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English-Bulgarian polytechnical dictionary > breaks away
2 type away

Чат: печатать без остановки (He's been typing away for hours now. That means he has been busily (or possibly fervently) typing, and suggests "non-stop" typing (i.e. without taking any breaks).)

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > type away
3 apartarse de

v.

to draw away from, to break away from, to get away from, to come away from.

Esto se aparta de lo tradicinal This breaks away from the traditional.

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(v.) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from)

Ex. It is sometimes helpful to depart from strict alphabetical arrangement.

Ex. Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex. We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.

Ex. Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.

Ex. However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms.

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(v.) = depart from, turn away from, become + detached from, pull away (from), deviate (from)

Ex: It is sometimes helpful to depart from strict alphabetical arrangement.

Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print.

Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences.

Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age.

Ex: However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms.

Spanish-English dictionary > apartarse de
4 Ausreißer

m; -s, -, Ausreißerin f; -, -nen; umg.

1. (Kind etc.) runaway

2. SPORT breakaway

—

Ausreißer2

m; -s, -; umg.

1. TECH. Messwert etc.: runaway

2. Schuss: stray bullet

3. (starke Abweichung) blip

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der Ausreißer

eloper; runaway; bolter

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Aus|rei|ßer I ['ausraisɐ]
m -s, -

1) (MIL) stray bullet

2) (= Ausnahme) anomaly, aberration

ein statistischer Áúsreißer — a statistical anomaly
II ['ausraisɐ]
1. m -s, -,Áús|rei|ße|rin
[-ərɪn]
2. f -, -nen (inf)
runaway; (SPORT) runner who breaks away; (Radfahrer) cyclist who breaks away
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Aus·rei·ßer(in)

<-s, ->

m(f)

1. (fam) runaway

2. (Ausnahmeerscheinung) freak value

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der, Ausreißerin die; Ausreißer, Ausreißernen (ugs.) runaway

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Ausreißer¹ m; -s, -, Ausreißerin f; -, -nen; umg

1. (Kind etc) runaway

2. SPORT breakaway

Ausreißer² m; -s, -; umg

1. TECH Messwert etc: runaway

2. Schuss: stray bullet

3. (starke Abweichung) blip

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der, Ausreißerin die; Ausreißer, Ausreißernen (ugs.) runaway

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m.

eloper n.

fugitive n.

runaway n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Ausreißer
5 Ausreißer

m

1. aberration

2. anomaly

3. bolter

4. cyclist who breaks away

5. eloper

6. outlier

7. runaway

8. runner who breaks away

9. stray bullet

pl

runaways

Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Ausreißer
6 отрываться

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The bubble is released (or detached) when the buoyant force just overcomes the surface tension.

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The vibrational energy of the atoms is so great that they begin to break away.

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The main flow breaks away (or separates) from the surface.

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This coating does not break away from machine surfaces.

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The Moon must have broken free of Mercury's gravitational field.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > отрываться
7 откъсвам

break away

breaks away

tear

Български-Angleščina политехнически речник > откъсвам
8 отбиваться от стада

отбиваться от < своего> стада

прост.

break away from one's own herd; break off relations with one's society

Прохор. Это не любовь, ежели от своего стада девка отбивается. Это безумство! Ежели дворяне на цыганках, на актрисах женились - это нашему сословию не пример, не указ! (М. Горький, Васса Железнова) — Prokhor. It's not love when a huzzy breaks away from her own herd. It's madness! Just because the aristocracy used to marry gypsies and actresses, it's no example for our class to follow!

Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > отбиваться от стада
9 отделяться от

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A yeast cell develops a protuberance which gradually enlarges and then breaks away (or separates) from the mother cell.

II

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The cross bunker is segregated (or separated) from the after end of No. 2 by a cofferdam.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > отделяться от
10 отставать от

. не отставать от

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This coating breaks away from machine surfaces.

II

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Techniques for determining costs have not kept pace with changes in manufacturing.

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The output voltage lags ( behind) the input voltage in time.

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It frequently happens that catalogues are outstripped by the developments.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > отставать от
11 (the) fog clears off

the fog clears off (breaks away, lifts) туман поднимается (рассеивается, расходится)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) fog clears off
12 erumpo

ē-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a. and n.
I.
Act., to cause to break or burst forth; to burst, sunder (rare; mostly ante-class.).
A.
Lit.:
(brassica) tumida concoquit, eadem erumpit,
Cato, R. R. 157, 3:
ignes,
Lucr. 1, 725; cf. id. 6, 583; Cic. Arat. 111:
Achates et Aeneas erumpere nubem ardebant,
Verg. A. 1, 580:
cum sanguis eruptus est,
Scrib. Comp. 84: se erumpere, in the neuter signif., to break or burst forth, Lucr. 4, 1111; cf.:
portis se foras erumpunt,
Caes. B. C. 2, 14, 1:
et caput, unde altus primum se erumpit Enipeus,
Verg. G. 4, 368.—
B.
Trop.:
gaudium,
Ter. Eun. 3, 5, 2:
ne in me stomachum erumpant, cum sint tibi irati,
Cic. Att. 16, 3, 1; Caes. B. C. 3, 8, 3; cf.:
iram in hostes,
Liv. 36, 7, 13: sic illi invidiosa conjunctio ad bellum se erupit, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 14, 2; Tib. 4, 1, 88.—Far more frequent and class.,
II.
Neutr., to break out, to burst or sally forth.
A.
Lit.
1.
In gen.:
ex castris,
Caes. B. G. 3, 5 fin.; cf.:
ignes ex Aetnae vertice,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48; and:
ex stagno amnes,
Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 86:
tempestates,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 5, 2:
ne quo loco erumperent Pompeiani,
Caes. B. C. 3, 44, 4; cf.
portis,
Sall. J. 99, 1:
a porta,
Liv. 34, 26:
sive noctu, sive interdiu erumperent,
Caes. B. C. 1, 81, 2; so absol., Liv. 9, 37; 29, 33 al.; cf.:
abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit,
Cic. Cat. 2, 1:
per hostes,
to break through, Liv. 22, 50, 8; cf.:
inter tela hostium,
Sall. J. 101, 9:
ad Catilinam,
id. Cat. 43, 2; Curt. 6, 3, 5 et saep.—
2.
In partic., to burst forth in growing, to shoot up, sprout out:
folium e latere,
Plin. 15, 14, 15, § 52:
lentor cortice,
id. 13, 6, 12, § 54:
hordeum,
id. 18, 7, 10, § 51:
dentes,
id. 11, 37, 64, § 170.—
B.
Trop., to break out, to burst forth:
cum illa conjuratio ex latebris atque ex tenebris erupisset,
Cic. Sest. 4, 9:
si illustrantur, si erumpunt omnia?
are disclosed, Cic. Cat. 1, 3:
qui ex media (oratione) erumpit,
breaks away, digresses, Quint. 4, 3, 17:
risus quo pacto ita repente erumpat,
id. de Or. 2, 58, 235; cf.:
aliquando vera vox,
id. Phil. 10, 9, 19:
affectus,
Quint. 9, 3, 54; cf.
lacrimae,
id. 11, 3, 75:
verba vi quadam veritatis,
id. 9, 2, 76 et saep.:
furor,
Cic. Sull. 24; cf.:
curae privatae in certaminibus publicis erumpebant,
Liv. 7, 21:
seditio,
id. 28, 24, 12; Tac. H. 1, 26:
lumen dicendi per obstantia,
Quint. 12, 9, 5:
ut odia occulta civium in fortunas optimi cujusque erumperent,
Cic. Mur. 23, 47; cf. id. ib. 38, 81; id. Cat. 1, 13, 31; so, vitia in amicos, id. Lael [p. 659] 21:
iracundia in naves,
Caes. B. C. 3, 8, 3:
conspirationes in rempublicam,
Quint. 12, 7, 2 et saep.:
vereor ne istaec fortitudo in nervum erumpat,
i. e. may end in bringing you to the stocks, Ter. Phorm. 2, 2, 11 Ruhnk.; cf.:
aliquid in omnium perniciem,
Liv. 34, 61:
omnia, quae per hoc triennium agitata sunt, in hos dies, in hos menses, in hoc tempus erumpunt,
Cic. Mur. 38:
elisa (vox) in illum sonum erumpit,
Quint. 11, 3, 51:
in aliquem voluptatis affectum,
id. 8, 3, 4; 11, 3, 51; Tac. A. 11, 35; cf.:
in omne genus crudelitatis,
Suet. Tib. 61; id. Cal. 6:
rem ad ultimum seditionis erupturam,
Liv. 2, 45; cf.:
ad majora vitia,
Suet. Ner. 27:
quorsus (dominatio) eruptura sit horremus,
Cic. Att. 2, 21; cf.:
huc ejus affectus, ut, etc.,
Quint. 9, 2, 64.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > erumpo
13 enseguida

adv.

1 immediately, at once (inmediatamente).

llegará enseguida he'll be here any minute now

vino a las seis, pero se fue enseguida he came at six, but he left soon after

2 right away, immediately, at once, in a moment.

