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■ break offA 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 base2 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 frase3 fare una pausa (nel lavoro); fermarsi; staccareB v. t. + avv.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. -
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[dɪplə'mætɪk]adjto break off diplomatic relations (with) — zrywać (zerwać perf) stosunki dyplomatyczne (z +instr)
* * *[diplə'mætik]1) (concerning diplomacy: a diplomatic mission.) dyplomatyczny2) (tactful: a diplomatic remark.) dyplomatyczny -
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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)(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;∎ 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∎ 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 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!;(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;(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∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);∎ to break camp lever le camp;(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∎ 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;(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∎ 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∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?∎ to break wind lâcher un vent(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∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?∎ 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∎ 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∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer∎ break! break!, stop!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;∎ 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(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)∎ 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!∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube∎ 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∎ 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∎ 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 traditionneldétacher;∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service(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∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch∎ 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 in∎ 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∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch∎ 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∎ 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∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;∎ 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(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∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure∎ 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∎ 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(bottle, champagne) ouvrir(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 réservepercer; 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(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(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;∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!(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∎ 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(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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I nрозкол, розрив відносин- clean break повний розрив відносин- diplomatic break relations розрив дипломатичних відносин- full diplomatic break повний розрив дипломатичних відносин- break of diplomatic relations розрив дипломатичних відносин- to announce a break оголосити про розрив відносин- to stand for a break with smbd. виступити за розрив відносин з ким-небудьII v (broke, broken)1. розривати, порвати2. (тж down) зламати опір, волю та ін.- to break a deadlock знайти вихід із глухого кута- to break diplomatic relations with a country розірвати дипломатичні відносини з якоюсь країною- to break opposition зламати опозицію- to break apart from smth. відколотись від чого-небудь- to break downa) провалюватись, зазнавати невдачі (про плани тощо)- to break off раптово припиняти/ обривати/ порвати- to break off diplomatic relations розірвати дипломатичні відносини- to break off negotiations раптово припинити/ перервати переговори- to break up розходитись (про збори, нараду тощо), прийти до завершення- to break up an alliance розірвати союз- all their plans broke down всі їхні плани провалились- the negotiations broke down переговори потерпіли поразку- talks broke down in a deadlock переговори перервались, зайшовши у глухий кут- the meeting broke up with cheers збори завершились вигуками схвалення- to break up the slate зняти свою кандидатуру на виборах (США) -
