she's broken it off

off [ɒf]

1 adverb

(a) (indicating removal)

∎ to take sth off enlever ou ôter qch;

∎ to come off (sticker, handle) se détacher; (lipstick, paint) partir;

∎ you can leave your jacket off ce n'est pas la peine de remettre votre veste;

∎ with his jacket off sans sa veste;

∎ she kicked off her shoes elle ôta ses chaussures d'un coup de pied;

∎ the knob had broken off la poignée était cassée;

∎ peel off the wallpaper décollez le papier peint;

∎ she cut off her hair elle s'est coupé les cheveux;

∎ could you take two centimetres off? (off sleeves, hemline) est-ce que vous pourriez enlever deux centimètres?;

∎ off with those wet clothes! retire(-moi) ou enlève(-moi) ces vêtements humides!;

∎ off with his head! coupez-lui la tête!

(b) (indicating departure)

∎ the truck drove off le camion démarra;

∎ to run off partir en courant;

∎ when are you off to Dublin? quand partez-vous pour Dublin?;

∎ we'd better be off on doit partir;

∎ Sport they're off! ils sont partis!;

∎ familiar I'm off! j'y vais!^□ ;

∎ off you go, you'll be late! sauve-toi ou vas-y, tu vas être en retard!;

∎ off we go! c'est parti!;

∎ off to bed with you! au lit!;

∎ isn't it time you were off to bed? n'est-il pas l'heure que tu ailles te coucher?;

∎ familiar be off with you! va-t'en!^□ ;

∎ (get) off! enlevez-vous de là!;

∎ humorous oh no, he's off again! ça y est, ça le reprend!

(c) (indicating movement away from a surface)

∎ the ball hit the wall and bounced off la balle a heurté le mur et a rebondi;

∎ I knocked the glass off with my elbow j'ai fait tomber le verre d'un coup de coude

(d) (indicating location)

∎ it's off to the right c'est sur la droite;

∎ she's off playing tennis elle est partie jouer au tennis

(e) (indicating disembarkment, dismounting etc)

∎ to get off descendre;

∎ to jump off sauter

(f) (indicating absence, inactivity)

∎ to take a week off prendre une semaine de congé;

∎ Monday's my day off le lundi est mon jour de congé;

∎ have you any time off during the week? avez-vous des heures libres pendant la semaine?;

∎ I get two hours off for lunch j'ai deux heures de libres pour le déjeuner

(g) (indicating distance in time or space)

∎ Paris/Christmas is still a long way off Paris/Noël est encore loin;

∎ it's a few miles off c'est à quelques kilomètres d'ici

(h) Theatre off;

∎ voice off voix f off;

∎ noises/voices off bruits mpl/voix fpl en coulisses

(i) (indicating disconnection)

∎ to put or switch or turn the light off éteindre la lumière;

∎ to turn the tap off fermer le robinet;

∎ leave the lights off n'allume pas

(j) (indicating separation, partition)

∎ the playing area is divided off by a low wall l'aire de jeu est délimitée par un petit mur;

∎ to fence off land clôturer un terrain;

∎ the police have cordoned off the area la police a bouclé le quartier

(k) (indicating price reduction)

∎ special offer: £5 off (sign) offre spéciale: 5 livres de réduction;

∎ the salesman gave me $20/20 percent off le vendeur m'a fait une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent

(l) (indicating relief from discomfort)

∎ to sleep/to walk sth off faire passer qch en dormant/marchant

2 preposition

(a) (indicating movement away from) de;

∎ he fell off his chair il est tombé de sa chaise;

∎ she knocked the vase off the table elle a fait tomber le vase de la table;

∎ take your elbows off the table enlève tes coudes de la table;

∎ off the sofa! (don't stand on it) descends du canapé!; (don't sit on it) lève-toi du canapé!;

∎ couples started drifting off the dance floor les couples commencèrent à quitter la piste de danse;

∎ drinks must not be taken off the premises (sign) les boissons doivent être consommées sur place;

∎ figurative it'll take your mind off it ça te changera les idées

(b) (indicating removal) de;

∎ take the top off the bottle enlève le bouchon de la bouteille;

∎ to cut a slice off sth couper une tranche de qch;

∎ I've stripped the wallpaper off the walls j'ai décollé le papier peint des murs;

∎ get that knife off him! prends-lui son couteau!;

∎ off the peg en confection, en prêt-à-porter

(c) (from)

∎ to buy sth off sb acheter qch à qn;

∎ I bought it off a stall je l'ai acheté sur le marché;

∎ can I borrow £5 off you? je peux t'emprunter 5 livres?;

∎ I caught a cold off my brother mon frère m'a passé son rhume

(d) (from the direction of) de;

∎ a cool breeze off the sea une brise fraîche venant du large

(e) (indicating location)

∎ a few miles off the coast à quelques kilomètres de la côte;

∎ off the coast of Spain au large de la côte espagnole;

∎ most students live off campus la plupart des étudiants vivent à l'extérieur du campus;

∎ we ate in a small restaurant off the main road nous avons mangé dans un petit restaurant à l'écart de la grand-route;