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enseguida

(Also written en seguida)

► adverbio

1 at once, straight away, immediately

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ADV ver seguida 1)

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adverbio at once, immediately, right away

enseguida voy! — I'll be right with you

le regalas un juguete y enseguida lo rompe — you give him a toy and he breaks it right away

casi enseguida — almost immediately

enseguida de + inf — (esp AmL)

enseguida de almorzar — right o straight after lunch

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adverbio at once, immediately, right away

enseguida voy! — I'll be right with you

le regalas un juguete y enseguida lo rompe — you give him a toy and he breaks it right away

casi enseguida — almost immediately

enseguida de + inf — (esp AmL)

enseguida de almorzar — right o straight after lunch

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enseguida

adverb

at once, immediately, right away, straightaway ( BrE)

¡enseguida voy! I'll be right with you

me lo trajo enseguida he brought it at once o immediately o right away

le regalas un juguete y enseguida lo rompe no sooner do you give him a toy than he breaks it, you give him a toy and he breaks it right away o ( AmE) first thing

empezó a llover pero paró casi enseguida it started to rain but it stopped almost immediately

enseguida DE + INF

( esp AmL): salimos enseguida de almorzar we left right o straight o immediately after lunch

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Multiple Entries:
en seguida
enseguida
enseguida adverbio
at once, immediately, right away;
◊ ¡enseguida voy! I'll be right with you;

enseguida de almorzar (esp AmL) right o straight after lunch
enseguida, en seguida adverbio
1 (tiempo) (de inmediato) at once: ven aquí enseguida, come here at once
(en muy poco tiempo) enseguida les atenderán, you will be served in a moment
2 (espacio) immediately after, next
delante está mi casa, y en seguida la de María, first is my house, and immediately after is Maria's
enseguida, en seguida adverbio
1 (tiempo) (de inmediato) at once: ven aquí enseguida, come here at once
(en muy poco tiempo) enseguida les atenderán, you will be served in a moment
2 (espacio) immediately after, next
delante está mi casa, y en seguida la de María, first is my house, and immediately after is Maria's

' enseguida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
distinguirse
- en seguida
- fibra
- fraternizar
- hacerse
- imaginar
- licuefacción
- ruborizarse
- atender
- estar
- recibir
- ya
English:
bumpy
- delay
- scoot
- straight
- be
- come
- get
- have
- miss
- no
- right
- size
- stick
- sum
- take

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enseguida adv
[inmediatamente] immediately, at once; [pronto] very soon;
lo haré enseguida, antes de que se me olvide I'll do it straight away before I forget;

llegará enseguida he'll be here any minute now;

vino a las seis, pero se fue enseguida he came at six, but he left soon after;

enseguida lo atiendo I'll be with you in a minute o directly;

enseguida vuelvo I'll be right back;

cruza el puente y enseguida verás la casa a la derecha cross the bridge and you'll see the house on your right;
Am
enseguida de comer no se debe hacer ejercicio you should not exercise immediately after a meal

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enseguida

adv immediately, right away

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enseguida adv

inmediatamente: right away, immediately, at once

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enseguida adv (pronto) straight away / immediately

lo haré enseguida I'll do it straight away

¡enseguida vuelvo! I'll be right back!

Spanish-English dictionary > enseguida
14 ausbrechen

(unreg., trennb., -ge-)

I v/i (ist ausgebrochen)

1. (sich befreien) aus einem Gefängnis, Käfig: break out (of), escape (from); MIL. escape; fig. aus einer Gemeinschaft, auch SPORT: break away (from)

2. Haken, Halterung: break off, come away ( aus + Dat from)

3. Auto, Pferd, seitlich: swerve, veer; (außer Kontrolle geraten) Auto: career ( oder veer) out of control; Pferd: bolt

4. Feuer, Krieg, Seuche etc.: break out; Vulkan: erupt; Ölquelle: blow out; Beifall, Jubel: erupt, explode; Wohlstand

5. in Schweiß ausbrechen break out in a sweat; jemandem bricht der Schweiß aus s.o. breaks into a sweat; in Beifall ausbrechen break into applause; in Gelächter / Tränen ausbrechen burst out laughing / crying, burst into laughter / tears

II v/t (hat)

1. (losbrechen) break out ( oder off); (Steine) quarry (out); sich (Dat) einen Zahn / jemandem die Zähne ausbrechen break one’s tooth / s.o.’s teeth

2. (Fenster, Tür) put in

3. AGR. (unerwünschte Triebe abschneiden) prune, lop (off)

4. (erbrechen) vomit, bring up

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(Fahrzeug) to swerve;

(Feuer) to break out;

(Gefangener) to break out; to escape;

(Vulkan) to erupt

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aus|bre|chen sep
1. vi

1) (=beginnen Krieg, Seuche, Feuer) to break out; (Konflikt, Gewalt, Hysterie, Unruhen) to break out, to erupt; (Jubel, Zorn, Frust) to erupt, to explode; (Zeitalter) to arrive, to begin

in Gelächter/Tränen or Weinen áúsbrechen — to burst into laughter/tears, to burst out laughing/crying

in Jubel áúsbrechen — to erupt with jubilation

in Beifall áúsbrechen — to break into applause

in den Ruf "..." áúsbrechen — to burst out with the cry "..."

in Schweiß áúsbrechen — to break out in a sweat

bei dir ist wohl der Wohlstand ausgebrochen (fig inf) — have you struck it rich? (inf)

2) (aus Gefangenschaft) to break out (aus of); (Tier) to escape (aus from); (fig = sich befreien) to get out (aus of), to escape (aus from)

aus dem Gefängnis áúsbrechen — to escape from prison

3) (Vulkan) to erupt

2. vt
Zahn to break; Steine to break off
einen Zahn áúsbrechen — to break a tooth

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1) (to appear or happen suddenly: War has broken out.) break out

2) (to escape (from prison, restrictions etc): A prisoner has broken out ( noun breakout).) break out

3) burst

4) ((of a volcano) to throw out lava etc: When did Mount Etna last erupt?; The demonstration started quietly but suddenly violence erupted.) erupt

5) (suddenly to get into (a rage, a temper etc).) fly into

6) (to escape: The prisoner broke loose.) break loose

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aus|bre·chen

irreg

I. vi Hilfsverb: sein

1. (sich befreien)

▪ [aus etw dat] \ausbrechen to escape [from sth]; (Gefangene a.) to break out [of sth]

▪ ausgebrochen escaped

2. MIL (einen Durchbruch erzwingen)

▪ [aus etw dat] \ausbrechen to break out [of sth]

3. (sich von etw frei machen)

▪ [aus etw dat] \ausbrechen to break away [from sth]

aus einer Ehe \ausbrechen to break up sep a marriage

4. (zur Eruption gelangen) to break out, to erupt

5. (entstehen) to break out; Erdbeben to strike

6. (losbrechen) to explode, to erupt

7. (spontan erfolgen lassen)

in Gelächter \ausbrechen to burst into laughter [or out laughing]

in Jubel \ausbrechen to erupt with jubilation

in Tränen [o Weinen] \ausbrechen to burst into tears [or out crying

8. (außer Kontrolle geraten) to swerve; Pkw a. to career [out of control]

9. (austreten)

▪ jdm bricht der Schweiß aus sb breaks into [or out in] a sweat

II. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (herausbrechen)

▪ etw [aus etw dat] \ausbrechen to break off sep sth [from sth]

ein Fenster [aus etw dat] \ausbrechen to put in sep a window, to let [or put] a window into sth

eine Wand \ausbrechen to take down sep a wall

▪ sich dat einen Zahn \ausbrechen to break off sep a tooth

2. (erbrechen)

▪ etw \ausbrechen to vomit [or sep fam bring up] sth

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (entkommen, auch Milit.) break out ( aus of); (fig.) break free ( aus from)

2) (austreten)

jemandem bricht der [kalte] Schweiß aus — somebody breaks into a [cold] sweat

3) < volcano> erupt

4) (beginnen) break out; < crisis> break; <misery, despair> set in

5)

in Gelächter/Weinen ausbrechen — burst out laughing/crying

in Beifall/Tränen ausbrechen — burst into applause/tears

in den Ruf ausbrechen ‘...’ — break into the cry, ‘...’

in Schweiß ausbrechen — break out into a sweat

in Zorn/Wut ausbrechen — explode with anger/rage

6) (sich lösen) <hook, dowel, etc.> come out
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ausbrechen — break a tooth

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ausbrechen (irr, trennb, -ge-)

A. v/i (ist ausgebrochen)

1. (sich befreien) aus einem Gefängnis, Käfig: break out (of), escape (from); MIL escape; fig aus einer Gemeinschaft, auch SPORT break away (from)

2. Haken, Halterung: break off, come away (

aus +dat from)

3. Auto, Pferd, seitlich: swerve, veer; (außer Kontrolle geraten) Auto: career ( oder veer) out of control; Pferd: bolt

4. Feuer, Krieg, Seuche etc: break out; Vulkan: erupt; Ölquelle: blow out; Beifall, Jubel: erupt, explode; → Wohlstand

5.

