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1 break off engagement
Общая лексика: расторгнуть помолвку, (one's)(with) разорвать помолвку (с) (Okay, she's broken off her engagement with Ben. Now what is she going to do?) -
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Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > break an engagement
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3 break an engagement
1) Общая лексика: нарушить обещание2) Экономика: нарушать обязательство3) Деловая лексика: нарушить обязательство -
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5 break\ an\ engagement
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6 to break an engagement
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > to break an engagement
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7 to break an engagement
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to break an engagement
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8 to break an engagement
English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > to break an engagement
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9 ♦ break
♦ break (1) /breɪk/n. [cu]1 rottura; frattura ( anche med.); squarcio; varco: a break in the clouds, uno squarcio fra le nuvole; a break in the traffic, un varco nel traffico; break of continuity, soluzione di continuità4 interruzione; sospensione; pausa; sosta; stacco; break; intervallo: coffee [tea] break, pausa (per il) caffè [tè]; lunch break, pausa pranzo; ( radio, TV) commercial breaks, interruzioni pubblicitarie; spot; pubblicità; the Easter break, le vacanze di Pasqua; without a break, senza interruzione (o sosta); ininterrottamente; to have (o to take) a break, fare una sosta (o una pausa, un intervallo, uno stacco)5 (GB, a scuola) ricreazione; intervallo: DIALOGO → - School- We had English and physics before morning break, abbiamo avuto inglese e fisica prima dell'intervallo del mattino6 periodo di riposo; vacanza; stacco: a break from work, un periodo di riposo dal lavoro; I need a break, ho bisogno di un po' di vacanza; ho bisogno di staccare un po'; a weekend break, un weekend di vacanza8 cambiamento improvviso; distacco; taglio: a break in the weather, un cambiamento del tempo; a break with tradition, un taglio con la (o un distacco dalla) tradizione; a break with the past, un taglio col passato9 scatto, slancio (spec. per fuggire); fuga: a break from jail (o a jail break) un'evasione dal carcere; to make a break for freedom, tentare la fuga (o l'evasione); The deer made a break for the thicket, il cervo si slanciò verso il folto d'alberi10 (fam.) occasione; opportunità; chance: big break, grande occasione; bad break, sfortuna; jella; sfiga (pop.); lucky break, colpo (o botta) di fortuna; I finally got my break, finalmente ho avuto un colpo di fortuna; to get the breaks, avere fortuna12 (geol.) frattura; litocrasi13 (mecc.) rottura; guasto20 ( tennis, = service break, break of serve) break: to win the break, ottenere il break; to be two breaks down, essere sotto di due break; aver subìto due break; break point, break point; palla break26 (equit., ipp.) rottura dell'andatura● (tipogr.) break line, ultima riga; righino □ (comm., naut.) break of bulk, inizio della discarica □ (lett.) break of day, alba □ (fam.) an even break, un trattamento equo; pari opportunità: I'm just asking for an even break, chiedo solo d'essere trattato come tutti □ (fam.) Give me a break!, dammi una possibilità!; lasciami provare!; ( anche escl. di esasperazione) ma piantala!, ma fammi il piacere!, figurarsi! □ (fam.) to make a break for it, scappare; darsela a gambe □ to make a clean break, rompere definitivamente con qc.; dare un taglio netto □ to make the break, cambare vita (o lavoro); dare un taglio a tutto.break (2) /breɪk/n.2 (autom.) break; Giardinetta®; familiare.♦ (to) break /breɪk/A v. t.1 rompere; infrangere; spezzare: to break a bottle, rompere una bottiglia; He broke his arm, si ruppe un braccio; to break one's neck, rompersi il collo (o l'osso del collo); to break a seal, spezzare un sigillo; ( di fiume) to break its banks, rompere gli argini; to break the sound barrier, infrangere la barriera del suono; to break sb. 's heart, spezzare il cuore a q.2 staccare (spezzando); spezzare: to break a piece of bread from a loaf, staccare un pezzo di pane da una pagnotta; to break a branch off a tree, spezzare un ramo da un albero5 cambiare (una banconota, spec. pagando qc. e ricevendo un resto); spicciolare: to break a £50 note, cambiare un biglietto da 50 sterline6 interrompere; spezzare; rompere: to break the silence, rompere il silenzio; (elettr.) to break a circuit, interrompere un circuito elettrico; A cry broke my train of thought, un grido interruppe il filo dei miei pensieri; We broke our journey at Lucca, interrompemmo il viaggio a Lucca; facemmo tappa a Lucca7 porre fine a; spezzare: to break the deadlock, porre fine all'impasse; uscire dal punto morto; to break a vicious circle, spezzare un circolo vizioso; to break the drought, porre fine alla siccità; to break a siege, spezzare un assedio8 frenare; attutire; smorzare: to break a fall, attutire una caduta; These trees break the force of the wind, questi alberi smorzano l'impeto del vento9 fiaccare; domare; stroncare; spezzare: to break a strike, far fallire uno sciopero ( utilizzando crumiri, ecc.); to break sb. 