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1 sweat

swet
1. noun
(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) sudor

2. verb
1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) sudar

2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) sudar la gota gorda, matarse a trabajar

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- sweater
- sweaty
- sweatiness
- a cold sweat

sweat¹ n sudor

his teeshirt was soaking with sweat su camiseta estaba empapada de sudor

sweat² vb sudar

he was sweating because it was so hot sudaba porque hacía mucho calor

sweat

tr[swet]

noun

1 (perspiration) sudor nombre masculino

■ the sweat was pouring off him estaba sudando a chorros

2 familiar (hard work) paliza

■ this job is a real sweat este trabajo es una auténtica paliza

3 familiar (anxious state) nerviosismo

■ she's in a sweat because she hasn't finished the essay está muy nerviosa porque no ha acabado la redacción

■ don't get in a sweat about it no te pongas nervioso por ello

intransitive verb

1 (perspire) sudar

2 (cheese) exudar humedad

3 (work hard) sudar la gota gorda

4 familiar (worry) estar preocupado,-a, sufrir

■ let's make them sweat a bit hagamos que pasen un mal rato

transitive verb

1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (cook gently) rehogar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

by the sweat of one's brow con el sudor de su frente

to be all of/in a sweat (wet) estar empapado,-a de sudor 2 (anxious) estar muy nervioso,-a

to be in a cold sweat tener un sudor frío

no sweat ningún problema

to sweat blood sudar sangre, sudar tinta, sudar la gota gorda

to sweat it out (exercise) sudar la gota gorda 2 (suffer until end) aguantar

to sweat one's guts out echar los bofes

sweat gland glándula sudorípara

sweat ['swɛt] vi, sweat or sweated ; sweating

1) perspire: sudar, transpirar

2) ooze: rezumar

3)

to sweat over : sudar la gota gorda por

sweat n

: sudor m, transpiración f

sweat

n.

• explotar s.m.

• fundir s.m.

• sudar s.m.

• sudor s.m.

v.

• sudar v.

I swet
noun

1) u c ( perspiration) sudor m, transpiración f

by the sweat of his brow — con el sudor de su frente

I woke up in a sweat — me desperté empapado en sudor

I broke out in a cold sweat — me vino un sudor frío

to get into a sweat about something — preocuparse por algo

2) u ( hard work) (esp BrE colloq) paliza f (fam), esfuerzo m

no sweat — (colloq) ningún problema

II

(past & past p sweated or AmE also sweat) intransitive verb

1) ( perspire) sudar, transpirar

to sweat with fear — sudar de miedo

2) ( work hard) sudar la gota gorda (fam), deslomarse trabajando

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sweat off

- sweat out

[swet]
1. N

1) sudor m

to be in a sweat — estar sudando, estar todo sudoroso; (fig) * estar en un apuro

to be in a sweat about sth * — estar muy preocupado por algo

to get into a sweat — empezar a sudar

to get into a sweat about sth * — apurarse por algo

- by the sweat of one's brow
cold
2) * (=piece of work) trabajo m difícil, trabajo m pesado

what a sweat that was! — eso ¡cómo nos hizo sudar!

we had such a sweat to do it — nos costó hacerlo

no sweat! — ¡ningún problema!

3)

old sweat * — veterano m

4) sweats
(US) * = sweatsuit; = sweatpants
2.

VI sudar, transpirar; (=work hard) * sudar la gota gorda ( over sth por algo)

they will lose everything they have sweated for — van a perder todo lo que tanto sudor les ha costado conseguir

- he was sweating buckets or like a pig

3. VT

1) (Anat) sudar

- sweat blood

2) (Culin) [+ vegetables] rehogar

4.

CPD

sweat gland N — glándula f sudorípara

- sweat off

- sweat out

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I [swet]
noun

1) u c ( perspiration) sudor m, transpiración f

by the sweat of his brow — con el sudor de su frente

I woke up in a sweat — me desperté empapado en sudor

I broke out in a cold sweat — me vino un sudor frío

to get into a sweat about something — preocuparse por algo

2) u ( hard work) (esp BrE colloq) paliza f (fam), esfuerzo m

no sweat — (colloq) ningún problema

II

(past & past p sweated or AmE also sweat) intransitive verb

1) ( perspire) sudar, transpirar

to sweat with fear — sudar de miedo

2) ( work hard) sudar la gota gorda (fam), deslomarse trabajando

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Phrasal Verbs:

- sweat off

- sweat out

English-spanish dictionary > sweat
2 sweat

1. noun
1) Schweiß, der

in or by the sweat of one's brow — im Schweiße seines Angesichtes

I came or broke out in a sweat — mir brach der [Angst]schweiß aus

don't get in such a sweat! — reg dich nicht so auf!

2) (drudgery) Plagerei, die; Plackerei, die (ugs.)

no sweat! — (coll.) kein Problem! (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
sweated or (Amer.) sweat

1) (perspire) schwitzen

sweat like a pig — (coll.) schwitzen wie die Sau (salopp)

sweat with fear — vor Angst schwitzen

2) (fig.): (suffer)

he made me sit outside sweating — er ließ mich draußen sitzen und schmoren (ugs.)

3) (drudge) sich placken (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
1)

sweat blood — (fig.) Blut und Wasser schwitzen (ugs.)

2)

sweat it out — (coll.) durchhalten; ausharren

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[swet] 1. noun
(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) der Schweiß
2. verb
1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) schwitzen

2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) sich schinden

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- academic.ru/72595/sweater">sweater
- sweaty
- sweatiness
- a cold sweat
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sweat¹

[swet]

n ( fam) short for sweatshirt

sweat²

[swet]

I. n no pl

1. (perspiration) Schweiß m

beads of \sweat Schweißperlen pl

to be covered in \sweat in Schweiß gebadet sein

to be dripping [or pouring] with \sweat vor Schweiß triefen

2. ( fig fam: worried state)

▪ to be in a \sweat [vor Aufregung] schwitzen

to bring sb out [or AM to make sb break out] in a \sweat jdn zum Schwitzen bringen

just thinking about the exams brings me out in a cold \sweat wenn ich nur ans Examen denke, bricht mir der kalte Schweiß aus

to get in a \sweat [about sth] [wegen einer S. gen] ins Schwitzen geraten fam

to work oneself into a \sweat [about sth] sich akk [wegen einer S. gen] verrückt machen fam

3. ( fig: hard effort) schweißtreibende Angelegenheit, Plackerei f fam

no \sweat ( fam) kein Problem!

II. vi

1. (perspire) schwitzen

to \sweat with fear vor Angst schwitzen

to make sb \sweat ( fig fam) jdn ins Schwitzen bringen fam

2. (work hard)

▪ to \sweat over sth ( fig) über etw dat schwitzen [o brüten] fam

3. (form condensation) wall schwitzen

4.

▶ to \sweat like a pig ( fam) schwitzen wie ein Schwein sl

III. vt

1. FOOD

▪ to \sweat sth vegetables etw anschwitzen

2.