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1. n1) разрыв (отношений); раскол- stand for a break with smb.3) эк. быстрое падение цен•1) ломать(ся); разрушать(ся); нарушать(ся)2) разрывать, прекращать (отношения)3) (тж. break down) сломить сопротивление, волю и т.п.•- break up -
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♦ break (1) /breɪk/n. [cu]1 rottura; frattura ( anche med.); squarcio; varco: a break in the clouds, uno squarcio fra le nuvole; a break in the traffic, un varco nel traffico; break of continuity, soluzione di continuità4 interruzione; sospensione; pausa; sosta; stacco; break; intervallo: coffee [tea] break, pausa (per il) caffè [tè]; lunch break, pausa pranzo; ( radio, TV) commercial breaks, interruzioni pubblicitarie; spot; pubblicità; the Easter break, le vacanze di Pasqua; without a break, senza interruzione (o sosta); ininterrottamente; to have (o to take) a break, fare una sosta (o una pausa, un intervallo, uno stacco)5 (GB, a scuola) ricreazione; intervallo: DIALOGO → - School- We had English and physics before morning break, abbiamo avuto inglese e fisica prima dell'intervallo del mattino6 periodo di riposo; vacanza; stacco: a break from work, un periodo di riposo dal lavoro; I need a break, ho bisogno di un po' di vacanza; ho bisogno di staccare un po'; a weekend break, un weekend di vacanza8 cambiamento improvviso; distacco; taglio: a break in the weather, un cambiamento del tempo; a break with tradition, un taglio con la (o un distacco dalla) tradizione; a break with the past, un taglio col passato9 scatto, slancio (spec. per fuggire); fuga: a break from jail (o a jail break) un'evasione dal carcere; to make a break for freedom, tentare la fuga (o l'evasione); The deer made a break for the thicket, il cervo si slanciò verso il folto d'alberi10 (fam.) occasione; opportunità; chance: big break, grande occasione; bad break, sfortuna; jella; sfiga (pop.); lucky break, colpo (o botta) di fortuna; I finally got my break, finalmente ho avuto un colpo di fortuna; to get the breaks, avere fortuna12 (geol.) frattura; litocrasi13 (mecc.) rottura; guasto20 ( tennis, = service break, break of serve) break: to win the break, ottenere il break; to be two breaks down, essere sotto di due break; aver subìto due break; break point, break point; palla break26 (equit., ipp.) rottura dell'andatura● (tipogr.) break line, ultima riga; righino □ (comm., naut.) break of bulk, inizio della discarica □ (lett.) break of day, alba □ (fam.) an even break, un trattamento equo; pari opportunità: I'm just asking for an even break, chiedo solo d'essere trattato come tutti □ (fam.) Give me a break!, dammi una possibilità!; lasciami provare!; ( anche escl. di esasperazione) ma piantala!, ma fammi il piacere!, figurarsi! □ (fam.) to make a break for it, scappare; darsela a gambe □ to make a clean break, rompere definitivamente con qc.; dare un taglio netto □ to make the break, cambare vita (o lavoro); dare un taglio a tutto.break (2) /breɪk/n.2 (autom.) break; Giardinetta®; familiare.♦ (to) break /breɪk/A v. t.1 rompere; infrangere; spezzare: to break a bottle, rompere una bottiglia; He broke his arm, si ruppe un braccio; to break one's neck, rompersi il collo (o l'osso del collo); to break a seal, spezzare un sigillo; ( di fiume) to break its banks, rompere gli argini; to break the sound barrier, infrangere la barriera del suono; to break sb. 