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1 break crust (verb)

разбивать корку/настыль/пену

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2 break crust (verb)

разбивать корку/настыль/пену

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3 break

break [breɪk]

casser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (c) briser ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (i), 1 (j) fracturer ⇒ 1 (b) enfoncer ⇒ 1 (e) violer, enfreindre ⇒ 1 (f) rompre ⇒ 1 (h) couper ⇒ 1 (h) ruiner ⇒ 1 (k) amortir ⇒ 1 (l) se casser ⇒ 2 (a) se briser ⇒ 2 (a) se fracturer ⇒ 2 (b) cassure, brisure ⇒ 3 (a) fissure, fente ⇒ 3 (b) ouverture ⇒ 3 (c) interruption ⇒ 3 (d) pause ⇒ 3 (e) évasion ⇒ 3 (f) chance ⇒ 3 (g) changement ⇒ 3 (h)

(pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])

1 transitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) casser, briser; (→ branch, lace, string, egg, toy) casser;

∎ break the stick in two cassez le bâton en deux;

∎ to break sth into pieces mettre qch en morceaux;

∎ to get broken se casser;

∎ to break a safe forcer un coffre-fort;

∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;

∎ figurative to break bread with sb partager le repas de qn;

∎ figurative to break sb's heart briser le cœur à qn;

∎ Ross broke her heart Ross lui a brisé le cœur;

∎ it breaks my heart to see her unhappy ça me brise le cœur de la voir malheureuse;

∎ figurative to break the ice rompre ou briser la glace

(b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;

∎ to break one's leg se casser ou se fracturer la jambe;

∎ to break one's neck se casser ou se rompre le cou;

∎ the fall broke his back la chute lui a brisé les reins;

∎ familiar figurative to break one's back s'échiner;

∎ familiar figurative they broke their backs trying to get the job done ils se sont éreintés à finir le travail;

∎ familiar we've broken the back of the job nous avons fait le plus gros du travail;

∎ familiar I'll break his neck if I catch him doing it again! je lui tords le cou si je le reprends à faire ça!;

∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)

(c) (render inoperable → appliance, machine) casser;

∎ you've broken the TV tu as cassé la télé

(d) (cut surface of → ground) entamer; (→ skin) écorcher; Law (seals → illegally) briser; (legally) lever;

∎ the seal on the coffee jar was broken le pot de café avait été ouvert;

∎ the skin isn't broken la peau n'est pas écorchée;

∎ to break new or fresh ground innover, faire œuvre de pionnier;

∎ scientists are breaking new or fresh ground in cancer research les savants font une percée dans la recherche contre le cancer

(e) (force a way through) enfoncer;

∎ the river broke its banks la rivière est sortie de son lit;

∎ to break the sound barrier franchir le mur du son;

∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface

(f) Law (violate → law, rule) violer, enfreindre; (→ speed limit) dépasser; (→ agreement, treaty) violer; (→ contract) rompre; (→ promise) manquer à; Religion (→ commandment) désobéir à; (→ Sabbath) ne pas respecter;

∎ she broke her appointment with them elle a annulé son rendez-vous avec eux;

∎ he broke his word to her il a manqué à la parole qu'il lui avait donnée;

∎ Law to break parole = commettre un délit qui entraîne la révocation de la mise en liberté conditionnelle;

∎ Military to break bounds violer la consigne

(g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law

∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);

∎ to break camp lever le camp;

∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert

(h) (interrupt → fast, monotony, spell) rompre; Electricity (→ circuit, current) couper; Typography (→ word, page) couper;

∎ we broke our journey at Brussels nous avons fait une étape à Bruxelles;

∎ a cry broke the silence un cri a déchiré ou percé le silence;

∎ the plain was broken only by an occasional small settlement la plaine n'était interrompue que par de rares petits hameaux;

∎ Military to break step rompre le pas

(i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;

∎ the new offer broke the deadlock la nouvelle proposition a permis de sortir de l'impasse;

∎ he's tried to stop smoking but he can't break the habit il a essayé d'arrêter de fumer mais il n'arrive pas à se débarrasser ou se défaire de l'habitude;

∎ to break sb of a habit corriger ou guérir qn d'une habitude;

∎ to break oneself of a habit se corriger ou se défaire d'une habitude

(j) (wear down, destroy → enemy) détruire; (→ person, will, courage, resistance) briser; (→ witness) réfuter; (→ health) abîmer; (→ alibi) écarter;

∎ torture did not break him or his spirit il a résisté à la torture;

∎ this scandal could break them ce scandale pourrait signer leur perte;

∎ the experience will either make or break him l'expérience lui sera ou salutaire ou fatale

(k) (bankrupt) ruiner;

∎ her new business will either make or break her sa nouvelle affaire la rendra riche ou la ruinera;

∎ to break the bank (exhaust funds) faire sauter la banque;

∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!

(l) (soften → fall) amortir, adoucir;

∎ we planted a row of trees to break the wind nous avons planté une rangée d'arbres pour couper le vent

(m) (reveal, tell) annoncer, révéler;

∎ break it to her gently annonce-le lui avec ménagement

(n) (beat, improve on) battre;

∎ to break a record battre un record;

∎ the golfer broke 90 le golfeur a dépassé le score de 90

(o) (solve → code) déchiffrer

(p) Sport

∎ to break sb's service (in tennis) prendre le service de qn;

∎ Hingis was broken in the fifth game Hingis a perdu son service dans le cinquième jeu

(q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;

∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?

(r) (horse) dresser

(s) Military (demote) casser

(t) Nautical (flag) déferler

(u) euphemism

∎ to break wind lâcher un vent

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → glass, furniture) se casser, se briser; (→ branch, stick) se casser, se rompre; (→ lace, string, egg, toy) se casser;

∎ to break apart se casser ou se briser (en morceaux);

∎ the plate broke in two l'assiette s'est cassée en deux;

∎ to break into pieces se casser en morceaux;

∎ figurative her heart broke elle a eu le cœur brisé

(b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;

∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;

∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?

(c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the dishwasher broke last week le lave-vaisselle est tombé en panne la semaine dernière

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser, se dissiper; Military (→ troops) rompre les rangs; (→ ranks) se rompre

(e) (escape)

∎ to break free se libérer;

∎ the ship broke loose from its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres

(f) (fail → health, person, spirit) se détériorer;

∎ the witness broke under questioning le témoin a craqué au cours de l'interrogatoire;

∎ she or her spirit did not break elle ne s'est pas laissée abattre;

∎ their courage finally broke leur courage a fini par les abandonner

(g) (take a break) faire une pause;

∎ let's break for coffee arrêtons-nous pour prendre un café

(h) (arise suddenly → day) se lever, poindre; (→ dawn) poindre; Press & Television (→ news) être annoncé; (→ scandal, war) éclater

(i) (move suddenly) se précipiter, foncer

(j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater

(k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;

∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait

(l) (wave) déferler;

∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers

(m) Obstetrics

∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux

(n) American familiar (happen) se passer^□, arriver^□ ;

∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer

(o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer

(p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;

∎ break! break!, stop!

(q) Sport (ball) dévier

(r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit

(s) (idiom)

∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais

3 noun

(a) (in china, glass) cassure f, brisure f; (in wood) cassure f, rupture f; Medicine (in bone, limb) fracture f; figurative (with friend, group) rupture f; (in marriage) séparation f;

∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;

∎ the break with her husband was a painful experience ça a été très pénible pour elle quand elle s'est séparée de son mari;

∎ her break with the party in 1968 sa rupture avec le parti en 1968;

∎ to make a clean break with the past rompre avec le passé

(b) (crack) fissure f, fente f

(c) (gap → in hedge, wall) trouée f, ouverture f; Geology (→ in rock) faille f; (→ in line) interruption f, rupture f; Typography (→ in word) césure f; (→ in pagination) fin f de page;

∎ a break in the clouds une éclaircie

(d) (interruption → in conversation) interruption f, pause f; (→ in payment) interruption f, suspension f; (→ in trip) arrêt m; (→ in production) suspension f, rupture f; (→ in series) interruption f; Literature & Music pause f; (in jazz) break m;

∎ guitar break (in rock) (courte) improvisation f de guitare;

∎ Electricity a break in the circuit une coupure de courant;

∎ Radio a break for commercials, a (commercial) break un intermède de publicité; Television un écran publicitaire, une page de publicité;

∎ Television a break in transmission une interruption des programmes (due à un incident technique)

(e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;

∎ let's take a break on fait une pause?;

∎ we worked all morning without a break nous avons travaillé toute la matinée sans nous arrêter;

∎ he drove for three hours without a break il a conduit trois heures de suite;

∎ you need a break (short rest) tu as besoin de faire une pause; (holiday) tu as besoin de vacances;

∎ an hour's break for lunch une heure de pause pour le déjeuner;

∎ lunch break pause f de midi;

∎ do you get a lunch break? tu as une pause à midi?;

∎ a weekend in the country makes a pleasant break un week-end à la campagne fait du bien;

∎ familiar give me a break! (don't talk nonsense) dis pas n'importe quoi!; (stop nagging) fiche-moi la paix!

(f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;

∎ Law jail break évasion f (de prison);

∎ she made a break for the woods elle s'est élancée vers le bois;

∎ to make a break for it prendre la fuite

(g) familiar (opportunity) chance^□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;

∎ you get all the breaks! tu en as du pot!;

∎ to have a lucky break avoir de la veine;

∎ to have a bad break manquer de veine;

∎ this could be your big break ça pourrait être la chance de ta vie;

∎ she's never had an even break in her life rien n'a jamais été facile dans sa vie;

∎ give him a break donne-lui une chance; (he won't do it again) donne-lui une seconde chance

(h) (change) changement m;

∎ a break in the weather un changement de temps;

∎ the decision signalled a break with tradition la décision marquait une rupture avec la tradition

(i) (carriage) break m

(j) literary

∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube

(k) Sport

∎ to have a service break or a break (of serve) (in tennis) avoir une rupture de service (de l'adversaire);

∎ to have two break points (in tennis) avoir deux balles de break;

∎ he made a 70 break (in snooker, pool etc) il a fait une série de 70

►► Computing break character caractère m d'interruption;

Computing break key touche f d'interruption

➲ break away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;

∎ I broke away from the crowd je me suis éloigné de la foule;

∎ he broke away from her grasp il s'est dégagé de son étreinte

(b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;

∎ a group of MPs broke away from the party un groupe de députés a quitté le parti;

∎ as a band they have broken away from traditional jazz leur groupe a (complètement) rompu avec le jazz traditionnel

(c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton

2 separable transitive verb

détacher;

∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs

➲ break back intransitive verb

(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service

➲ break down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (vehicle, machine) tomber en panne;

∎ the car has broken down la voiture est en panne

(b) (fail → health) se détériorer; (→ authority) disparaître; (→ argument, system, resistance) s'effondrer; (→ negotiations, relations, plan) échouer;

∎ radio communications broke down le contact radio a été coupé;

∎ their marriage is breaking down leur mariage se désagrège

(c) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer;

∎ to break down in tears fondre en larmes

(d) (divide) se diviser;

∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties

(e) Chemistry se décomposer;

∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;

∎ we must break down old prejudices il faut mettre fin aux vieux préjugés

(b) (analyse → idea, statistics) analyser; (→ reasons) décomposer; (→ account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (→ bill, estimate) détailler; (→ substance) décomposer;

∎ the problem can be broken down into three parts le problème peut se décomposer en trois parties

➲ break forth intransitive verb

literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement

➲ break in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;

∎ a month should be enough to break you in to the job un mois devrait suffire pour vous faire ou vous habituer au métier

(b) (clothing) porter (pour user);

∎ I want to break these shoes in je veux que ces chaussures se fassent

(c) (knock down → door) enfoncer

2 intransitive verb

(a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction

(b) (speaker) interrompre;

∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch

➲ break into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;

∎ they broke into the safe ils ont fracturé ou forcé le coffre-fort;

∎ they've been broken into three times ils se sont fait cambrioler trois fois

(b) (begin suddenly)

∎ the audience broke into applause le public s'est mis à applaudir;

∎ to break into a run/sprint se mettre à courir/à sprinter;

∎ the horse broke into a gallop le cheval a pris le galop

(c) (conversation) interrompre

(d) (start to spend → savings) entamer;

∎ I don't want to break into a £20 note je ne veux pas entamer un billet de 20 livres

(e) Commerce (market) percer sur;

∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais

➲ break off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;

∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)

(b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;

∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;

∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;

∎ to break off for ten minutes prendre dix minutes de pause;

∎ to break off for lunch s'arrêter pour déjeuner

(c) (end relationship) rompre;

∎ she's broken off with him elle a rompu avec lui

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (separate) détacher, casser;

∎ to break sth off sth casser ou détacher qch de qch

(b) (end → agreement, relationship) rompre;

∎ they've broken off their engagement ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles;

∎ to break it off (with sb) rompre (avec qn);

∎ Italy had broken off diplomatic relations with Libya l'Italie avait rompu ses relations diplomatiques avec la Libye

➲ break open separable transitive verb

(door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□ ;

∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure

➲ break out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher

(b) (become covered)

∎ to break out in spots or in a rash avoir une éruption de boutons;

∎ to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer;

∎ she broke out in a cold sweat elle s'est mise à avoir des sueurs froides

(c) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ to break out from or of prison s'évader (de prison);

∎ we have to break out of this vicious circle il faut que nous sortions de ce cercle vicieux

2 separable transitive verb

(bottle, champagne) ouvrir

➲ break through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(sun) percer;

∎ I broke through the crowd je me suis frayé un chemin à travers la foule;

∎ the troops broke through enemy lines les troupes ont enfoncé les lignes ennemies;

∎ she eventually broke through his reserve elle a fini par le faire sortir de sa réserve

2 intransitive verb

percer; figurative & Military faire une percée;

∎ figurative his hidden feelings tend to break through in his writing ses sentiments cachés tendent à transparaître ou percer dans ses écrits

➲ break up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (divide up → rocks) briser, morceler; Law (→ property) morceler; (→ soil) ameublir; (→ bread, cake) partager;

∎ she broke the loaf up into four pieces elle a rompu ou partagé la miche en quatre;

∎ illustrations break up the text le texte est aéré par des illustrations

(b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer

(c) (end → fight, party) mettre fin à, arrêter; Commerce & Law (→ conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; Commerce (→ company) scinder; Politics (→ coalition) briser, rompre; Administration (→ organization) dissoudre; (→ empire) démembrer; (→ family) séparer;

∎ his drinking broke up their marriage le fait qu'il buvait a brisé ou détruit leur mariage

(d) (disperse → crowd) disperser;

∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!

