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1 break
[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) briser, casser2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) casser3) (to make or become unusable.) casser4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) désobéir à, manquer à5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battre6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompre7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompre8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) annoncer9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) muer10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortir11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) éclater2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause2) (a change: a break in the weather.) changement3) (an opening.) brèche, ouverture4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chance•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objet fragile- 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 -
2 half
1. plural - halves; noun1) (one of two equal parts of anything: He tried to stick the two halves together again; half a kilo of sugar; a kilo and a half of sugar; one and a half kilos of sugar.) moitié, demi2) (one of two equal parts of a game (eg in football, hockey) usually with a break between them: The Rangers scored three goals in the first half.) demie2. adjective1) (being (equal to) one of two equal parts (of something): a half bottle of wine.) demi2) (being made up of two things in equal parts: A centaur is a mythical creature, half man and half horse.) mi- (mi-)3) (not full or complete: a half smile.) demi-3. adverb1) (to the extent of one half: This cup is only half full; It's half empty.) à demi2) (almost; partly: I'm half hoping he won't come; half dead from hunger.) à moitié•- half-- halve - half-and-half - half-back - half-brother - half-sister - half-caste - half-hearted - half-heartedly - half-heartedness - half-holiday - half-hourly - half-term - half-time - half-way - half-wit - half-witted - half-yearly - at half mast - by half - do things by halves - go halves with - half past three - four - seven - in half - not half -
3 part
part [pα:t]1. nouna. ( = section, division) partie f• to him, it's all part of the job pour lui, ça fait partie du travail• respect is an important part of any relationship le respect est un élément important de toute relation• an important part of her work is... une part importante de son travail consiste à...c. [of machine] pièce fd. ( = measure) mesure fe. ( = role) rôle mf. ( = behalf) part f2. adverb( = partly) en partie• this novel is part thriller, part ghost story ce roman est à la fois un thriller et une histoire de fantômesa. [+ people, boxers] séparer( = take leave of each other) se quitter ; ( = break up) [couple, boxers] se séparer ; ( = open up) [crowd, lips] s'ouvrir5. compounds• to have a part-time job travailler à temps partiel adverb [work, study] à temps partiel ► part-timer noun employé (e) m(f) à temps partiel* * *[pɑːt] 1.1) ( of whole) gen partie f; ( of country) région fin ou around these parts — dans la région
part of the reason is... — c'est en partie parce que...
that's the best/hardest part — c'est ça le meilleur/le plus dur
to be good in parts — GB avoir de bons passages
2) Technology ( component) pièce f3) Television (of serial, programme) partie f4) (share, role) rôle m (in dans)I want no part in it —
to take part — participer (in à)
5) Theatre, Television, Cinema rôle m (of de)6) ( equal measure) mesure fin a concentration of 30,000 parts per million — dans une concentration de 3%
8) ( behalf)9) US ( in hair) raie f2.3.it was part fear, part greed — c'était à la fois de la crainte et de la cupidité
transitive verb1) ( separate) séparer [two people]; écarter [legs]; entrouvrir [lips, curtains]; fendre [crowd, ocean, waves]2) ( make parting in)4.1) ( split up) se séparer2) [crowd, clouds] ( divide) s'ouvrir; [rope, cable] se rompre•Phrasal Verbs:••
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break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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