's heart, spezzare il cuore a q.2 staccare (spezzando); spezzare: to break a piece of bread from a loaf, staccare un pezzo di pane da una pagnotta; to break a branch off a tree, spezzare un ramo da un albero5 cambiare (una banconota, spec. pagando qc. e ricevendo un resto); spicciolare: to break a £50 note, cambiare un biglietto da 50 sterline6 interrompere; spezzare; rompere: to break the silence, rompere il silenzio; (elettr.) to break a circuit, interrompere un circuito elettrico; A cry broke my train of thought, un grido interruppe il filo dei miei pensieri; We broke our journey at Lucca, interrompemmo il viaggio a Lucca; facemmo tappa a Lucca7 porre fine a; spezzare: to break the deadlock, porre fine all'impasse; uscire dal punto morto; to break a vicious circle, spezzare un circolo vizioso; to break the drought, porre fine alla siccità; to break a siege, spezzare un assedio8 frenare; attutire; smorzare: to break a fall, attutire una caduta; These trees break the force of the wind, questi alberi smorzano l'impeto del vento9 fiaccare; domare; stroncare; spezzare: to break a strike, far fallire uno sciopero ( utilizzando crumiri, ecc.); to break sb. 's spirit, fiaccare lo spirito di q.; spezzare q.; The revolt was broken, la rivolta è stata domata; to break a horse, domare un cavallo11 rovinare ( una persona): to break sb. financially, mandare in rovina q.; far fallire q.; That scandal broke him politically, quello scandalo è stato la sua rovina12 (mil.) degradare; radiare13 battere, superare, migliorare ( un primato): He's broken his own record, ha battuto il suo stesso primato14 venir meno a; non tener fede a; non mantenere: to break an engagement, non tener fede a un impegno; to break a diet, non mantenere una dieta; to break faith, venir meno alle promesse (o alla parola data); to break a promise, venir meno a una promessa15 (leg.) infrangere; violare: to break a rule, infrangere una regola; to break the law, violare la legge16 comunicare, dare ( una notizia spiacevole): I had to break the news to him, ho dovuto dargli io la notizia; Break it to her gently, diglielo con delicatezza17 sciogliere al vento (una vela, una bandiera)B v. i.1 rompersi; infrangersi; spezzarsi: It fell and broke, è caduto e si è rotto; Her bones break easily, le sue ossa si rompono facilmente; to break in two, rompersi in due pezzi; spezzarsi in due; to break into fragments, andare in frantumi (o in pezzi)6 (elettr., mecc.) aprirsi; interrompersi7 sospendere il lavoro; fare una pausa (o un intervallo, uno stacco); staccare: At 11 we broke for coffee, alle 11 facemmo una pausa per il caffè11 ( di notizia, ecc.) diffondersi; essere divulgato; diventare di dominio pubblico; ( di scandalo) scoppiare: The story soon broke, la storia si è diffusa ben presto; la notizia è diventata presto di dominio pubblico; (TV) breaking news, notizie dell'ultima ora; ultimissime12 ( della voce) incrinarsi; spezzarsi; rompersi; (di voce maschile, nella pubertà) cambiare, diventare più profonda: Her voice broke as he gave me the news, nel darmi la notizia gli si è spezzata la voce His voice is breaking, sta cambiando la voce13 (fam.: di situazione, ecc) andare; mettersi: Things were breaking badly, le cose si mettevano male● (leg.) to break an alibi, dimostrare la falsità di un alibi □ (fam.) to break one's back, ammazzarsi di fatica; spezzarsi la schiena; sgobbare □ to break sb. 's back, spezzare le reni a q.; uccidere q. □ to break the back of, completare la parte più ardua di; fare il grosso di; dare una bella botta a □ to break the bank ► bank (2) □ (form.) to break bread with sb., mangiare con q. □ (naut.) to break bulk, iniziare la discarica □ (fig.) to break a butterfly on a wheel, fare spreco d'energia per una cosa da poco □ to break camp, smontare le tende; levare il campo □ to break clear, liberarsi; sganciarsi; ( sport) smarcarsi; ( sport) andare in fuga □ ( di selvaggina) to break cover, uscire allo scoperto □ to break even, chiudere in pareggio; pareggiare i conti; non avere perdite □ to break free, liberarsi; sciogliersi ( da una stretta); fuggire □ to break new (o fresh) ground, (di scoperta, ecc.) essere innovatore, essere pionieristico; ( di persona) innovare, essere un pioniere □ to break a habit, abbandonare un'abitudine inveterata: to break the smoking habit, smettere di fumare □ to break sb. of a habit, far smettere a q. un'abitudine; togliere un vizio a q. □ to break jail, evadere □ ( gergo teatr.) DIALOGO → - Going for an interview- Break a leg!, in bocca al lupo! □ to break loose = to break free ► sopra □ to break open, forzare, scassinare ( una porta, ecc.) □ (stor.) to break sb. on the wheel, mettere q. alla tortura della ruota □ (mil.) to break ranks, rompere le file (o le righe) □ to break a safe, scassinare una cassaforte □ ( tennis) to break the opponent's serve, strappare il servizio all'avversario □ to break st. short, porre fine a (qc.) prima del tempo; interrompere □ to break the skin, lacerare la pelle □ to break step, rompere il passo □ (naut.: di sottomarino) to break surface, affiorare □ (eufem.) to break wind, emettere un peto; fare un vento. -
