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  • 1 break

    [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) brjóta
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brjóta af
    3) (to make or become unusable.) brjóta, skemma
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) brjóta gegn; svíkjast um
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) brjóta/setja met
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) gera hlé á
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rjúfa
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fréttast; segja fréttir
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) bresta
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) draga úr
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) skella á
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) hlé
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) breyting; sloti
    3) (an opening.) op; skarð
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tækifæri
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    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) brothættur
    - 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

    English-Icelandic dictionary > break

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  • soften something up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase …   New idioms dictionary

  • soften — [[t]sɒ̱f(ə)n, AM sɔ͟ːf [/t]] softens, softening, softened 1) V ERG If you soften something or if it softens, it becomes less hard, stiff, or firm. [V n] Soften the butter mixture in a small saucepan... Fry for about 4 minutes, until the onion has …   English dictionary

  • soften up — 1. To lessen resistance in (informal) 2. To wear down by continuous shelling and bombing • • • Main Entry: ↑soft * * * ˌsoften ˈup [transitive] [present tense …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften someone up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase …   New idioms dictionary

  • soften up — soften (someone/something) up to weaken someone or something. Constant bombing was designed to soften the enemy up and weaken him. The ads were just a way to soften up public opinion to accept a big price increase …   New idioms dictionary

  • soften the blow — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften — UK US /ˈsɒfən/ verb ► [I] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET if demand, a price, a market, etc. softens, it stops increasing or it goes down: »Share prices softened with continued worries about the country s economic recovery. »Although demand softened again… …   Financial and business terms

  • soften the impact — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften the effect — soften the blow/impact/effect/ phrase to make something unpleasant seem less severe He tried to soften the blow by telling her himself. Thesaurus: to reduce, or to remove the bad effects of somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • soften the blow — soften/cushion the blow ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow …   Financial and business terms

  • soften/cushion the blow — ► to make the bad effects of something seem to be not as bad as they could have been: »If things go wrong there are no mechanisms to soften the blow. Main Entry: ↑blow …   Financial and business terms

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