in Schweiß ausbrechen break out in a sweat;

jemandem bricht der Schweiß aus sb breaks into a sweat;

in Beifall ausbrechen break into applause;

in Gelächter/Tränen ausbrechen burst out laughing/crying, burst into laughter/tears

B. v/t (hat)

1. (losbrechen) break out ( oder off); (Steine) quarry (out);

sich (dat)

einen Zahn/jemandem die Zähne ausbrechen break one’s tooth/sb’s teeth

2. (Fenster, Tür) put in

3. AGR (unerwünschte Triebe abschneiden) prune, lop (off)

4. (erbrechen) vomit, bring up

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1.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) (entkommen, auch Milit.) break out ( aus of); (fig.) break free ( aus from)

2) (austreten)

jemandem bricht der [kalte] Schweiß aus — somebody breaks into a [cold] sweat

3) < volcano> erupt

4) (beginnen) break out; < crisis> break; <misery, despair> set in

5)

in Gelächter/Weinen ausbrechen — burst out laughing/crying

in Beifall/Tränen ausbrechen — burst into applause/tears

in den Ruf ausbrechen ‘...’ — break into the cry, ‘...’

in Schweiß ausbrechen — break out into a sweat

in Zorn/Wut ausbrechen — explode with anger/rage

6) (sich lösen) <hook, dowel, etc.> come out
2.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

sich (Dat.) einen Zahn ausbrechen — break a tooth

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v.

to break out v.

to erupt v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > ausbrechen
15 pay

