break the fourth wall

Etymology
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Verb

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

Translations

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