∎ the bathroom's off the bedroom la salle de bains donne dans la chambre;

∎ an alley off Oxford Street une ruelle qui part d'Oxford Street;

∎ just off Oxford Street there's a pretty little square à deux pas d'Oxford Street il y a une petite place ravissante

(f) (absent from)

∎ Mr Dale is off work today M. Dale est absent aujourd'hui;

∎ you need a few days off work vous avez besoin de quelques jours de congé;

∎ Wayne's off school with the flu Wayne est à la maison avec la grippe;

∎ I've been off work for over a year now voilà un an que je ne travaille plus

(g) (by means of)

∎ it runs off gas/electricity/solar power ça marche au gaz/à l'électricité/à l'énergie solaire;

∎ the radio works off the mains la radio fonctionne sur secteur

(h) (indicating source of nourishment) de;

∎ to live off vegetables vivre de légumes;

∎ to live off the land vivre (des produits) de la terre;

∎ we dined off a leg of lamb nous avons dîné d'une tranche de gigot

(i) (reduced from)

∎ I can get $20/20 percent off the list price je peux avoir une remise de 20 dollars/20 pour cent sur le prix de vente;

∎ familiar they'll knock or take something off it if you pay cash ils vous feront une remise si vous payez en liquide^□ ;

∎ that's 2 seconds off the record c'est 2 secondes de moins que le record

(j) familiar (no longer wanting or needing)

∎ to be off one's food ne pas avoir faim^□ ;

∎ I'm off whisky je n'aime plus le whisky^□ ;

∎ I'm off him at the moment j'en ai marre de lui en ce moment;

∎ she's off antibiotics now elle ne prend plus d'antibiotiques maintenant^□ ;

∎ he's off heroin now il ne touche plus à l'héroïne maintenant^□

3 adjective

(a) (not working → electricity, light, radio, TV) éteint; (→ tap) fermé; (→ engine, machine) arrêté, à l'arrêt; (→ handbrake) desserré;

∎ the gas is off (at mains) le gaz est fermé; (under saucepan) le gaz est éteint; (for safety reasons) le gaz est coupé;

∎ off (on switch, appliance) arrêt;

∎ make sure the switches are in the off position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) arrêt;

∎ the off button le bouton d'arrêt

(b) (bad, tainted) mauvais, avarié;

∎ the milk is off le lait a tourné;

∎ this beer's off cette bière est éventée;

∎ it smells/tastes off on dirait que ce n'est plus bon

(c) (cancelled) annulé;

∎ tonight's match is off le match de ce soir est annulé;

∎ if that's your attitude, the deal's off! si c'est comme ça que vous le prenez, ma proposition ne tient plus!

(d) (on vacation, not working) en congé, en vacances;

∎ to be off sick être absent parce qu'on est malade, être malade;

∎ he's off today il n'est pas là aujourd'hui;

∎ are you off tomorrow? tu travailles demain?; (no school) tu (n')as (pas d')école demain?; (no college) tu (n')as (pas) cours demain?;

∎ I'm off from 3 to 5 je ne travaille pas entre 3 et 5 heures

(e) British (not available)

∎ I'm afraid the salmon's off je regrette, mais il n'y a plus de saumon

(f) (unwell)

∎ I felt decidedly off the next morning le lendemain matin, je ne me sentais vraiment pas bien;

∎ everyone has their off days on a tous nos mauvais jours

(g) (inaccurate)

∎ his timing was a bit off (when he asked for a rise etc) il n'a pas choisi un très bon moment

(h) familiar (unacceptable)

∎ that's a bit off! vous y allez un peu fort!;

∎ I thought it was a bit off the way she just ignored me je n'ai pas apprécié qu'elle m'ignore comme ça^□

(i) British Cars (when driving on right) (du côté) gauche; (when driving on left) (du côté) droit

(j) (having a certain amount of)

∎ how are we off for milk? combien de lait nous reste-t-il?

4 noun

familiar (start) départ^□ m;

∎ they're ready for the off ils sont prêts à partir^□ ;

∎ right from the off dès le départ

5 transitive verb

American familiar (kill) buter, refroidir, zigouiller

6 off chance noun

∎ on the off chance au cas où, à tout hasard;

∎ I called by just on the off chance je suis passé au cas où ou à tout hasard;

∎ I phoned on the off chance of catching him at home j'ai appelé en espérant qu'il serait chez lui;

∎ she kept it on the off chance (that) it might prove useful elle l'a gardé pour le cas où cela pourrait servir

7 off and on adverb

par intervalles;

∎ we lived together off and on for three years on a plus ou moins vécu ensemble pendant trois ans

►► Cinema & Television off camera hors champ, off;