(e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;

∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée

(f) American familiar (amuse)

∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!

2 intransitive verb

(a) (split into pieces → road, system) se désagréger; (→ ice) craquer, se fissurer; (→ ship) se disloquer;

∎ the ship broke up on the rocks le navire s'est disloqué sur les rochers

(b) (come to an end → meeting, party) se terminer, prendre fin; (→ partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (→ talks, negotiations) cesser;

∎ when the meeting broke up à l'issue ou à la fin de la réunion;

∎ their marriage broke up leur mariage n'a pas marché

(c) (boyfriend, girlfriend) rompre;

∎ she broke up with her boyfriend elle a rompu avec son petit ami;

∎ they've broken up ils se sont séparés

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer

(e) British School

∎ we break up for Christmas on the 22nd les vacances de Noël commencent le 22;

∎ when do we break up? quand est-ce qu'on est en vacances?

(f) (lose one's composure) s'effondrer

(g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire

➲ break with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (end association with → person, organization) rompre avec;

∎ the defeat caused many people to break with the party la défaite a poussé beaucoup de gens à rompre avec le parti

(b) (depart from → belief, values) rompre avec;

∎ she broke with tradition by getting married away from her village elle a rompu avec la tradition en ne se mariant pas dans son village

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4 break

break [breɪk]

(verb: preterite broke, past participle broken)

1. noun

   a. (in conversation, programme, line) interruption f ; (in journey) arrêt m ; (at work) pause f ; (at school) pause f, récréation f

• to take a break ( = few minutes) faire une pause ; ( = holiday) prendre des vacances ; ( = change) se changer les idées

• six hours without a break six heures d'affilée

• after the break ( = advertisements) après la pause (publicitaire)

• a break in the clouds une éclaircie

• a break in the weather un changement de temps

• he spoke of the need for a break with the past il a dit qu'il fallait rompre avec le passé

► to make a break

• to make a break for it prendre la fuite

• he made a break for the door il s'est élancé vers la porte

   b. [of bone] fracture f

   c. (literary) at break of day au point du jour

   d. ( = luck, opportunity) (inf) chance f

• he's had all the breaks il a eu toutes les veines (inf)

• she got her first big break in "Sarafina" elle a percé dans « Sarafina »

• give me a break! (inf) ( = leave me alone) fichez-moi la paix ! (inf)

   e. (Snooker) série f

• to have a break of serve (Tennis) faire le break

2. transitive verb

   a. casser ; [+ skin] écorcher

• to break sth in two casser qch en deux

• to break one's leg/one's neck se casser la jambe/le cou

• the bone is not broken il n'y a pas de fracture

• to break open [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ lock, safe] fracturer

• to break ground on a new building (US) commencer à construire un nouveau bâtiment

• to break new or fresh ground innover

• to break one's back se casser la colonne vertébrale

• to break the back of a task (British) faire le plus dur d'une tâche

• to break sb's heart briser le cœur de qn

• to break one's heart over sth avoir le cœur brisé par qch

• to break a record battre un record

   b. [+ promise] manquer à ; [+ treaty] violer

• to break the law enfreindre la loi

• to break a vow rompre un serment

   c. [+ courage, spirit, strike] briser

• to break sb ( = demoralize) briser qn ; ( = ruin) ruiner qn

• television can make you or break you la télévision peut soit vous apporter la gloire soit vous briser

• to break sb of a habit faire perdre une habitude à qn

• to break a habit se débarrasser d'une habitude

• it won't break the bank (inf) cela ne va pas te (or nous or les etc) ruiner

   d. [+ silence, spell] rompre

• to break sb's serve prendre le service de qn

• to break one's journey faire une étape (or des étapes)

   e. [+ fall] amortir

   f. [+ news] annoncer

• try to break it to her gently essayez de le lui annoncer avec ménagement

3. intransitive verb

   a. (se) casser ; [bone] se fracturer

• to break in two se casser en deux

   b. [clouds] se dissiper

   c. [storm] éclater ; [wave] déferler

   d. [news, story] éclater

   e. ( = weaken, change) [health] se détériorer ; [voice] (boy's) muer ; (in emotion) se briser ( with sous le coup de ) ; [weather] se gâter

• he broke under torture il a craqué sous la torture

• his spirit broke son courage l'a abandonné

   f. [dawn] poindre ; [day] se lever

   g. ( = pause) faire une pause

• we broke for lunch nous avons fait une pause pour le déjeuner

   h. (set structures)

► to break even rentrer dans ses fonds

► to break free se libérer

► to break loose [person, animal] s'échapper ; [boat] rompre ses amarres

► to break with sb rompre avec qn

4. compounds

► break-even point noun seuil m de rentabilité

► break-in noun cambriolage m

► break-up noun [of friendship] rupture f ; [of empire, group of states] démantèlement m ; [of political party] scission f

• since the break-up of his marriage depuis qu'il est séparé de sa femme

► break away intransitive verb

(from captor) s'échapper

• to break away from a group se séparer d'un groupe► break down

1. intransitive verb

   a. [vehicle] tomber en panne ; [argument] s'effondrer ; [resistance] céder ; [negotiations] échouer

• after negotiations broke down... après l'échec m des négociations...

   b. ( = decompose) se décomposer ( into en)

   c. ( = weep) fondre en larmes

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = demolish) démolir ; [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ opposition] briser

   b. [+ accounts] détailler ; [+ sales figures, costs] ventiler ; [+ substance] décomposer

► break in

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = interrupt) interrompre

   b. ( = enter illegally) entrer par effraction

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ door] enfoncer

   b. [+ engine, car] roder

• it took a month to break in my new shoes cela a pris un mois avant que mes nouvelles chaussures se fassent

► break into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter illegally) [+ house] entrer par effraction dans

• to break into a safe fracturer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ savings] entamer

   c. [company] to break into a new market percer sur un nouveau marché

   d. to break into song se mettre à chanter

• to break into a run se mettre à courir

► break off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [piece, twig] se casser net

   b. ( = stop) s'arrêter ( doing sth de faire qch)

• he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = snap off) casser

   b. ( = end) [+ relationship, negotiations] rompre

► break out intransitive verb

   a. [war, fire] éclater

• to break out into a sweat suer ; (from fear) commencer à avoir des sueurs froides

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

► break through

1. intransitive verb

( = succeed) percer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ defences, obstacles] faire tomber

► break up

1. intransitive verb

   a. [ice] craquer ; [ship in storm] se disloquer ; [partnership] cesser ; [empire] effondrer

• their marriage broke up ils se sont séparés

• to break up with sb rompre avec qn

   b. [crowd] se disperser ; [meeting] prendre fin

• the schools break up tomorrow (British) les cours se terminent demain

   c. [phone line] couper

• you're breaking up je ne te capte plus

   d. (US = laugh) (inf!) se tordre de rire

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ chocolate] casser en morceaux

• to break up the soil casser les mottes de terre

   b. [+ coalition] briser ; [+ empire] démembrer

• to break up a marriage briser un couple

• to do sth to break up one's day faire qch pour faire une coupure dans la journée

   c. [+ crowd, demonstration] disperser

• police used tear gas to break up the demonstration la police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser les manifestants

   d. (US = make laugh) (inf!) donner le fou rire à

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[breɪk] 1.
noun

1) ( fracture) fracture f

2) ( crack) fêlure f

3) ( gap) ( in wall) brèche f; (in row, line) espace m; (in circuit, chain) rupture f; (in conversation, match) pause f; ( in performance) entracte m; ( in traffic) trou m, espace m

a break in the clouds — une éclaircie

a break in transmission — une interruption dans la retransmission

4) Radio, Television page f de publicité

5) ( pause) gen pause f; School récréation f

to take a break — faire une pause

to work for six hours without a break — travailler pendant six heures sans s'arrêter

to take ou have a break from working — ne plus travailler pendant un temps

I often give her a break from looking after the kids — je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose

6) ( holiday) vacances fpl

the Christmas break — les vacances de Noël

7) fig ( departure) rupture f ( with avec)

a break with tradition — une rupture avec la tradition

it's time to make a ou the break — ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose

8) (colloq) ( opportunity) chance f

her big break came in 1973 — 1973 a été l'année de sa veine (colloq)

he gave me a break — il m'a donné ma chance

9) ( dawn)

at the break of day — au lever du jour, à l'aube f

10) ( escape bid)

to make a break for it — (colloq) ( from prison) se faire la belle (colloq)

to make a break for the door — se précipiter vers la porte

11) Sport ( in tennis) break m; (in snooker, pool)

it's your break — c'est à toi de casser

to make a 50 point break — marquer une série de 50 points
2.
transitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy]; casser [plate, window]

to break a tooth/a bone — se casser une dent/un os

to break one's leg — se casser la jambe

to break one's neck — lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales; fig se casser la figure

2) ( rupture) briser [seal]

the skin is not broken — il n'y a pas de plaie

the river broke its banks — la rivière a débordé

3) ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence]; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence]; couper [circuit]; rompre [monotony, spell, ties, links] ( with avec)

to break one's silence — sortir de son silence (on à propos de)

we broke our journey in Milan — nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan

4) ( disobey) enfreindre [law]; ne pas respecter [embargo, terms]; violer [treaty]; désobéir à [rule]; briser [strike]; rompre [vow]; manquer [appointment]

to break one's word/promise — manquer à sa parole/promesse

5) (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds]; battre [record]; franchir [speed barrier]

6) ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind]; [branches] freiner [fall]; [hay] amortir [fall]

7) fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion]; briser [person, resistance, will]

to break somebody's spirit — saper le moral de quelqu'un

to break a habit — se défaire d'une habitude

8) ( ruin) ruiner [person]

9) ( tame) débourrer [young horse]

10) ( in tennis)

to break somebody's serve — faire le break

11) ( decipher) déchiffrer [code]

12) ( leave)

to break camp — lever le camp

13) ( announce) annoncer [news]; révéler [truth]

to break the news to somebody — apprendre la nouvelle à quelqu'un
3.
intransitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, string] se casser; [plate, window] se casser; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer; [bag] se déchirer

to break in two — se casser en deux

the sound of breaking glass — le bruit de verre brisé

2) ( separate) [clouds] se disperser; [waves] se briser

3) ( stop for a rest) faire une pause

4) ( change) [good weather] se gâter; [heatwave] cesser

5) ( begin) [day] se lever; [storm] éclater; [scandal, story] éclater

6) ( discontinue)

to break with somebody — rompre les relations avec quelqu'un

to break with tradition — rompre avec la tradition

7) ( weaken)

their spirit never broke — leur moral n'a jamais faibli

to break under torture — céder sous la torture

8) ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer

in a voice breaking with emotion — d'une voix brisée par l'émotion

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

English-French dictionary > break
5 break-dance

break-dance

tr['breɪkdɑːns]

intransitive verb

1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL hacer break-dance

English-spanish dictionary > break-dance
6 break

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] kipenyo

[Swahili Plural] vipenyo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 7/8

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -penya

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] mapumziko

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 6

[Derived Word] pumua

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] mkatizo

[Swahili Plural] mikatizo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

[Derived Word] kata

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] muhula

[Swahili Plural] mihula

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 3/4

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] pumuzi

[Swahili Plural] pumuzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] pumua

[English Example] work the entire day without a break.

[Swahili Example] fanya kazi kutwa bila pumzi

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] pumzi

[Swahili Plural] pumzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] pumua

[English Example] work the entire day without a break.