7 break
I[breik] n ճեղք, ճեղքվածք. պա ռա կտում. բժշկ. կոտրվածք. a break in a pipe ճեղք խո ղովակում. a break in a wall ճեղքվածք պատի մեջ. a break in diplomatic relations դիվանագիտա կան հարաբերությունների խզում. a break in the weather եղանակի հանկարծակի փո փոխու թյուն. a break in the clouds բացվածք ամ պերում. by the break of day լուսաբացին. (ըն դ միջում, դադար) a break of ten minutes տասը րոպե ընդ միջում. a break in the conversation խոսակ ցության դադար. have/take a break ընդմիջում անել. without a break անդադար, առանց ընդմիջման. coffee break սուրճի ընդմիջում. have a lucky break բախտը բերել. make a break for it փախուստի դի մել, արագ փախչել. հմկրգ. break point ստուգ ման/ընդ հատ ման կետ. break key ղեկավա րող ստեղնII[breik] v կոտրել, ջար դել, քանդել. break the door դուռը ջարդել. break a pencil մատիտը կոտրել. break a wall պատը քան դել. break smb’s will կամքը կոտրել. փխբ. His voice broke Ձայնը երերաց. My heart is breaking Սիրտս կտոր-կտոր է լինում. (խախտել) break the law/rule օրենքը/կանոնը խախտել. break one’s oath/silence խոստումը/լռությունը խախ տել. break a marriage ամուսնալուծել. break the speed limit արագության չափն անցնել. (սկսել) The day broke Հասավ այն օրը. The storm broke Փոթորիկը պայթեց. (ընդհատել) break the trip/journey ճամփորդությունը ընդ հա տել. The connection is broken կապը ան ջատ վել է/ընդհատվել է. break a strike գործադուլը խափանել (ներխուժել) break into a house/room տուն/սենյակ ներխուժել. break into a laughter/ tears ծիծաղով/լացով պոռթկալ. break into a run սկսել վազել. break into blossom ծաղկել. break loose ազատվել. break open a safe/drawer կոտրելով բացել սեյֆը/գզրոցը. breaking and entering կոտրանքով գողություն. break one’s health առողջությունը քայքայել. break a record ռեկորդ սահմանել/խփել. break down քայքայվել, թու լա նալ /առողջությունը/. ջարդ(վ)ել (մեքե նա նե րի մասին). փխբ. break resistance դիմադ րու թյու նը կոտրել. break forth the war/epidemic broke պատերազմը/համաճարակը պայթեց. break off դադարեցնել, խզել. He’s broken off with them Հա րաբերությունները խզել է նրանց հետ break out բռնկվել. A fire broke out Հրդեհ բռնկվեց. break up ցրվել. փլուզվել, քայքայվել. Soon the crowd broke up Շուտով ամբոխը ցրվեց. The school broke up Դպրոցը փակվեց (արձակուրդ ներին). break the news լուրը հաղորդել. The boy’s voice is breaking Տղայի ձայնը բեկվում/փոխվում է. break away անջատվել, հե ռանալ. He broke away from his family Նա հե ռացավ իր ընտանիքից. break through ճեղքել-անցնել The enemy broke through the defence Թշնա մին ճեղքեց պաշտպանությունը. The sun broke through Արևը երևաց ամպերի հետևից. break with խզել (հարաբերությունները) -
8 скъсвам
1. tear, rend, ( дреха и) tear a hole in(връв и пр.) break(износвам) wear out(накъсвам) tear up(плик) tear open(обява, знаме и пр.) tear down(бент-за река) burstскъсвам на две/на парчета tear in two/to piecesскъсвам брънка sever a linkскъсвам веригите си burst o.'s fetters2. (отношения) break off, severскъсвам с break withскъсвам с миналото break with o.'s pastскъсвам напълно с make a total/complete break with, make a clean breach withскъсвам връзките си break/cut o.'s ties, sever connections, break contacts (с with)скъсвам дипломатическите отношения с break off diplomatic relations with3. (на изпит) failразг. plough, pluck, flunkскъсвамсе4. tear(за връв и пр.) break(за нещо опънато-струна и пр.) snap(за копче) come off5. прен. (старая се) lay o.s. out, fall over o.s. (да to)скъсвам се да се извинявам lay o.s. put to apologize, fall aver o.s. apologizingскъсвам се от смях burst o.'s sides with laughterкучетата се скъсаха да лаят the dogs barked their heads offскъсвам се да ям eat o.'s head off, burst o.'s sides eatingскъсвам се от работа work o.'s fingers to the bone* * *скъ̀свам,гл.1. tear, rend, ( дреха и пр.) tear a