British off sales = vente à emporter de boissons alcoolisées

{'ɔf}
I. 1. отдалечаване, отдалеченост, разстояние и по време от-, из-, на-
to be/set OFF тръгвам, поемам, заминавам, отивам си
to fly OFF излитам, отлитам
(get) OFF with you! махай се! да те няма! house a mile OFF къща на една миля разстояние
far OFF далече
the elections arc two weeks OFF до изберите остават две седмици
noises OFF театр. шумове зад сцената
2. махане, сваляне, пълно откъсване от-, и без превод
with one's coat OFF без палто
hats OFF! шапки долу! with his hat OFF гологлав
to cut/bite/tear OFF отрязвам/отхапвам/откъсвам
OFF with his head! обезглавете го
3. прекъсване на действието от-
и без npeвoд
the engagement is OFF/is broken OFF годежът e развален
the water is OFF водата e спряла, спрели ca водата
the dish is OFF ястието свърши (в pecmopaнm)
the deal is OFF развалихме/развалиха сделката
the concert is OFF концертът се отменя
the play is OFF пиесата не се играе вече
4. извършване на действие докрaй из-, до-, от-
to drink something OFF изпивам нещо докрай/до дъно
to pay OFF изплащам докрай
the pain will wear OFF болката ще премине
5. намаляване на брой, количество от-
и без превод, the number of customers dropped OFF купувачите намаляха
I must knock OFF a stone or two трябва да смъкна десетина килограма
a dollar OFF (с) един долар по-малко (от определената цена)
6. не на работа, без превод
to take a day OFF взимам един ден отпуск
to take time OFF отсъствувам от работа, намирам време, откъсвам се от работата си (за да направя нещо)
to be OFF развален/вмирисан съм (за храна)
разг. започвам да говоря надълго и широко (on a subject по даден въпрос)
she's OFF again! пак захвана! OFF and on, on and OFF от време на време
it rained on and OFF преваляваше
right/straight OFF веднага
II. 1. сваляне, падане, махване от
to fall OFF a tree/ladder падам от дърво/стълба
to take something OFF the price отбивам известна сума от цената
2. отдалечаване, отдалеченост, на разстояние, настрана от от, край
OFF shore малко навътфе в морето
OFF the road край пътя
street OFF the main road улица, която се отклонява от главния път, странична улица
dress OFF the shoulders рокля, която не покрива раменете
3. източник от
to win money OFF someone спечелвам пари от някого
to eat OFF silver plate ям от сребърни съдове
to live OFF investments живея/издържам се от влогове
4. незаетост
OFF duty/work не на работа, свободен (от служебни задължения)
to have time OFF work имам свободно време
5. не на нужната висота, не съвсем
OFF form/one's game сп. не във форма (и прен)
OFF white леко кремаво
OFF black почти черно
6. липса на охота, апетит за, към
to be OFF one's food не ми се яде, нямам апетит
7. въздържане от
to be OFF smoking отказал съм се от пушене
8. прекъсване
to be OFF one's diet прекъснал съм си диетата
to be OFF football не играя вече футбол
to be OFF the job не се занимавам вече с дадена работа
III. 1. отдалечен, оттатъшен
on the OFF side of the building на оттатъшната страна на сградата
2. десен, външен (от чифт, два коня и пр.), ам. десен (за страна на шосе)
3. страничен, второстепенен (за път, въпрос)
4. малко вероятен
OFF chance твърде малка вероятност
5. свободен, незает
OFF day свободен ден
OFF hours свободни часове, свободно време
6. под обикновеното ниво, не на нужната висота, по-малък (на брой, по количество), мъртъв, слаб (за сезон, търговия), не във форма
7. мор. който е на известно разстояние (от брега)
IV. 1. крикет offside
2. ам. несполука, нeуспех
I've had my OFFs and ons видял cъм добри и лоши дни
3. начало на конни състезанпя
V. v разг
1. отказвам се от (споразумение, начинание), прекъсвам (преговори) с
2. мор. поемам в открито море
3. разг. свалям дреха
to OFF with one's coat свалям си палтото
4. to OFF it отивам си, тръгвам си
VI. int марш!

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{'ъf} adv 1. отдалечаване, отдалеченост; разстояние и по време от(2) {'ъf} prep 1. сваляне, падане, махване от; to fall off a tree/l{3} {'ъf} а 1. отдалечен; оттатьшен; on the off side of the buildin{4} {'ъf} n 1. крикет offside; 2. ам. несполука, нeуспех; I've ha{5} {'ъf} v разг. 1. отказвам се от (споразумение, начинание); пр{6} {'ъf} int марш!

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свален; свършен; свободен; отдалечен; външен; второстепенен; изключен; невключен; незаетост;