[Swahili Example] fanya kazi kutwa bila pumzi

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] ufa

[Swahili Plural] nyufa

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 11/10

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] upumuo

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] fanya kazi kutwa bila upumuo

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[English Word] break

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] upumzi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Swahili Example] fanya kazi kutwa bila upumzi

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[English Word] break

[Swahili Word] -banja

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break

[Swahili Word] -goboa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break

[Swahili Word] -kakatua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break (down)

[Swahili Word] -ekua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break (down)

[Swahili Word] -wekua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break (in pieces)

[Swahili Word] -vunja

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] kuvunja chupa ya kunyonyea mtoto [Sul]

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[English Word] break (wounds, abscesses)

[Swahili Word] -chamka

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break apart

[Swahili Word] -mamanua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break camp

[Swahili Word] -vunja kambi

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break down

[Swahili Word] -tekua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break down (under a burden)

[Swahili Word] -titia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break for

[Swahili Word] -vunjilia

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break for rest

[English Plural] breaks

[Swahili Word] livu

[Swahili Plural] livu

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

[Derived Word] Eng

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[English Word] break in

[Swahili Word] -ingiliza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] kiingilio, maingiano, maingiliano, mwingilizi, mwingizaji, uingizaji

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[English Word] break in

[Swahili Word] -zolesha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break into small pieces

[Swahili Word] -fikicha

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break into small pieces

[Swahili Word] -finyafinya

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break into small pieces

[Swahili Word] -nyonyotoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break into small pieces

[Swahili Word] -vungavunga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -achilia mbali

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] applicative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -acha

[Related Words] mbali

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -hinikiza

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -kakatua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -katiza

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] causative

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -kata

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -momonyoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -momonyoka

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] monyoa V

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -monyoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off

[Swahili Word] -tabua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off (fruit or branches)

[Swahili Word] -kwamua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off (fruit or branches)

[Swahili Word] -kwamyua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off (fruit or branches)

[Swahili Word] -kwanua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break off (fruit or branches)

[Swahili Word] -kwanyua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break through

[Swahili Word] -bomoa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] -bomolea, -bomoka, -bomosha, bomoko, mbomoshi

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[English Word] break through

[Swahili Word] -toboa

[Part of Speech] verb

[Swahili Example] ameingia nyumba kwa kutoboa ukuta

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[English Word] break up

[Swahili Word] -funda

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] funde

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[English Word] break up

[Swahili Word] -mwaga

[Part of Speech] verb

[English Example] After the meeting the people broke up

[Swahili Example] baada ya mkutano watu walimwagika.

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[English Word] break up

[Swahili Word] -pangua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Class] converse

[English Example] But (s)he found it necessary to break up with them on realizing that their ways were headed for transgressions.

[Swahili Example] lakini ilimpasa aupangue alipowaona nyendo zao zikiishia katika uharabu [Sul]

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[English Word] break up

[Swahili Word] -tawanyatawanya

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -tawanya

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[English Word] break up

[Swahili Word] -tekua

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break up

[Swahili Word] -umbua

[Part of Speech] verb

[Derived Word] umba V

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[English Word] break up (soil)

[Swahili Word] -omoa

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break up soil

[Swahili Word] -vungavunga

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] break wind loudly

[Swahili Word] -jamba

[Part of Speech] verb

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[English Word] breaking up (of a meeting)

[Swahili Word] fumukano

[Swahili Plural] mafumukano

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] without a break

[Swahili Word] mfululizo

[Part of Speech] adverb

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] -fululiza

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English-Swahili dictionary > break
7 break

1. n пролом; разрыв; отверстие, щель; брешь; трещина

break in the pipe-line — разрыв трубопровода, пробоина в трубопроводе

elongation at break — относительное удлинение при разрыве

a break with the traditions — разрыв с традициями

half-chromatid break — полухроматидный разрыв

oven break — разрыв корки в процессе выпечки

isochromatid break — изохроматидный разрыв

2. n проламывание; пробивание

3. n прорыв

long pass break — быстрый прорыв длинным пасом

quick break — неожиданный прорыв

widen the break — расширять прорыв

widened the break — расширил прорыв

widening the break — расширение прорыва

4. n перерыв; пауза; перемена

a break in the song — пауза в песне или пении

without a break — беспрерывно

a break for commercial — перерыв в программе для передачи рекламы

commercial break — перерыв в программе для передачи рекламы

break in competitions — перерыв в соревнованиях

natural break — естественный перерыв

maltose break — мальтозная пауза

coffee break — короткий перерыв

5. n многоточие или другой знак, указывающий на внезапную паузу

to break off in a speech — внезапно прервать речь

break back — внезапно повернуть назад

break character — знак подчеркивания

6. n стих. цезура

7. n раскол; разрыв отношений

pressure break — разрыв

pipe break — разрыв трубы

coil break — разрыв рулона

line break — разрыв строки

clean break — полный разрыв

8. n первое появление

the break of day — рассвет

first break — первая драная система

higher break — первая драная система

earlier break — первая драная система

head of the break — первая драная система

9. n амер. разг. нарушение приличий

break in rhythm — нарушение ритма

10. n амер. разг. ошибка; неуместное замечание

major break — грубая ошибка

11. n амер. разг. внезапная перемена

a break in the weather — внезапное изменение погоды

12. n амер. разг. побег

to make a break for it — сбежать

13. n амер. разг. амер. бирж. внезапное падение цен

yeast break — выпадение в осадок дрожжей

break the fall — смягчать толчок при падении

break in market — резкое падение курса цен на рынке

break in the market — резкое падение курса цен на рынке

14. n амер. разг. амер. полит. передача голосов другому кандидату

шанс; возможность, случай

even breaks — равные шансы

lucky break — счастливый случай

bad break — невезение, незадача

natural break advertising — передача рекламы в естественных перерывах

15. n амер. разг. участок вспаханной земли

16. n амер. разг. амер. разг. кража со взломом

hot break juicing — горячий отжим сока

cold break juicing — выдавливание сока на холоду

17. n амер. разг. диал. большое количество

18. n амер. разг. игра о борт

break logistic back — нарушать ход поставок

break logistical back — нарушать ход поставок

break joint — сустав при отделении бараньих ног

break out cargo in a hold — подавать груз под люк

that really was a tough break! — вот это не повезло!

19. n геол. разрыв, нарушение

chromatid break — хроматидный разрыв

isolocal break — изолокальный разрыв

multiple break — многократный разрыв

chromosome break — хромосомный разрыв

potential break — потенциальный разрыв

20. n геол. малый сброс

21. n геол. переход лошади с одного шага на другой

break region — опасная зона

back break fall — сед с прямыми ногами

22. n спорт. первый удар

first break feed governor — регулятор питания перед первой драной системой

23. n спорт. право первого удара

to break an entail — добиться отмены майората; отменять ограничения прав на собственность

24. n спорт. удачная серия ударов

25. v ломать

to break a rod — сломать прут

break the ice — ломать лед

to break a safe — взломать сейф

to break in a door — взломать дверь

break down a vehicle — поломать машину

break down — сломать, разрушить; сбить

26. v ломаться

the bench broke — скамейка сломалась

the stick bends but does not break — палка гнётся, но не ломается

27. v взламывать

to break a lock — взломать замок

28. v разбивать

to break a window — разбить окно

to break to pieces — разбить на куски

to break the clods — разбивать глыбы

break up for colors — разбивать оригинал по цветам

29. v разбиваться

the vase broke — ваза разбилась

the ship broke up on the rocks — корабль разбился о скалы

break down a shipment — разбивать крупную партию груза на мелкие

30. v разрывать; прорывать

to break the tape — финишировать

to break the enemy front — прорвать фронт противника

to break open — взламывать, открывать силой

to break open a lock — взломать замок

to break open a door — выломать дверь

break away — отрывать, разрывать

break with — разрывать отношения

break the circuit — разрывать цепь

break a contact — разрывать контакт

break off relations — разрывать отношения

31. v рваться, разрываться

the rope broke and he fell to the ground — верёвка порвалась, и он упал

break forth — вырваться

break in to — ворваться в

to break off relations — разрывать отношения

32. v вскрыться, прорваться

the boil broke — нарыв прорвался

break through — прорваться, пробиться

to break a blockade — прорвать блокаду

to break through a screen — прорвать заслон

33. v портить, ломать, приводить в негодность

to break a clock — сломать часы

to break the door open — взломать дверь

34. v прерывать, нарушать

to break silence — нарушить молчание

to break an oath — нарушать клятву

break the journey — прерывать полет

break the commandment — нарушать заповедь

break gasproofing — нарушать герметичность

to break the public peace — нарушать общественный порядок

35. v временно прекращать, делать остановку

to break from work — сделать перерыв в работе

evident break — очевидная остановка

to break for a smoko — сделать перекур

break in copy — делать пропуск в тексте

to break in copy — делать пропуск в тексте

break off the offensive — прекращать наступление

36. v прерываться

37. v эл. прерывать; размыкать

38. v врываться, вламываться

to break into a house — ворваться в дом

break in — врываться, вламываться

break into the position — врываться на позиции противника

39. v ослаблять

to break the blow — ослабить силу удара

40. v слабеть, ослабевать; прекращаться

the frost broke — мороз ослабел

41. v рассеиваться, расходиться; проходить

clouds broke — тучи рассеялись

darkness broke — темнота рассеялась

break ranks — расходиться

to break the ranks — выходить из строя; расходиться

42. v начаться, наступить

the day broke — рассвело

43. v разразиться

ten minutes later the storm broke — десятью минутами позже разразилась буря

44. v разорять, приводить к банкротству

the money-lenders soon broke him — ростовщики вскоре разорили его

break a code — разгадывать код

45. v разориться, обанкротиться

he will be broke soon — он скоро обанкротится

46. v понижать в должности

to break a general — разжаловать генерала

47. v амер. бирж. внезапно упасть в цене

the citizens sallied out in an attempt to break the siege — горожане бросились вон в попытке прорвать блокаду

48. v вырываться, убегать

to break prison — убежать из тюрьмы

49. v срываться

a cry broke from her lips — крик вырвался из её уст

break up the momentum — срывать наступательный порыв войск

to break the strike — саботировать, срывать забастовку

break the back of the offensive — срывать наступление

break up assault — срывать атаку

break adrift — срываться с якоря

50. v лопаться, давать ростки

the buds are breaking — почки лопаются

51. v разг. случаться, происходить

anything broken? — Nothing much — что-нибудь случилось? — Ничего особенного

52. v спорт. выйти из «боксинга»; освободиться от захвата противника

to break an icejam — выйти из тупика

break from enemy — отрываться от противника

to break contact — оторваться от противника

break the attack — расстраивать атаку противника

53. v лингв. перейти в дифтонг

54. n рама для выездки лошадей

data break — прерывание для обмена данными

break horse — устройство для отбора листовых проб табака

web break detector — устройство для контроля обрыва ленты

55. n большой открытый экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями

back break fall to a back roll extension — сед с прямыми ногами и кувырок назад через стойку на руках

56. n брейк, сольная импровизация в джазе

Синонимический ряд:

1. blow (noun) blow; breath; breather; breathing space; breathing spell; ten

2. breach (noun) breach; chasm; chink; cleft; crack; division; fissure; flaw; fracture; part; rift; split; tear

3. escape (noun) breakout; escape; flight; getaway

4. faux pas (noun) blooper; boner; faux pas; gaffe; impropriety; indecorum; solecism

5. gap (noun) estrangement; gap; hiatus; hole; perforation; rent; rupture; schism; void

6. interlude (noun) interlude; interregnum; interval; parenthesis

7. intermission (noun) interim; intermission; lapse; recess; rest; time-out

8. opportunity (noun) chance; look-in; occasion; opening; opportunity; shot; show; squeak; time

9. quarrel (noun) altercation; contention; disruption; quarrel; trouble

10. respite (noun) caesura; discontinuity; interruption; lacuna; pause; respite; stay; suspension

11. adjourn (verb) adjourn; recess; rest

12. bankrupt (verb) bankrupt; impoverish; pauper

13. burst (verb) burst; crack; cryptanalyze; decipher; decode; decrypt; puzzle out; rend

14. degrade (verb) bump; declass; degrade; demerit; demote; disgrade; disrate; downgrade; put down; reduce

15. destroy (verb) batter; dash; demolish; destroy; fracture; shiver

16. disclose (verb) disclose; divulge; open; reveal; unfold

17. disprove (verb) confound; confute; controvert; disconfirm; disprove; evert; rebut; refute

18. dissolve (verb) annul; dismiss; dissolve; negate

19. divorce (verb) detach; disjoin; divide; divorce; part; separate; sever; split

20. emerge (verb) come out; emerge; get out; leak; out; transpire

21. escape (verb) abscond; decamp; escape; flee; fly; scape

22. fail (verb) bust; crash; fail; fold

23. gentle (verb) gentle; tame

24. give (verb) bend; cave; collapse; crumple; give; go; yield

25. happen (verb) befall; betide; chance; come; come off; develop; do; fall out; hap; happen; occur; rise

26. injure (verb) cut; harm; hurt; injure; lacerate; wound

27. interrupt (verb) abbreviate; curtail; disrupt; end; interrupt; suspend

28. master (verb) beat; exceed; master; outdo; overcome; surpass; vanquish

29. penetrate (verb) penetrate; perforate; pierce; puncture

30. ruin (verb) crush; overwhelm; ruin; subdue

31. smash (verb) cleave; disintegrate; disjoint; shatter; smash; splinter; sunder

32. snap (verb) break down; cave in; snap

33. stop (verb) give up; leave off; stop

34. tell (verb) carry; communicate; convey; get across; impart; pass; pass on; report; tell; transmit

35. turn (verb) plough; turn; turn over

36. violate (verb) breach; contravene; transgress; violate

English-Russian base dictionary > break
8 break

1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also academic.ru/44727/make">make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

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[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brechen

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) abbrechen

3) (to make or become unusable.) vernichten

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brechen

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) (einen Rekord etc.) brechen

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) abbrechen

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) brechen

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) beibringen

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) brechen

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) brechen

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) losbrechen
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) die Pause

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) der Umschwung

3) (an opening.) die Lücke

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) der Durchbruch

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) der zerbrechliche Gegenstand

- 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
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break

[breɪk]

I. NOUN

1. (fracture) Bruch m; (in glass, pottery) Sprung m; (in rock, wood) Riss m; MED Bruch m

2. (gap) Lücke f; (in rock) Spalt m; (in line) Unterbrechung f

3. (escape) Ausbruch m

to make a \break ausbrechen

4. (interruption) Unterbrechung f, Pause f; esp BRIT SCH (during classes) Pause f; (holiday) Ferien pl

coffee/lunch \break Kaffee-/Mittagspause f

Easter/Christmas \break Oster-/Weihnachtsferien pl

commercial \break TV, RADIO Werbung f

to have [or take] a \break eine Pause machen

we decided to have a short \break in Paris wir beschlossen, einen Kurzurlaub in Paris zu verbringen

to need a \break from sth eine Pause von etw dat brauchen

5. METEO

\break of day Tagesanbruch m

a \break in the weather ( liter) ein Wetterumschwung m

6. (divergence) Bruch m

a \break with family tradition ein Bruch mit der Familientradition

7. (end of relationship) Abbruch m

to make a clean/complete \break einen sauberen/endgültigen Schlussstrich ziehen

to make the \break [from sb/sth] die Beziehung [zu jdm/etw] abbrechen

8. (opportunity) Chance f, Gelegenheit f

she got her main \break as an actress in a Spielberg film sie hatte ihre größte Chance als Schauspielerin in einem Spielbergfilm

9. SPORT (in tennis)

\break [of serve] Break m o nt; (in snooker, billiards) Anstoß m

10. COMM ( fam: sharp fall) plötzlicher und starker Einbruch von Preisen und Kursen

11. COMPUT

\break key Pause-Taste f

12.

