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1 strike up
1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) stämma (spela) upp2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) bli bekant med -
2 break
n. bryta; pausa, avbrytning; springa; möjlighet; ändring; skiljelinje mellan en del av ett dokument och ett annat (data)--------v. slå sönder; bryta av; brytas; avbryta; bryta sig lös; göra slut på* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) bryta, bräcka, knäcka, ha (slå) sönder2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) bryta loss3) (to make or become unusable.) ha (slå) sönder4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryta5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) slå6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) avbryta7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryta8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) meddela ngn []9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) slå över, spricka10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mildra11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) bryta ut2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) avbrott2) (a change: a break in the weather.) förändring, omslag3) (an opening.) spricka, bräcka, öppning4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) chans•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) skör sak- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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