hole in; ( връв и пр.) break; ( износвам) wear out; ( накъсвам) tear up; ( плик) tear open; ( обява знаме и пр.) tear down; ( бент за река) burst; \скъсвам веригите си burst o.’s fetters; \скъсвам на две/на парчета tear in two/to pieces;2. ( отношения) break off, sever, разг. call it a day, call it quits; \скъсвам връзките си break/cut o.’s ties, sever connections, break contacts (c with); \скъсвам дипломатическите отношения c break off diplomatic relations with; \скъсвам напълно c make a total/complete break with, make a clean breach with; \скъсвам с break with, разг. split with, bust up with; \скъсвам с някого break (it off) with s.o., break off relations with s.o.;3. (на изпит) fail; разг. plough, pluck, flunk;\скъсвам се 1. tear; (за връв и пр.) break; (за нещо опънато струна и пр.) snap; (за копче) come off;2. прен. ( старая се) lay o.s. out, fall over o.s. (да to); • кучетата се скъсаха да лаят the dogs barked their heads off; \скъсвам се да ям eat o.’s head off, burst o.’s sides eating; \скъсвам се от работа work o.’s fingers to the bone; разг. burst a gut; \скъсвам се от смях burst o.’s sides with laughter.* * *tear: скъсвам in two - скъсвам на две; part (се); rend ; snap: скъсвам a thread - скъсвам нишка; break off with s.o - скъсвам с някого; fail (на изпит)* * *1. (бент - за река) burst 2. (връв и пр.) break 3. (за връв и пр.) break 4. (за копче) come off 5. (за нещо опънато- струна и пр.) snap 6. (износвам) wear out 7. (на изпит) fail 8. (накъсвам) tear up 9. (обява, знаме и пр.) tear down 10. (отношения} break off, sever 11. (плик) tear open 12. tear 13. tear, rend, (дреха и) tear a hole in 14. СКЪСВАМ брънка sever a link 15. СКЪСВАМ веригите си burst o.'s fetters 16. СКЪСВАМ връзките си break/cut o.'s ties, sever connections, break contacts (c with) 17. СКЪСВАМ дипломатическите отношения с break off diplomatic relations with 18. СКЪСВАМ на две/на парчета tear in two/to pieces 19. СКЪСВАМ напълно с make a total/ complete break with, make a clean breach with 20. СКЪСВАМ с break with 21. СКЪСВАМ с миналото break with o.'s past 22. СКЪСВАМ с някого break (it off) with s.o., break off relations with s.o. 23. СКЪСВАМ се да се извинявам lay o.s. put to apologize, fall aver o.s. apologizing 24. СКЪСВАМ се да ям eat o.'s head off, burst o.'s sides eating 25. СКЪСВАМ се от работа work o.'s fingers to the bone 26. СКЪСВАМ се от смях burst o.'s sides with laughter 27. СКЪСВАМce 28. кучетата се скъсаха да лаят the dogs barked their heads off 29. прен. (старая се) lay o.s. out, fall over o.s. (да to) 30. разг. plough, pluck, flunk -
9 отношение
ср.
1) (к кому-л./чему-л.) attitude (toward, to) ;
treatment (of) (обращение тж.) халатное отношение к своим обязанностям/работе ≈ neglect of one's duties/work резко отрицательное отношение ≈ abhorrence разг. интимные отношения ≈ close relations, intimate relations формальное отношение ≈ (к делу) formal attitude;
lack of interest
2) (связь) relation;
relationship;
connection
3) мн. отношения relations;
terms, contacts, truck поддерживать дружеские отношения( с кем-л.) ≈ to maintain friendly relations( with) прерывать дипломатические отношения ≈ to break off diplomatic relations, to sever diplomatic relations разрывать дипломатические отношения ≈ to break off diplomatic relations (with), to sever diplomatic relations (with) устанавливать дипломатические отношения ≈ to establish diplomatic relations трудовые отношения ≈ labor relations дипломатические отношения ≈ diplomatic relations деловые отношения ≈ business relations восстанавливать отношения ≈ to restore/reestablish relations завязывать отношения ≈ to enter into relations выяснять отношения ≈ to sort out one's relationship поддерживать отношения ≈ to keep in touch( with) процентное отношение ≈ percentage семейные отношения ≈ family relations товарищеские отношения ≈ friendly/amicable relations товарно-денежные отношения ≈ commodity-money relations братские отношения ≈ brotherhood близкие отношения ≈ close relationships, intimate relationships, familiarity установить отношения ≈ to establish connexion, to make connexion
4) мат. ratio предыдущий член отношения ≈ antecedent мат.
5) канц. (official) letter;
memorandum ∙ по отношению к в отношении иметь отношение во всех отношениях в некотором отношенииотношени|е - с.