's spirit, fiaccare lo spirito di q.; spezzare q.; The revolt was broken, la rivolta è stata domata; to break a horse, domare un cavallo11 rovinare ( una persona): to break sb. financially, mandare in rovina q.; far fallire q.; That scandal broke him politically, quello scandalo è stato la sua rovina12 (mil.) degradare; radiare13 battere, superare, migliorare ( un primato): He's broken his own record, ha battuto il suo stesso primato14 venir meno a; non tener fede a; non mantenere: to break an engagement, non tener fede a un impegno; to break a diet, non mantenere una dieta; to break faith, venir meno alle promesse (o alla parola data); to break a promise, venir meno a una promessa15 (leg.) infrangere; violare: to break a rule, infrangere una regola; to break the law, violare la legge16 comunicare, dare ( una notizia spiacevole): I had to break the news to him, ho dovuto dargli io la notizia; Break it to her gently, diglielo con delicatezza17 sciogliere al vento (una vela, una bandiera)B v. i.1 rompersi; infrangersi; spezzarsi: It fell and broke, è caduto e si è rotto; Her bones break easily, le sue ossa si rompono facilmente; to break in two, rompersi in due pezzi; spezzarsi in due; to break into fragments, andare in frantumi (o in pezzi)6 (elettr., mecc.) aprirsi; interrompersi7 sospendere il lavoro; fare una pausa (o un intervallo, uno stacco); staccare: At 11 we broke for coffee, alle 11 facemmo una pausa per il caffè11 ( di notizia, ecc.) diffondersi; essere divulgato; diventare di dominio pubblico; ( di scandalo) scoppiare: The story soon broke, la storia si è diffusa ben presto; la notizia è diventata presto di dominio pubblico; (TV) breaking news, notizie dell'ultima ora; ultimissime12 ( della voce) incrinarsi; spezzarsi; rompersi; (di voce maschile, nella pubertà) cambiare, diventare più profonda: Her voice broke as he gave me the news, nel darmi la notizia gli si è spezzata la voce His voice is breaking, sta cambiando la voce13 (fam.: di situazione, ecc) andare; mettersi: Things were breaking badly, le cose si mettevano male● (leg.) to break an alibi, dimostrare la falsità di un alibi □ (fam.) to break one's back, ammazzarsi di fatica; spezzarsi la schiena; sgobbare □ to break sb. 's back, spezzare le reni a q.; uccidere q. □ to break the back of, completare la parte più ardua di; fare il grosso di; dare una bella botta a □ to break the bank ► bank (2) □ (form.) to break bread with sb., mangiare con q. □ (naut.) to break bulk, iniziare la discarica □ (fig.) to break a butterfly on a wheel, fare spreco d'energia per una cosa da poco □ to break camp, smontare le tende; levare il campo □ to break clear, liberarsi; sganciarsi; ( sport) smarcarsi; ( sport) andare in fuga □ ( di selvaggina) to break cover, uscire allo scoperto □ to break even, chiudere in pareggio; pareggiare i conti; non avere perdite □ to break free, liberarsi; sciogliersi ( da una stretta); fuggire □ to break new (o fresh) ground, (di scoperta, ecc.) essere innovatore, essere pionieristico; ( di persona) innovare, essere un pioniere □ to break a habit, abbandonare un'abitudine inveterata: to break the smoking habit, smettere di fumare □ to break sb. of a habit, far smettere a q. un'abitudine; togliere un vizio a q. □ to break jail, evadere □ ( gergo teatr.) DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- Break a leg!, in bocca al lupo! □ to break loose = to break free ► sopra □ to break open, forzare, scassinare ( una porta, ecc.) □ (stor.) to break sb. on the wheel, mettere q. alla tortura della ruota □ (mil.) to break ranks, rompere le file (o le righe) □ to break a safe, scassinare una cassaforte □ ( tennis) to break the opponent's serve, strappare il servizio all'avversario □ to break st. short, porre fine a (qc.) prima del tempo; interrompere □ to break the skin, lacerare la pelle □ to break step, rompere il passo □ (naut.: di sottomarino) to break surface, affiorare □ (eufem.) to break wind, emettere un peto; fare un vento. -
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[ınʹgeıdʒmənt] n1. дело, занятие2. 1) обязательство; обещаниеto meet one's engagements - выполнять обязательства, платить долги
to break an engagement - нарушить обязательство /обещание/
2) юр. формальное обязательство, соглашение3. обручение, помолвкаto announce the engagement of X to Y - объявить о помолвке X с Y
4. (принятое) приглашение; (назначенная) встреча; свидание; договорённость (о встрече)we had an engagement to play golf at 4 - мы договорились играть в гольф в 4 часа