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off[ɔ:f, ɔf] I. adv 1. отдалечаване, отдалеченост, разстояние и по време: от (от-), из (из-); на (на-); to be ( set, take o.s.) \off тръгвам, поемам, заминавам; отивам си; to make \off махам се, офейквам; ( get) \off with you! махай се, да те няма! \off with his head! обезглавете го! the girl ran \off момичето избяга; a house a mile \off къща на една миля разстояние; far \off далече, в далечината; 2 weeks \off след две седмици; to sail \off and on мор. плувам ту към откритото море, ту към брега; 2. махане, сваляне, пълно откъсване: без превод; от (от-); to take 10 percent \off смъквам (намалявам с) 10 процента; to take o.'s coat \off свалям си палтото; hats \off! шапки долу! to cut ( bite, tear) \off отрязвам, отхапвам, откъсвам; 3. прекъсване на действието: без превод; от-; the water is \off водата е спряна, спрели са водата; the dish is \off ястието е свършило (в ресторант); the deal is \off развалихме (развалиха) сделката; 4. извършване на действие докрай: из (из-); до (до-); от (от-); to kill \off all vermin избивам (ликвидирам) всички паразити; to work \off отработвам; 5. намаляване на брой, количество: без превод; от-; the number of customers dropped \off клиентелата намаля; a week \off една седмица отпуск; I must knock \off a stone or two трябва да отслабна с десетина килограма; 6. освобождаване, отърсване; to sleep \off a hangover спя, за да ми мине махмурлука; 7. откачане, прекратяване на контакта; to turn the radio \off изключвам радиото; • to be well ( badly) \off добре (зле) съм материално; to be badly \off for нямам достатъчно от, зле съм с (откъм), не ми достига; \off and on от време на време; с прекъсвания; right ( straight) \off веднага; a bit \off жарг., неприятен; непочтен; кофти; II. prep 1. сваляне, падане: от; to fall \off a tree падам от дърво; to take tax \off potatoes махам данъка върху картофите; 2. отдалечаване, отдалеченост, на разстояние от: от; \off shore навътре в морето; \off the road край пътя; a street \off the main road улица, която се отклонява от главния път; странична улица; keep \off the grass не гази тревата; \off the mark далеч от целта; прен. не във връзка с разискван въпрос; it is \off the point това няма нищо общо с въпроса; 3. източник, обект: без превод; to live \off the fat of the land живея в охолство, водя безгрижен живот; 4. незаетост; to have time \off ( work) имам свободно време; 5. не на нужната висота: badly \off o.'s game сп. не във форма; \off o.'s feed без апетит; \off black почти (ненаситено) черно; 6. въздържане от: to be \off meat не ям месо; III. adj 1. отдалечен, свален; \off consumption of intoxicants домашна консумация на спиртни питиета; you're \off in your calculation сбъркали сте в изчисленията; 2. второстепенен; an \off road страничен път; an \off issue въпрос от второстепенно значение; 3. изключен, не в действие, неработещ (за мотор и пр.); отменен; отложен (за събитие); 4. десен, външен; the \off side външна, дясна (ам. лява) страна; 5. малко вероятен; 6. незает, свободен; an \off day свободен ден; лош ден, когато човек не е във форма; 7. под обикновеното ниво, не на нужната висота; по-малък (като брой, по количество); an \off season мъртъв сезон; profits are \off печалбите са по-малки; this fish is a bit \off рибата не е съвсем (дотам) прясна; I'am feeling rather \off today днес не ми е много добре; 8. сп. насрещен (при игра на крикет част от игрището срещу играча с хилката); 9. мор. от(към) морето; IV. n 1. сп. игрището при (пред) играча с хилката (при игра на крикет); 2. ам. несполука, неуспех; I've had my \offs and ons видял съм добри и лоши дни; V. v разг. 1. отказвам се от (споразумение, съглашение и под. с някого); 2. мор. поемам в открито море; 3. нар. свалям дреха; to \off with o.'s coat нар. свалям си палтото; 4.: to \off it отивам си, тръгвам си; VI. int марш!

1) abbrechen

2) (cease) aufhören

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◆ break off

I. vt

▪ to \break off off ⇆ sth

1. (separate forcefully) etw abbrechen

2. (terminate) etw beenden

to \break off off an engagement eine Verlobung lösen

to \break off off one's friendship with sb jdm die Freundschaft aufkündigen geh

to \break off off a relationship eine Beziehung beenden

he tried to \break off it off with her er versuchte, mit ihr Schluss zu machen

to \break off off talks Gespräche abbrechen

II. vi

1. (separate) abbrechen

2. (stop speaking) abbrechen; (temporarily) innehalten geh

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1) (branch, piece) abbrechen (from von)

2) (= stop) abbrechen, aufhören; (= stop speaking) abbrechen; (temporarily) unterbrechen

3) twig, piece of chocolate etc abbrechen

4) negotiations, relations abbrechen; engagement lösen

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break off

A v/t

1. ein Stück abbrechen ( from von)

2. eine Rede, eine Freundschaft etc abbrechen, Schweigen etc (unter)brechen, Schluss machen mit:

break off one’s engagement seine Verlobung lösen, sich entloben;

break off negotiations die Verhandlungen abbrechen

3. break off work die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen

B v/i

1. abbrechen ( from von)

2. in der Rede etc (plötzlich) abbrechen

3. die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen:

break off for tea eine Teepause machen

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1) abbrechen

2) (cease) aufhören

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Abbrechung f. v.

abbrechen v.

aufhören v.

1) (to take off or remove (clothes, marks etc): I can't get my boots off; I'll never get these stains off (my dress).) quitarse; quitar, sacar

2) (to change (the subject which one is talking, writing etc about): We've rather got off the subject.) cambiar de

get off vb bajar / bajarse

get off (on sth.)

• disfrutar (de algo) expr. (Orgasm)*

• venirse** (Orgasmo) expr.