1. (к дт.;
взгляд, образ действия) attitude (to) ;
(обращение тж.) treatment (of), care (of) ;
добросовестное ~ к делу conscientious attitude to one`s work;
2. (связь с чем-л.) relation, relationship;
иметь ~ к чему-л. concern smth. ;
это не имеет никакого ~я к делу it has nothing to do with the case;
3. мн. relations;
мы (с ним) в очень хороших ~ях we are on the best of terms;
we get on splendidly;
в каких вы (с ним) ~ях? how do you (and he) get on?;
быть в близких ~ях с кем-л. be* intimate with smb., be* on intimate terms with smb. ;
биржевые ~я relations on the stock exchange;
валютные ~я currency exchange relations;
взаимовыгодные ~я mutually beneficial relations;
внешнеэкономические ~я external economic relations;
договорные ~я contractual relations;
кредитные ~я credit relations;
торговые ~я trade relations;
финансовые ~я financial relations;
~я партнёров relations of partners;
урегулировать ~я nornalize/settle/ajust relations;
устанавливать ~я establish relations;
4. (документ) memorandum ( pl. -da) ;
5. мат. ratio;
~ дохода к издержкам эк. benefit-cost ratio;
в ~и кого-л., чего-л., по ~ю к кому-л., чему-л. as regards smb., smth. ;
regarding smb., smth. in respect of smb., smth. ;
в этом ~и in this respect;
в некотором ~и in a (certain) sense, in a way;
во всех ~ях in every respect.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > отношение
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10 отношение
ср.1) (к кому-л./чему-л.) attitude (toward, to); (тж. обращение) treatment (of)халатное отношение к своим обязанностям/работе — neglect of one's duties/work
интимные отношения — close relations, intimate relations
формальное отношение — ( к делу) formal attitude; lack of interest
2) ( связь) relation; relationship; connection3) мн. ч. отношения relations; terms, contacts, truckпрерывать дипломатические отношения — to break off diplomatic relations, to sever diplomatic relations
разрывать дипломатические отношения — to break off diplomatic relations (with), to sever diplomatic relations (with)
близкие отношения — close relationships, intimate relationships, familiarity
восстанавливать отношения — to restore/reestablish relations
товарищеские отношения — friendly/amicable relations
установить отношения — to establish connexion, to make connexion
4) матем. ratioв отношении 1:3 — in the ratio (of) 1:3.
предыдущий член отношения — antecedent матем.
5) канц. (official) letter; memorandum•иметь непосредственное отношение к — to have a direct bearing on, to be directly relevant to
- в этом отношениив процентном отношении — in percentage terms, percentagewise
••- в некотором отношении
- в отношении
- в различных отношениях
- во всех остальных отношениях
- во всех отношениях
- иметь отношение
- по отношению к -
11 скъсам
скъ̀сам,скъ̀свам гл.1. tear, rend, ( дреха и пр.) tear a hole in; ( връв и пр.) break; ( износвам) wear out; ( накъсвам) tear up; ( плик) tear open; ( обява знаме и пр.) tear down; ( бент за река) burst; \скъсам веригите си burst o.’s fetters; \скъсам на две/на парчета tear in two/to pieces;2. ( отношения) break off, sever, разг. call it a day, call it quits; \скъсам връзките си break/cut o.’s ties, sever connections, break contacts (c with); \скъсам дипломатическите отношения c break off diplomatic relations with; \скъсам напълно c make a total/complete break with, make a clean breach with; \скъсам с break with, разг. split with, bust up with; \скъсам с някого break (it off) with s.o., break off relations with s.o.;3. (на изпит) fail; разг. plough, pluck, flunk;\скъсам се 1. tear; (за връв и пр.) break; (за нещо опънато струна и пр.) snap; (за копче) come off;2. прен. ( старая се) lay o.s. out, fall over o.s. (да to); • кучетата се скъсаха да лаят the dogs barked their heads off; \скъсам се да ям eat o.’s head off, burst o.’s sides eating; \скъсам се от работа work o.’s fingers to the bone; разг. burst a gut; \скъсам се от смях burst o.’s sides with laughter. -
12 Abbruch
m1. eines Gebäudes etc.: demolition; auf Abbruch verkaufen sell for scrap, sell at demolition value; reif für den oder zum Abbruch fit (only) ( oder due) for demolition; auch condemned; auf Abbruch heiraten hum. marry s.o. hoping for his / her early demise3. fig. von Beziehungen etc.: breaking off5. eines Experiments: abortion6. eines Kampfes, eines Spiels, eines Streiks: calling off, halting, stopping, abandoning; Sieg durch Abbruch Boxen: win on a technical knockout; mit Abbruch des Spiels drohen Fußball etc.: threaten to abandon the match7. einer Schwangerschaft: termination, abortion8. eines Studiums: breaking off10. fig.: einer Sache (Dat) Abbruch tun impair, detract from, be detrimental to, do any harm to; das tut der Liebe keinen Abbruch umg. that’s not going to hurt anyone* * *der Abbruchdiscontinue; stopping; discontinuation; breaking off* * *Ạb|bruchmauf Abbruch verkaufen — to sell for demolition