▶ give me a \break! ( fam: knock it off!) hör auf [damit]!; (give me a chance) gib mir eine Chance!

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter)

▪ to \break sth etw zerbrechen; (in two pieces) etw entzweibrechen; (force open) etw aufbrechen; (damage) etw kaputt machen fam; (fracture) etw brechen

we heard the sound of \breaking glass wir hörten das Geräusch von zerberstendem Glas

to \break an alibi ( fig) ein Alibi entkräften

to \break one's arm sich dat den Arm brechen

to \break one's back [or AM ass] ( fig fam) sich akk abrackern [o abstrampeln] fam

to \break sb's back ( fig) jdm das Kreuz brechen fig

to \break a bottle/a glass eine Flasche/ein Glas zerbrechen

to \break an egg ein Ei aufschlagen

to \break sb's heart ( fig) jdm das Herz brechen geh

to \break a nail/tooth sich dat einen Nagel/Zahn abbrechen

to \break sb's nose jdm die Nase brechen

to \break sth into smithereens etw in [tausend] Stücke schlagen

to \break the sonic [or sound] barrier die Schallmauer durchbrechen

to \break a window ein Fenster einschlagen

2. (momentarily interrupt)

▪ to \break sth etw unterbrechen

I need something to \break the monotony of my typing job ich brauche etwas, das etwas Abwechslung in meine eintönige Schreibarbeit bringt

to \break sb's fall jds Fall abfangen

to \break a circuit ELEC einen Stromkreis unterbrechen

to \break step [or stride] aus dem Gleichschritt kommen; MIL aus dem Schritt fallen

3. (put an end to)

▪ to \break sth etw zerstören

to \break the back of sth BRIT, AUS das Schlimmste einer S. gen hinter sich akk bringen

we can \break the back of this work today if we really try wenn wir uns ernsthaft bemühen, können wir diese Arbeit heute zum größten Teil erledigen

to \break camp das Lager abbrechen

to \break a deadlock einen toten Punkt überwinden, etw wieder in Gang bringen

to \break a habit eine Gewohnheit aufgeben

to \break sb of a habit jdm eine Angewohnheit abgewöhnen

to \break an impasse [or a stalemate] aus einer Sackgasse herauskommen

to \break a romantic mood eine romantische Stimmung kaputt machen fam

to \break the peace/a record/the silence den Frieden/einen Rekord/das Schweigen brechen

to \break a spell einen Bann brechen

to \break sb's spirit jdn mutlos machen

to \break a strike einen Streik brechen

to \break the suspense [or tension] die Spannung lösen

4. SPORT

to \break a tie in Führung gehen, einen Führungstreffer erzielen

▪ to \break sb TENNIS jdm das Aufschlagspiel abnehmen

5. (violate)

▪ to \break sth etw brechen

to \break an agreement eine Vereinbarung verletzen

to \break a date eine Verabredung nicht einhalten

to \break a/the law ein/das Gesetz übertreten

to \break a treaty gegen einen Vertrag verstoßen

to \break one's word sein Wort brechen

6. (forcefully end)

▪ to \break sth etw durchbrechen

to \break sb's hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien

7. (decipher)

to \break a cipher/a code eine Geheimschrift/einen Code entschlüsseln

8. (make public)

▪ to \break sth etw bekanntgeben; JOURN etw veröffentlichen

▪ to \break sth to sb jdm etw mitteilen [o sagen]

\break it to me gently! ( hum) bring's mir schonend bei!

how will we ever \break it to her? wie sollen wir es ihr nur sagen?

to \break the news to sb jdm die Nachricht beibringen

9. (separate into parts)

▪ to \break sth etw auseinanderreißen

to \break bread REL das [heilige] Abendmahl empfangen

to \break bread [with sb] ( dated liter) [mit jdm] das Brot brechen veraltet [o sein Brot teilen]

to \break a collection [or set] eine Sammlung auseinanderreißen

10. (make change for)

to \break a note [or AM bill] einen Geldschein wechseln [o fam kleinmachen

11. (crush spirit)

▪ to \break sb jdn brechen [o fam kleinkriegen]

her spirit had been broken by the regime in the home das in dem Heim herrschende System hatte sie seelisch gebrochen

▪ to \break an animal (tame) ein Tier zähmen; (train) ein Tier abrichten

to \break sb's will jds Willen brechen

12. (leave)

to \break cover MIL aus der Deckung hervorbrechen; (from hiding place) aus dem Versteck herauskommen

to \break formation MIL aus der Aufstellung heraustreten

to \break rank MIL aus dem Glied treten

to \break rank[s] ( fig) die eigenen Reihen verraten

to \break ship sich akk beim Landgang absetzen

13. (open up)

to \break ground den ersten Spatenstich machen

to \break fresh [or new] ground ( fig) Neuland [o neue Gebiete] erschließen

14.

▶ to \break the bank ( hum) die Bank sprengen

▶ to \break the ice ( fam) das Eis brechen

▶ \break a leg! ( fam) Hals- und Beinbruch! fam

▶ you can't make an omelette without \breaking eggs ( saying) wo gehobelt wird, da fallen Späne prov

▶ to \break the mould innovativ sein

▶ sticks and stones may \break my bones [but names will never hurt me] ( saying) Beschimpfungen können mir nichts anhaben

▶ to \break wind einen fahrenlassen fam

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<broke, broken>

1. (shatter) zerbrechen; (stop working) kaputtgehen fam; (fall apart) auseinanderbrechen

2. (interrupt) Pause machen

shall we \break [off] for lunch? machen wir Mittagspause?

3. wave sich akk brechen

a wave broke over the boat eine Welle brach über dem Boot zusammen

4. (change in voice)

her voice was \breaking with emotion vor Rührung versagte ihr die Stimme

the boy's voice is \breaking der Junge ist [gerade] im Stimmbruch

5. METEO weather umschlagen; dawn, day anbrechen; storm losbrechen

6. (collapse under strain) zusammenbrechen

7. (become public) news, scandal bekannt werden, publikwerden, ans Licht kommen

8. (in billiards, snooker) anstoßen

9. BOXING sich akk trennen

10. (move out of formation) clouds aufreißen; crowd sich akk teilen; MIL, SPORT sich akk auflösen

11. MED [auf]platzen

the waters have broken die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt

12.

▶ to \break even kostendeckend arbeiten

▶ to \break free ausbrechen, sich akk befreien

▶ to \break loose sich akk losreißen

▶ it's make or \break! es geht um alles oder nichts!

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[breɪk] vb: pret broke, ptp broken
1. NOUN

1) = fracture in bone, pipe Bruch m; (GRAM, TYP = word break) (Silben)trennung f

... he said with a break in his voice —... sagte er mit stockender Stimme

break in the circuit (Elec) — Stromkreisunterbrechung f

2) = gap Lücke f; (in rock) Spalte f, Riss m; (in drawn line) Unterbrechung f

row upon row of houses without a break — Häuserzeile auf Häuserzeile, ohne Lücke or lückenlos

3) = pause ALSO BRIT SCH Pause f; (in journey) Pause f, Unterbrechung f

without a break — ohne Unterbrechung or Pause, ununterbrochen

to take or have a break — (eine) Pause machen

at break (Sch) — in der Pause

after the break (Rad, TV) — nach der Pause

give me a break! ( inf, expressing annoyance ) — nun mach mal halblang! (inf)

4) = end of relations Bruch m

5) = change Abwechslung f

break in the weather — Wetterumschwung m

6) = respite Erholung f

the playgroup gives parents a break — die Spielgruppe verschafft den Eltern etwas Erholung

7) = holiday Urlaub m

I'm looking forward to a good break — ich freue mich auf einen schönen Urlaub

8)

at break of day — bei Tagesanbruch

9) = escape inf Ausbruch m

they made a break for it — sie versuchten zu entkommen

10) = opportunity inf

to have a good/bad break — Glück or Schwein (inf) nt/Pech nt haben

we had a few lucky breaks — wir haben ein paar Mal Glück or Schwein (inf) gehabt

she had her first big break in a Broadway play — sie bekam ihre erste große Chance in einem Broadwaystück

11) BILLIARDS Break nt or m, Serie f

2. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = fracture bone sich (dat) brechen; stick zerbrechen; (= smash) kaputt schlagen, kaputt machen; glass, cup zerbrechen; window einschlagen; egg aufbrechen

to break sth from sth — etw von etw abbrechen

to break one's leg — sich (dat) das Bein brechen

break a leg! ( US : inf ) — Hals- und Beinbruch!

2) = make unusable toy, chair kaputt machen

3) = violate promise, treaty, vow brechen; law, rule, commandment verletzen; appointment nicht einhalten

to break bail — die Haftverschonung brechen

4) = interrupt journey, silence, fast unterbrechen; spell brechen; monotony, routine unterbrechen, auflockern

to break a holiday short (Brit) — einen Urlaub abbrechen

to break a habit — mit einer Gewohnheit brechen, sich (dat) etw abgewöhnen

he couldn't break the habit of smoking — er konnte sich das Rauchen nicht abgewöhnen

to break sb of a habit — jdm etw abgewöhnen

5) = penetrate skin ritzen; surface, shell durchbrechen

his skin is bruised but not broken —

to break surface ( submarine fig ) —, fig ) auftauchen

6) = surpass record brechen; sound barrier durchbrechen

7) = open up → ground

8) = tame horse zureiten; person brechen

9) = destroy person kleinkriegen (inf), mürbemachen; resistance, strike brechen; code entziffern; (TENNIS) serve durchbrechen

his spirit was broken by the spell in solitary confinement —

this betrayal nearly broke him — dieser Verrat hätte ihn fast zum Wahnsinn getrieben

to break sb ( financially) —

to break the bank (Gambling) — die Bank sprengen

37p, well that won't exactly break the bank — 37 Pence, na, davon gehe ich/gehen wir noch nicht bankrott

his service was broken (Tennis) — er hat das Aufschlagspiel abgegeben

10) = soften fall dämpfen, abfangen

the wall breaks the force of the wind — der Wind bricht sich an der Mauer

11) = get out of jail, one's bonds ausbrechen aus

to break step (Mil) — aus dem Schritt fallen

12) = disclose news mitteilen

how can I break it to her? — wie soll ich es ihr sagen?

3. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) in pieces = snap twig, bone brechen; (rope) zerreißen; (= smash, window) kaputtgehen; (cup, glass) zerbrechen

breaking strain — Belastbarkeit f

2) = become useless watch, toy, chair kaputtgehen

3)

= become detached to break from sth — von etw abbrechen

4) = pause (eine) Pause machen, unterbrechen

to break for lunch — Mittagspause machen

5) = change weather, luck umschlagen

6) = disperse clouds aufreißen; (crowd) sich teilen

7) = give way health leiden, Schaden nehmen; (stamina) gebrochen werden; under interrogation etc zusammenbrechen

his spirit broke — sein Mut verließ ihn

8) wave sich brechen

9) day, dawn anbrechen; (suddenly storm) losbrechen

10) voice with emotion brechen

his voice is beginning to break (boy) — er kommt in den Stimmbruch

11) = become known story, news, scandal bekannt werden, an den Tag or ans Licht kommen

the news broke on Wall Street yesterday — gestern platzte diese Nachricht in der Wall Street

12) = escape from jail ausbrechen (from aus) → loose

13)

company to break even — seine (Un)kosten decken

14) BILLIARDS anstoßen

15)

ball to break to the right/left — nach rechts/links wegspringen

16) = let go (BOXING ETC) sich trennen

break! — break!