1) v + adv v + prep + o

a) (alight, dismount) bajarse

b) ( remove oneself from) \<\<flowerbed/lawn\>\> salir* de

c) ( finish) \<\<work/school\>\> salir* de

2) v + adv

a) ( leave) \<\<person/letter\>\> salir*

b) ( go to sleep) (BrE) dormirse*

c) (escape unpunished, unscathed)

3) v + prep + o

a) ( get up from) \<\<floor\>\> levantarse de

b) ( deviate from) \<\<track/tourist routes\>\> salir* or alejarse de; \<\<point\>\> desviarse* or irse* de

c) ( evade) \<\<duty\>\> librarse or salvarse de

4) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( remove) \<\<lid/top/stain\>\> quitar

5) v + o + adv

a) (send, see off)

b) ( to sleep) (BrE) \<\<children\>\> (hacer*) dormir*

c) ( save from punishment) salvar

6) v + o + prep + o

a) ( obtain from) (colloq)

b) ( wean from)

1. VT + ADV

1) (=remove) [+ stain, top, lid] quitar

2) (=send off) [+ letter, telegram] mandar (to a)

3) (=save from punishment)

4) (=have as leave) [+ day, time] tener libre

5) (=learn) aprender

6) (=rescue) rescatar

2. VT + PREP

1) (=cause to give up)

2) (=remove)

3. VI + PREP

1) (=descend from) [+ bus, train, bike, horse] bajarse de, apearse de frm

2) (=leave) salir de

3) (=move away from)

4) * (=escape) [+ chore etc] escaquearse de *

5) (=get up from) levantarse de

6) (=give up) [+ drugs, alcohol, addiction] dejar

4. VI + ADV

1) (from bus, train, bike, horse) bajarse, apearse frm

- tell sb where to get off

2) (=leave) partir

3) (=escape injury, punishment) librarse

4)

* * *

1) v + adv v + prep + o

a) (alight, dismount) bajarse

b) ( remove oneself from) \<\<flowerbed/lawn\>\> salir* de

c) ( finish) \<\<work/school\>\> salir* de

2) v + adv

a) ( leave) \<\<person/letter\>\> salir*

b) ( go to sleep) (BrE) dormirse*

c) (escape unpunished, unscathed)

3) v + prep + o

a) ( get up from) \<\<floor\>\> levantarse de

b) ( deviate from) \<\<track/tourist routes\>\> salir* or alejarse de; \<\<point\>\> desviarse* or irse* de

c) ( evade) \<\<duty\>\> librarse or salvarse de

4) v + o + adv v + o + prep + o ( remove) \<\<lid/top/stain\>\> quitar

5) v + o + adv

a) (send, see off)

b) ( to sleep) (BrE) \<\<children\>\> (hacer*) dormir*

c) ( save from punishment) salvar

6) v + o + prep + o

a) ( obtain from) (colloq)

b) ( wean from)

A v. i. + avv.

1 spezzarsi; staccarsi: The glass stem broke off in my hands, lo stelo del bicchiere mi si è spezzato in mano; The pole had broken off at its base, il palo si era spezzato alla base

2 interrompersi: The talks broke off without any arrangement being reached, le trattative si interruppero senza che fosse stato raggiunto un accordo; He broke off in mid-sentence, si interruppe nel bel mezzo della frase

3 fare una pausa (nel lavoro); fermarsi; staccare

B v. t. + avv.

1 staccare; spezzare; rompere: to break off a piece of chocolate, staccare un pezzo di cioccolata

2 rompere, porre fine a ( un rapporto): to break off diplomatic relations, rompere le relazioni diplomatiche; She decided to break off their engagement, ha deciso di rompere il fidanzamento; to break it off with sb., rompere una relazione sentimentale con q.; rompere con q.

3 interrompere: to break off work, interrompere il lavoro; to break off negotiations, interrompere i negoziati.

Общая лексика: разорвать помолвку (с) (Okay, she's broken off her engagement with Ben. Now what is she going to do?)

დაშორება

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

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

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

3) (to make or become unusable.) quebrar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) começar

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) quebra

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

3) (an opening.) brecha

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

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- breakable

- breakage

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[breik] n = link=brake brake.¹, acepção 1.