auf Abbruch stehen — to be scheduled or due for demolition, to be condemned
2) no pl (= Beendigung) (von Schwangerschaft) termination; (von Beziehungen, Verhandlungen, Reise) breaking off; (von Raumflug etc) abortion, aborting; (COMPUT) break; (von Veranstaltung) stoppingeinem Land mit Abbruch der diplomatischen Beziehungen drohen — to threaten to break off diplomatic relations with a country
es kam zum Abbruch des Kampfes — the fight had to be stopped
3) no pl (= Schaden) harm, damageAbbruch tun — to harm or damage sth, to do( some) harm or damage to sth
das tut der Liebe keinen Abbruch — it doesn't harm or hurt their/our relationship
4) (= Schwangerschaftsabbruch) termination* * ** * *Ab·bruchmder \Abbruch eines verwahrlosten Gebäudes to pull down [or demolish] a neglected buildingetw auf \Abbruch verkaufen to sell sth at demolition valuemit dem \Abbruch der diplomatischen Beziehungen drohen to threaten to break off diplomatic relationses kam zum \Abbruch der Veranstaltung the event had to be called off4. INFORM abortion, nullification5.jds Fröhlichkeit [o guten Laune] keinen \Abbruch tun to not dampen sb's spiritsdas tut der Liebe keinen Abbruch never mind!* * *1) o. Pl. (Abriss) demolition; pulling down2) (Beendigung) breaking-off; (Boxen) stopping3)einer Sache (Dat.) [keinen] Abbruch tun — do [no] harm to something
* * *Abbruch m1. eines Gebäudes etc: demolition;auf Abbruch verkaufen sell for scrap, sell at demolition value;auf Abbruch heiraten hum marry sb hoping for his/her early demise3. fig von Beziehungen etc: breaking off5. eines Experiments: abortion7. einer Schwangerschaft: termination, abortion8. eines Studiums: breaking off10. fig: einer Sache (dat)Abbruch tun impair, detract from, be detrimental to, do any harm to;das tut der Liebe keinen Abbruch umg that’s not going to hurt anyone* * *1) o. Pl. (Abriss) demolition; pulling down2) (Beendigung) breaking-off; (Boxen) stopping3)einer Sache (Dat.) [keinen] Abbruch tun — do [no] harm to something
* * *-e (Programm) m.truncation n. -e (Sport) m.break-off n.stop n.stopping n. -e m.demolition n.dropout n.severance n.truncation n. -
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[rɪ'leɪʃ(ə)n]сущ.1) отношение; зависимость, касательство, связьto establish relation — установить связь, отношение
Syn:2) повествование, изложение; описание, рассказ; сообщение; отчётSyn:3) юр. изложение фактов; представление информации, заявление в суд; донос4)а) родствоlegitimate relation — родство, признаваемое законом
no relation — никакого отношения, никакого родства (при отрицании существования какого-л. родства при совпадении фамилий)
Syn:б) родственник; родственницаSyn:•blood / natural relation — кровное родство; кровный родственник
collateral relation — побочное родство, боковая линия родства; побочный родственник
5) ( relations) отношения; связиclose / intimate relations — близкие, интимные отношения
strained / troubled relations — напряжённые, натянутые отношения
to break off / sever relations — разорвать отношения
to cement / improve / promote / strengthen relations — укрепить, улучшить отношения
- diplomatic relationsto have / maintain relations — поддерживать отношения
- commercial relations
- trade relations
- economic relations
- extramarital relations
- friendly relations
- foreign relations
- international relations
- labour relations
- marital relations
- premarital relations
- race relations
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несовер. - разрывать;
совер. - разорвать (что-л.)
1) (на что-л.) tear, tear asunder;
tear to pieces;
tear open;
tear up
2) (с кем-л.) (порывать) break( off) ;
sever (отношения, связи и т.д.) ;
break( with smb.) разорвать дипломатические отношения ≈ to break off diplomatic relations( with), to sever diplomatic relations( with) разорвать с прошлым ≈ to break with the past
3) безл. burst, explode;
blow up пушку разорвало ≈ cannon has blown up, cannon has burstБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > разорвать
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I несовер. - разрывать;
совер. - разорвать( что-л.)