17) = end relations brechen

4. PHRASAL VERBS

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break¹ [breık]

A s

1. (Ab-, Zer-, Durch-, Entzwei)Brechen n, Bruch m

2. Bruch (-stelle f) m, Durchbruch m, Riss m, Spalt m, Bresche f, Öffnung f, Zwischenraum m, Lücke f (auch fig)

3. fig Bruch m (from, with mit; between zwischen dat):

a break with tradition;

she made a break from her family sie brach mit ihrer Familie; → clean A 15

4. (Wald)Lichtung f

5. a) Pause f (Br auch SCHULE), Unterbrechung f ( auch ELEK):

before (after) the break SPORT vor (nach) der Pause, vor (nach) dem Seitenwechsel;

without a break ununterbrochen;

have ( oder take) a break (eine) Pause machen;

take a break for a cigarette eine Zigarettenpause machen

b) RADIO, TV Werbeunterbrechung f:

we’ll be back again right after the break gleich nach der Werbung geht es weiter

c) Kurzurlaub m:

have ( oder take) a weekend break übers Wochenende verreisen

6. fig, auch LIT Zäsur f, Einschnitt m

7. Ausbruch m (eines Gefangenen), Fluchtversuch m:

make a break for it ( oder for freedom) das Weite suchen, flüchten;

they made a break for the door sie stürzten zur Tür

8. (plötzlicher) Wechsel, Umschwung m:

break in the weather Wetterumschlag m;

at break of day bei Tagesanbruch

9. SPORT Konter m

10. WIRTSCH Preis-, Kurssturz m, Kurseinbruch m

11. MUS

a) Registerwechsel m

b) Jazz: Break m/n (kurzes Zwischensolo)

12. MUS

a) Versagen n (im Ton)

b) Versager m (Ton)

13. Richtungswechsel m

14. Billard:

a) Serie f

b) Abweichen n (des Balles)

15. Boxen: Trennkommando n

16. Pferderennen: Start m

17. umg

a) a bad break Pech n;

a lucky break Dusel m, Schwein n (beide umg)

b) (faire) Chance f:

give sb a break

18. auch break of serve (Tennis) Break m/n (Spielgewinn bei gegnerischem Aufschlag):

he had a break er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break

B v/t prät broke [brəʊk], obs brake [breık], pperf broken [ˈbrəʊkən]

1. ab-, auf-, durchbrechen, (er-, zer)brechen:

break open eine Tür etc aufbrechen;

break one’s arm sich den Arm brechen;

break sb’s head jemandem den Schädel einschlagen;

break a glass ein Glas zerbrechen;

break jail aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechen;

break a leg, John! umg besonders THEAT Hals- und Beinbruch!;

break a record fig einen Rekord brechen;

break a seal ein Siegel erbrechen;

break sb’s service, break sb (Tennis) jemandem den Aufschlag abnehmen, jemanden breaken;

he broke service (Tennis) er schaffte ein(en) Break, ihm gelang ein Break; → ass², back¹ A 1, balls A, heart Bes Redew, neck A 2

2. zerreißen, -schlagen, -trümmern, kaputt machen umg

3. PHYS Licht, Strahlen, weitS. Wellen, Wind brechen, einen Stoß oder Fall abfangen, dämpfen, auch fig abschwächen

4. ab-, unterbrechen, trennen, aufheben, sprengen:

break company

a) auseinandergehen,

b) sich wegstehlen;

break a journey eine Reise unterbrechen;

break one’s silence sein Schweigen brechen;

a cry broke the silence ein Schrei zerriss die Stille;

break a set

a) einen Satz (z. B. Gläser durch Zerbrechen eines einzelnen Teiles) unvollständig machen,

b) einen Satz (z. B. Briefmarken) auseinanderreißen;

break a siege eine Belagerung aufheben; → blockade A 1, camp¹ A 1, fast³ B 1, ice¹ A 1

5. ELEK

a) einen Stromkreis oder Kontakt unterbrechen, einen Kontakt öffnen

b) ab-, ausschalten

6. aufgeben, ablegen:

break a custom mit einer Tradition oder Gewohnheit brechen;

break sb of sth jemandem etwas abgewöhnen; → habit 1

7. a) eine Speise, eine Ware, einen Geldschein anbrechen: → bottle¹ A 1, bread Bes Redew

b) einen Geldschein kleinmachen umg (wechseln)

8. fig jemandes Macht, Willen etc brechen, jemanden zerbrechen, jemandem das Rückgrat brechen:

break sb’s resistance jemandes Widerstand brechen;

break sb’s spirits jemandes Lebensmut brechen

9. a) Tiere zähmen, abrichten, ein Pferd zureiten, einfahren, auch jemanden gewöhnen (to an akk):

break a horse to harness (to rein) ein Pferd einfahren (zureiten)

b) ein Auto etc einfahren, neue Schuhe einlaufen, austreten

c) jemanden einarbeiten, anlernen

10. das Gesetz, einen Vertrag, sein Versprechen etc brechen, eine Regel verletzen, eine Vorschrift übertreten, verstoßen gegen, ein Tempolimit überschreiten:

rules are made to be broken Vorschriften sind dazu da, um übertreten zu werden

11. fig vernichten, (auch finanziell) ruinieren oder zugrunde richten, eine Ehe etc zerrütten:

break a will JUR ein Testament (durch gerichtliches Verfahren) aufheben; → bank¹ A 3

12. MIL

a) entlassen

b) degradieren

13. eröffnen, kundtun:

break the bad news gently to sb jemandem die schlechte Nachricht schonend beibringen

14. US umg eine Unternehmung starten

15. HIST foltern, auf der oder die Folter strecken: → wheel A 6

16. a) einen Code etc knacken umg, entschlüsseln

b) einen Fall lösen, aufklären

17. break (the) ground AGR ein Brachfeld umbrechen, -pflügen; → ground¹ A 1

18. MUS

a) einen Akkord brechen

b) Notenwerte zerlegen

C v/i

1. brechen:

break into

a) in ein Haus etc einbrechen,

b) allg und fig eindringen oder einbrechen in (akk):

break into the best social circles; → preserve B 2 b,

c) etwas unterbrechen, hineinplatzen in (akk),

d) fig ausbrechen in (akk):

he broke into laughter; → applause 1,

e) → B 7 a;

break through eine Absperrung etc durchbrechen;

break with mit jemandem, einer Tradition etc brechen; → loose A 1

2. (zer)brechen, zerspringen, -reißen, (-)platzen, entzweigehen, kaputtgehen umg:

the rope broke das Seil riss;

break open aufspringen, -platzen

3. unterbrochen werden

4. (plötzlich) auftauchen (Fisch, U-Boot)

5. sich (zer)teilen (Wolken)

6. zersprengt werden, in Unordnung geraten, weichen (Truppen), sich auflösen (Heer)

7. MED aufbrechen, -gehen (Abszess), aufplatzen (Zyste), platzen, aufspringen (Haut)

8. fig brechen (Herz, Widerstand etc)

9. nachlassen, abnehmen, gebrochen oder zerrüttet werden, verfallen (Geist oder Gesundheit), (auch seelisch) zusammenbrechen

10. umschlagen, mutieren (Stimme):

his voice broke

a) er befand sich im Stimmbruch, er mutierte,

b) ihm brach die Stimme ( with vor Rührung etc)

11. SPORT die Gangart wechseln (Pferd)

12. Tennis: breaken

13. sich brechen, branden (Wellen)

14. brechen (Eis)

15. umschlagen (Wetter)

16. anbrechen (Tag)

17. los-, ausbrechen ( over über dat):

the storm broke der Sturm brach los

18. eröffnet werden, bekannt gegeben werden (Nachricht)

19. WIRTSCH plötzlich im Preis oder Kurs fallen (Ware, Wertpapier)

20. WIRTSCH ruiniert werden, Bankrott machen oder bankrottgehen, fallieren

21. Boxen: sich trennen:

break! break!

22. rennen, hasten:

break for cover hastig in Deckung gehen

23. Pferderennen: starten

24. eine Pause machen:

break for lunch (eine) Mittagspause machen

25. besonders US umg sich entwickeln:

things are breaking well

break² [breık] s

1. Break m/n (Art Kremser mit zwei Längssitzen)

2. Wagen zum Einfahren von Pferden

* * *
1. transitive verb,
broke, broken

1) brechen; (so as to damage) zerbrechen; kaputtmachen (ugs.); aufschlagen [Ei zum Kochen]; zerreißen [Seil]; (fig.): (interrupt) unterbrechen; brechen [Bann, Zauber, Schweigen]

break something in two/in pieces — etwas in zwei Teile/in Stücke brechen

the TV/my watch is broken — der Fernseher/meine Uhr ist kaputt (ugs.)

2) (fracture) sich (Dat.) brechen; (pierce) verletzen [Haut]

he broke his leg — er hat sich (Dat.) das Bein gebrochen

break one's/somebody's back — (fig.) sich/jemanden kaputtmachen (ugs.)

break the back of something — (fig.) bei etwas das Schwerste hinter sich bringen

break open — aufbrechen

3) (violate) brechen [Vertrag, Versprechen]; verletzen, verstoßen gegen [Regel, Tradition]; nicht einhalten [Verabredung]; überschreiten [Grenze]

break the law — gegen das Gesetz verstoßen

4) (destroy) zerstören, ruinieren [Freundschaft, Ehe]

5) (surpass) brechen [Rekord]

6) (abscond from)

break jail — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

7) (weaken) brechen, beugen [Stolz]; zusammenbrechen lassen [Streik]

break somebody's heart — jemandem das Herz brechen

break somebody — (crush) jemanden fertig machen (ugs.)

break the habit — es sich (Dat.) abgewöhnen; see also make 1. 15)

8) (cushion) auffangen [Schlag, jemandes Fall]

9) (make bankrupt) ruinieren

break the bank — die Bank sprengen

it won't break the bank — (fig. coll.) es kostet kein Vermögen

10) (reveal)

break the news that... — melden, dass...

11) (solve) entschlüsseln, entziffern [Kode, Geheimschrift]

12) (Tennis)

break service/somebody's service — den Aufschlag des Gegners/jemandes Aufschlag durchbrechen. See also broken 2.
2. intransitive verb,
broke, broken

1) kaputtgehen (ugs.); entzweigehen; [Faden, Seil:] [zer]reißen; [Glas, Tasse, Teller:] zerbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

somebody's heart is breaking — jemandem bricht das Herz

break in two/in pieces — entzweibrechen

2) (crack) [Fenster-, Glasscheibe:] zerspringen

my back was nearly breaking — ich brach mir fast das Kreuz

3) (sever links)

break with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas brechen

4)

break into — einbrechen in (+ Akk.) [Haus]; aufbrechen [Safe]

he broke into a sweat — ihm brach der Schweiß aus

break into a trot/run — etc. zu traben/laufen usw. anfangen

break into a banknote — eine Banknote anbrechen

break out of prison — etc. aus dem Gefängnis usw. ausbrechen

5)

break free or loose [from somebody/somebody's grip] — sich [von jemandem/aus jemandes Griff] losreißen

break free/loose [from prison] — [aus dem Gefängnis] ausbrechen

6) [Welle:] sich brechen (on/against an + Dat.)

7) [Wetter:] umschlagen

8) [Wolkendecke:] aufreißen

9) [Tag:] anbrechen

10) [Sturm:] losbrechen

11)

somebody's voice is breaking — jemand kommt in den Stimmbruch; (with emotion) jemandem bricht die Stimme

12) (have interval)

break for coffee/lunch — [eine] Kaffee-/Mittagspause machen

13) (become public) bekannt werden
3. noun
1) Bruch, der; (of rope) Reißen, das

break [of service] — (Tennis) Break, der od. das

a break with somebody/something — ein Bruch mit jemandem/etwas

break of day — Tagesanbruch, der

2) (gap) Lücke, die; (Electr.): (in circuit) Unterbrechung, die

3) (sudden dash)

they made a sudden break [for it] — sie stürmten plötzlich davon

4) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die

5) (pause, holiday) Pause, die

during the commercial breaks on TV — während der Werbespots im Fernsehen

take or have a break — [eine] Pause machen

6) (coll.): (fair chance, piece of luck) Chance, die

lucky break — große Chance

that was a bad break for him — das war Pech für ihn

Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break out of

- break through

- break up

* * *

(printing) n.

Absatz -¨e (Buchdruck) m. n.

Arbeitspause f.

Bruch ¨-e m.

Lücke -n f.

Pause -n (Schule) f.

Pause -n (Sport) f.

Pause -n f.

Rast -en f.

Umbruch -¨e (von Gefäß) m.

Unterbrechung f. (up) with someone expr.

jemandem die Freundschaft aufkündigen ausdr. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken)

= abbrechen v.

aufheben v.

stoppen v.

unterbrechen v.

zersplittern v.

English-german dictionary > break
9 break

breik
1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

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- breakable

3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil

- 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

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

what about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?

2. vacaciones (cortas)

I need a break necesito unas vacaciones

3. ruptura

the break with her husband was difficult la ruptura con su marido fue difícil

4. fractura / rotura

it was a bad break and he had to go into hospital era una rotura grave y tuvieron que ingresarlo

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

he dropped the cup and it broke se le cayó la taza y se rompió

she broke her leg se rompió la pierna

2. partir

I broke the loaf of bread in half partí la barra de pan por la mitad

3. batir

she broke the world record batió el récord mundial

4. faltar a / no cumplir

you broke your promise faltaste a tu palabra

5. infringir

that is breaking the law eso es infringir la ley

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

break

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

7)

to break into : forzar, abrir

8)

to break out of : escaparse de

9)

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

n.

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

n.

• claro s.m. (Communications)

n.

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

n.

• abertura s.f.

• quebrantamiento s.m.

• quiebra s.f.

• rompimiento s.m.

• rotura s.f.

• ruptura s.f.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.

• cascar v.

• deshacer v.

(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-

pp: -hecho

fut/c: -har-•)

• despedazar v.

• desvencijar v.

• domar v.

• estropear v.

• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.

• parar v.

• partir v.

• quebrantar v.

• quebrar v.

• romper v.

• trincar v.