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[breik] n 1 ruptura, quebra, fratura. 2 brecha, racho. 3 fenda, abertura. 4 interrupção, cessação. 5 pausa, intervalo. 6 fuga, saída por meios violentos. 7 mudança repentina ou acentuada (de tempo). 8 Amer baixa súbita (dos preços na bolsa). 9 desvio de direção (de uma bola). 10 fig ruína, quebra. 11 irrupção, ruptura. 12 Amer sl falha, rata, erro. 13 chance, oportunidade. 14 interrupção de corrente. 15 clareira, picada. 16 seqüência de tacadas (jogo de bilhar). 17 Mus ponto de passagem de um registro a outro. 18 Poet cesura. • vt+vi (ps broke, pp broken) 1 quebrar, romper, dividir em pedaços, fraturar, esmagar, despedaçar. she broke her arm / ela fraturou o braço. the toy is broken to pieces / o brinquedo está em pedaços. 2 rachar, romper, lascar, estourar. 3 triturar, moer, desbastar. 4 romper, perturbar, interromper (também Electr). he broke his fast / ele interrompeu o jejum. he broke the silence / ele rompeu o silêncio. 5 Electr desligar. 6 separar, dividir, desunir. 7 ferir, danificar. 8 arruinar, destruir. 9 fazer invalidar (testamento). 10 levar à falência, arruinar financeiramente. he broke the bank / ele quebrou a banca. 11 violar, transgredir, infringir. 12 forçar caminho, penetrar, romper, arrombar. 13 chegar repentinamente, irromper. the sun broke / o sol irrompeu (pelas nuvens). 14 mudar repentinamente. the weather broke / o tempo mudou. 15 Amer baixar subitamente (os preços na bolsa). 16 amortecer, moderar, abrandar. some bushes broke his fall / alguns arbustos amorteceram sua queda. 17 Mus mudar de som ou de registro. 18 mudar de direção (bola). 19 definhar, enfraquecer, quebrantar, depauperar. 20 ceder, amolecer, afrouxar. 21 ser dominado pela tristeza, partir-se (coração). her heart broke / seu coração se partiu. 22 parar, pôr fim. you must break with this bad habit / você deve deixar este mau hábito. 23 degradar, rebaixar. 24 sujeitar, domar, subjugar. his resistance was broken / sua resistência foi subjugada. 25 disciplinar, corrigir. 26 exceder, ultrapassar, superar, quebrar (recorde). 27 iniciar uma escavação para construção. 28 revelar, divulgar, tornar conhecido. 29 Amer correr, atirar-se. 30 desmanchar (noivado). 31 desfazer, desmanchar (coleção etc.). 32 rebentar (ondas, flores, pústulas). 33 raiar, surgir. the day broke / o dia raiou. 34 saltar da água (peixe). 35 mudar de partido. 36 quebrar-se, fragmentar-se, partir-se. 37 desintegrar(-se), dissolver(-se). they broke company / eles dissolveram a sociedade. 38 desencadear-se (tempestade). 39 levantar (acampamento). they broke camp / eles levantaram acampamento. 40 falir, ir à falência. the business broke / o negócio faliu. a cry broke from her lips um grito escapou de seus lábios. break a leg! a) sl merda para você! b) Theat boa sorte! break of the day aurora, amanhecer. at (the) break of day / ao amanhecer. break step! Mil sem cadência! give me a break! me dá um tempo! he broke company ele saiu à francesa. he broke down all restraint ele abandonou todo constrangimento. he broke into a laugh ele rompeu em gargalhadas. her health broke sua saúde piorou. his power was broken down seu poder foi quebrado. his voice broke down sua voz falhou. lucky breaks coll boas oportunidades. she broke in health ela adoeceu. the buoy broke adrift a bóia soltou-se e está à deriva. the horse broke o cavalo mudou de andamento. the machine broke down a máquina encrencou, quebrou. the school breaks up a escola fecha, começam as férias. the supplies broke down os estoques acabaram. they broke (new) ground fig desbravaram novas terras. to break asunder quebrar em pedaços. to break away a) fugir, escapar. he broke away / ele saiu correndo. b) dissolver-se, desaparecer. to break down a) demolir, derrubar. b) sucumbir. c) falhar, não obter êxito. to break forth a) irromper. b) exclamar subitamente. c) brotar, jorrar. to break in a) domar, ensinar, domesticar. b) arrombar, forçar. our house was broken into / nossa casa foi arrombada. c) Press colocar ilustrações no espaço deixado. d) interromper, perturbar. the war broke in upon our peace / a guerra interrompeu nossa paz. to break of bounds fig ultrapassar os limites. to break off a) romper-se. b) cessar, parar, interromper. he broke off / ele parou, interrompeu-se. he broke off the conversation / ele interrompeu a conversação. to break off an engagement desmanchar um noivado. to break one of a habit tirar o vício ou o costume de alguém. to break out a) tirar quebrando. b) desobstruir, livrar. c) irromper problemas na pele. he broke out into hives / sua pele ficou cheia de urticária. d) desabafar-se, expandir-se. he broke out into lamentations / ele rompeu em lamúrias. e) fugir, escapar. he broke out of prison / ele fugiu da cadeia. to break the ice superar as dificuldades iniciais, quebrar o gelo. to break through abrir caminho através de algo. she broke through the crowd / ela abriu caminho na multidão. to break up a) levantar-se, ir embora. b) dissolver (reunião). c) dispersar. the crowd was broken up / a multidão foi dispersada. d) cortar em pedaços (caça). e) abrir, rebentar, romper. f) confundir, desconcertar. g) fragmentar-se, desintegrar-se. his household was broken up / seu lar se desintegrou. she is broken up by grief / ela está alquebrada de desgosto. to break water emergir da água. to break with romper relações com. he broke with his father / ele rompeu relações com o pai.