▶ to \sweat blood Blut [und Wasser] schwitzen fam

▶ to \sweat buckets [or AM bullets] ( fam) schwitzen, was das Zeug hält fam

the high temperatures soon had us \sweating bullets bei der Hitze waren wir bald klatschnass geschwitzt fam

▶ don't \sweat it mach dir nichts draus fam

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[swet]
1. n

1) Schweiß m no pl; (on walls) (Kondens)wasser nt

drops/beads of sweat — Schweißtropfen pl/-perlen pl

his face was running with sweat — der Schweiß rann ihm von der Stirn

by the sweat of one's brow (fig) — im Schweiße seines Angesichts (liter)

to be in a sweat (lit, fig) — schwitzen

to get into a sweat about sth (fig) — wegen etw ins Schwitzen geraten or kommen

no sweat (inf) — kein Problem

2) (inf

= work) what a sweat that was! — das war eine Heidenarbeit! (inf)

that's too much sweat for me — das ist mir zu anstrengend

2. vi
(person, animal, wall) schwitzen (with vor +dat fig inf = work hard) sich abrackern (inf) (over mit); (= worry) zittern, schwitzen (inf) (with vor +dat)
to sweat like a pig (inf) — wie ein Affe schwitzen (inf)

3. vt
horse, athlete schwitzen lassen; (pej) worker für einen Hungerlohn arbeiten lassen; recruit schleifen (inf)
to sweat buckets (inf) — wie ein Affe schwitzen (inf)

to sweat blood (with worry) — Blut und Wasser schwitzen; (with effort, work) sich abrackern (inf)

don't sweat him ( US inf ) — mach dir wegen dem keinen Kopf (inf)

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sweat [swet]

A v/i prät und pperf sweated, besonders US sweat

1. schwitzen ( with vor dat):

he was sweating like a bull umg er schwitzte wie ein Stier: → pore²

2. PHYS, TECH etc schwitzen, anlaufen

3. fermentieren (Tabak)

4. auch sweat away umg schwitzen, sich abrackern, schuften

5. WIRTSCH für einen Hungerlohn arbeiten

6. umg büßen ( for für)

B v/t

1. Harz etc (aus)schwitzen:

sweat blood umg

a) Blut und Wasser schwitzen,

b) sich abrackern;

sweat it umg

a) abwarten,

b) sich Sorgen machen;

sweat off ( oder away) Gewicht abschwitzen;

sweat out

a) eine Krankheit etc (her)ausschwitzen,

b) fig etwas mühsam hervorbringen;

sweat it out umg

a) durchhalten,

b) SPORT hart arbeiten;

sweatone’s guts out umg sich die Seele aus dem Leib schuften

2. auch sweat through durchschwitzen

3. schwitzen lassen, in Schweiß bringen:

sweat down

a) jemanden durch eine Schwitzkur abnehmen lassen,

b) US fig verringern, drastisch verkleinern

4. seine Angestellten etc schuften lassen, ausbeuten

5. umg jemanden bluten lassen, auspressen

6. umg jemanden (im Verhör) in die Mache nehmen

7. a) TECH schwitzen oder gären lassen

b) GASTR Mehl, Zwiebeln etc schwitzen

8. METALL

a)( sweat out aus)seigern

b) schmelzen

c) (heiß oder weich) löten

9. Kabel schweißen

10. Tabak fermentieren lassen

C s

1. Schwitzen n, Schweißausbruch m

2. Schweiß m:

cold sweat kalter Schweiß, Angstschweiß;

be in a sweat, umg be all of a sweat

a) in Schweiß gebadet sein,

b) vor Angst schwitzen;

get in(to) a sweat ins Schwitzen geraten oder kommen, weitS. a. nervös werden ( alle:

about wegen);

by the sweat of one’s brow im Schweiße seines Angesichts;

live by the sweat of one’s brow von seiner Hände Arbeit leben;

no sweat! umg kein Problem!

3. MED Schwitzkur f

4. PHYS, TECH Feuchtigkeit f, Ausschwitzung f

5. umg Schufterei f

6. old sweat obs umg alter Haudegen (Soldat)

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1. noun
1) Schweiß, der

in or by the sweat of one's brow — im Schweiße seines Angesichtes

I came or broke out in a sweat — mir brach der [Angst]schweiß aus

don't get in such a sweat! — reg dich nicht so auf!

2) (drudgery) Plagerei, die; Plackerei, die (ugs.)

no sweat! — (coll.) kein Problem! (ugs.)
2. intransitive verb,
sweated or (Amer.) sweat

1) (perspire) schwitzen

sweat like a pig — (coll.) schwitzen wie die Sau (salopp)

sweat with fear — vor Angst schwitzen

2) (fig.): (suffer)

he made me sit outside sweating — er ließ mich draußen sitzen und schmoren (ugs.)

3) (drudge) sich placken (ugs.)
3. transitive verb
1)

sweat blood — (fig.) Blut und Wasser schwitzen (ugs.)

2)

sweat it out — (coll.) durchhalten; ausharren

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n.

Schweiß m. v.

schwitzen v.

English-german dictionary > sweat
3 sweat

[swet] 1. noun
(the moisture given out through the skin: He was dripping with sweat after running so far in the heat.) znoj
2. verb
1) (to give out sweat: Vigorous exercise makes you sweat.) znojiti se

2) (to work hard: I was sweating (away) at my work from morning till night.) potiti se

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- sweater
- sweaty
- sweatiness
- a cold sweat
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I [swet]
noun

znoj, pot, znojenje, potenje; vlaga; figuratively colloquially muka, napor, težko, naporno delo, garanje; colloquially strah; medicine znojilna kura; sredstvo za potenje; slang vojak

in (by) the sweat of one's brow ( —ali face) — v potu svojega obraza

in a cold sweat, all of a sweat — oblit s hladnim znojem, prestrašen

bloody sweat — krvavi pot

the sweat of hay in stacks — vlaga sena v kopicah

to be in a sweat — znojiti se, potiti se

to be all of a sweat, to be in a sweat — biti moker od znoja, od strahu

he broke out in a cold sweat — od strahu ga je oblil mrzel pot

to get into a sweat — oznojiti se, zaznojiti se

to live on the sweat of the people — živeti od znoja (žuljev) ljudstva

it was an awful sweat colloquially pošteno smo se oznojili

to put into a sweat — oznojiti, spotiti
II [swet]
intransitive verb

znojiti se, potiti se ( with od); figuratively colloquially mučiti se, garati, delati za bedno plačo; figuratively biti v strahu; colloquially pokoriti se, trpeti kazen; colloquially peniti se (od jeze); transitive verb izznojiti, izločati kapijice znoja (krvi, smole itd.); oznojiti, (koga); prepotiti (obleko), prisiliti k znojenju; prisiliti (koga), da dela za bedno plačo, izkoriščati koga; obrisati znoj (s konja itd.); figuratively kesati se ( for za); podvreči vrenju (kože, tobak itd.); obrusiti (zlatnike) s tresenjem v vreči (da dobimo zlat prah); lotati, spajkati, stapljati (kovine) (in, on z)

sweated goods (clothes) — blago, izdelki (obleka), ki jih izdelajo bedno plačani delavci

sweated labour — bedno plačana delovna sila

he must sweat for it — za to se mora pokoriti

he shall sweat for it — obžaloval bo to

to sweat blood — krvavi pot potiti, mučiti se, garati

to sweat the probationers in a hospital — izkoriščati stažiste v bolnici

the walls sweat — zidovi se poté

English-Slovenian dictionary > sweat
4 break into

break into а) вламываться The thieves waited until it was dark enough tobreak into the house. This box looks as if it's been broken into. б) разра-зиться (смехом, слезами) The singers broke into song. Mary broke (forth) intolaughter. в) to break into smb.'s time отнять у кого-л. время г) прервать(разговор) The children broke into the conversation with demands forattention. My aunt's regular visits break into my weekend. д) неожиданно начи-нать (действие) The men broke into a run. As I grew more afraid, I broke intoa cold sweat. е) неохотно использовать часть чего-л. (денег и т.п.) I shallhave to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. I don't want to breakinto a L10 note unless I really have to. I keep a small supply of tinned foodin the bottom cupboard, to be broken into only in case of real need.