̈ɪpeɪ I
1. сущ.
1) оплата, выплата, плата, уплата( for) to draw, receive pay ≈ получать плату back pay ≈ денежная поддержка, кредит equal pay ≈ равная плата equal pay for equal work ≈ равная плата за одинаковый объем работы incentive pay mustering-out pay overtime pay retroactive pay severance pay sick pay strike pay Syn: remuneration, payment
2) а) жалованье, заработная плата б) воен. денежное содержание, денежное довольствие takehome pay ≈ разг. зарплата, получаемая рабочим на руки (после вычетов) call pay ≈ гарантированный минимум зарплаты (при вынужденном простое) Syn: salary, wages, hire, salary, stipend
3) уст., редк. возмездие, расплата Syn: retaliation, punishment, recompense
1.
4) плательщик( с точки зрения его платежеспособности) good pay ≈ человек, вовремя выплачивающий долг slow pay ≈ человек, нерегулярно выплачивающий долг
5) геол. а) рентабельное, промышленное, выгодное для разработки месторождение б) нефтеносный слой почвы
2. прил.
1) платный, требующий оплаты pay hospital ≈ платная больница pay telephone ≈ таксофон, платный телефон The company has set up joint-venture pay-TV channels in Belgium, Spain, and Germany. ≈ Компания ввела платные телевизионные каналы в Бельгии, Испании и Германии. pay television
2) а) рентабельный, имеющий промышленное значение;
перспективный pay ore ≈ промышленная руда б) обладающий ценностью, ценный
3. гл.
1) а) платить( за что-л.) (for) б) нанимать за деньги( кого-л. для совершения какого-л. действия) You can't pay me to do that. ≈ Нет, ты не можешь нанять меня для этого дела. Syn: hire
2.
2) а) выплачивать жалование, заработную плату;
оплачивать работу to pay wages ≈ платить жалование б) уплачивать( долг, налог) ;
выплачивать (суммы по счету) Syn: settle II
3) а) вознаграждать б) отплачивать;
возмещать( в отрицательном значении) They payed themselves with words. ≈ Они отомстили за себя словами. ∙ Syn: reward
2., recompense
2., requite
4) а) окупаться, быть выгодным б) приносить доход The shares pay 2 per cent. ≈ Акции приносят 2% дохода. It is an investment that pays 5 percent. ≈ Это капиталовложение, приносящее 5 процентов дохода.
5) а) поплатиться( за что-л.) б) редк., диал. подвергать(ся) телесному или дисциплинарному взысканию.
6) а) оказывать, обращать (внимание) (to) б) свидетельствовать, засвидетельствовать (почтение) ;
делать (комплимент) в) наносить (визит) Yesterday at last I payed a visit to my grandma. ≈ Вчера я наконец-то навестила бабушку. ∙ pay away pay back pay by pay down pay for pay in pay into pay off pay out pay over pay up pay for a dead horse pay down on the nail pay one's way pay through the nose II гл.;
мор. смолить;
покрывать водоупорным материалом Syn: pitch, tar плата, выплата, уплата - overdue * уплата (выплата) не в срок - piece-rate * сдельная оплата - rate of * норма оплаты зарплата, жалованье, заработная плата - base * основная заработная плата - take home * реальная заработная плата - what is the *? какое жалованье? сколько (здесь) платят? - in the * of smb. на жалованье у кого-либо;
нанятый кем-либо;
в услужении у кого-либо - in the * of the enemy на службе у врага - 5000 men in the * of the corporation в этой корпорации работает 5000 человек - holidays with * оплаченный отпуск - to draw one's * получать зарплату( военное) денежное содержание, денежное довольствие плательщик (долга) - good excellent/ * исправный плательщик (устаревшее) расплата, возмездие - dislike is the * for being mean неприязнь - это плата за подлость (геология) рентабельное, промышленное, выгодное для разработки месторождение - rich * богатое месторождение > no *, no play хочешь веселиться, плати денежки платный - * hospital платная больница рентабельный, имеющий промышленное значение - * ore промышленная руда платить;
заплатить - I paid the money yesterday я заплатил деньги вчера - you must * at once вы должны заплатить немедленно - how much did you * on my behalf? сколько вы за меня заплатили? - what's to * ? (разговорное) сколько выложить? - to * ready money /cash (down) / платить наличными - to * advance платить вперед - to * in kind платить натурой - to * in full заплатить сполна - to * by (in) instalments платить в рассрочку - to * at the gate платить при входе, вход платный - to * for smth. платить за что-либо - what do you * for your apartment? сколько вы платите за квартиру? - I paid for his schooling я платил за его обучение - to * for services платить за услуги уплачивать, выплачивать;
расплачиваться - to * one's debt выплачивать долг - have you paid him the money yet? вы уже расплатились с ним? - to * dividends выплачивать дивиденды - to * duty платить пошлину - to * on account платить в счет причитающейся суммы - to * on delivery платить при доставке - to * on demand платить по предъявлении векселя - carriage paid by the sender провоз оплачен отправителем - fully (partly) paid shares (stocks) полностью (частично) оплаченные акции оплачивать (работу и т. п.) - to * wages платить заработную плату - he paid to see the show он заплатил за билет на концерт - we are paid on Fridays нам платят по пятницам - to * one's servant( one's tailor) платить слуге (портному) - badly( highly) paid situaution низко- (высоко-) оплачиваемая работа - to * a bill (expenses) оплатить счет (расходы) - to * one's passege оплатить проезд (купить билет на самолет, на пароход) вознаграждать, возмещать - nothing can * him for his sufferings ничто не вознаградит его за страдания окупаться, быть выгодным;
приносить доход - it will * это окупится - land that *s well земля, которая приносит хороший доход - business that does not * невыгодное дело - we must make this farm * мы должны сделать эту ферму рентабельной - this work does not * это невыгодная работа - it *s to advertise реклама всегда окупается - the shares * 5% акции приносят 5% дохода - it always *s buy good things всегда выгодно покупать хорошие вещи - it does not * to arque with him спорить с ним бесполезно поплатиться;
пострадать( за что-либо) - he shall * for this! он за это поплатится! - he thinks he can get away with cheating me, but I'll make him * он думает, что меня можно безнаказанно обманывать, но я заставлю его ответить за это - he paid for his foolishness with his life он поплатился жизнью за свою глупость - to * dearly for one's happiness (experience) дорого заплатить за свое счастье( за свой опыт) - it would * you to be more careful вам не мешало бы быть поосторожней _ разг (диалектизм) наказывать;
бить;
пороть - the rascal *s his wife этот негодяй бьет свою жену (морское) уваливаться под ветер > to * attention( heed, consideration) to smth. обращать внимание на что-либо > our organization is to * greater heed to the voice of youth наша организация должна больше прислушиваться к голосу молодежи > * attention to what I tell you! слушайте, что я вам говорю > serious consideration must be paid to his behaviour нужно обратить серьезное внимание на его поведение > to * a call on smb., to * smb. a visit нанести визит кому-либо;
посетить кого-либо > to * one's addresses to smb. ухаживать за кем-либо > to * court to smb. почтительно относиться к кому-либо > they were all *ing court to him они все склоняли голову перед ним > to * a compliment to smb. говорить комплименты кому-либо, сделать комплимент кому-либо > to * tribute to smb. принести благодарность кому-либо;
воздать должное кому-либо > I wish to * my tribute to all readers я хочу принести благодарность всем читателям > to * one's respect( homage) to smb. засвидетельствовать кому-либо свое почтение > he went to * his respect to her parents он пошел засвидетельствовать свое почтение ее родителям > to * for a dead horse платить за что-либо ненужное, потерявшее свою цену > to * (down) on the nail платить немедленно > to * one's way жить по средствам;
содержать себя;
окупать;
участвовать в расходах > this farmer cannot * his way though his farm *s way этот фермер не умеет жить по средствам, хотя его ферма приносит доход > to * smb. in his own coin отплатить кому-либо той же монетой > to * the penalty понести наказание > to * the debt of nature отправиться к праотцам > to * through the nose платить бешеные деньги;
заплатить с лихвой;
дорого поплатиться;
расплачиваться > the deuce( the devil) to * затруднительное положение;
неприятность;
беда;
трудная задача;
сам черт ногу сломит > to * the devil поплатиться (за что-либо) > to * the earth( разговорное) платить безумные деньги > something to * (американизм) что-то не то, что-то неладно > what's to *? (американизм) в чем дело? > to * (dearly) for one's whistle дорого заплатить за свою прихоть > to * kain (шотландское) искупить вину > to * with fine speeches отделываться общими фразами > to put paid to smth. прекратить что-либо > that puts paid to our plans нашим планам конец (крышка) > who breaks *s (пословица) кто разбил, тот и платит;
сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай ( морское) смолить absorption ~ плата за освоение профессии accept a reduction in ~ соглашаться на уменьшение заработной платы agreed ~ согласованная ставка заработной платы agreed ~ тарифная ставка заработной платы agreed ~ установленная ставка заработной платы availability ~ заработная плата за проработанное время back ~ задержанная выплата back ~ заработная плата за проработанное время base ~ тарифная заработная плата base ~ тарифная ставка takehome ~ амер. разг. зарплата, получаемая рабочим на руки (после вычетов) ;
call pay гарантированный минимум зарплаты (при вынужденном простое) deduct tax from employee's ~ удерживать налоги из заработной платы работника employee ~ трудовое вознаграждение equal ~ равная оплата extra ~ дополнительный платеж foreign duty ~ выплата иностранного налога ~ плательщик долга;
good pay разг. исправный плательщик gross ~ заработная плата до вычетов half ~ рын.тр. половинная оплата half ~ половинное вознаграждение half ~ половинный оклад he pays attention (или his addresses, court) to her он ухаживает за ней he went to ~ his respects to them он пошел засвидетельствовать им свое почтение;
pay away = pay out в) holiday ~ отпускное вознаграждение holiday ~ плата за работу в выходной день holiday ~ упр. плата за работу в праздничный день holiday with ~ отпуск с сохранением содержания holiday without ~ отпуск без сохранения содержания hourly ~ рын.тр. почасовая оплата in the ~ (of smb.) на жалованье (у кого-л.), нанятый (кем-л.) incentive ~ поощрительная оплата, стимулирующая оплата incentive ~ поощрительная оплата труда incentive ~ прогрессивная система оплаты труда incentive ~ scheme прогрессивная система заработной платы ~ for оплачивать;
окупать;
it has been paid for за это было уплачено ~ окупаться, быть выгодным;
приносить доход;
it will never pay to work this mine разработка этого рудника не окупится;
the shares pay 5 per cent акции приносят 5% дохода loading ~ плата за погрузку lockout ~ компенсация за локаут longservice ~ надбавка за выслугу лет maximum ~ максимальная заработная плата monthly ~ ежемесячный платеж night ~ плата за работу в ночное время nominal ~ номинальная оплата pay вознаграждать, отплачивать;
возмещать ~ выгодное для разработки месторождение ~ выплата ~ денежное довольствие ~ денежное содержание ~ жалованье, заработная плата;
воен. денежное содержание, денежное довольствие;
what is the pay? какое жалованье? ~ жалованье ~ заработная плата ~ нести расходы ~ оказывать, обращать (внимание;
to - на) ;
свидетельствовать (почтение) ;
делать (комплимент) ;
наносить (визит) ;
to pay serious consideration обращать серьезное внимание ~ окупаться, быть выгодным;
приносить доход;
it will never pay to work this mine разработка этого рудника не окупится;
the shares pay 5 per cent акции приносят 5% дохода ~ оплачивать ~ пенсия ~ плата, выплата, уплата ~ плата ~ платеж ~ плательщик долга;
good pay разг. исправный плательщик ~ платить, производить платеж ~ (paid) платить (for - за что-л.) ~ платить ~ поплатиться;
who breaks pays = сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай;
виновный должен поплатиться ~ пособие ~ приносить доход ~ производить платеж ~ расплата, возмездие ~ расплачиваться ~ мор. смолить ~ уплата ~ уплачивать (долг, налог) ;
оплачивать (работу, счет) ~ уплачивать ~ attention to what I tell you слушайте, что я вам говорю ~ attr. амер. платный ~ attr. рентабельный, выгодный для разработки;
промышленный( о месторождении) he went to ~ his respects to them он пошел засвидетельствовать им свое почтение;
pay away = pay out в) ~ by cheque оплачивать чек ~ by instalments платить в рассрочку ~ by instalments платить частями ~ back отплачивать;
pay down платить наличными ~ down давать задаток ~ down делать первый взнос( при покупке в рассрочку) ~ down платить наличными ~ for окупаться ~ for оплачивать;
окупать;
it has been paid for за это было уплачено ~ for оплачивать ~ for поплатиться;
pay in вносить на текущий счет ~ for поплатиться ~ up выплачивать вовремя;
to pay for a dead horse платить (за что-л.), потерявшее свою цену;
бросать деньги на ветер;
to pay one's way жить по средствам ~ for поплатиться;
pay in вносить на текущий счет ~ in вносить деньги в банк на текущий счет ~ in делать регулярные взносы ~ in advance платить авансом ~ in advance платить вперед ~ in arrears платить с задержкой ~ in full оплачивать полностью ~ off расплачиваться сполна;
рассчитываться( с кем-л.) ;
покрывать (долг) ;
окупиться;
to pay off handsomely приносить изрядные барыши, давать большую прибыль ~ on demand платить по первому требованию ~ on demand платить по предъявлении ~ one's way быть безубыточным ~ one's way окупаться ~ up выплачивать вовремя;
to pay for a dead horse платить (за что-л.), потерявшее свою цену;
бросать деньги на ветер;
to pay one's way жить по средствам ~ out выплачивать ~ out отплачивать ~ out мор. (past u p. p. тж. payed) травить he went to ~ his respects to them он пошел засвидетельствовать им свое почтение;
pay away = pay out в) ~ out a dividend выплачивать дивиденд ~ оказывать, обращать (внимание;
to - на) ;
свидетельствовать (почтение) ;
делать (комплимент) ;
наносить (визит) ;
to pay serious consideration обращать серьезное внимание ~ up выплачивать вовремя;
to pay for a dead horse платить (за что-л.), потерявшее свою цену;
бросать деньги на ветер;
to pay one's way жить по средствам ~ up выплачивать сполна (недоимку и т. п.) ~ up оплачивать вовремя ~ up оплачивать полностью piece-work ~ сдельная оплата premium ~ премиальное вознаграждение redundancy ~ выплата при сокращении штата (предприятия, фирмы) retirement ~ выходное пособие seniority ~ надбавка за выслугу лет severance ~ выходное пособие (при увольнении, прекращении трудового контракта) severance ~ выходное пособие severance: ~ attr.: ~ pay выходное пособие ~ окупаться, быть выгодным;
приносить доход;
it will never pay to work this mine разработка этого рудника не окупится;
the shares pay 5 per cent акции приносят 5% дохода sick ~ пособие по болезни standard ~ нормативная заработная плата statutory sick ~ установленное законом пособие по болезни subsistence ~ заработная плата, обеспечивающая прожиточный минимум take-home ~ заработная плата за вычетом налогов take-home ~ зарплата за вычетом налогов;
чистый заработок take-home ~ реальная заработная плата take-home ~ фактическая заработная плата takehome ~ амер. разг. зарплата, получаемая рабочим на руки (после вычетов) ;
call pay гарантированный минимум зарплаты (при вынужденном простое) terminal ~ уплата последнего взноса training ~ стипендия стажера unemployment ~ пособие по безработице vacation ~ оплата отпуска vacation ~ отпускное пособие vacation ~ отпускные деньги vacation: ~ attr. отпускной;
каникулярный;
vacation pay оплата отпуска weekday holiday ~ плата за работу в праздник, приходящийся на будний день weekly ~ еженедельная выплата ~ жалованье, заработная плата;
воен. денежное содержание, денежное довольствие;
what is the pay? какое жалованье? ~ поплатиться;
who breaks pays = сам заварил кашу, сам и расхлебывай;
виновный должен поплатиться who: ~ pron (косв. п. whom) conj. тот, кто;
те, кто;
who breaks pays кто разобьет, тот заплатит

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > pay
16 romper

v.

1 to break.

romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear something to pieces

Eso rompe huesos That breaks bones.

Su voz rompe el silencio His voice breaks the silence.

2 to break.