I
1. breɪk
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)
1. N

1) (=fracture) rotura f ; (in bone) fractura f ; (fig) (in relationship) ruptura f

to make a break with — romper con

2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m

• a break in the clouds — un claro entre las nubes

3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m

• a break in continuity — una solución de continuidad

• give me a break! — ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!

• to have or take a break — descansar, tomarse un descanso

to take a weekend break — hacer una escapada de fin de semana

• with a break in her voice — con la voz entrecortada

• a break in the weather — un cambio del tiempo

• without a break — sin descanso or descansar

4) * (=chance) oportunidad f

• to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn

• lucky break — golpe m de suerte, racha f de buena suerte

5) (=break-out) fuga f

• to make a break for it * — tratar de fugarse

6)

• at break of day — liter al amanecer

7) (Tennis) ruptura f

• two breaks of service — dos servicios rotos

8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f

9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)

2. VT

1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticular

• to break one's back — romperse la columna

I'm not going to break my back to finish it today — no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy

• to break sb's heart — romper or partir el corazón a algn

• to break one's leg — romperse la pierna

break a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!

• to break surface — [submarine, diver] emerger, salir a la superficie

- break the ice
spirit 1., 3)
2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar

3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir a

he broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa

to break a date — faltar a una cita

4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer

• to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn

5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir

6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar

7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)

8) (=leave)

• to break camp — levantar el campamento

• to break cover — salir al descubierto

• to break ranks — romper filas

9)

• to break sb's serve or service — (Tennis) romper el servicio de algn

10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar

11) (US)
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can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?

3. VI

1) (=smash) [window, glass] romperse; (into pieces) hacerse pedazos

2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse

3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse

4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper

5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar

6) (=pause)

• let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer

7)

• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse

• to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse

8)

• to break even — cubrir los gastos

9) (Boxing) separarse

10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego

11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse

4.

CPD

break dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break

break dancing N — break m

break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción

- break away

- break down

- break forth

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

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I
1. [breɪk]
(past broke; past p broken) transitive verb

1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)

I've broken my pencil — se me ha roto la punta del lápiz

he broke his wrist — se rompió la muñeca

she broke the chocolate into four pieces — partió el chocolate en cuatro trozos

2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)

3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)

4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar

5)

a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a

b) ( crush) \<\<person\>\> destrozar*, deshacer*; heart 2), spirit I 3), will II 1) b)

6) ( impart)

to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir

8)

a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*

b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*

9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar

I haven't broken the skin — no me he abierto la piel

10)

a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*

we broke the toolbox open — abrimos la caja de herramientas forzándola

b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* de

c) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar

11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar

2.

break vi

1)

a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)

my watch broke — se me rompió el reloj

b) ( separate)

a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)

2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo

she broke under constant interrogation — no resistió el constante interrogatorio

3)

a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntar

b) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiar

his voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz

his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz

c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público

4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*

5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa

to break for lunch — parar para almorzar

6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)

things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)

7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

- break with

II

noun

1)

a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio m

b) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo m

we have a coffee break at 11 — a las 11 paramos para tomar un café

we worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar

c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpl

d) (change, respite) cambio m

I need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires

give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)

2)

a) ( gap) interrupción f

b) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m

3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f

4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f

he got a break — se le presentó una oportunidad

5) (separation, rift) ruptura f

to make a clean break — cortar por lo sano

he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado

6) ( sudden move)

he made a break for the door — corrió hacia la puerta

7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)

8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m

9) ( beginning) (liter)

at (the) break of day — al rayar el alba (liter)

10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m

English-spanish dictionary > break
10 break up

1. transitive verb
1) (break into pieces) zerkleinern; ausschlachten [Auto]; abwracken [Schiff]; aufbrechen [Erde]

2) (disband) auflösen; auseinander reißen [Familie]; zerstreuen [Menge]

break it up! — (coll.) auseinander!

3) (end) zerstören [Freundschaft, Ehe]
2. intransitive verb
1) (break into pieces, lit. or fig.) zerbrechen; [Erde, Straßenoberfläche:] aufbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

2) (disband) sich auflösen; [Schule:] schließen; [Schüler, Lehrer:] in die Ferien gehen

3) (cease) abgebrochen werden; (end relationship)

break up [with somebody] — sich [von jemandem] trennen

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1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) zerbrechen

2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) zu Ende gehen

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◆ break up

I. vt

1. (end)

to \break up up one's friendship with sb seine Freundschaft mit jdm beenden

to \break up up a marriage eine Ehe zerstören

to \break up up a meeting eine Versammlung auflösen [o Sitzung aufheben]

to \break up up a strike einen Streik abbrechen

2. (forcefully end)

▪ to \break up up ⇆ sth etw [gewaltsam] beenden; (dissolve) etw auflösen

3. (split up)

▪ to \break up up ⇆ sth etw aufspalten

to \break up up a cartel/a gang/a monopoly ein Kartell/eine Bande/ein Monopol zerschlagen

to \break up up a coalition/a union eine Koalition/einen Zusammenschluss auflösen

to \break up up a collection [or set] /family eine Sammlung/Familie auseinanderreißen

\break up it up, you two! ( fam) auseinander, ihr beiden!

4. (dig up)

▪ to \break up up sth etw aufbrechen

to \break up up the ground [or soil] den Boden umgraben

5. ( fam)

to \break up sb up (cause laughter) jdn zum Lachen bringen

that show really broke me up bei der Show hab ich mich wirklich totgelacht fam; esp AM (upset emotionally) jdn aus der Fassung bringen

his wife's sudden departure broke him up completely als ihn seine Frau plötzlich verließ, ist er total zusammengebrochen

II. vi

1. (end relationship) sich akk trennen, Schluss machen fam

2. (come to an end) enden; meeting sich akk auflösen; marriage scheitern, in die Brüche gehen

3. (fall apart) auseinandergehen; coalition auseinanderbrechen; aircraft, ship zerschellen; (in air) zerbersten

4. SCH schließen, aufhören

when do you \break up up? wann beginnen bei euch die Ferien?

5. (laugh) loslachen fam; esp AM (be upset) die Fassung verlieren

he broke up completely when his brother died er brach völlig zusammen, als sein Bruder starb

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I
1. vi
(road, ice) aufbrechen; (ship) (in storm) zerbersten; (on rocks) zerschellen (clouds) sich lichten; (crowd, group) auseinanderlaufen; (meeting, partnership) sich auflösen; (marriage, relationship) in die Brüche gehen; (party) zum Ende kommen; (political party) sich auflösen, auseinandergehen; (friends, partners) sich trennen; (empire) auseinanderfallen; ( inf, with laughter) sich totlachen (inf)
to break up with sb — sich von jdm trennen

when did the party break up last night? — wie lange ging die Party gestern Abend?

when do you break up? — wann hört bei euch die Schule auf?, wann habt ihr Ferien?

(on mobile phone) you're breaking up — ich kann Sie nicht verstehen

2. vt sep
ground, road aufbrechen; oil slick auflösen; ship auseinanderbrechen lassen; (in breaker's yard) abwracken; estate, country, room aufteilen; paragraph, sentence unterteilen; empire auflösen; lines, expanse of colour unterbrechen; (= make more interesting) auflockern; (= bring to an end, disperse) marriage, home zerstören; meeting (police etc) auflösen; (trouble-makers) sprengen; crowd (police) zerstreuen, auseinandertreiben
he broke up the fight — er trennte die Kämpfer

break it up! — auseinander!
II
vi

1) (road, ice) aufbrechen; (ship) (in storm) zerbersten; (on rocks) zerschellen

2) (clouds) sich lichten; (crowd, group) auseinanderlaufen; (meeting, partnership) sich auflösen; (marriage, relationship) in die Brüche gehen; (party) zum Ende kommen; (political party) sich auflösen, auseinandergehen; (friends, partners) sich trennen; (empire) auseinanderfallen; (inf, with laughter) sich totlachen (inf)

to break up with sb — sich von jdm trennen

when did the party break up last night? — wie lange ging die Party gestern Abend?

3) (Brit SCH school, pupils) aufhören

when do you break up? — wann hört bei euch die Schule auf?, wann habt ihr Ferien?

4)

(on mobile phone) you're breaking up — ich kann Sie nicht verstehen
vt sep
5) ground, road aufbrechen; oil slick auflösen; ship auseinanderbrechen lassen; (in breaker's yard) abwracken

6) estate, country, room aufteilen; paragraph, sentence unterteilen; empire auflösen; lines, expanse of colour unterbrechen; (= make more interesting) auflockern

7) (= bring to an end, disperse) marriage, home zerstören; meeting (police etc) auflösen; (trouble-makers) sprengen; crowd (police) zerstreuen, auseinandertreiben

he broke up the fight — er trennte die Kämpfer

break it up! — auseinander!

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break up

A v/t

1. abbrechen, eine Sitzung etc aufheben, beendigen, schließen, eine Versammlung auflösen, sprengen

2. einen Haushalt etc auflösen

3. die Gesundheit etc zerrütten, eine Ehe etc auch zerstören

4. Wild aufbrechen, zerlegen

5. eine Straße, Eis etc aufbrechen

6. Holz etc zerkleinern, ein Schiff abwracken

7. a) eine Sammlung zerreißen

b) SPORT eine siegreiche Mannschaft etc auseinanderreißen

8. →academic.ru/8795/break">break¹ B 17

B v/i

1. a) aufgehoben werden (Sitzung etc), sich auflösen (Versammlung)

b) SCHULE besonders Br aufhören:

when do you break up?, when does your school break up? wann beginnen bei euch die Ferien?

2. a) zerbrechen, auseinandergehen (Ehe etc)

b) sich trennen (Ehepaar etc)

c) zerfallen (Reich etc)

3. sich zerteilen oder auflösen (Nebel), aufklaren, sich aufklären (Wetter, Himmel), nachlassen (Frost)

4. (körperlich oder seelisch) zusammenbrechen

5. aufbrechen (Straße, Eis etc)

6. zerschellen (Schiff)

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1. transitive verb
1) (break into pieces) zerkleinern; ausschlachten [Auto]; abwracken [Schiff]; aufbrechen [Erde]

2) (disband) auflösen; auseinander reißen [Familie]; zerstreuen [Menge]

break it up! — (coll.) auseinander!

3) (end) zerstören [Freundschaft, Ehe]
2. intransitive verb
1) (break into pieces, lit. or fig.) zerbrechen; [Erde, Straßenoberfläche:] aufbrechen; [Eis:] brechen

2) (disband) sich auflösen; [Schule:] schließen; [Schüler, Lehrer:] in die Ferien gehen

3) (cease) abgebrochen werden; (end relationship)

break up [with somebody] — sich [von jemandem] trennen

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v.

auflösen (Versammlung) v.

beenden v.

zerbrechen v.

zerschlagen v.

English-german dictionary > break up
11 break down

1. phr v сломать, разрушить; сбить

they broke the door down — они сбили дверь

break the ice — ломать лед

to break a rod — сломать прут

to break a clock — сломать часы

break the world record — бить мировой рекорд

2. phr v сломаться, разрушиться; выйти из строя; потерпеть аварию

break rank — нарушать строй

to break an icejam — выйти из тупика

large break accident — большая авария

to break the ranks — выходить из строя; расходиться

3. phr v ухудшаться, сдавать

his health broke down — его здоровье пошатнулось

4. phr v потерпеть неудачу, провалиться

all our plans broke down — все наши планы провалились

5. phr v не выдержать, потерять самообладание, расплакаться

she suddenly broke down and cried — она вдруг не выдержала и расплакалась

6. phr v разбивать

to break the clods — разбивать глыбы

break up for colors — разбивать оригинал по цветам

7. phr v хим. растворяться; расслаиваться

8. phr v воен. захлебнуться

9. phr v разбирать

to break down a pistol — разобрать смягчать; приглушать

to break up — разбирать

Синонимический ряд:

1. analyze (verb) analyse; analyze; anatomise; anatomize; decompose; decompound; dissect; resolve

2. cry (verb) blubber; burst out; choke; cry; rage; sob

3. decay (verb) corrupt; crumble; decay; deteriorate; disintegrate; molder; moulder; putrefy; putresce; rot; spoil; taint; turn

4. destroy (verb) destroy; smash; tear down

5. drop (verb) break; buckle; cave in; collapse; crack; drop; give; give out; go; peg out; snap; succumb; wilt

6. fail (verb) conk out; fail; give out

English-Russian base dictionary > break down
12 break up

1. phr v расформировывать; распускать, разгонять

2. phr v расходиться

the company soon broke up — компания вскоре разошлась

break ranks — расходиться

to break the ranks — выходить из строя; расходиться

3. phr v разрушать

4. phr v распадаться, разваливаться

they broke up after years of bickering — они годами цапались и наконец разошлись

5. phr v закрываться на каникулы; распускать на каникулы

school will break up next week — занятия в школе прекратятся на следующей неделе

break region — опасная зона

break character — знак подчеркивания

6. phr v вскрываться

the ice broke up — лёд тронулся

7. phr v меняться

the weather breaks up — погода меняется

8. phr v разг. слабеть

he is breaking up — он теряет силы

9. phr v разг. расстраивать, огорчать

he was broken up by the news — эта новость очень огорчила диспергировать

break the attack — расстраивать атаку противника

10. phr v физ. расщепить

11. phr v разг. лопаться от смеха

that really was a tough break! — вот это не повезло!