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > break into
5 break into

1) вламываться This box looks as if it's been broken into. ≈ Кажется, эту коробку вскрывали.
2) разразиться( смехом, слезами и т. п.) Mary broke (forth) into laughter. ≈ Мери расхохоталась.
3) отнимать (о времени) to break into smb.'s time ≈ отнять у кого-л. время
4) прервать (разговор), вмешаться The children broke into the conversation with demands for attention. ≈ Дети встряли в разговор, пытась обратить на себя внимание. My aunt's regular visits break into my weekend. ≈ Регулярные визиты моей тетки рушат мне отпуск. Syn: cut into
1)
5) внезапно начинать( что-л.) The men broke into a run. ≈ Мужчины бросились бежать. As I grew more afraid, I broke into a cold sweat. ≈ Мне стало еще страшнее, я покрылся холодным потом. Syn: break out in
2), burst into, burst out
2), bust out
3), crack out
6) начинать тратить (деньги и т. п.) I shall have to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. ≈ Мне придется залезть в мои сбережения, чтобы оплатить отпуск.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > break into
6 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

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- 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
7 прошибать

несовер. - прошибать;
совер. - прошибить( кого-л./что-л.) ;
разг. break through его пот прошиб ≈ he broke into a sweat

прошиб|ать -, прошибить (вн.) разг.
1. break* through( smth.) ;

2. его пот прошиб he broke into a sweat;
его слеза ~ла tears sprang to his eyes;
~ить сов. см. прошибать.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > прошибать
8 прошибить

несовер. - прошибать;
совер. - прошибить (кого-л./что-л.) ;
разг. break through его пот прошиб ≈ he broke into a sweat

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9 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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10 break

I [breɪk] 1. гл.; прош. вр. broke, прич. прош. вр. broken
1)

а) ломать, разбивать ( на части); разрушать

He fell through the window, breaking the glass. — Он выпал из окна, разбив стекло.

Once you've broken the seal of a bottle there's no way you can put it back together again. — Если ты сломал печать на бутылке, то её уже не склеишь обратно.

The police broke the door down. — Полицейские вышибли дверь.

In spring the ice on the Great Lakes breaks up. — Весной лёд на Великих озёрах вскрывается.

The men in the garage will break up the old cars for their parts. — Парни в гараже разберут старые машины на части.

Syn:

shatter, crack, split 2., splinter, bust, smash, crush, demolish

б) разламываться, разрушаться; разбиваться

The plane broke into three pieces. — Самолёт разломился на три части.

The only sound was the crackle of breaking ice. — Только и было слышно, как ломается лёд.

The wing of the plane broke off in mid-air and the plane crashed. — У самолёта в воздухе отвалилось крыло, и он разбился.

We had to break the door out to escape from the fire. — Нам пришлось выломать дверь, чтобы выбраться из огня.

2) вызывать перелом ( частей тела)

I broke my leg skiing. — Катаясь на лыжах, я сломал ногу.

Syn:

fracture

3)

а) ломать, повреждать, выводить из строя, приводить в негодность

I broke my watch. — Я сломал часы.

Syn:

ruin, destroy

б) = break down ломаться, выходить из строя, переставать работать

The TV set is broken again. — Телевизор снова сломался.

The washing machine seems to have broken down again. — Стиральная машина, кажется, опять вышла из строя.

Syn:

be inoperative, work improperly, become useless, conk out 1), cut out, give out 5), kick off 5), pack up 3)

4)

а) нарушать (порядок, единообразие, непрерывность)

to break ranks — нарушить ряды

A scream broke the silence. — Крик нарушил тишину.

б) нарушать, преступать ( закон)

We didn't know we were breaking the law. — А мы и не знали, что нарушаем закон.

I hate to break my promise. — Я ненавижу нарушать обещания.

Syn:

violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, defy, disregard, ignore

5)

а) = break out разразиться; начаться внезапно, бурно

When the storm breaks, run for the house. — Когда начнётся гроза, бегите в дом.

He resigned from his post as Bishop when the scandal broke. — Когда разразился скандал, он сам отказался от епископства.

Fire broke out in the hospital last night. — Пожар вспыхнул в больнице вчера вечером.

Syn:

burst out, crack out

б) ( break (out) in(to)) внезапно начать делать (что-л.)

to break into song — внезапно начать петь

to break forth into tears — расплакаться

The audience broke into applause. — Аудитория взорвалась аплодисментами.

Mary broke into laughter. — Мэри расхохоталась.

Her face broke into a smile. — Её лицо расплылось в улыбке.

The men broke into a run. — Мужчины бросились бежать.

As I grew more afraid, I broke into a cold sweat. — Мне стало ещё страшнее, я покрылся холодным по́том.

Jane broke out in spots. — Джейн покрылась прыщиками.

- break into bloom

Syn:

burst 2. 3)

6) сделать бросок, рывок

to break for cover — рвануть в убежище

7) ( break into)

а) вламываться; вскрывать (что-л.)

This box looks as if it's been broken into. — Кажется, эту коробку вскрывали.

б) начинать тратить (деньги, сбережения)

I shall have to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. — Мне придётся залезть в мои сбережения, чтобы оплатить отпуск.

8) полностью уничтожить

Syn:

destroy

9)

а) признавать недействительным, аннулировать в судебном порядке

б) опровергнуть (что-л.); найти изъян (в чём-л.)

The FBI broke his alibi. — ФБР доказало ложность его алиби.

10) ( break over)

а) разбиваться, перекатываться через (что-л.; обычно о воде)

a dangerous stretch of water where the waves break over a submerged reef of rocks — опасная полоса воды, где волны перекатываются через подводные рифы

б) разразиться над (кем-л.; о внезапном и сильном звуке)

The young singer was pleasantly surprised when waves of cheering broke over her at the end of her performance. — Молодая певица была приятно удивлена, когда в конце концерта её приветствовали бурей оваций.

11)

а) прорывать, преодолевать; идти на прорыв; разрывать; пронизывать

to break the sound barrier — преодолеть звуковой барьер

to break a racial barrier — преодолеть расовый барьер

The stone broke the surface of the water. — Камень пронзил поверхность воды.