a prior engagement prevents my attendance - я не смогу быть из-за другого /ранее принятого/ приглашения
engagements keep him busy - ему вечно надо куда-то идти /с кем-то встречаться/
owing to pressing engagements I am unable to attend - в связи с большой занятостью я не смогу присутствовать
5. ангажемент; контракт (на выступления и т. п.)the manager offered her an engagement of one performance - директор предложил ей контракт /ангажемент/ на одно выступление
6. воен. стычка, бой, схватка7. тех.1) зацепление; сцепление2) сцепляющий механизм8. соединение (оружия; фехтование)♢
the Engagement - ист. тайный договор Карла I с шотландскими пресвитерианами -
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1. n дело, занятие2. n обязательство; обещание3. n юр. формальное обязательство, соглашение4. n обручение, помолвка5. n приглашение; встреча; свидание; договорённость6. n ангажемент; контракт7. n воен. стычка, бой, схватка8. n тех. зацепление; сцепление9. n тех. сцепляющий механизм10. n тех. соединениеСинонимический ряд:1. betrothal (noun) betrothal; betrothing; betrothment; espousal; troth2. conflict (noun) action; affair; battle; brush; combat; conflict; contest; encounter; sortie3. employment (noun) employment; engaging; hire; hiring4. meeting (noun) agreement; appointment; assignation; date; interview; meeting; rendezvous; tryst5. promise (noun) plight; promise; word -
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noun2) (appointment made with another) Verabredung, diehave a previous or prior engagement — schon anderweitig festgelegt sein
3) (booked appearance) Engagement, das4) (Mil.) Kampfhandlung, die* * *noun the engagement of three new assistants; When shall we announce our engagement?; Have you any engagements tomorrow?; a naval engagement (= battle); ( also adjective) an engagement ring.) die Anstellung, die Verlobung, die Verpflichtung* * *en·gage·ment[ɪnˈgeɪʤmənt, AM enˈ-]nI have a previous [or prior] \engagement ich habe schon eine Verabredungsocial \engagement gesellschaftliche Verpflichtungto announce the \engagement of sb jds Verlobung verkündigento break an \engagement to do sth eine Verbindlichkeit nicht erfüllen* * *[In'geɪdZmənt]npublic/social engagements — öffentliche/gesellschaftliche Verpflichtungen pl
2) (= betrothal) Verlobung f3) (form: undertaking) Verpflichtung f* * *1. Verpflichtung f:be under an engagement to sb jemandem (gegenüber) verpflichtet oder gebunden sein;engagements WIRTSCH Zahlungsverpflichtungen;2. Verabredung f:have an engagement for the evening abends verabredet sein oder etwas vorhaben;engagement diary Terminkalender mto mit):engagement ring Verlobungsring m4. Beschäftigung f, Stelle f, Posten m, (An)Stellung f5. THEAT etc Engagement n6. Beschäftigung f, Tätigkeit f7. MIL Gefecht n, Kampf(handlung) m(f)9. TECH Eingriff m* * *noun1) (to be married) Verlobung, die (to mit)2) (appointment made with another) Verabredung, diehave a previous or prior engagement — schon anderweitig festgelegt sein
3) (booked appearance) Engagement, das4) (Mil.) Kampfhandlung, die* * *(theater) n.Engagement (Theater) n. n.Einstellung f.Verlobung f. -
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1. I1) a glass (a cup, a plate, a window, etc.) broke стакан и т. д. разбился; be hard to break с трудом биться /разбиваться/; а branch (a stick, a plank, a chair, the leg of the table, etc.) broke ветка и т. д. сломалась /обломилась, треснула/; а car (a clock, etc.) breaks машина и т. д. ломается /портится, выходит из строя/; а rope (a chain, a string, a thread, etc.) broke веревка и т. д. разорвалась /оборвалась/; the ice breaks лед ломается /трещит/, река или озеро и т. п, вскрывается; one's heart breaks сердце разрывается (от жалости и т. п.); one's voice breaks а) голос ломается; б) голос прерывается (от волнения и т. п.)2) the skin (leather, etc.) breaks кожа и т. д. трескается /лопается/; а boil (an abscess, etc.) breaks нарыв и т. д. лопается /прорывается/; а bud (a sprout, a bough, etc.) breaks почка и т. д. лопается /распускается/3) the rain (the frost, the wind, etc.) broke дождь и т. д. прекратился; the spell of rainy weather broke дождливая погода кончилась; the heat broke жара спала; the weather is breaking погода меняется (улучшается или портится); the darkness (the gloom, etc.) breaks тьма и т. д. рассеивается4) the day (the storm, the epidemic, etc.) breaks начинается день и т. д.2. IIbreak in some manner a string (a thread. a chain, cite.) breaks easily бечевка и т. д. легко рвется; glass (a cup, a plate, etc.) breaks easily стекло и т. д. легко бьется /разбивается/3. III1) break smth. break a cup (a glass, a mirror, a window, ice, etc.) разбить чашку о т. Л; break stones разбивать /дробить/ камень; break a stick (a plank, a chair, a doll, etc.) (сломать палку и т. д.', break one's neck (one's leg, one's arm, etc.) сломать [себе] шею и т. д).: break a bough (a twig, etc.) обломить /сломать, отломить/ ветку и т. д.; break а саг (а machine, a