get [get]

recevoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (d), 1A (g), 1A (i), 1B (b) avoir ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b) toucher ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (b) trouver ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) obtenir ⇒ 1A (b), 1A (h) tenir ⇒ 1A (c) offrir ⇒ 1A (e) acheter ⇒ 1A (f) prendre ⇒ 1A (f), 1A (k), 1A (l) gagner ⇒ 1A (i) chercher ⇒ 1A (j) attraper ⇒ 1A (k), 1A (l), 1B (a) réserver ⇒ 1A (m) répondre ⇒ 1A (n) faire faire ⇒ 1C (b)-(d) préparer ⇒ 1D (a) entendre ⇒ 1D (b) comprendre ⇒ 1D (d) atteindre ⇒ 1E (a) devenir ⇒ 2A (a) se faire ⇒ 2A (b) commencer à ⇒ 2A (c), 2B (c) aller ⇒ 2B (a) réussir à ⇒ 2B (e)

( British pt & pp got [gɒt], cont getting [getɪŋ], American pt got [gɒt], pp gotten [gɒtən], cont getting [getɪŋ])

1 transitive verb

A.

(a) (receive → gift, letter, phone call) recevoir, avoir; (→ benefits, pension) recevoir, toucher; (→ medical treatment) suivre;

∎ I got a bike for my birthday on m'a donné ou j'ai eu ou j'ai reçu un vélo pour mon anniversaire;

∎ I get 'The Times' at home je reçois le 'Times' à la maison;

∎ this part of the country doesn't get much rain cette région ne reçoit pas beaucoup de pluie, il ne pleut pas beaucoup dans cette région;

∎ the living room gets a lot of sun le salon est très ensoleillé;

∎ I rang but I got no answer (at door) j'ai sonné mais je n'ai pas obtenu ou eu de réponse; (on phone) j'ai appelé sans obtenir de réponse;

∎ many students get grants beaucoup d'étudiants ont une bourse;

∎ he got five years for smuggling il a écopé de ou il a pris cinq ans (de prison) pour contrebande;

∎ he got a bullet in his shoulder il a reçu une balle dans l'épaule;

∎ familiar you're really going to get it! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre ou écoper!;

∎ familiar I'll see that you get yours! je vais te régler ton compte!

(b) (obtain → gen) avoir, trouver, obtenir; (→ through effort) se procurer, obtenir; (→ licence, loan, permission) obtenir; (→ diploma, grades) avoir, obtenir;

∎ where did you get that book? où avez-vous trouvé ce livre?;

∎ they got him a job ils lui ont trouvé du travail;

∎ I got the job! ils m'ont embauché!;

∎ can you get them the report? pouvez-vous leur procurer le rapport?;

∎ I got the idea from a book j'ai trouvé l'idée dans un livre;

∎ I got a glimpse of her face j'ai pu apercevoir son visage;

∎ you get a fine view from here il y a une vue magnifique d'ici;

∎ I've got six more to get (in collection) il m'en manque six;

∎ the town gets its water from the reservoir la ville reçoit son eau du réservoir;

∎ we get our wine directly from the vineyard en vin ou pour le vin, nous nous fournissons directement chez le producteur;

∎ they stopped in town to get some lunch (had lunch there) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour déjeuner; (bought something to eat) ils se sont arrêtés en ville pour acheter de quoi déjeuner;

∎ I'm going out to get a breath of fresh air je sors prendre l'air;

∎ I'm going to get something to drink/eat (fetch) je vais chercher quelque chose à boire/manger; (consume) je vais boire/manger quelque chose;

∎ can I get a coffee? je pourrais avoir un café, s'il vous plaît?;

∎ get yourself a good lawyer trouvez-vous un bon avocat;

∎ get advice from your doctor demandez conseil à votre médecin;

∎ I need all the advice I can get j'ai besoin de tous les conseils qu'on peut me donner;

∎ to get (oneself) a wife/husband se trouver une femme/un mari;

∎ to get sb to oneself avoir qn pour soi tout seul;

∎ to get a divorce obtenir le divorce;

∎ get plenty of exercise faites beaucoup d'exercice;

∎ get plenty of sleep dormez beaucoup;

∎ try and get a few days off work essayez de prendre quelques jours de congé;

∎ I'll do it if I get the time/a moment je le ferai si j'ai le temps/si je trouve un moment;

∎ I got a lot from or out of my trip to China mon voyage en Chine m'a beaucoup apporté;

∎ she got very little from her lessons elle a très peu appris de ses leçons;

∎ he didn't get a chance to introduce himself il n'a pas eu l'occasion de se présenter

(c) (inherit → characteristic) tenir;

∎ she gets her shyness from her father elle tient sa timidité de son père

(d) (obtain in exchange) recevoir;

∎ they got a lot of money for their flat la vente de leur appartement leur a rapporté beaucoup d'argent;

∎ they got a good price for the painting le tableau s'est vendu à un bon prix;

∎ what did you get for your car? combien est-ce que tu as vendu ta voiture?;

∎ he got nothing for his trouble il s'est donné de la peine pour rien;

∎ you don't get something for nothing on n'a rien pour rien

(e) (offer as gift) offrir, donner;