3 to break (empezar) (día).

al romper el alba o día at daybreak

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing something

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romper a reír to burst out laughing

4 to break (olas).

5 to wear out.

6 to break (interrumpir) (monotonía, silencio, hábito).

7 to break off.

Su ira rompe nuestra amistad His anger breaks off our friendship.

8 to tear, to tear up.

Ellos rompieron los papeles They tore the papers.

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romper

(pp roto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to break; (papel, tela) to tear; (cristal, loza) to smash, shatter

2 (rajar, reventar) to split

3 (gastar) to wear out

4 (relaciones) to break off

5 figurado (ley) to break, violate; (contrato) to break

6 figurado (cerca, límite) to break through, break down

7 (empezar) to initiate, begin

■ romper las hostilidades to initiate hostilities

8 figurado (interrumpir) to break, interrupt

■ romper el silencio to break the silence

9 (mar, aire) to cleave

► verbo intransitivo

1 (acabar - con algo) to break; (- con alguien) to split up, US break up

■ romper con el pasado to break with one's past

■ rompieron hace un mes they broke up a month ago

2 (olas, día) to break

■ al romper el día at daybreak

3 (flores) to bloom, blossom

4 romper a + inf figurado (empezar) to burst out

■ romper a reír to burst out laughing

5 romper en + sust figurado (prorrumpir) to burst into

■ romper en llanto to burst into tears

► verbo pronominal romperse

1 (gen) to break

■ se me ha roto esta uña I've broken this nail

2 (papel, tela) to tear, rip

■ se me han roto las medias I've ripped my stockings

3 (rajarse, reventarse) to split

■ la bolsa se ha roto the bag has split open

4 (desgastarse) to wear out

■ se me han roto los zapatos my shoes are worn out

5 (coche) to break down

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de rompe y rasga familiar resolute, determined

romper con alguien to quarrel with somebody, fall out with somebody

romper el fuego MILITAR to open fire

romper el hielo figurado to break the ice

romper una lanza por alguien figurado to defend somebody

romperle la cara a alguien / romperle las narices a alguien familiar to smash somebody's face in

romperse la cabeza (pensar) to rack one's brains 2 (herirse) to split one's head open

romperse por la mitad to break in half, split in half

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verb

1) to break

2) smash, shatter

3) rip, tear

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- romper a

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(pp roto)
1. VT

1) (=partir, destrozar)

a) [intencionadamente] [+ juguete, mueble, cuerda] to break; [+ rama] to break, break off; [+ vaso, jarrón, cristal] to break, smash

los ladrones entraron rompiendo la puerta a patadas — the burglars got in by kicking down the door

la onda expansiva rompió los cristales — the shock wave broke o smashed the windows

b) (=rasgar) [+ tela, vestido, papel] to tear, rip

¡cuidado, que vas a romper las cortinas! — careful, you'll tear o rip the curtains!

se disgustó tanto con la carta que la rompió en pedazos — he was so angry about the letter that he tore o ripped it up

c) [por el uso] [+ zapatos, ropa] to wear out

d) [+ barrera] (lit) to break down, break through; (fig) to break down

tratan de romper barreras en el campo de la informática — they are trying to break down barriers in the area of computing

romper la barrera del sonido — to break the sound barrier

e)

romper aguas —

todavía no ha roto aguas — her waters haven't broken yet

- romper la cara a algn

- romper el hielo

- romper una lanza en favor de algn/algo

no haber roto un plato —

se comporta como si no hubiera roto un plato en su vida — he behaves as if butter wouldn't melt in his mouth

de rompe y rasga —

es una mujer de rompe y rasga — she's not someone to mess with

- quien rompe paga
esquema, molde
2) (=terminar) [+ equilibrio, silencio, maleficio, contrato] to break; [+ relaciones, amistad] to break off

hagamos algo distinto que rompa la rutina — let's do something different to break the routine

la patronal ha roto el pacto con los sindicatos — employers have broken the agreement with the unions

romper la racha de algo — to break a run of sth

romper el servicio a algn — (Tenis) to break sb's service

3) (Mil) [+ línea, cerco] to break, break through

¡rompan filas! — fall out!

romper (el) fuego — to open fire

romper las hostilidades — to start hostilities

4) (Agr) [+ tierra] to break, break up

5) Arg, Uru *** (=molestar) to piss off ***

deja de romperme — stop pissing me off ***

2. VI

1) [olas] to break

2) (=salir) [diente] to come through; [capullo, flor] to come out

romper entre algo — to break through sth, burst through sth

los manifestantes rompieron entre el cordón de seguridad — the demonstrators broke o burst through the security cordon

3) [alba, día] to break

al romper el alba — at crack of dawn, at daybreak

4) (=empezar)

romper a hacer algo — to (suddenly) start doing sth, (suddenly) start to do sth

rompió a proferir insultos contra todo el mundo — he suddenly started hurling o to hurl insults at everyone

al verme rompió a llorar — when he saw me he burst into tears

romper en llanto — to break down in tears

cuando rompa el hervor — when it comes to the boil

5) (=separarse) [pareja, novios] to split up

hace algún tiempo que rompieron — they split up some time ago

romper con — [+ novio, amante] to split up with, break up with; [+ amigo, familia] to fall out with; [+ aliado] to break off relations with; [+ tradición, costumbre, pasado] to break with; [+ imagen, tópico, leyenda] to break away from

ha roto con su novio — she has broken o split up with her boyfriend

Albania rompió con China en 1978 — Albania broke off relations with China in 1978

han roto con una tradición de siglos — they have broken with a centuries-old tradition

3.

See:

romperse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

* * *

= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex. The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex. In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex. Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex. He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex. He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

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* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) <loza/mueble> to break; < ventana> to break, smash; <lápiz/cuerda> to break, snap

b) < puerta> ( tirándola abajo) to break down; ( para que quede abierta) to break open

c) <hoja/póster> ( rasgar) to tear; ( en varios pedazos) to tear up

d) < camisa> to tear, split

2)

a) <silencio/monotonía> to break; < tranquilidad> to disturb

b) <promesa/pacto> to break; <relaciones/compromiso> to break off
2.
romper vi

1)

a) olas to break

b) (liter) alba to break; flores to open, burst open

al romper el día — at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar)

romper A + INF — to begin o start to + inf

rompió a llorar/reír — she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper en llanto — to burst into tears

2) novios to break up, split up

romper CON algn — con novio to split o break up with sb

romper CON algo — con el pasado to break with sth; con tradición to break away from sth

este verso rompe con la estructura del poema — this verse departs from the structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga — < decidir> suddenly

mujeres de rompe y rasga — strong-minded women
3.
romperse verbo pronominal

a) vaso/plato to break, smash, get broken o smashed; papel to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; televisor/ascensor (RPl) to break down

b) pantalones/zapatos to wear out

c) (refl) <brazo/pierna> to break

* * *

= break, break down, rupture, rip off, fracture, rip.

Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.

Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.

Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.

Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.

Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.

* algo que rompe la armonía = a blot on the landscape.

* al romper el día = at the crack of dawn.

* día + romper = day + break.

* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.

* que rompe la armonía = eyesore.

* romper a carcajadas = break out with + laugh.

* romper Algo en pedazos = tear + Nombre + to bits.

* romper a reír = bubble over in + laugh, burst out + laughing, explode into + laughter.

* romper barreras = break down + boundaries, break down + borders.

* romper completamente = break off.

* romper completamente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper con = break out of, break through, step away from, break away from.

* romper con la tradición = make + break with tradition, break with + tradition.

* romper con una amenaza = slay + dragon.

* romper el equilibrio = tip + the scales.

* romper el hielo = break + the ice.

* romper el molde tradicional = break out of + the traditional mould.

* romper el silencio = break + the hush, break + silence, crack + the silence.

* romper filas = break + ranks.

* romper la barrera del sonido = break + the sound barrier.

* romper la huelga = cross + the picket line.

* romper la monotonía = relieve + monotony.

* romper las barreras = breach + boundaries, breach + barriers.

* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud = cast off + Posesivo + chains.

* romper las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.

* romper los esquemas = think out(side) + (of) the box.

* romper los lazos con = sever + Posesivo + links with, sever + Posesivo + ties with, break + ties with.

* romperse = snap off.

* romperse el cuello = break + Posesivo + neck.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* romper tajantemente con = make + a clean break with.

* romper un acuerdo = sever + arrangement.

* romper una lanza en favor de = stick up for.

* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.

* romper una relación = break off + relationship, sever + connection.

* romper un lazo = sever + connection.