б) прорываться; вскрываться ( о нарыве)

to break through security lines — прорваться сквозь оборонительные линии

to break jail, to break out of jail — убежать, вырваться из тюрьмы

A cry broke from his lips. — Крик сорвался с его уст.

12) прокладывать ( путь)

to break a trail through the woods — проложить тропу через лес

to break new ground — открыть новое поле деятельности; быть новатором; сказать новое слово

Newton broke new ground in science. — Ньютон сказал новое слово в науке.

Lisa broke new ground for women. — Лиза открыла новое поле деятельности для женщин.

13) временно прекращать; делать остановку, перерыв

They broke for lunch. — У них перерыв на обед.

14) = break off

а) прекращать, прерывать ( переговоры)

The union broke off negotiations and called a strike. — Профсоюзы прервали переговоры и призвали к забастовке.

б) рвать, разрывать ( отношения)

to break a tie — порвать узы

to break with the past — разрывать с прошлым

He was once a close adviser to Wales, but broke with him last year. — Когда-то он был первым советником у Уэлса, но ушёл от него год назад.

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Syn:

end, stop, cease, halt, suspend, shut down, interrupt, discontinue

15) тех. прерывать ( ток); размыкать ( электрическую цепь)

16) прерываться ( о голосе)

Godfrey's voice broke and halted. — Голос Годфри прервался, и он замолчал.

17) сломить (дух, волю)

He never let his jailers break him. — Он не позволил тюремщикам сломить его.

18) = break in

а) дрессировать, укрощать; объезжать, приучать к поводьям ( о лошади)

Mustangs must be broken before they can be ridden. — Прежде чем ездить на мустангах, их надо приучить к поводьям.

When horses are about six months old, they have to be broken in. — Когда жеребятам исполняется полгода, их надо начинать объезжать.

Syn:

tame, train. master

б) приучать (к чему-л.), дисциплинировать

Two weeks in the new office should be enough to break you in. — Две недели на новом месте - и вы привыкнете к вашей работе.

19)

а) ( break of) избавлять, отучать ( от дурной привычки)

Can I never break you of idling? — Неужели мне никогда не отбить у тебя привычку к безделью?

The professor hoped to break the students of the habit of looking for easy answers. — Учитель надеялся отучить учеников от привычки искать простые ответы.

Syn:

dishabituate

б) ( break oneself of) избавляться, отучаться

You must break yourself of the cigarette habit. — Ты должен избавиться от привычки курить.

Syn:

give up

20) ослаблять, уменьшать

The net broke the acrobat's fall. — Сеть уменьшила силу падения гимнаста.

His arm broke the blow. — Его рука ослабила силу удара.

Syn:

take the force of, soften, diminish, cushion, weaken, lessen, lighten

21) уменьшаться; рассеиваться, расступаться, расходиться (о тумане, облаках)

22)

а) сообщать, объявлять

Who's going to break the bad news to her? — Кто сообщит ей эту плохую новость?

Then Louise broke the news that she was leaving me. — И тогда Луиза сказала мне, что уходит от меня.

Syn:

inform, disclose, reveal

б) выпускать в свет, публиковать, передавать по радио или телевидению

Syn:

announce, proclaim, make public, give out

23) объяснить, найти решение, распутать; взломать (код, шифр)

to break a murder case — распутать дело об убийстве

24) разг. разменивать ( деньги)

to break a five-dollar banknote — разменять пятидолларовую банкноту

25) нарушать ( стиль); разрознивать ( комплект)

They broke a dining room set by buying a chair. — Они нарушили единый стиль, докупив к столовому гарнитуру ещё один стул.

26)

а) разорять

Paying for the house will just about break me. — Плата за дом практически разорит меня.

Syn:

bankrupt

б) разоряться

27) понижать в должности

Syn:

demote

28)

а) приводить к внезапному понижению цены, объёма продаж

News likely to break the market sharply. — Это сообщение, вероятно, приведёт к резкому понижению цен на рынке.

б) внезапно падать в цене

29) превосходить, превышать; побить ( рекорд)

Carl Lewis has broken the world record in the 100 metres. — Карл Льюис побил мировой рекорд в беге на сто метров.

This winter broke the record for snowfall. — По количеству снега зима побила все рекорды.

Syn:

surpass, exceed, better, top, outdo

30) спорт. освободиться от захвата ( в боксе)

31) вскапывать ( землю)

32) текст. мять, трепать

33) лингв. переходить в дифтонг

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- break away
- break back
- break down
- break in
- break out
- break through
- break up
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to break bread — делить пищу, есть вместе (с кем-л.)

to break into smb.'s time — отнять у кого-л. время

- break even
- break loose
- break short 2. сущ.
1) ломание, раскалывание, разбивание

We heard the break and saw the glass fall out of the window. — Мы услышали звук раскалывающегося стекла и увидели, как оно вылетело из окна.

Syn:

breakage, fracture, breaking, burst, cracking, splitting

2) отверстие, дыра; пролом; трещина

Water seeped through the break in the basement wall. — Вода просочилась через трещину в цоколе.

Syn:

breach, opening, rupture, hole, crack, gap, gash

3) бросок, рывок

Syn:

dash, rush

4) побег

Syn:

escape

5) мед. перелом

6) первое появление

break of day / of morn — рассвет

break of June — первые дни июня

7) почка, побег

Secure the plants well at the top break. — Укрепи хорошенько верхние побеги растений.

8) перерыв, пауза, интервал; перемена ( в школе)

Let's take a short break for lunch. — Давайте сделаем короткий перерыв на завтрак.

- coffee break

- natural break

Syn:

interlude, intermission, interval, letup, lull, pause, recess, respite

9) пауза ( в разговоре), цезура ( в стихах)

10) муз. брейк (короткая сольная импровизационная вставка, прерывающая звучание ансамбля)

11) разрыв, раскол ( отношений)

to make a break with smb. — порвать с кем-л.

12) неожиданное изменение

break in the weather — резкая перемена погоды

13) переход лошади с одного хода на другой

14) разг. благоприятная возможность, счастливый случай, шанс; переломный / поворотный момент, прорыв

lucky break — удача, счастливый случай

big break — уникальный шанс, возможность, которую ни в коем случае нельзя упускать

The actress's big break came when she substituted for the ailing star. — Поворотным в карьере актрисы стал случай, когда ей пришлось заменить заболевшую звезду.

Syn:

stroke of luck, opportunity, chance, fortune, opening

15) спорт.

а) серия удачных ударов

б) число выигранных в результате серии удачных ударов очков (в бильярде, крокете)

16) угол между полями и тульей шляпы

17) амер. внезапное падение цен

18) амер.; разг.

