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• diplomatic relations — plural noun Formal relations between states marked by the presence of diplomats in each other s country • • • Main Entry: ↑diplomacy * * * diplomatic relations UK US noun [plural] a relationship between two countries in which they send diplomats… …   Useful english dictionary

• break off phrasal — verb 1 (I, T) to suddenly stop doing something, especially talking to someone: Fay told her story, breaking off now and then to wipe the tears from her eyes. (break sth off): I broke off the conversation and answered the phone. 2 (transitive… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• diplomatic relations — diplo,matic re lations noun plural a relationship between two countries in which they send DIPLOMATS to work in each other s country: establish/break off diplomatic relations: The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• diplomatic relations — noun (plural) the arrangement between two countries that each should keep representatives at an embassy in the other country: break off diplomatic relations: Britain broke off diplomatic relations after the crisis of 1982 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• diplomatic relations — UK / US noun [plural] a relationship between two countries in which they send diplomats to work in each other s country establish/break off diplomatic relations: The United States broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba in 1961 …   English dictionary

• break off — verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to stop abruptly < break off in the middle of a sentence > 2. to become detached < branches that broke off in the storm > 3. to end a relationship …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• break off — phrasal verb Word forms break off : present tense I/you/we/they break off he/she/it breaks off present participle breaking off past tense broke off past participle broken off 1) [intransitive/transitive] to stop doing something, especially… …   English dictionary

• relations — n. 1) to establish; have, maintain; normalize; renew relations 2) to cement, improve, promote, strengthen relations 3) to break off, sever; strain relations (to break off diplomatic relations with a country) 4) close, intimate; friendly; strained …   Combinatory dictionary

• diplomatic — dip|lo|mat|ic [ˌdıpləˈmætık] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: diplomatique, from Latin diploma; DIPLOMA] 1.) relating to or involving the work of diplomats ▪ Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting began on Oct 25. 2.) diplomatic… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• break something off — 1 I broke off a branch from the tree: SNAP OFF, pull off, sever, detach. 2 they threatened to break off diplomatic relations: END, terminate, stop, cease, call a halt to, finish …   Useful english dictionary

• break something off — 1) I broke off a branch from the tree Syn: snap off, pull off, sever, detach 2) they threatened to break off diplomatic relations Syn: end, terminate, stop, cease, call a halt to, finish, dissolve; su …   Thesaurus of popular words