break the fourth wall

English

Etymology

break + the + fourth wall

Pronunciation

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Verb

break the fourth wall (third-person singular simple present breaks the fourth wall, present participle breaking the fourth wall, simple past broke the fourth wall, past participle broken the fourth wall)

(idiomatic, fiction) To apparently communicate with reality directly, such as when characters of literature comment on the existence of a reader.

Translations

direct communication with the viewer or reader

Esperanto: rompi la kvaran muron
French: briser le quatrième mur
Georgian: მეოთხე კედლის გარღვევა (meotxe ḳedlis garɣveva), მეოთხე კედლის გატეხვა (meotxe ḳedlis gaṭexva)
Italian: rompere la quarta parete
Portuguese: derrubar a quarta parede
Spanish: romper la cuarta pared

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