sentence
I soldati aprirono una breccia nelle mura nemiche.
The soldiers opened a breach in the enemy walls.
Le sue parole hanno fatto breccia nel cuore del pubblico.
His words made a deep impact on the audience.
C'era una breccia nella recinzione del giardino.
There was a gap in the garden fence.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| breccia | feminine · singular |
| brecce | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Very common in the idiom 'fare breccia nel cuore di qcn.' (to win someone's heart).
- Plural is brecce (-cia preceded by consonant loses the 'i').