clock, a fountain-pen, etc.) ломать /портить/ машину и т. д., выводить машину и т. д. из строя; break chains (the bonds, etc.) рвать /разрывать/ цепи и т. д.', break smb.'s head проломить кому-л.',. голову /череп/; break smb.'s heart разбить кому-л. сердце; break one's health подорвать здоровье, break ranks нарушать строй, выходить из строя; break the ice сломать лед || break new land /soil, ground/ поднимать целину, break new /fresh/ ground начинать новое дело, прокладывать новые пути2) break smth. break a safe (a door, a case, locks, etc.) взломать /вскрыть/ сейф и т. д; break a bank ограбить банк; break prison /jail/ бежать из тюрьмы3) break smth. break a law (a rule, instructions, an agreement, a custom, etc.) нарушать /не соблюдать/ закон и т. д., break one's word (one's promise, etc.) нарушить /не сдержать/ слово и т. д.; break an engagement расторгнуть помолвку; break an appointment не прийти /не явиться/ в назначенное время или место; break a date не прийти на свидание4) break smth. break one's journey (one's rest, smb.';, sleep, telephone communications, negotiations, the talks, the thread of an argument, the drift of one's thoughts, etc.) прерывать путешествие и т. д.; break the silence нарушить тишину, прервать молчание; break the spell рассеять /развеять/ очарование /чары/5) break smth. break smb.'s resistance. (smb.'s opposition, smb.'s will, smb.'s spirit, smb.'s pride, a rebellion, etc.) сломить /подавить/ чад -л. сопротивление и т. д.6) break smth. break a fall (a blow, the force of the wind, etc.) смягчить падении и т. д.7) break smb. break a dog дрессировать /обучать/ собаку; break a horse объезжать /выезжать/ лошадь, приучать лошадь к седлу8) break smth. break a collection (a set, a set of books, etc.) разрознить /разбить/ коллекцию и т. д.4. VI|| break smth. open взломать, вскрыть что-л.; break a door (a safe, a locked box, etc.) open взломать /вскрыть/ дверь и т. д.; break a lid open сорвать крышку5. XVbreak to some state break loose /free/ освободиться, вырваться на свободу6. XVI1) break (in)to smth. break into pieces (in two, in fragments, into smithereens, to atoms, etc.) биться /разбиваться, раскалываться, ломаться/ на мелкие куски /вдребезги/ и т. д.; break against smth. break against a rock (against a wail, etc.) биться /разбиваться, раскалываться/ о скалы и т. д.2) break into smth. break into a house (into a shop, into a bank, etc.) проникать /врываться/ в дом и т. д. (взломав замок, высадив дверьи т. п.)3) break from /out of/ smth. break from the house (out of a stable, from smb.'s grip, etc.) вырваться из дома и т. д.; break from /out of/ a prison вырваться /бежать/ из тюрьмы; break from.smb, smth. a sigh (a cry, a sound, etc.) broke from him у него вырвался вздох и т. д.; а cry (a sound..a sigh, etc.) broke from his lips с его губ сорвался крик и т. д.4) break through smth. break through a crowd (through the enemy's line, through a barrier, etc.) пробиться через толпу и т. д.; the sun broke through a cloud солнце пробилось сквозь тучу; break through smb-'s reserve (smb.'s taciturnity, smb.'s shyness, etc.) преодолеть /сломить/ чью-л. сдержанность и т. д.; he broke through all obstacles он преодолел все преграды5) break with smth. break with one's past (with an old tradition, with one's habits, etc.) порвать со своим прошлым и т. д., отказаться от своего прошлого и т. д.; break with smb. break with flue's friends (with one's associates, with one's wife, etc.) порвать /поссориться/ с друзьями и т. д., бросить друзей и т. д.6) break into smth. break into laughter /into a laugh/ рассмеяться, расхохотаться; break into tears расплакаться, разрыдаться; break into sobs начать всхлипывать, расхныкаться; break into' sweat /into perspiration/ покрыться потом /испариной/; break into a run пуститься бежать; break into a gallop пуститься вскачь /галопом/; break into a dance пуститься в пляс; break into a song внезапно запеть, затянуть песню; break into blossom распуститься, расцвести7. XXI11) break smth. into (in, to) smth. break smth. into splinters (into three pieces, to atoms, into smithereens, in fragments, etc.) разбить что-л. в щепки и т.д. break smth. against (on, across) smth. break smth. against a rock (against /on/ a wall, across the knee, etc.) разламывать, разбить /расколоть/ что-л. о скалу и т. д.; break smth. into smth. break the story into parts (a text into passages, a word into syllables, etc.) разбивать /делить, расчленять/ рассказ на части и т. д.2) break smb. of smth. break smb. of a habit (of a practice, etc.) отучать кого-л. от привычки и т. д.; break oneself of a bad habit отучиться от дурной привычки -
