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1 break up
1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) a sparge; a se despărţi2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) a (se) încheia -
2 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) a se prăbuşi2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) a cădea3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) a eşua4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) a se plia• -
3 blow up
1) (to break into pieces, or be broken into pieces, by an explosion: The bridge blew up / was blown up.) a sări în aer2) (to fill with air or a gas: He blew up the balloon.) a umfla3) (to lose one's temper: If he says that again I'll blow up.) a exploda -
4 come apart
(to break into pieces: The book came apart in my hands.) a se rupe -
5 fragment
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6 smash
[smæʃ] 1. verb1) ((sometimes with up) to (cause to) break in pieces or be ruined: The plate dropped on the floor and smashed into little pieces; This unexpected news had smashed all his hopes; He had an accident and smashed up his car.) a sparge, a zdrobi2) (to strike with great force; to crash: The car smashed into a lamp-post.) a se zdrobi (de)2. noun1) ((the sound of) a breakage; a crash: A plate fell to the ground with a smash; There has been a bad car smash.) ciocnire; izbitură2) (a strong blow: He gave his opponent a smash on the jaw.) lovitură violentă3) (in tennis etc, a hard downward shot.) smash•- smashing- smash hit -
7 crumble
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) a (se) face fărâme- crumbly -
8 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) a se năpusti2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) a izbi3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) a spulbera, a distruge2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) săritură2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) pic3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) linie de pauză4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) zel•- dashing- dash off
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break to pieces — smash to pieces, break into fragments, shatter … English contemporary dictionary
break in pieces — split into pieces, fracture to bits, rupture to individual parts … English contemporary dictionary
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