* * *

romper [ E30 ]

vt

A

1 ‹taza› to break; ‹ventana› to break, smash; ‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap; ‹juguete/radio/silla› to break

2 ‹puerta› (tirándola abajo) to break down; (para que quede abierta) to break open

3 ‹hoja/póster› (rasgar) to tear; (en varios pedazos) to tear up

4 ‹camisa› to tear, split

B

1 ‹silencio/monotonía› to break; ‹tranquilidad› to disturb

2 ‹promesa/pacto› to break; ‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off

C

1 ( fam) ‹servicio› (en tenis) to break

2 ( esp AmL) ‹récord› to break

■ romper

vi

A

1 «olas» to break

2 ( liter); «alba/día» to break; «flores» to open, burst open, come out

salimos al romper el día we left at daybreak o at the crack of dawn

3

(empezar): cuando rompa el hervor when it reaches boiling point, when it comes to the boil o starts to boil

romper A + INF to begin o start to + INF

rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

romper EN algo:

romper en llanto to burst into tears

romper en sollozos to break into sobs, start sobbing

B «novios» to break up, split up romper CON algn ‹con un novio› to split o break up WITH sb; ‹con un amigo› to fall out WITH sb romper CON algo ‹con el pasado› to break WITH sth; ‹con una tradición› to break away FROM sth, break WITH sth

hay que romper con esas viejas creencias we have to break away from those old beliefs

este verso rompe con la estructura general del poema this verse departs from the general structure of the poem

de rompe y rasga: me lo dijo así, de rompe y rasga he told me like that, straight out ( colloq)

no se puede decidir así de rompe y rasga you can't just decide like that on the spur of the moment

mujeres de rompe y rasga strong-minded women

C ( RPl vulg) (molestar) to bug ( colloq)

■ romperse

v pron

1 «vaso/plato» to break, smash, get broken o smashed; «papel» to tear, rip, get torn o ripped; «televisor/lavadora/ascensor» ( RPl) to break down

2 «pantalones/zapatos» to wear out

se me rompieron los calcetines por el talón my socks have worn through o gone through at the heel

3 ‹brazo/pierna/muñeca› to break

se rompió el tobillo he broke his ankle

4

( RPl fam) (esforzarse): no te rompas demasiado don't kill yourself ( colloq)

no se rompieron mucho con el regalo they didn't go to much trouble o expense over the gift ( colloq)

* * *

romper ( conjugate romper) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹loza/mueble› to break;

‹ ventana› to break, smash;
‹lápiz/cuerda› to break, snap
b) ‹hoja/póster› ( rasgar) to tear;

( en varios pedazos) to tear up
c) ‹ camisa› to tear, split

2
a) ‹silencio/monotonía› to break;

‹ tranquilidad› to disturb
b) ‹promesa/pacto› to break;

‹relaciones/compromiso› to break off
verbo intransitivo
1
a) [ olas] to break

b) (liter) [ alba] to break;

◊ al romper el día at daybreak, at the crack of dawn

c) ( empezar):

◊ rompió a llorar/reír she burst into tears/burst out laughing

2 [ novios] to break up, split up;
romper CON algn ‹ con novio› to split o break up with sb;
romper CON algo ‹ con el pasado› to break with sth;
‹ con tradición› to break away from sth
romperse verbo pronominal
a) [vaso/plato] to break, smash, get broken o smashed;

[ papel] to tear, rip, get torn o ripped;
[televisor/ascensor] (RPl) to break down
b) [pantalones/zapatos] to wear out

c) ( refl) ‹brazo/pierna› to break

romper
I verbo transitivo
1 to break
(un cristal, una pieza de loza) to smash, shatter
(una tela, un papel) to tear (up): rompió el contrato en pedazos, he tore the contract into pieces
2 (relaciones, una negociación) to break off
3 (una norma) to fail to fulfil, break
(una promesa, un trato) to break
4 (el ritmo, sueño, silencio) to break
II verbo intransitivo
1 (empezar el día, etc) to break: al cabo de un rato rompió a hablar, after a while she started talking
rompió a llorar, he burst into tears
2 (poner un fin) to break [con, with]: he roto con el pasado, I've broken with the past
(relaciones de pareja) rompieron hace una semana, they broke up a week ago ➣ Ver nota en break
' romper' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acabar
- cascar
- congénere
- crisma
- dejar
- desligarse
- desordenar
- destrozar
- frágil
- hielo
- lanza
- partir
- regañar
- reñir
- echar
- espuma
- mameluco
- pacto
- promesa
- quebrar
English:
bash in
- break
- break into
- break off
- break up
- break with
- bust
- bust up
- crack
- dash
- fall out
- finish with
- ice
- monotony
- oath
- pound
- prompt
- rank
- relieve
- rupture
- sever
- smash
- snap
- snap off
- tear
- tear up
- chip
- fall
- half
- rip
- rompers
- shatter

* * *

romper

♦ vt

1. [partir, fragmentar] to break;
[hacer añicos] to smash; [rasgar] to tear;
romper algo en pedazos to break/smash/tear sth to pieces;
Mil
¡rompan filas! fall out!;

Comp
Fam
romper la baraja to get annoyed;

Comp
Fam
o jugamos todos, o se rompe la baraja either we all play, or nobody does

2. [estropear] to break

3. [desgastar] to wear out

4. [interrumpir] [monotonía, silencio, hábito] to break;
[hilo del discurso] to break off; [tradición] to put an end to, to stop
5. [terminar] to break off

6. [incumplir] to break;

rompió su promesa de ayudarnos she broke her promise to help us

7.
romper el par [en golf] to break par

8.
romper el servicio de alguien [en tenis] to break sb's serve

9. RP Fam [fastidiar]
no me rompas give me a break;

no (me) rompas la paciencia you're trying my patience;
muy Fam
romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos a alguien to get on sb's tits;
muy Fam
dejá de romper las pelotas o [m5] las bolas o [m5] los huevos stop being such a pain in the Br arse o US ass

♦ vi

1. [terminar una relación]
romper (con alguien) to break up o split up (with sb);

rompió con su novia he broke up o split up with his girlfriend;

ha roto con su familia she has broken off contact with her family;

romper con la tradición to break with tradition;

rompió con el partido she broke with the party

2. [empezar] [día] to break;
[hostilidades] to break out;
al romper el alba o [m5] día at daybreak;

romper a hacer algo to suddenly start doing sth;

romper a llorar to burst into tears;

romper a reír to burst out laughing

3. [olas] to break

4. Fam [tener éxito] to be a hit;

un cantante que rompe a singer who's all the rage;

Comp

de rompe y rasga: es una mujer de rompe y rasga she's a woman who knows what she wants o knows her own mind

5. RP Fam [molestar] to be a pain;

¡no rompas! give me a break!

♦ See also the pronominal verb romperse

* * *

romper

<part roto>

I v/t

1 break; ( hacer añicos) smash; tela, papel tear

2 relación break off

II v/i

1 break;

romper con alguien break up with s.o.

2

:

romper a hacer algo start doing sth, start to do sth;

romper a llorar burst into tears, start crying

3

:

hombre de rompe y rasga strong-minded man

* * *

romper {70} vt

1) : to break, to smash

2) : to rip, to tear

3) : to break off (relations), to break (a contract)

4) : to break through, to break down

5) gastar: to wear out

romper vi

1) : to break

al romper del día: at the break of day

2)

romper a : to begin to, to burst out with

romper a llorar: to burst into tears

3)

romper con : to break off with

* * *

romper vb

1. (en general) to break [pt. broke; pp. broken]

¿quién ha roto el cristal? who broke the window?

se rompió el brazo he broke his arm

2. (papel, tela) to tear [pt. tore; pp. torn]

he roto la sábana I've torn the sheet

rompió la carta she tore the letter up

3. (desgastar ropa, zapatos) to wear out [pt. wore; pp. worn]

vas a romper los zapatos you're going to wear your shoes out

4. (acabar una relación) to split up [pt. & pp. split]

rompieron hace un mes they split up a month ago

rompió con su novio she split up with her boyfriend

romper a llorar to burst into tears

romperse la cabeza to split your head open

Spanish-English dictionary > romper
17 break

break

A n

1 ( fracture) fracture f ;

2 ( crack) (in plate, plank, surface) fêlure f ;

3 ( gap) (in fence, wall) brèche f ; (in row, line) espace m ; (in circuit, chain, sequence) rupture f ; (in conversation, match) pause f ; ( in performance) entracte m ; (in traffic, procession) trou m, espace m ; a break in the clouds une éclaircie ; a break in transmission une interruption dans la retransmission ;

4 Radio, TV ( also commercial break) page f de publicité ; we're going to take a break now tout de suite, une page de publicité ;

5 ( pause) gen pause f ; Sch récréation f ; to take a break faire une pause ; I walked/worked for six hours without a break j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter ; to have a break from work arrêter de travailler ; to take ou have a break from working/driving ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps ; to take ou have a break from nursing/teaching arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant 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 ; give us a break ○ ! fiche-nous la paix ○ ! ;

6 ( holiday) vacances fpl ; the Christmas break les vacances de Noël ; a weekend break in Milan un week-end à Milan ;

7 fig ( departure) rupture f (with avec) ; a break with tradition/the past une rupture avec la tradition/le passé ; 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 ○ ( opportunity) chance f ; her big break came in 1973 1973 a été l'année de sa veine ○ ; he gave me a break il m'a donné ma chance ; a lucky break un coup de veine ○ ; a bad break des déboires mpl ; to give sb an even break donner sa chance à qn ;

