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1 breakneck
adjective ((usually of speed) dangerous: He drove at breakneck speed.) krkolomný* * *• závratný• ohromný• krkolomný -
2 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rozbít, rozlomit2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomit, odtrhnout3) (to make or become unusable.) rozbít (se), porouchat (se), pokazit (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) (z)rušit, nedodržet5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) překonat6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) přerušit7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) přerušit8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznámit9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutovat10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) zmírnit11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) propuknout2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pauza2) (a change: a break in the weather.) změna3) (an opening.) otvor, průlom4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) šance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) křehké zboží- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *• zlomit• přelom• přestávka• lom• lámat• break/broke/broken
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Breakneck — is an English adjective meaning dangerous or reckless [dictionary.com Unabridged] and can also be part of a name and refer to a place or other entity including the following:Geography* Breakneck Creek, a tributary of Connoquenessing Creek in… … Wikipedia
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breakneck — 1560s, likely to end in a broken neck, from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.) + NECK (Cf. neck) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
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breakneck — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ dangerously fast … English terms dictionary
breakneck — [brāk′nek΄] adj. very fast, reckless, dangerous, etc.: said of speed, pace, etc … English World dictionary
breakneck — break|neck [ˈbreıknek] adj at breakneck speed/pace extremely and often dangerously fast ▪ He drove away at breakneck speed … Dictionary of contemporary English
breakneck — [[t]bre͟ɪknek[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you say that something happens or travels at breakneck speed, you mean that it happens or travels very fast. Jack drove to Mayfair at breakneck speed … English dictionary
breakneck — adjective Date: 1562 very fast or dangerous < breakneck speed > … New Collegiate Dictionary