а) нарушение приличий; неуместное замечание

б) обмолвка, ошибка, неправильный поступок

bad break — грубая ошибка

Syn:

mistake, blunder, faux pas

19) отклонение от нормального развития, мутация

20) спорт. прекращение боя при захвате ( в боксе)

21) полный упадок сил

Syn:

breakdown

22) льгота

tax break — налоговая льгота

23) участок вспаханной земли

24) геол. разрыв; сдвиг; малый сброс

Syn:

fault

25) хим. расслоение жидкости

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- give me a break!
- give smb. a break II [breɪk] сущ.
1) большая рама ( на двух или четырёх колесах), используемая для объездки молодых лошадей

2) большая линейка ( экипаж с двумя продольными скамьями)

Syn:

wagonette

Англо-русский современный словарь > break
11 break

break [breɪk]

(verb: preterite broke, past participle broken)

1. noun

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

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

• six hours without a break six heures d'affilée

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

• a break in the clouds une éclaircie

• a break in the weather un changement de temps

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

► to make a break

• to make a break for it prendre la fuite

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

   b. [of bone] fracture f

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

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

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

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

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

   e. (Snooker) série f

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

2. transitive verb

   a. casser ; [+ skin] écorcher

• to break sth in two casser qch en deux

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

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

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

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

• to break new or fresh ground innover

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

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

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

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

• to break a record battre un record

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

• to break the law enfreindre la loi

• to break a vow rompre un serment

   c. [+ courage, spirit, strike] briser

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

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

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

• to break a habit se débarrasser d'une habitude

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

   d. [+ silence, spell] rompre

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

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

   e. [+ fall] amortir

   f. [+ news] annoncer

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

3. intransitive verb

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

• to break in two se casser en deux

   b. [clouds] se dissiper

   c. [storm] éclater ; [wave] déferler

   d. [news, story] éclater

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

• he broke under torture il a craqué sous la torture

• his spirit broke son courage l'a abandonné

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

   g. ( = pause) faire une pause

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

   h. (set structures)

► to break even rentrer dans ses fonds

► to break free se libérer

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

► to break with sb rompre avec qn

4. compounds

► break-even point noun seuil m de rentabilité

► break-in noun cambriolage m

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

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

► break away intransitive verb

(from captor) s'échapper

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

1. intransitive verb

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

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

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

   c. ( = weep) fondre en larmes

2. separable transitive verb

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

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

► break in

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = interrupt) interrompre

   b. ( = enter illegally) entrer par effraction

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ door] enfoncer

   b. [+ engine, car] roder

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

► break into inseparable transitive verb

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

• to break into a safe fracturer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ savings] entamer

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

   d. to break into song se mettre à chanter

• to break into a run se mettre à courir

► break off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [piece, twig] se casser net

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

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

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = snap off) casser

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

► break out intransitive verb

   a. [war, fire] éclater

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

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

► break through

1. intransitive verb

( = succeed) percer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ defences, obstacles] faire tomber

► break up

1. intransitive verb

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

• their marriage broke up ils se sont séparés

• to break up with sb rompre avec qn

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

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

   c. [phone line] couper

• you're breaking up je ne te capte plus

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

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ chocolate] casser en morceaux

• to break up the soil casser les mottes de terre

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

• to break up a marriage briser un couple

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

   c. [+ crowd, demonstration] disperser

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

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

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[breɪk] 1.
noun

1) ( fracture) fracture f

2) ( crack) fêlure f

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

a break in the clouds — une éclaircie

a break in transmission — une interruption dans la retransmission

4) Radio, Television page f de publicité

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

to take a break — faire une pause

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

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

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

6) ( holiday) vacances fpl

the Christmas break — les vacances de Noël

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

a break with tradition — une rupture avec la tradition

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

8) (colloq) ( opportunity) chance f

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

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

9) ( dawn)

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

10) ( escape bid)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to break one's leg — se casser la jambe

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

2) ( rupture) briser [seal]

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

the river broke its banks — la rivière a débordé

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to break a habit — se défaire d'une habitude

8) ( ruin) ruiner [person]

9) ( tame) débourrer [young horse]

10) ( in tennis)

to break somebody's serve — faire le break

11) ( decipher) déchiffrer [code]

12) ( leave)

to break camp — lever le camp

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

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

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

to break in two — se casser en deux

the sound of breaking glass — le bruit de verre brisé

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

3) ( stop for a rest) faire une pause

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

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

6) ( discontinue)

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

to break with tradition — rompre avec la tradition

7) ( weaken)

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

to break under torture — céder sous la torture

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

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

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Phrasal Verbs:

- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

English-French dictionary > break
12 break out

1) выламывать We had to break the door out to escape from the fire. ≈ Нам пришлось выломать дверь, чтобы выбраться из огня.
2) вспыхивать, разражаться( о грозе, огне и т. п.) Fire broke out in the hospital last night. ≈ Пожар вспыхнул в больнице вчера вечером. Syn: blaze up
2), fire up
2), flame out
2), flame up
2), flare up
1)
3) сбегать;
вырываться Three men broke out of prison yesterday. ≈ Три человека сбежали вчера из тюрьмы. I should like to break out of this dull way of life. ≈ Мне хотелось бы вырваться из этой тоски. Syn: burst out
3), bust out
2), crash out
1)
4) раскрывать, развертывать, распечатывать As the Queen stepped on the shore, the ship broke out the royal flag. ≈ Как только королева вступила на берег, не корабле был развернут королевский флаг. выламывать - to * a pane выбить окно вспыхивать (о пожаре, войне, эпидемии) - a strike broke out in the docks в доках вспыхнула забастовка высыпать( о сыпи на коже) (in, into) покрываться( сыпью) - he broke out in /into/ pimples у него появились прыщи, он покрылся прыщами - to * into a sweat покрыться потом вырываться, убегать - to * of barracks( военное) уйти из казармы без увольнительной (записки) разразиться - war broke out in 1939 в 1939 г. разразилась война

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > break out
13 break out

[ʹbreıkʹaʋt] phr v
1. выламывать

to break out a pane - выбить окно

2. вспыхивать (о пожаре, войне, эпидемии)

a strike broke out in the docks - в доках вспыхнула забастовка

3. высыпать ( о сыпи на коже)

4. (in, into) покрываться ( сыпью)

he broke out in /into/ pimples - у него появились прыщи, он покрылся прыщами

to break out into a sweat - покрыться потом

5. вырываться, убегать

to break out of barracks - воен. уйти из казармы без увольнительной (записки)

6. разразиться

war broke out in 1939 - в 1939 г. разразилась война

НБАРС > break out
14 cold

kəuld
1. adjective
1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) frío

2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) frío

3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) frío

2. noun
1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) frío

2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) resfriado

•

- coldly
- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood

cold¹ adj frío

cold water agua fría

cold² n

1. frío

I don't like the cold no me gusta el frío

2. resfriado / constipado / catarro

to catch cold coger un resfriado

cold

tr[kəʊld]

adjective

1 (gen) frío,-a

■ are you cold? ¿tienes frío?

■ my hands are cold tengo las manos frías

■ it's cold today, isn't it? hoy hace frío, ¿verdad?