∎ what did she get him for Christmas? qu'est-ce qu'elle lui a offert ou donné pour Noël?;

∎ I don't know what to get Jill for her birthday je ne sais pas quoi acheter à Jill pour son anniversaire

(f) (buy) acheter, prendre;

∎ get your father a magazine when you go out achète une revue à ton père quand tu sortiras;

∎ get the paper too prends ou achète le journal aussi;

∎ we got the house cheap on a eu la maison (à) bon marché

(g) (learn → information, news) recevoir, apprendre;

∎ we turned on the radio to get the news nous avons allumé la radio pour écouter les informations;

∎ she just got news or word of the accident elle vient juste d'apprendre la nouvelle de l'accident;

∎ he broke down when he got the news en apprenant la nouvelle il a fondu en larmes

(h) (reach by calculation or experimentation → answer, solution) trouver; (→ result) obtenir;

∎ multiply 5 by 2 and you get 10 multipliez 5 par 2 et vous obtenez 10

(i) (earn, win → salary) recevoir, gagner, toucher; (→ prize) gagner; (→ reputation) se faire;

∎ plumbers get £20 an hour un plombier gagne ou touche 20 livres de l'heure;

∎ he got a good name or a reputation as an architect il s'est fait une réputation dans le milieu de l'architecture;

∎ someone's trying to get your attention (calling) quelqu'un vous appelle; (waving) quelqu'un vous fait signe

(j) (bring, fetch) (aller) chercher;

∎ he went and got a book from the library il est allé chercher un livre à la bibliothèque;

∎ go and get a doctor allez chercher un médecin;

∎ get me my coat va me chercher ou apporte-moi mon manteau;

∎ we had to get a doctor nous avons dû faire venir un médecin;

∎ he went to get a taxi il est parti chercher un taxi;

∎ what can I get you to drink? qu'est-ce que je vous sers à boire?;

∎ can I get you anything? (to somebody ill etc) est-ce que vous avez besoin de quelque chose?;

∎ they sent him to get help ils l'ont envoyé chercher de l'aide

(k) (catch → ball) attraper; (→ bus, train) prendre, attraper;

∎ did you get your train? est-ce que tu as eu ton train?

(l) (capture) attraper, prendre; (seize) prendre, saisir;

∎ the Mounties always get their man la police montée attrape toujours son homme (au Canada);

∎ he got me by the arm il m'a attrapé par le bras;

∎ the dog got him by the leg le chien l'a attrapé à la jambe;

∎ (I've) got you! je te tiens!

(m) (book, reserve) réserver, retenir;

∎ we're trying to get a flight to Budapest nous essayons de réserver un vol pour Budapest

(n) (answer → door, telephone) répondre;

∎ the doorbell's ringing - I'll get it! quelqu'un sonne à la porte - j'y vais!;

∎ will you get the phone? peux-tu répondre au téléphone?

B.

(a) (become ill with) attraper;

∎ he got a chill il a pris ou attrapé froid;

∎ I get a headache when I drink red wine le vin rouge me donne mal à la tête;

∎ familiar to get it bad for sb avoir qn dans la peau

(b) (experience, feel → shock) recevoir, ressentir, avoir; (→ fun, pain, surprise) avoir;

∎ I got the feeling something horrible would happen j'ai eu l'impression ou le pressentiment que quelque chose d'horrible allait arriver;

∎ I get the impression he doesn't like me j'ai l'impression que je ne lui plais pas;

∎ to get a thrill out of sth/doing sth prendre plaisir à qch/faire qch;

∎ familiar to get religion devenir croyant^□

(c) (encounter)

∎ you get some odd people on these tours il y a de drôles de gens dans ces voyages organisés;

∎ you get a lot of people marrying young here il y a beaucoup de gens qui se marient jeunes par ici;

∎ we don't get many accidents here nous n'avons pas beaucoup d'accidents par ici

C.

(a) (with adj or past participle) (cause to be) she managed to get the window closed/open elle a réussi à fermer/ouvrir la fenêtre;

∎ I got the car started j'ai démarré la voiture;

∎ don't get your feet wet! ne te mouille pas les pieds!;

∎ get the suitcases ready préparez les bagages;

∎ the children are getting themselves ready for school les enfants se préparent pour (aller à) l'école;

∎ I finally got her on her own or alone j'ai fini par réussir à la voir en tête à tête;

∎ we managed to get him in a good mood nous avons réussi à le mettre de bonne humeur;

∎ they've got me so I don't know whether I'm coming or going c'en est à un tel point que je ne sais plus où j'en suis;

∎ to get people interested (in sth) intéresser les gens (à qch);

∎ let me get this clear que ce soit bien clair;

∎ to get things under control prendre les choses en main;

∎ he likes his bath as hot as he can get it il aime que son bain soit aussi chaud que possible;

∎ the flat is as clean as I'm going to get it j'ai nettoyé l'appartement le mieux que j'ai pu;

∎ he got himself nominated president il s'est fait nommer président;

∎ don't get yourself all worked up ne t'en fais pas

(b) (with infinitive) (cause to do or carry out) we couldn't get her to leave on n'a pas pu la faire partir;