Синонимический ряд:

1. break down into parts (verb) analyse; analyze; anatomise; anatomize; break down into parts; dissect; fractionate; resolve into elements; separate into parts

2. disband (verb) disband; disperse

3. dissolve (verb) crumble; decompose; disintegrate; dissolve; fragment

4. part (verb) break off; divide; part; partition; section; segment; split

5. separate (verb) dichotomize; disjoin; disjoint; dissever; disunite; divorce; rupture; separate; sever; split up; sunder; uncombine

6. stop (verb) halt; stop

English-Russian base dictionary > break up
13 break

[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) razbiti, zlomiti

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) odlomiti

3) (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.) odpovedati

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) potolči

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) prekiniti

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) prekiniti

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) oznaniti

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mutirati

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ublažiti

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) izbruhniti
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) premor

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) sprememba

3) (an opening.) odprtina

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) priložnost

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- breakable
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
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I [breik]
1.

transitive verb

lomiti, 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 verb

zlomiti, skrhati, razbiti, raztrgati se; razpasti, razpadati; počiti, razpočiti se; poslabšati se (vreme); svitati; ločiti se, spremeniti smer; propasti, zbankrotirati; vlomiti

to break asunder — pretrgati, prelomiti

to break an army — razpustiti vojsko

to break s.o.'s back — zlomiti komu vrat, uničiti ga

colloquially to break the back of s.th. — opraviti najtežji del česa

to break the bank — izčrpati banko

to break the — blow prestreči udarec

to break the bounds — prekoračiti mejo

to break bread — jesti

nautical to break bulk — začeti raztovarjati

to break a butterfly on the wheel — zapravljati svojo moč, uporabiti drastična sredstva

to break cover — zapustiti skrivališče, izkobacati se

to break a custom — odvaditi se

the day is breaking — svita se, dani se

to break a drunkard of drinking — odvaditi pijanca piti

to break the engagement — razdreti zaroko

to break even — pokriti stroške, poravnati se

to break faith — prelomiti prisego, izneveriti se

to break a fall — zadržati padec

to break one's fast — nekaj pojesti

to break the flax — treti lan

to break (new) ground — ledino orati, začeti nov obrat

to break hold — iztrgati se

to break the ice — prebiti led

to break lance with — začeti s kom pismeno diskusijo

to break the law — kršiti zakon

to break loose — odtrgati se, zbežati; prekršiti

to break a match — razdreti zaroko

to break the neck of s.th. — izvržiti najtežji del naloge, končati kaj

to break o.s. of a habit — odvaditi se česa

to break the news — povedati novico

to break open — nasilno odpreti

to break a promise — ne izpolniti obljube

to break s.o.'s pride — ponižati koga

to break to pieces — zdrobiti (se); razpasti

to break small — zdrobiti

to break the thread — prekiniti, pretrgati

to break water — priti na površino

who breaks pays — sam pojej, kar si si skuhal

to break wind — prdniti

to break short — dokončati

break your neck! — veliko sreče!
II [breik]
noun

zlom; razpoka; prekinitev, pavza, odmor; jasa; music sprememba glasu, mutiranje; presledek; vdolbina v zidu; pobeg iz ječe; American colloquially slučaj, napaka; figuratively dobra priložnost

the break of day — jutranji svit, zora

without break — nenehno

break in the clouds — žarek upanja
III [breik]
noun

vrsta kočije, s katero se konji navadijo voziti; širok vagon

English-Slovenian dictionary > break
14 break

1 noun

(a) (in negotiations) rupture f

(b) (interval, rest) pause f;

∎ all employees are entitled to two 15-minute breaks tous les employés ont droit à deux pauses de 15 minutes

(c) COMPUTING break key touche f d'interruption

2 transitive verb

(agreement, contract) rompre

▸ break down

1 transitive verb

FINANCE (account, figures, expenses) décomposer, ventiler; (statistics) analyser; (bill, estimate) détailler;

∎ to break down bulk ventiler un lot

2 intransitive verb

(a) (of negotiations, relations) échouer;

∎ talks between unions and management have broken down les négociations entre les syndicats et la direction ont échoué

(b) (of machine) tomber en panne

▸ break even intransitive verb

(of person, company) rentrer dans ses frais

▸ break into transitive verb

(market) percer sur;

∎ many companies are trying to break into the Japanese market de nombreuses entreprises essaient de percer sur le marché japonais

▸ break up

1 transitive verb

(conglomerate, trust) scinder, diviser; (company) scinder, dissoudre; (empire) démembrer; (coalition) rompre

2 intransitive verb

(of meeting) se terminer, prendre fin; (of partnership) cesser, prendre fin; (of talks, negotiations) cesser

English-French business dictionary > break
15 break away

1. transitive verb
break something away [from something] — etwas [von etwas] losbrechen od. abbrechen
2. intransitive verb
1)

break away [from something] — [von etwas] losbrechen od. abbrechen; (separate itself/oneself) sich [von etwas] lösen; (escape) [aus etwas] entkommen

2) (Footb.) sich freilaufen

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(to escape from control: The dog broke away from its owner.) ausreißen

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◆ break away

vi

1. (move away forcibly)

▪ to \break away away from sb/sth sich akk von jdm/etw losreißen

2. (split off) sich akk absetzen

one or two of the tourists broke away [from the tour group] einige Touristen trennten sich von der Reisegruppe

3. (separate and move away) abbrechen

huge chunks of ice are \break awaying away from the iceberg von dem Eisberg brechen riesige Eisbrocken ab

4. (shun) sich akk lossagen geh

▪ to \break away away from sth sich akk von etw dat lossagen geh; (turn away) sich akk von etw dat abkehren

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1. vi

1) (chair leg, handle etc) abbrechen (from von); (railway coaches, boats) sich losreißen (from von)

2) (= dash away) weglaufen (from von); (prisoner) sich losreißen (from von); (FTBL) sich absetzen

he broke away from the rest of the field — er hängte das ganze Feld ab

3) (= cut ties) sich trennen or lossagen (from von); (US SPORT = start too soon) fehlstarten, zu früh starten

to break away from a group — sich von einer Gruppe trennen

to break away from the everyday routine — aus der täglichen Routine ausbrechen

2.

vt sep abbrechen (from von)

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break away

A v/t ab-, losbrechen, wegreißen ( alle:

from von)

B v/i

1. los-, abbrechen, absplittern ( alle:

from von) (auch fig)

2. ( from von)

a) auch fig sich losmachen oder -reißen

b) fig sich lossagen oder trennen:

break away from a habit mit einer Gewohnheit brechen

3. a) sich davonmachen, fortstürzen

b) SPORT sich absetzen (from, of von), sich frei machen, (besonders Radsport) ausreißen

c) they broke away SPORT ihnen gelang ein Break

4. SPORT US einen Fehl- oder Frühstart verursachen

5. ausbrechen (Auto)

* * *
1. transitive verb
break something away [from something] — etwas [von etwas] losbrechen od. abbrechen
2. intransitive verb
1)

break away [from something] — [von etwas] losbrechen od. abbrechen; (separate itself/oneself) sich [von etwas] lösen; (escape) [aus etwas] entkommen

2) (Footb.) sich freilaufen

* * *

v.

abbrechen v.

English-german dictionary > break away
16 break off

1. transitive verb
abbrechen; auflösen [Verlobung]

break it off [with somebody] — sich von jemandem trennen
2. intransitive verb
1) abbrechen

2) (cease) aufhören

* * *

(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) abbrechen

* * *

◆ break off

I. vt

▪ to \break off off ⇆ sth

1. (separate forcefully) etw abbrechen

2. (terminate) etw beenden

to \break off off an engagement eine Verlobung lösen

to \break off off one's friendship with sb jdm die Freundschaft aufkündigen geh

to \break off off a relationship eine Beziehung beenden

he tried to \break off it off with her er versuchte, mit ihr Schluss zu machen

to \break off off talks Gespräche abbrechen

II. vi

1. (separate) abbrechen

2. (stop speaking) abbrechen; (temporarily) innehalten geh

* * *

vi

1) (branch, piece) abbrechen (from von)

2) (= stop) abbrechen, aufhören; (= stop speaking) abbrechen; (temporarily) unterbrechen

to break off from work — die Arbeit abbrechen
vt sep
3) twig, piece of chocolate etc abbrechen

4) negotiations, relations abbrechen; engagement lösen

she's broken it off — sie hat die Verlobung gelöst

* * *

break off

A v/t

1. ein Stück abbrechen ( from von)

2. eine Rede, eine Freundschaft etc abbrechen, Schweigen etc (unter)brechen, Schluss machen mit:

break off one’s engagement seine Verlobung lösen, sich entloben;

break off negotiations die Verhandlungen abbrechen

3. break off work die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen

B v/i

1. abbrechen ( from von)

2. in der Rede etc (plötzlich) abbrechen

3. die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen:

break off for tea eine Teepause machen

* * *
1. transitive verb
abbrechen; auflösen [Verlobung]

break it off [with somebody] — sich von jemandem trennen
2. intransitive verb
1) abbrechen

2) (cease) aufhören

* * *

n.

Abbrechung f. v.

abbrechen v.

aufhören v.

English-german dictionary > break off
17 break in

1. intransitive verb
einbrechen
2. transitive verb
1) (accustom to habit) eingewöhnen; (tame) zureiten [Pferd]

2) einlaufen [Schuhe]

* * *

◆ break in

I. vi

1. (enter by force) einbrechen

2. (interrupt) unterbrechen

II. vt

1. (condition)

to \break in in ⇆ one's shoes seine Schuhe einlaufen

to \break in in ⇆ a car/an engine AM ein Auto/einen Motor einfahren

2. (tame)

▪ to \break in an animal ⇆ in ein Tier zähmen; (train) ein Tier abrichten

to \break in in a horse ein Pferd zureiten

to \break in in one's staff ( fig) das Personal einarbeiten

3. (interrupt)

▪ to \break in in on sth in etw akk hineinplatzen fam

* * *

vi

1) (= interrupt) unterbrechen (on sb/sth jdn/etw)

2) (= enter illegally) einbrechen
vt sep
3) door aufbrechen

4) shoes einlaufen

* * *

break in

A v/i

1. einbrechen, -dringen:

break in (up)on sb bei jemandem hereinplatzen

2. break in (up)on sich einmischen in (akk), eine Unterhaltung etc unterbrechen

B v/t

1. einschlagen, eine Tür aufbrechen

2. a) → academic.ru/8795/break">break¹ B 9

b) ein Auto etc einfahren, neue Schuhe einlaufen, austreten

c) jemanden einarbeiten, anlernen

* * *
1. intransitive verb
einbrechen
2. transitive verb
1) (accustom to habit) eingewöhnen; (tame) zureiten [Pferd]

2) einlaufen [Schuhe]

* * *

v.

einbrechen v.

English-german dictionary > break in
18 break down

1. intransitive verb
1) (fail) zusammenbrechen; [Verhandlungen:] scheitern

2) (cease to function) [Auto:] eine Panne haben; [Telefonnetz:] zusammenbrechen

the machine has broken down — die Maschine funktioniert nicht mehr

3) (be overcome by emotion) zusammenbrechen

4) (Chem.) aufspalten
2. transitive verb
1) (demolish) aufbrechen [Tür]

2) (suppress) brechen [Widerstand]; niederreißen [Barriere, Schranke]

3) (analyse) aufgliedern

* * *

1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) aufbrechen

2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) eine Panne haben

3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) scheitern

4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) zusammenbrechen

* * *

◆ break down

I. vi

1. (stop working) stehen bleiben; engine versagen

my car broke down at the traffic lights mein Auto blieb an der Ampel liegen

2. (dissolve) sich akk auflösen; marriage scheitern, in die Brüche gehen

3. (emotionally) zusammenbrechen

II. vt

▪ to \break down down ⇆ sth

1. (force open) etw aufbrechen; (with foot) etw eintreten

2. (overcome) etw niederreißen

to \break down down a barrier eine Schranke niederreißen

to \break down down prejudices against sb Vorurteile gegen jdn abbauen

to \break down down sb's reserve jds Zurückhaltung überwinden

to \break down down sb's resistance jds Widerstand brechen

3. CHEM etw aufspalten

4. (separate into parts) etw aufgliedern

can you please \break down down these figures so I can understand them better? können Sie diese Zahlen bitte aufschlüsseln, damit ich sie besser verstehen kann?