■ the coffee's cold el café está frío

■ drink your tea or it'll get cold bébete el té o se te enfriará

2 (unenthusiastic, unfriendly) frío,-a

■ we got a cold reception nos recibieron con frialdad

noun

1 (weather) frío

■ don't stand out there in the cold no te quedes allí fuera con el frío que hace

2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL resfriado, catarro, constipado

■ I've got a cold estoy resfriado

■ she's got a stinking cold tiene un catarro espantoso

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

as cold as ice helado,-a

to be cold comfort no servir de consuelo, ser poco consuelo

to be left out in the cold quedarse al margen

to catch a cold resfriarse, coger un resfriado, acatarrarse

to catch cold coger frío

to do something in cold blood hacer algo a sangre fría

to feel the cold ser friolero,-a

to get cold feet (about doing something) entrarle miedo a alguien (de hacer algo)

to give somebody the cold shoulder tratar a alguien con frialdad

to go cold turkey slang estar con el mono

to have a cold estar resfriado,-a

to knock somebody out cold dejar a alguien inconsciente (de un golpe)

to leave somebody cold dejar a alguien frío,-a, no darle a alguien ni frío no calor

to pour cold water on something poner trabas a algo, poner pegas a algo, poner reparos a algo

cold cream crema limpiadora, crema hidratante, crema facial

cold cuts SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL embutidos nombre masculino plural, fiambres nombre masculino plural

cold fish persona fría, persona seca

cold frame (for plants) cajonera

cold front frente nombre masculino frío

cold meat embutido, fiambre nombre masculino

cold snap ola de frío

cold sore herpes nombre masculino labial

cold storage almacenamiento en cámaras frigoríficas

cold sweat sudor nombre masculino frío

cold truth verdad nombre femenino (desagradable)

cold war guerra fría

cold ['ko:ld] adj

: frío

it's cold out: hace frío

a cold reception: una fría recepción

in cold blood: a sangre fría

cold n

1) : frío m

to feel the cold: sentir frío

2) : resfriado m, catarro m

to catch a cold: resfriarse

cold

adj.

• esquivo, -a adj.

• frío, -a adj.

• glacial adj.

• helado, -a adj.

• indiferente adj.

• resfriado, -a adj.

• seco, -a adj.

n.

• catarro s.m.

• enfriamiento s.m.

• frío s.m.

• hielo s.m.

• resfriado s.m.

• resfrío s.m.

I kəʊld
adjective

1) <water/weather/drink> frío

I'm cold — tengo frío

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos, tengo frío en los pies

it's cold today/in here — hoy/aquí hace frío

the soup is cold — la sopa está fría

I'm getting cold — me está entrando frío

it's getting cold — está empezando a hacer frío

the engine starts straight from cold — el motor arranca en frío

no, you're still cold, getting colder — ( in game) no, frío, más frío

the trail had gone cold — se habían borrado las huellas; blow II 1) a)

2)

a) (unfriendly, unenthusiastic) frío

I got a very cold reception — me recibieron con mucha frialdad or muy fríamente

to be cold TO o WITH somebody — tratar a alguien con frialdad, estar*/ser* frío con alguien

to leave somebody cold: that leaves me cold — (colloq) (eso) me deja frío or tal cual (fam), (eso) no me da ni frío ni calor (fam)

b) ( impersonal) < logic> frío

3) ( unconscious) out II 1) b)

4) ( without preparation) sin ninguna preparación

I came to the job cold — empecé el trabajo sin ninguna preparación

II

noun

1) u ( low temperature) frío m

to shiver with cold — temblar* de frío

to feel the cold — ser* friolento or (Esp) friolero, sentir* el frío

to leave somebody/be left out in the cold — dejar a alguien/quedarse al margen

2) c ( Med) resfriado m, catarro m, constipado m (Esp), resfrío m (CS)

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, coger* un resfriado (Esp), agarrarse un resfrío (CS)

III

adverb (as intensifier)

I've got the part down cold now — (AmE) ahora me sé el papel perfectamente or (fam) de pe a pa

[kǝʊld]
1. ADJ
(compar colder) (superl coldest)
1) (=lacking heat) frío

a cold buffet — un buffet frío

• to be cold — [person] tener frío; [thing] estar frío

I'm cold — tengo frío

my hands are cold — tengo las manos frías

it was cold, the weather was cold — hacía frío

the house was cold — la casa estaba fría, en la casa hacía frío

• to get cold — [food, coffee] enfriarse

your dinner's getting cold — se te está enfriando la cena

the nights are getting colder — está haciendo más frío por las noches

I'm getting cold — me está entrando frío

no, no, you're getting colder — (in game) no, no, cada vez más frío

• to go cold, your coffee's going cold — se te está enfriando el café

I went cold at the very thought — solo de pensarlo me entraron escalofríos

the trail went cold in Athens — las huellas desaparecieron en Atenas

- pour or throw cold water on or over sth
comfort 1., 1), foot 1., 1)
2) (=hostile) [look, voice, person] frío

• to get or receive a cold reception — [person] tener un recibimiento frío; [proposal] tener una acogida fría

to give sb a cold reception — recibir a algn con frialdad

to give sth a cold reception — acoger algo con frialdad

the proposal was given a cold reception by the banks — los bancos acogieron la propuesta con frialdad

• to be cold to or with sb — mostrarse frío con algn

3) * (=indifferent)

- leave sb cold

his music leaves me cold — su música me deja frío

4) (=dispassionate)

he approached everything with cold logic — lo enfocaba todo con fría lógica

the cold facts — la cruda realidad
blood 1., 1), light I, 1., 1)
5) [colour, light] frío

6)

from cold — en frío

I can't sing it from cold — no puedo cantarlo en frío

7) (=unconscious)
out 1., 15)
2. N

1) (=cold weather) frío m

her hands were blue with cold — tenía las manos moradas del frío

come in out of the cold! — ¡entra, que hace frío!

to feel the cold — ser friolento or (Sp) friolero

- leave sb out in the cold

she felt left out in the cold — sintió que la habían dejado al margen or dado de lado

2) (Med) resfriado m, catarro m, constipado m, resfrío m (LAm)

I've got a cold — estoy resfriado or acatarrado or constipado

• to catch a cold — resfriarse, constiparse

• to have a chest cold — tener el pecho congestionado or cargado

• you'll catch your death of cold * — vas a pillar un resfriado de muerte

• to get a cold — resfriarse, constiparse

• to give sb a/one's cold — contagiar or pegar un/el resfriado a algn

• to have a head cold — estar resfriado or constipado

3. ADV

1) (=abruptly)

she turned him down cold — lo rechazó rotundamente

he stopped cold in his tracks — se paró en seco

2) (=without preparation)

he played his part cold — representó su papel en frío or sin haberse preparado de antemano

to come to sth cold — llegar a algo frío or sin preparación

4.