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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti3) (to make or become unusable.) pokvariti (se)4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) odpovedati5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba3) (an opening.) odprtina4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) lomljivi predmeti- 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* * *I [breik]1.transitive verblomiti, prelomiti, zlomiti, odlomiti; skrhati; raztrgati, pretrgati, odtrgati; poškodovati, (po)kvariti; odpreti, odpečatiti; prestreči, prekiniti; odvaditi; (pre)kršiti; oslabiti, ublažiti; (iz)uriti (konja v ježi); uničiti; obzirno sporočiti; izčrpati; orati, kopati; (iz službe) odpustiti, degradirati;2.intransitive verbzlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomitito break asunder — pretrgati, prelomitito break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti gacolloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česanautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjatito break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstvato break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati sethe day is breaking — svita se, dani seto break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati seto break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti seto break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obratto break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršitito break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kajto break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česato break s.o.'s pride — ponižati kogato break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpastito break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgatiwho breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhalbreak your neck! — veliko sreče!II [breik]nounzlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnostthe break of day — jutranji svit, zoraIII [breik]nounvrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon -
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n1) дело, занятие
- bear engagements
- bull engagements
- current engagements
- dealer's engagement
- running engagements
- short engagements
- trial engagement
- engagement of personnel
- engagement of staff
- without engagement
- break an engagement
- carry out an engagement
- enter into an engagement
- fulfil engagements
- keep engagements
- meet engagements
- perform engagementsEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > engagement
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1) дело, занятие2) обыкн. pl обязательство• -
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n1) дело; занятие2) договоренность (о встрече); встреча4) бой (особ. морской); стычка; схватка; перестрелка•- international engagementsto fulfil / to meet one's engagements — выполнять обязательства
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n1. заняття; діло, справа; робота2. (прийняте) запрошення; призначена зустріч; домовленість (про зустріч)3. pl зобов'язання- international engagement міжнародне зобов'язання- letter of engagement контракт (який укладається міжнародним службовцем)- to break an engagement порушувати зобов'язання- to enter into engagement приймати на себе зобов'язання -
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n1) дело, занятие2) договорённость (о встрече), (принятое) приглашение, (назначаемая) встреча3) обыкн. pl обязательство; юр. формальное обязательство, соглашение4) бой, стычка, схватка, перестрелка• -
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1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi2) (stop speaking) interrompersi3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off5) (terminate) rompere [ engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations]* * *(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) interrompersi* * *1. vt + adv(piece) staccare, spezzare, (talks, engagement) rompere2. vi + adv1) (twig) staccarsi2) (speaker) interrompersito break off (from doing sth) — smettere (di fare qc)* * *1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi2) (stop speaking) interrompersi3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off5) (terminate) rompere [ engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations]
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break — [c]/breɪk / (say brayk) verb (broke or, Archaic, brake, broken or, Archaic, broke, breaking) – …
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engagement — /ɪn geɪdʒmənt/ noun an agreement to do something ♦ to break an engagement to do something not to do what you have legally agreed ● Our agents broke their engagement not to sell our rivals’ products … Dictionary of banking and finance
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break off — phrasal verb Word forms break off : present tense I/you/we/they break off he/she/it breaks off present participle breaking off past tense broke off past participle broken off 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop doing something, especially… … English dictionary
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break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English