* * *

vi

1) (vehicle) eine Panne haben; (machine) versagen

2) (= fail negotiations, plan, marriage) scheitern; (communications, law and order, theory) zusammenbrechen

3) (= give way resistance) zusammenbrechen

4) (= start crying, have a breakdown) zusammenbrechen

5) (= be analysed expenditure) sich aufschlüsseln or -gliedern; (theory) sich unter- or aufgliedern (lassen); (CHEM substance) sich zerlegen (lassen); (= change its composition substance) sich aufspalten (into in +acc)
vt sep
6) (= smash down) door einrennen; wall niederreißen

7) (= overcome) opposition brechen; hostility, reserve, shyness, suspicion überwinden

8) (to constituent parts) expenditure aufschlüsseln, aufgliedern; argument auf- or untergliedern, aufspalten; (= change composition of) umsetzen

* * *

break down

A v/t

1. ein-, niederreißen, ein Haus abbrechen, abreißen

2. fig jemanden, jemandes Widerstand etc brechen, zermürben, überwinden

3. TECH eine Maschine (in ihre Bestandteile) zerlegen

4. fig aufgliedern, aufschlüsseln, analysieren

5. CHEM aufspalten, auflösen

B v/i

1. zusammenbrechen (auch fig), MED auch einen Schwächeanfall erleiden

2. versagen, kaputtgehen umg (Maschine etc), AUTO auch eine Panne haben

3. zerbrechen, in die Brüche gehen (beide auch fig)

4. scheitern (Ehe, Verhandlungen etc): their marriage is irretrievably broken down JUR Br unheilbar zerrüttet

5. fig zerfallen (in einzelne Gruppen, Teile etc)

* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (fail) zusammenbrechen; [Verhandlungen:] scheitern

2) (cease to function) [Auto:] eine Panne haben; [Telefonnetz:] zusammenbrechen

the machine has broken down — die Maschine funktioniert nicht mehr

3) (be overcome by emotion) zusammenbrechen

4) (Chem.) aufspalten
2. transitive verb
1) (demolish) aufbrechen [Tür]

2) (suppress) brechen [Widerstand]; niederreißen [Barriere, Schranke]

3) (analyse) aufgliedern

* * *

(resistance) v.

brechen (Widerstand) v. v.

aufspalten v.

niederreißen v.

versagen v.

zusammen brechen v.

zusammenbrechen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > break down
19 break

breik 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) bryte, knuse, knekke

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brekke/bryte av, sprenge

3) (to make or become unusable.) brekke, gå i stykker

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryte, misligholde

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) slå

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) avbryte

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryte

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortelle en nyhet; bli kjent

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) være i stemmeskifte

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ta av (for), dempe

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) begynne, bryte fram
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause, avbrekk, avbrytelse; frikvarter

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag

3) (an opening.) sjanse, hell/uhell

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) anledning, sjanse

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøpelig gjenstand

- 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

avbryte
--------
brekke
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bryte
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frikvarter
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pause
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stans

I
subst. \/breɪk\/

1) brudd, bryt(n)ing

2) avbrudd, luke, mellomrom, pause, friminutt

• it makes a break

det er et (kjærkomment) avbrudd

3) sprekk, brekk, åpning, revne

4) ( om stemme) dirring

5) ( om vær e.l.) forandring, endring, omslag

6) ( hverdagslig) sjanse, mulighet

7) (amer., handel) prisfall (særlig på aksjer)

8) ( fra fengsel e.l.) utbrytning, rømming, flukt, fluktforsøk

9) ( ballspill) skruball, retningsendring (når ballen spretter fra bakken)

10) ( biljard) serie

11) ( musikk) forklaring: grense mellom stemmeregistre

12) ( hestetransport) forklaring: skolevogn for innkjøring av hester

13) (musikk, spesielt jazz) break (kort soloimprovisasjon)

• a fabulous saxophone break

et fantastisk saksofonbreak

at break of day når dagen gryr, i demringen, ved daggry

a bad break ( hverdagslig) et uhell en ergerlig feil, en tabbe

break of serve ( i tennis e.l.) servegjennombrudd

give me a break! gi meg en sjanse!, gi deg!, kutt ut!

a good break eller a lucky break et hell, flaks

have a rotten break ( hverdagslig) være veldig uheldig

make a break for prøve å rømme gjennom

• they made a break for the gates

de prøvde å rømme gjennom porten

make a break for it ( hverdagslig) prøve å stikke av\/rømme

make a clean break bryte fullstendig

• she made a clean break with her family

hun brøt fullstedig med familien

on the break ( i fotball e.l.) på en kontring

them's the breaks (austr., slang) sånn er livet

without a break uten stans, i ett kjør, i ett sett, uavbrutt
II
verb ( broke, gammeldags: brake - brok, gammeldags eller poetisk også: broke) \/breɪk\/

1) ( om noe konkret) bryte (av), bryte i stykker, brekke, knekke, bryte løs, slå i stykker, slå hull på, sprenge, rive av

• she broke her leg

hun brakk benet

• they managed to break the thick rope

de klarte å slite av det tykke tauet

2) ( om noe abstrakt) ødelegge, knuse, knekke, ruinere, gjøre svak, gjøre nedbrutt

• it's impossible to break his will

det er umulig å knekke viljen hans

• the sanctions will break the country's power

sanksjonene vil knuse landets makt

3) (om lov, bestemmelse, løfte eller avtale) bryte, overtre, krenke, svike

• I'll never break my promise to you

jeg vil aldri bryte løftet mitt til deg

4) avbryte, bryte (også sport), forstyrre, gjøre slutt på, dempe, mildne

• a cry broke the silence

et rop brøt stillheten

• after six days, they broke the journey

etter seks dager gjorde de et opphold i reisen

5) ta en pause, gjøre avbrudd

• we broke for coffee at 10

vi tok en kaffepause klokka 10

6) gå i stykker, sprekke, ryke, briste, sprenges, bli brutt

• my heart is ready to break

hjertet mitt er nær ved å briste

• the silence broke

stillheten ble brutt

7) ( om nyhet) komme ut, bli kjent

8) bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt, knekkes, svekkes (om helse), svikte (om helse)

9) bryte seg løs, frigjøre seg, slite seg løs

• the ship broke its moorings

fartøyet slet seg fra fortøyningene

10) oppløses, dele seg, spre seg

• the troops were ordered to break

troppene ble beordret til å spre seg

11) dressere, temme

12) gi avskjed, degradere

• break an officer

degradere en offiser

13) ( om stemme) briste

• her voice broke

stemmen hennes brast

• his voice is beginning to break

han er snart i stemmeskiftet

14) ( om vær e.l.) slå om, bryte løs

• the storm broke

uværet brøt løs

• the weather broke

været slo om

• the fine weather broke

det fine været tok slutt

15) gry

• dawn is breaking

det gryr

16) ( om fostervann) gå

• her waters have broken

vannet har gått

17) ( om knopper e.l.) springe ut, skyte

18) ( om bølge e.l.) bryte, gå høy, slå

19) ( om ball) endre retning, få til å endre retning, skru

20) lyde

• a cry broke from her lips

hun brøt ut i et skrik

21) bryte ut, plutselig dukke opp, plutselig vise seg

22) (sjøfart, om flagg) brekke ut

23) ( handel) gå nedenom, gå konkurs

24) ( om seddel) veksle, ta hull på

25) (spesielt amer.) slå gjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break! ( boksing) bryt!

break a leg! ( slang) lykke til!

break and enter bryte seg inn i

break a horse to the rein ri inn en hest

break a way brøyte seg vei

break away rive seg løs, gi seg, hoppe av, frigjøre seg ( sport) kontre, løpe vekk fra, komme løs, bryte ut, tjuvstarte

break away from frigjøre seg fra, bryte med

• break away from a bad habit

legge av seg en uvane

break back ( i tennis e.l.) bryte tilbake

break bread with somebody ( litterært) bryte brød med noen, spise med noen

break bounds forlate\/gå utenfor det tillatte området

break cover eller break covert (jakt, om dyr) forlate gjemmestedet, fly opp (om fugl)

break down bryte ned, knuse, knekke

• we broke down their resistance

vi knuste motstanden deres

bryte sammen, kollapse, få sammenbrudd dele opp, spalte opp, løse opp, analysere slå inn (dør e.l.), styrte, falle sammen gå i stykker (og stanse), streike strande, sprekke, bryte sammen

• the negotiations broke down

forhandlingene brøt sammen

svikte, svike, brytes ned, bli nedbrutt, bli knust

• his health broke down

helsen hans ble brutt ned

break even få balanse, få det til å gå opp i opp, verken vinne eller tape, balansere inntekter og utgifter

break forth bryte ut, bryte frem briste ut

break forth into briste ut i

break from rive seg løs fra

break in trene opp, lære opp, temme, ri inn, kjøre inn, røyke inn, gå inn

• break in a horse

ri inn en hest

• break in a car

kjøre inn en bil

• break in a pipe

røyke inn en pipe

• break in the shoes

gå inn skoene

bryte seg inn, trenge seg inn avbryte, falle inn

break in on someone plutselig forstyrre noen avbryte noen (som snakker)

break into bryte ut i, briste i

• he broke into laughter

han brast i latter

kreve, legge beslag på, begynne å dra nytte av, (begynne å) tære på

• he broke into his capital

han tærte på kapitalen sin

gå over til, falle inn i

• the horse broke into a gallop

hesten gikk over i galopp

bryte seg inn i

• break into a house

bryte seg inn i et hus

• his house was broken into

det var innbrudd hos ham

break loose ( om dyr e.l.) slite seg løs

• all hell has broken loose

det er blitt et helvetes rabalder

break off plutselig avbryte, plutselig slutte med

• break off an engagement

slå opp\/bryte en forlovelse

• break off a habit

legge av seg en vane

bryte av, frigjøre seg avbryte, stoppe tvert ta et avbrekk, ta en pause

• break off for half an hour

ta en halv times pause

break one's ass for ( hverdagslig) jobbe ræva av seg for

break one's duck with gjøre inntrykk på

break oneself of venne seg av med, slutte med

break open bryte opp, sprenge

• he broke open the door

han sprengte døren

break out utbryte, bryte ut, bryte frem, brake løs

• war has broken out

det er brutt ut krig

rømme, flykte, frigjøre seg fra

• break out of jail

flykte fra fengsel

briste i, bryte ut i

• he broke out into curses

han brøt ut i eder

• break out laughing

briste i latter

break out in spots få utslett (på huden)

break Priscian's head synde mot grammatikken

break prison\/jail bryte seg ut av fengselet, rømme fra fengselet

break somebody of venne noen av med, få noen til å slutte (med)

break somebody's heart ( overført) knuse noens hjerte

break step ( militærvesen eller dans) bryte takten, falle ut av takten

break the back of bryte\/knekke ryggen på, knekke nakken på (overført) gjøre unna det verste av, komme over det meste av

• they broke the back of the work

break the ice ( overført) bryte isen

break the news to somebody fortelle\/meddele noen nyheten (på en skånsom måte)

break through bryte frem (gjennom), bryte seg frem (gjennom), overvinne

• they broke through an obstacle

de overvant en hindring

bryte igjennom, slå igjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break up bryte opp, sprenge, bryte i stykker, hugge i stykker, slå i stykker, ta fra hverandre, kondemnere

• break up a lock

sprenge en lås

• the old ship was broken up

det gamle skipet ble kondemnert

oppløse, spre, splitte (om koalisjon)

• the police broke up the crowd

politiet spredte mengden

dele opp, løse opp, stykke ut, stykke opp

• break up a word into syllables

dele opp et ord i stavelser

slutte, opphøre

• school breaks up today

skolen slutter i dag

bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt bryte opp, bli oppløst, spres, oppløse seg, spre seg, skilles ad, gå hver sin vei

• the meeting broke up

møtet brøt opp

• she and her boyfriend broke up after a year

hun og kjæresten skilte lag etter et år

( om vær) forandres, slå om ( om is eller sjø) gå opp

break upon plutselig vise seg for

break up with someone bryte med noen, gjøre det slutt med noen

break wind ( slang) prompe, slippe en fjert

break with somebody bryte med noen

make or break se ➢ make

English-Norwegian dictionary > break
20 break

[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brække

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brække

3) (to make or become unusable.) brække; gå i stykker

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryde; misligeholde

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bryde

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) afbryde

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryde

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortælle; bryde

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) gå/være i overgang

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) afbøde

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryde løs
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause; afbrydelse

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag; ændring

3) (an opening.) brud

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøbelig ting

- 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
* * *
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brække

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brække

3) (to make or become unusable.) brække; gå i stykker

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryde; misligeholde

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) bryde

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) afbryde

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryde

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortælle; bryde

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) gå/være i overgang

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) afbøde

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryde løs
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause; afbrydelse

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag; ændring

3) (an opening.) brud

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance

•

- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skrøbelig ting

- 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

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break away — verb 1. move away or escape suddenly (Freq. 2) The horses broke from the stable Three inmates broke jail Nobody can break out this prison is high security • Syn: ↑break, ↑break out • Derivationally relat … Useful english dictionary
break out — verb 1. start abruptly (Freq. 4) After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc • Syn: ↑erupt • Hypernyms: ↑begin, ↑start • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
break-dance — verb do a break dance Kids were break dancing at the street corner • Syn: ↑break dance, ↑break • Derivationally related forms: ↑break dance (for: ↑break dance) … Useful english dictionary
break apart — verb 1. take apart into its constituent pieces • Syn: ↑disassemble, ↑dismantle, ↑take apart, ↑break up • Ant: ↑assemble (for: ↑disassemble) … Useful english dictionary
break with — verb end a relationship (Freq. 3) China broke with Russia • Hypernyms: ↑separate, ↑part, ↑split up, ↑split, ↑break, ↑break up • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
break dancing — noun Etymology: 2break (solo passage) or break beat Date: 1982 dancing in which solo dancers perform acrobatics that involve touching various parts of the body (as the back or head) to the ground • break dance verb • break dancer nou … New Collegiate Dictionary
break-dancing — noun an energetic and acrobatic style of street dancing, developed by black people in the US. Derivatives break dance verb &noun break dancer noun … English new terms dictionary
break up — verb 1. to cause to separate and go in different directions (Freq. 5) She waved her hand and scattered the crowds • Syn: ↑disperse, ↑dissipate, ↑dispel, ↑scatter • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
break down — verb 1. make ineffective (Freq. 3) Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination • Syn: ↑crush • Derivationally related forms: ↑breakdown • Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law … Law dictionary
break in — verb 1. break into a conversation (Freq. 2) her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation • Syn: ↑chime in, ↑cut in, ↑put in, ↑butt in, ↑chisel in, ↑barge in … Useful english dictionary

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