CPD

cold calling N — venta f en frío

cold cream N — crema f hidratante

cold cuts NPL (US) — = cold meats

cold fish N — (fig) persona f seca

cold frame N — vivero m para plantas

cold front N — (Met) frente m frío

cold meats NPL — fiambres fpl, embutidos mpl

cold snap N — ola f de frío

cold sore N — herpes m inv labial, pupa * f

cold start N — (Aut) arranque m en frío

cold storage N — conservación f en cámaras frigoríficas

to put sth into cold storage — [+ food] refrigerar algo; * (fig) [+ project] aparcar algo *

cold store N — cámara f frigorífica

cold sweat N — sudor m frío

he broke into a cold sweat — le entró un sudor frío

cold turkey * N — mono * m, síndrome m de abstinencia

to go cold turkey — dejar la droga en seco

he quit smoking cold turkey — dejó de fumar a base de aguantarse el mono *

cold war N — guerra f fría

* * *

I [kəʊld]
adjective

1) <water/weather/drink> frío

I'm cold — tengo frío

my feet are cold — tengo los pies fríos, tengo frío en los pies

it's cold today/in here — hoy/aquí hace frío

the soup is cold — la sopa está fría

I'm getting cold — me está entrando frío

it's getting cold — está empezando a hacer frío

the engine starts straight from cold — el motor arranca en frío

no, you're still cold, getting colder — ( in game) no, frío, más frío

the trail had gone cold — se habían borrado las huellas; blow II 1) a)

2)

a) (unfriendly, unenthusiastic) frío

I got a very cold reception — me recibieron con mucha frialdad or muy fríamente

to be cold TO o WITH somebody — tratar a alguien con frialdad, estar*/ser* frío con alguien

to leave somebody cold: that leaves me cold — (colloq) (eso) me deja frío or tal cual (fam), (eso) no me da ni frío ni calor (fam)

b) ( impersonal) < logic> frío

3) ( unconscious) out II 1) b)

4) ( without preparation) sin ninguna preparación

I came to the job cold — empecé el trabajo sin ninguna preparación

II

noun

1) u ( low temperature) frío m

to shiver with cold — temblar* de frío

to feel the cold — ser* friolento or (Esp) friolero, sentir* el frío

to leave somebody/be left out in the cold — dejar a alguien/quedarse al margen

2) c ( Med) resfriado m, catarro m, constipado m (Esp), resfrío m (CS)

to have a cold — estar* resfriado

to catch a cold — resfriarse*, coger* un resfriado (Esp), agarrarse un resfrío (CS)

III

adverb (as intensifier)

I've got the part down cold now — (AmE) ahora me sé el papel perfectamente or (fam) de pe a pa

English-spanish dictionary > cold
15 бросать

несовер. - бросать;
совер. - бросить( кого-л./что-л.)
1) (кидать) throw;
hurl, fling (швырять) ;
throw about (небрежно) ;
chuck разг.;
cast, dart, fling, hurl перен. бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать на произвол судьбы (кого-л.) ≈ to leave to the mercy of fate бросать взгляд ≈ (на кого-л./что-л.) to cast a glance (at) ;
to dart/shoot a glance (at), to fling one's eyes (at, over) (о быстром взгляде) бросать якорь ≈ to cast/drop anchor бросать обвинение ≈ to hurl an accusation бросать перчатку ≈ to throw down the gauntlet бросать свет ≈ (на кем-л./чем-л.) to shed/throw light (on) бросать в тюрьму ≈ to throw into prison
2) (срочно направлять) бросать войска( куда-л.) ≈ to send troops( to a place)
3) (оставлять) abandon, forsake, desert, relinquish бросать семью бросать работу
4) (что-л. делать что-л.) (переставать) give up, quit, leave off он все бросал курить ≈ he was always trying to give up smoking
5) безл. break into, be seized with его бросает то в жар, то в холод ≈ he keeps going hot and cold ∙ %% бросать в жар ≈ fever %% бросать оружие бросать тень бросать деньги бросать на ветер брось!

брос|ать -, бросить
1. (вн., тв.) throw* (smth.) ;
(швырять) fling* (smth.) ;
(опускать) drop (smth.), cast (smth.) ;
~ гранату throw* a grenade;
~ снежками в окно throw* snowballs at a window;
~ якорь drop anchor;
перен. тж. find* a haven;

2. обыкн. безл. (сильно качать) throw*, bump;
(на море) toss;
машину ~ало из стороны в сторону the car was thrown from side to side;

3. (вн.;
быстро перемещать) send* (smb., smth.) ;

4. в сочет. с сущ.: ~ тень cast* a shadow;
~ луч cast* a beam;
~ взгляд на кого-л. cast* a rapid glance at smb. ;
dart/shoot* a glance at smb. ;

5. (вн.;
выкидывать) throw* away( smth.) ;
(класть небрежно) leave* (smth.) in a muddle, leave* (smth.) lying about;

6. (вн.;
покидать) leave* (smb., smth.) ;
(в беде и т. п.) abandon (smb., smth.), desert (smb., smth.) ;

7. (вн. + инф.;
прекращать) give* up (smth. + - ing) ;
leave off (smth. + -ing), stop( smth. + -ing) ;
~ курить, курение give* up smoking;
~ работу throw* up a job;
quit амер. ;
брось(те) эти глупости! stop that nonsense!;

8. безл.: его ~ало то в жар, то в холод he went hot and cold by turns;
его бросило в жар he felt hot all over;
его бросило в пот he broke out into a sweat;
~ грязью в кого-л. fling* mud/dirt at smb. ;
~ оружие lay* down one`s arms;
~ вызов кому-л. challenge smb. ;
~ обвинения кому-л. hurl accusations at smb. ;
~аться, броситься
9. (тв.) throw* (smth.), fling* (smth.) ;

10. (устремляться) throw* oneself, rush;
(на вн.;
нападать) rush (at), dash (at) ;
~аться на помощь кому-л. rush to smb.`s help/aid;
rush to the rescue;
собака ~ается на чужих the dog will attack strangers;
~аться на колени fall* on one`s knees;
~аться друг другу в объятия rush into one another`s arms;
~аться бегом start running;

11. (прыгать) jump;
~аться в воду jump into the water;
~аться вплавь jump in and start swimming;
~аться деньгами throw* one`s money about/away;
~аться словами use words lightly;
~аться в глаза be* conspicuous/obvious;
leap* to the eye;
кровь бросилась ему в лицо, в голову the blood rushed to his face, to his head.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > бросать
16 break

1. I
abs

1) a glass (a cup, a plate, a window, etc.) broke стакан и т. д. разбился; be hard to break с трудом биться /разбиваться/; а branch (a stick, a plank, a chair, the leg of the table, etc.) broke ветка и т. д. сломалась /обломилась, треснула/; а car (a clock, etc.) breaks машина и т. д. ломается /портится, выходит из строя/; а rope (a chain, a string, a thread, etc.) broke веревка и т. д. разорвалась /оборвалась/; the ice breaks лед ломается /трещит/, река или озеро и т. п, вскрывается; one's heart breaks сердце разрывается (от жалости и т. п.); one's voice breaks а) голос ломается; б) голос прерывается (от волнения и т. п.)