9 ( dawn) at the break of day au lever du jour, à l'aube f ;

10 ( escape bid) to make a break for it ○ ( from prison) se faire la belle ○ ; to make a break for the door/the trees se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres ;

11 Print line break fin f d'alinéa ; page break changement m de page ; paragraph break fin f de paragraphe ;

12 ( in tennis) ( also service break) break m ;

13 (in snooker, pool) ( first shot) it's your break c'est à toi de casser ; ( series of shots) to make a 50 point break marquer une série de 50 points ;

14 Mus ( in jazz) break m.

B vtr ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy] ; casser, briser [glass, plate, window] ; casser [machine] ; to break a tooth/a nail/a bone se casser une dent/un ongle/un os ; to break one's leg/arm se casser la jambe/le bras ; to break one's back lit se casser la colonne vertébrale ; I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano ; to break one's neck lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales ; somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches ○ ; she broke the bottle over his head elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête ;

2 (split, rupture) briser [seal] ; couper [sentence, word] ; the skin is not broken il n'y a pas de plaie ; not a ripple broke the surface of the water pas une ride ne troublait la surface de l'eau ; to break surface [diver, submarine] remonter à la surface ; the river broke its banks la rivière a débordé ;

3 ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence] ; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence] ; couper [circuit, current] ; rompre [monotony, spell] ; rompre [ties, links] (with avec) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence (on à propos de) ; to break sb's concentration déconcentrer qn ; we broke our journey in Milan nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan ; the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon ; to break step rompre le pas ;

4 ( disobey) enfreindre [law] ; ne pas respecter [embargo, blockade, conditions, terms] ; violer [treaty] ; désobéir à [commandment, rule] ; briser [strike] ; rompre [vow] ; manquer [appointment] ; he broke his word/promise il a manqué à sa parole/promesse ;

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

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

7 fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion] ; briser [person, resistance, determination, will] ; to break sb's spirit saper le moral de qn ; to break sb's hold over sb débarrasser qn de l'emprise de qn ; discussions which aim to break this deadlock des discussions qui visent à nous sortir de cette impasse ; to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude ;

8 ( ruin) ruiner [person] ; this contract will make or break the company ( financially) ce contrat fera la fortune ou la ruine de l'entreprise ; this decision will make or break me ( personally) cette décision sera mon salut ou ma perte ;

9 Equit débourrer [young horse] ;

10 ( in tennis) to break sb's serve faire le break ;

11 Mil casser [officer] ;

12 ( decipher) déchiffrer [cipher, code] ;

13 ( leave) to break camp lever le camp ;

14 ( announce) annoncer [news] ; révéler [truth] ; to break the news to sb apprendre la nouvelle à qn ; break it to her gently annonce-lui la nouvelle avec douceur.

C vi ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, handle, tooth, string] se casser ; [plate, glass, window] se briser ; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer ; [bag] se déchirer ; china breaks easily la porcelaine se casse facilement ; the vase broke in two/into a thousand pieces le vase s'est brisé en deux/en mille morceaux ; the sound of breaking glass le bruit de verre brisé ;

2 ( separate) [clouds] se disperser ; [waves] se briser (against contre ; on, over sur) ;

3 Sport [boxers] se séparer ; ‘break! ’ ( referee 's command) ‘break!’ ;

4 ( stop for a rest) faire une pause ;

5 ( change) [good weather] se gâter ; [drought, heatwave] cesser ; [luck] tourner ;

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

7 ( discontinue) to break with sb rompre les relations avec qn ; to break with a party/the church quitter un parti/l'église ; to break with tradition/convention rompre avec la tradition/les conventions ;

8 ( weaken) their spirit never broke leur moral n'a jamais faibli ; to break under torture/interrogation céder sous la torture/l'interrogation ;

9 ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer ; her voice breaks on the high notes sa voix s'éraille dans les aigus ; in a voice breaking with emotion d 'une voix brisée par l'émotion ;

10 (in snooker, pool) casser.

Phrasal verbs

■ break away:

▶ break away

1 ( become detached) [island, shell] se détacher (from de) ; to break away from [group, person] rompre avec [family, party, organization] ; [state] se séparer de [union] ; [animal] se détacher de [herd] ; [boat] rompre [moorings] ;

2 ( escape) échapper (from à) ;

3 Sport [runner, cyclist] se détacher (from de) ;

▶ break away [sth], break [sth] away enlever [outer shell, casing].

■ break down:

▶ break down

1 ( stop functioning) [car, elevator, machine] tomber en panne ; we broke down on the main street nous sommes tombés en panne sur la grand-rue ;

2 ( collapse) fig [alliance, coalition] éclater ; [negotiations] échouer ; [contact, communication] cesser ; [law and order] se dégrader ; [argument] ne pas tenir debout ; [system] s'effondrer ; [person] s'effondrer, craquer ; he broke down under the strain il a craqué sous la pression ;

3 ( cry) fondre en larmes ;

4 ( be classified) [cost findings, statistics] se décomposer (into en) ; the cost of the repair breaks down as follows le prix de la réparation se décompose ainsi ;

5 ( decompose) [compound] se décomposer (en into) ;

6 ( confess) ( under interrogation) céder ;

▶ break [sth] down, break down [sth]

1 ( demolish) lit enfoncer [door] ; démolir [fence, wall] ; fig faire tomber [barriers] ; vaincre [opposition, resistance, shyness] ;

2 ( analyse) ventiler [budget, cost, expenses, statistics] ; décomposer [word] (into en) ; décomposer [data, findings] (into par) ; décomposer [argument] ;

3 ( cause to decompose) décomposer [compound, gas] (into en) ; [enzyme, catalyst] dissoudre [protein, starch] ; [gastric juices] dissoudre [food].

■ break even Fin rentrer dans ses frais.

■ break forth littér [sun, water] jaillir (from de).

■ break free:

▶ break free [prisoner] s'évader ; to break free of se couper de [family] ; échapper à [captor].

■ break in

1 ( enter forcibly) [thief] entrer (par effraction) ; [police] entrer de force ; the burglar broke in through a window le cambrioleur est entré par une fenêtre ;

2 ( interrupt) interrompre ; ‘I don't want to go,’ he broke in ‘je ne veux pas y aller,’ a-t-il interrompu ; to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch ;

▶ break [sth] in débourrer [young horse] ; assouplir [shoe] ; to break in one's glasses s'habituer à ses lunettes ;

▶ break [sb] in accoutumer [qn] au travail [recruit, newcomer] ; to break sb in gently donner le temps à qn de s'accoutumer au travail.

■ break into:

▶ break into [sth]

1 ( enter by force) entrer dans [qch] (par effraction) [building] ; forcer la portière de [car] ; forcer [safe, till] ; her car was broken into sa voiture a été cambriolée ;

2 ( start to use) entamer [new packet, new bottle, banknote, savings] ;

3 ( encroach on) empiéter sur [leisure time, working day] ; couper [morning, day] ;

4 ( begin to do) to break into song/cheers se mettre à chanter/acclamer ; to break into peals of laughter éclater de rire ; to break into a run/gallop se mettre à courir/au galop ;

5 ( make headway) [company] s'implanter sur [market] ; [person] s'introduire dans [job market] ; [person] percer dans [show business].

■ break loose [dog, horse] s'échapper (from de).

■ break off:

▶ break off

1 ( snap off) [end, mast, tip] se casser ; [handle, piece] se détacher ;

2 ( stop speaking) s'interrompre ; she broke off to answer the phone elle s'est interrompue pour répondre au téléphone ;

3 ( pause) faire une pause, s'arrêter ;

▶ break off [sth], break [sth] off

1 ( snap) casser [branch, piece, segment, mast] ;

2 ( terminate) rompre [engagement, relationship, contact, negotiations, ties] ; interrompre [conversation] ; they decided to break it off (relationship, engagement) ils ont décidé de rompre ; to break off doing arrêter de faire.

■ break out:

▶ break out

1 ( erupt) [epidemic, fire] se déclarer ; [fight, panic, riot, storm] éclater ; [rash] apparaître ; to break out in a rash ou in spots [person] avoir une éruption de boutons ; [face] se couvrir de boutons ; to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer ;

2 ( escape) [prisoner] s'évader ; to break out of s'échapper de [cage, prison] ; sortir de [routine, vicious circle] ; se libérer de [chains, straitjacket].

■ break through:

▶ break through [army] faire une percée ;

▶ break through [sth] percer [defences, reserve] ; franchir [barrier, cordon] ; se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; traverser [mur] ; [sun] percer [clouds].

