breaking news

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

News that has either just happened or is currently happening.

Equivalents

Españolnoticia bomba noticia de última hora noticia de último momentonoticia urgente notición

Françaisédition spéciale nouvelle de dernière heure nouvelle de dernière minute

DeutschEilmeldung gerade eingetroffene Neuigkeit letzte Neuigkeitsoeben hereingekommene Nachricht Sondermeldung

12 more languages

العربيةأَخْبَار هَامَّة خَبَر عَاجِل

فارسیخبرفوری

Italianonotizie dell'ultima ora ultim'ora ultime notizie

日本語速報

한국어속보

Polskiłamiąca wiadomość

Portuguêsnotícias de última hora últimas notícias

Русскийпосле́дние но́вости сро́чная но́вость э́кстренное сообще́ние

Kiswahilihabari ya hivi punde

Türkçeson dakika

Українськатерміно́ві новини́

اردوفوری خبر

Examples

“Breaking news may contain ⟳ incomplete information, factual errors, or poor editing because of a rush ⟳ to publication.”

“There is also breaking news that the delayed Crossrail project in London cannot be completed without a further £80 million injection of funds.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

breaking of the waters breaking point breaking strain breaking wheel Breakings breakline

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