2) the skin (leather, etc.) breaks кожа и т. д. трескается /лопается/; а boil (an abscess, etc.) breaks нарыв и т. д. лопается /прорывается/; а bud (a sprout, a bough, etc.) breaks почка и т. д. лопается /распускается/

3) the rain (the frost, the wind, etc.) broke дождь и т. д. прекратился; the spell of rainy weather broke дождливая погода кончилась; the heat broke жара спала; the weather is breaking погода меняется (улучшается или портится); the darkness (the gloom, etc.) breaks тьма и т. д. рассеивается

4) the day (the storm, the epidemic, etc.) breaks начинается день и т. д.
2. II
break in some manner a string (a thread. a chain, cite.) breaks easily бечевка и т. д. легко рвется; glass (a cup, a plate, etc.) breaks easily стекло и т. д. легко бьется /разбивается/
3. III
1) break smth. break a cup (a glass, a mirror, a window, ice, etc.) разбить чашку о т. Л; break stones разбивать /дробить/ камень; break a stick (a plank, a chair, a doll, etc.) (сломать палку и т. д.', break one's neck (one's leg, one's arm, etc.) сломать [себе] шею и т. д).: break a bough (a twig, etc.) обломить /сломать, отломить/ ветку и т. д.; break а саг (а machine, a clock, a fountain-pen, etc.) ломать /портить/ машину и т. д., выводить машину и т. д. из строя; break chains (the bonds, etc.) рвать /разрывать/ цепи и т. д.', break smb.'s head проломить кому-л.',. голову /череп/; break smb.'s heart разбить кому-л. сердце; break one's health подорвать здоровье, break ranks нарушать строй, выходить из строя; break the ice сломать лед || break new land /soil, ground/ поднимать целину, break new /fresh/ ground начинать новое дело, прокладывать новые пути

2) break smth. break a safe (a door, a case, locks, etc.) взломать /вскрыть/ сейф и т. д; break a bank ограбить банк; break prison /jail/ бежать из тюрьмы

3) break smth. break a law (a rule, instructions, an agreement, a custom, etc.) нарушать /не соблюдать/ закон и т. д., break one's word (one's promise, etc.) нарушить /не сдержать/ слово и т. д.; break an engagement расторгнуть помолвку; break an appointment не прийти /не явиться/ в назначенное время или место; break a date не прийти на свидание

4) break smth. break one's journey (one's rest, smb.';, sleep, telephone communications, negotiations, the talks, the thread of an argument, the drift of one's thoughts, etc.) прерывать путешествие и т. д.; break the silence нарушить тишину, прервать молчание; break the spell рассеять /развеять/ очарование /чары/

5) break smth. break smb.'s resistance. (smb.'s opposition, smb.'s will, smb.'s spirit, smb.'s pride, a rebellion, etc.) сломить /подавить/ чад -л. сопротивление и т. д.

6) break smth. break a fall (a blow, the force of the wind, etc.) смягчить падении и т. д.

7) break smb. break a dog дрессировать /обучать/ собаку; break a horse объезжать /выезжать/ лошадь, приучать лошадь к седлу

8) break smth. break a collection (a set, a set of books, etc.) разрознить /разбить/ коллекцию и т. д.
4. VI
|| break smth. open взломать, вскрыть что-л.; break a door (a safe, a locked box, etc.) open взломать /вскрыть/ дверь и т. д.; break a lid open сорвать крышку
5. XV
break to some state break loose /free/ освободиться, вырваться на свободу
6. XVI
1) break (in)to smth. break into pieces (in two, in fragments, into smithereens, to atoms, etc.) биться /разбиваться, раскалываться, ломаться/ на мелкие куски /вдребезги/ и т. д.; break against smth. break against a rock (against a wail, etc.) биться /разбиваться, раскалываться/ о скалы и т. д.

2) break into smth. break into a house (into a shop, into a bank, etc.) проникать /врываться/ в дом и т. д. (взломав замок, высадив дверь

и т. п.)

3) break from /out of/ smth. break from the house (out of a stable, from smb.'s grip, etc.) вырваться из дома и т. д.; break from /out of/ a prison вырваться /бежать/ из тюрьмы; break from.smb, smth. a sigh (a cry, a sound, etc.) broke from him у него вырвался вздох и т. д.; а cry (a sound..a sigh, etc.) broke from his lips с его губ сорвался крик и т. д.

4) break through smth. break through a crowd (through the enemy's line, through a barrier, etc.) пробиться через толпу и т. д.; the sun broke through a cloud солнце пробилось сквозь тучу; break through smb-'s reserve (smb.'s taciturnity, smb.'s shyness, etc.) преодолеть /сломить/ чью-л. сдержанность и т. д.; he broke through all obstacles он преодолел все преграды

5) break with smth. break with one's past (with an old tradition, with one's habits, etc.) порвать со своим прошлым и т. д., отказаться от своего прошлого и т. д.; break with smb. break with flue's friends (with one's associates, with one's wife, etc.) порвать /поссориться/ с друзьями и т. д., бросить друзей и т. д.

6) break into smth. break into laughter /into a laugh/ рассмеяться, расхохотаться; break into tears расплакаться, разрыдаться; break into sobs начать всхлипывать, расхныкаться; break into' sweat /into perspiration/ покрыться потом /испариной/; break into a run пуститься бежать; break into a gallop пуститься вскачь /галопом/; break into a dance пуститься в пляс; break into a song внезапно запеть, затянуть песню; break into blossom распуститься, расцвести
7. XXI1
1) break smth. into (in, to) smth. break smth. into splinters (into three pieces, to atoms, into smithereens, in fragments, etc.) разбить что-л. в щепки и т.д. break smth. against (on, across) smth. break smth. against a rock (against /on/ a wall, across the knee, etc.) разламывать, разбить /расколоть/ что-л. о скалу и т. д.; break smth. into smth. break the story into parts (a text into passages, a word into syllables, etc.) разбивать /делить, расчленять/ рассказ на части и т. д.

2) break smb. of smth. break smb. of a habit (of a practice, etc.) отучать кого-л. от привычки и т. д.; break oneself of a bad habit отучиться от дурной привычки

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > break
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\ out

1. I
abs

1) the armies encircled at that city could not break out армии, окруженные под этим городом, не смогли прорваться /вырваться из окружения/; а group of prisoners broke out группа заключённых совершила побег

2) a war (an epidemic, a disease. cholera, a fire, a quarrel, a panic, a strife, a riot, a rebellion, etc.) broke out вспыхнула /разразилась, началась/ война и т. д.; pimples (spots, ulcers, etc.) break out появляются прыщи и т. д., rash broke out выступила /высыпала/ сыпь; measles broke out началась корь /эпидемия кори/
2. XVI
1) break out in some place the plague broke out in London that summer в то лето в Лондоне разразилась чума /эпидемия чумы/

2) break out int (to) (with) smth. break out in pimples (in spots, in sores, in rash, into sweat, into ulcers, etc.) покрываться прыщами и т. д.; his face had broken out in a rash of red and purple blotches его лицо пошло /покрылось/ красными и багровыми пятнами; trees are breaking out into buds на деревьях появляются почки; break out with smth. break out with pimples (with a rash, etc.) покрываться прыщами и т. д.', break out on smth. a mass of sores had broken out on his leg нога покрылась множеством язв

3) break out in (to) smth. break out into applause (into cheers, into a fit of laughter, into praise, into abuse, into loud curses, etc.) разражаться аплодисментами и т. д.

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