■ break up:

▶ break up

1 ( disintegrate) lit [wreck] se désagréger ; fig [empire] s'effondrer ; [alliance] éclater ; [group, family, couple] se séparer ; their marriage/relationship is breaking up leur mariage/relation va mal ;

2 ( disperse) [crowd] se disperser ; [cloud, slick] se disperser ; [meeting] se terminer ;

3 GB Sch schools break up on Friday les cours finissent vendredi ; we break up for Christmas on Tuesday pour Noël, nous finissons mardi ;

▶ break [sth] up, break up [sth] ( split up) disperser [demonstrators] ; démanteler [spy ring, drugs ring] ; séparer [team, couple] ; désunir [family] ; briser [alliance, marriage] ; démembrer [empire] ; diviser [sentence, word] (into en) ; morceler [land] ; [diagrams] aérer [text] ; mettre fin à [party, fight, demonstration] ; break it up! ( stop fighting) ça suffit maintenant!

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18 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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19 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

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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

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(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
20 brechen

to burst; to infringe; to rupture; to refract; to fracture; to break; to quarry;

sich brechen

(Wellen) to break

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brẹ|chen ['brɛçn] pret brach [braːx] ptp gebro\#chen [gə'brɔxn]
1. vt

1) (= zerbrechen, herausbrechen) to break; Schiefer, Stein, Marmor to cut; Widerstand to overcome, to break; Licht to refract; (geh = pflücken) Blumen to pluck, to pick

sich/jdm den Arm brechen — to break one's/sb's arm

einer Flasche den Hals brechen — to crack( open) a bottle

das wird ihm das Genick or den Hals brechen (fig) — that will bring about his downfall

jdm die Treue brechen — to break trust with sb; (Liebhaber etc) to be unfaithful to sb

See:

→ auch gebrochen, Bahn

2) (= erbrechen) to vomit (up), to throw up

2. vi

1) aux sein to break

seine Augen brachen (old, liter) — he passed away

mir bricht das Herz — it breaks my heart

zum Brechen or brechend voll sein — to be full to bursting

2)

mit jdm/etw brechen — to break with sb/sth

3) (= sich erbrechen) to be sick, to throw up

3. vr
(Wellen) to break; (Lichtstrahl) to be refracted; (Schall) to rebound ( an +dat off)
* * *

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) break

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

3) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) break

4) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) break

5) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) break

6) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) break

7) (to break: The metal pipes (were) fractured.) fracture

8) (to break or tear.) rupture

9) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) shear

* * *

bre·chen

<bricht, brach, gebrochen>

[ˈbrɛçn̩]

I. vt Hilfsverb: haben

1. (zerbrechen)

▪ etw \brechen to break sth

2. (abbrechen)

▪ etw von etw dat \brechen to break sth off sth

Zweige von den Bäumen \brechen to break twigs off trees

3. (spaltend abbrechen)

Schiefer/Stein/Marmor \brechen to cut slate/stone/marble; (im Steinbruch) to quarry slate/stone/marble

4. (nicht (mehr) einhalten)

eine Abmachung/einen Vertrag \brechen to break [or violate] an agreement/a contract

seinen Eid \brechen to violate one's oath

sein Schweigen \brechen to break one's silence

jdm die Treue \brechen to break trust with sb

5. (übertreffen)

einen Rekord \brechen to break a record

6. (niederkämpfen)

▪ etw [durch etw akk] \brechen to overcome sth [with sth]

▪ jdn/etw [durch etw akk] \brechen to break sb/sth down [with sth]

7. (geh: pflücken)

▪ etw \brechen to pick [or liter pluck] sth

8. (ablenken)

▪ etw \brechen to refract sth

einen Lichtstrahl \brechen to refract a ray of light; (abprallen lassen) to break the force of sth

die Brandung wurde von den Buhnen gebrochen the groynes broke the force of the surf

9. (verletzen)

sich dat den Arm/einen Knochen \brechen to break one's arm/a bone

jdm den Arm \brechen to break sb's arm

10. (erbrechen)

▪ etw \brechen to vomit sth

11. BAU

▪ etw \brechen Kante to chamfer sth

II. vi

1. Hilfsverb: sein (auseinander) to break [apart]

zum B\brechen [o \brechend] voll sein (fam) to be jam-packed fam; s.a. Herz

2. Hilfsverb: haben (Verbindung beenden)

▪ mit jdm/etw \brechen to break with sb/sth

eine Tradition \brechen to break with [or away from] a tradition

3. (sich erbrechen) to be sick, to throw up

III. vr Hilfsverb: haben (abgelenkt werden)

▪ sich akk [an etw dat] \brechen to break [against sth]; PHYS to be refracted [at sth]; (von Ruf, Schall) to rebound [off sth]

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) break

sich (Dat.) den Arm/das Genick brechen — break one's arm/neck

2) (abbauen) cut <marble, slate, etc.>

3) (ablenken) break the force of < waves>; refract < light>

4) (bezwingen) overcome < resistance>; break <will, silence, record, blockade, etc.>

5) (nicht einhalten) break < agreement, contract, promise, the law, etc.>

6) (ugs.): (erbrechen) bring up
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein break

mir bricht das Herz — (fig.) it breaks my heart

brechend voll sein — be full to bursting

2)

mit jemandem brechen — break with somebody

3) mit sein

durch etwas brechen — break through something

4) (ugs.): (sich erbrechen) throw up
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb <waves etc.> break; <rays etc.> be refracted

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brechen; bricht, brach, hat bzw ist gebrochen

A. v/t (hat)

1. (Stock, Stange etc) break;

sich (dat)

/jemandem den Arm etc

brechen break one’s/sb’s arm etc;

Blumen brechen poet pluck flowers; → Genick, Hals, Knie, Lanze, Stab, Zaun etc

2. fig (überwinden, beenden etc) (Bann, Rekord, Schweigen, Stolz, Willen etc) break;

jemandem das oder

jemandes Herz brechen break sb’s heart;

jemandes Trotz brechen break sb’s defiance;

jemandes Widerstand/jemanden brechen break sb’s resistance/break sb (down); → Bahn, Blockade, Eis¹

3. fig (missachten) (Eid, Gesetz, Schwur, Streik, Vertrag, Waffenstillstand) break, violate;

Ehe brechen commit adultery, be unfaithful;

das Fasten brechen REL break fast;

jemandem die Treue brechen be unfaithful to sb;

ein Versprechen brechen break a promise;

sein Wort brechen break one’s word;

Bundesrecht bricht Landesrecht JUR, POL etwa: federal law is superior to ( oder overrides) regional law

4. im Steinbruch: quarry

5. OPT, PHYS (Lichtstrahl, Schallwelle) refract, rebound; (Farben) refract;

das Wasser bricht das Licht the water makes the light refract

6. (erbrechen) (Blut, Galle) vomit, be sick, bring up

7. (falten, falzen) (Serviette, Bogen Papier) fold

8. AGR (Flachs, Hanf) break

B. v/i

1. (ist) break; Ast, Stock: snap; Arm, Bein, Knochen: break; Leder: crack (at the folds), rub; Seide: rub out in the folds, split, wear;

zum Brechen voll umg → brechend C

2. (ist) fig Stimme: break; Widerstand etc: break down; beim Sterben:

ihre Augen brachen liter she passed away;

jemandem bricht das Herz (bei etwas) sb’s heart is breaking (at the sight of s.th);

es bricht mir das Herz, aber … iron I’m sorry to have to tell you

3. (ist):

brechen aus etwas (hervorkommen) burst out of sth; Tränen: pour from sth;

brechen durch Eis, Mauer etc: break ( stärker: crash) through;

in die Knie brechen give up;

die Sonne brach durch die Wolken the sun broke through the clouds;

der Räuber brach aus dem Gebüsch the robber ( oder thief) came out from the bushes

4. (hat) umg (sich übergeben) be sick, vomit, puke umg, vom umg, hurl umg;

ich muss brechen I have to be sick, I’m going to puke umg

5.

mit jemandem/etwas brechen break with sb/sth,

mit einer Gewohnheit brechen break with tradition;

mit der Vergangenheit brechen break with the past;

mit seiner Familie völlig brechen break (off) contact with one’s family

C. v/r (hat)

1. Wellen:

sich brechen an (+dat) break on ( oder against); stärker: crash against

2. OPT, PHYS, Licht etc: refract;

das Licht bricht sich im Wasser (the) light refracts in water;

das Echo bricht sich an der Felswand the echo rebounds from the cliff; → gebrochen

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1.
unregelmäßiges transitives Verb

1) break

sich (Dat.) den Arm/das Genick brechen — break one's arm/neck

2) (abbauen) cut <marble, slate, etc.>

3) (ablenken) break the force of < waves>; refract < light>

4) (bezwingen) overcome < resistance>; break <will, silence, record, blockade, etc.>

5) (nicht einhalten) break <agreement, contract, promise, the law, etc.>

6) (ugs.): (erbrechen) bring up
2.
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb

1) mit sein break

mir bricht das Herz — (fig.) it breaks my heart

brechend voll sein — be full to bursting

2)

mit jemandem brechen — break with somebody

3) mit sein

durch etwas brechen — break through something

4) (ugs.): (sich erbrechen) throw up
3.
unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb <waves etc.> break; <rays etc.> be refracted

* * *

(Widerstand) v.

to break down (resistance) v. v.

(§ p.,pp.: brach, gebrochen)

= to burst v.

(§ p.,p.p.: burst)

to crack v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > brechen

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