1) (на что-л.) tear, tear asunder;
tear to pieces;
tear open;
tear up
2) (с кем-л.) (порывать) break( off) ;
sever (отношения, связи и т.д.) ;
break( with smb.) разрывать дипломатические отношения ≈ to break off diplomatic relations( with), to sever diplomatic relations( with) разрывать с прошлым ≈ to break with the past
3) безл. burst, explode;
blow up пушку разорвало ≈ cannon has blown up, cannon has burst II несовер. - разрывать;
совер. - разрыть( что-л.)
1) dig up
2) перен.;
разг. (приводить в беспорядок) rummage through, turn upside-downto tear (up) blow upБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > разрывать
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sg - forbíndelsen, pl - forbíndelserсвязь ж, сообще́ние с* * *connection, contact, intercourse, link, relation, relationship, service* * *(en -r) connexion, connection;( samfærdsel) communication ( mellem between);( trafiklinie, befordring) service ( fx three services daily; a half hourly service);( mellem trafikmidler) connection;( bindeled, tilknytning) link ( fx the Danes and the British have many close links; trade links; break all links with them);( personligt forhold, forbindelse mellem stater) relations pl ( fx have friendly relations with somebody; break off all relations with somebody; break off diplomatic relations with a foreign country);( person man er i forbindelse med) connection;( forlovelse) engagement;( ægteskab) alliance;( af ord) combination, collocation,( vending) phrase ( fx a fixed phrase),( sammenhæng) context ( fx in this context);( kemisk forbindelse) compound ( fx water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen);(mil. etc) liaison ( fx our bank maintains close liaison with overseas banks);(tlf) the call was put through, he got through ( med to);F liaison;[ have forbindelse (dvs sammenhæng) med spørgsmålet] have relation to (, F: a bearing on) the matter, be relevant to the matter;[ holde forbindelse med] keep in touch (, mere F: contact) with ( fxone's old friends),(merk etc, F) liaise with ( fx branch secretaries liaise with headquarters);[ i denne forbindelse] in this connection;(kem) combine with ( fx hydrogen combines with oxygen to form water);[ miste forbindelsen med] lose touch (, mere F: contact) with;[ vi har mistet forbindelsen ( med hinanden)] we have lost touch;[ stå i forbindelse med] be connected with,( stå i et vist forhold til) be related to, have a relation to ( fxthe temperature);( om person) have contact with;(se også ovf: holde forbindelse med);[ sætte i forbindelse med] connect with;( sætte i forhold til) relate to;[ sætte sig i forbindelse med] make contact with, get in touch with; -
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(что-л.)несовер. - разрывать; совер. - разорвать1) (на что-л.)tear, tear asunder; tear to pieces; tear open; tear up2) (с кем-л.) ( порывать)break (off); sever (отношения, связи и т.д.); break (with smb.)разорвать дипломатические отношения — to break off diplomatic relations (with), to sever diplomatic relations (with)
3) безл. burst, explode; blow upпушку разорвало — cannon has blown up, cannon has burst
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I (что-л.)несовер. - разрывать; совер. - разорвать1) (на что-л.)tear, tear asunder; tear to pieces; tear open; tear up2) (с кем-л.) ( порывать)break (off); sever (отношения, связи и т.д.); break (with smb.)разрывать дипломатические отношения — to break off diplomatic relations (with), to sever diplomatic relations (with)
3) безл. burst, explode; blow upII (что-л.)пушку разорвало — cannon has blown up, cannon has burst
несовер. - разрывать; совер. - разрыть1) dig up2) перен.; разг. (приводить в беспорядок)rummage through, turn upside-down -
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прил. diplomatic устанавливать дипломатические отношения ≈ to establish diplomatic relations разрывать дипломатические отношения ≈ to break off diplomatic relations( with), to sever diplomatic relations( with) урегулирование дипломатическим путем ≈ diplomatic adjustment дипломатический шаг ≈ diplomatic step/move;
demarche франц.diplomatic ;Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > дипломатический
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прил.разрывать дипломатические отношения — to break off diplomatic relations (with), to sever diplomatic relations (with)
дипломатический шаг — diplomatic step/move; demarche франц.
Русско-английский словарь по общей лексике > дипломатический
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break — break1 W1S1 [breık] v past tense broke [brəuk US brouk] past participle broken [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(separate into pieces)¦ 2¦(bones)¦ 3¦(machines)¦ 4¦(rules/laws)¦ 5¦(promise/agreement)¦ 6¦(stop/rest)¦ 7¦(end something)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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