we made a clean break with the past

clean [kli:n]

propre ⇒ 1 (a) net ⇒ 1 (a)-(e) pur ⇒ 1 (b) adroit ⇒ 1 (f) habile ⇒ 1 (f) nettoyer ⇒ 2 (a), 3 (a) vider ⇒ 2 (b) se nettoyer ⇒ 3 (b) carrément ⇒ 4 (a) nettoyage ⇒ 5

1 adjective

(a) (free from dirt → hands, shirt, room) propre, net; (→ animal, person) propre; (→ piece of paper) vierge, blanc (blanche);

∎ my hands are clean j'ai les mains propres, mes mains sont propres; figurative j'ai la conscience nette ou tranquille;

∎ he made a clean breast of it il a dit tout ce qu'il avait sur la conscience, il a déchargé sa conscience;

∎ he made a clean sweep of the medals/prizes il a raflé toutes les médailles/tous les prix;

∎ the new government made a clean sweep of the legislation introduced by their predecessors (did away with) le nouveau gouvernement a fait table rase des lois votées par le gouvernement précédent

(b) (free from impurities → air) pur, frais (fraîche); (→ water) pur, clair; (→ sound) net, clair

(c) (morally pure → conscience) net, tranquille; (→ joke) qui n'a rien de choquant;

∎ it was all good clean fun c'était une façon innocente de nous amuser;

∎ keep it clean! pas de grossièretés!;

∎ clean living une vie saine

(d) (honourable → fight) loyal; (→ reputation) net, sans tache;

∎ he's got a clean driving licence il n'a jamais eu de contraventions graves;

∎ to have a clean record avoir un casier (judiciaire) vierge;

∎ the doctor gave him a clean bill of health le docteur l'a trouvé en parfaite santé

(e) (smooth → curve, line) bien dessiné, net; (→ shape) fin, élégant; (→ cut) net, franc (franche);

∎ the building has clean lines le bâtiment a de belles lignes;

∎ to make a clean break en finir une bonne fois pour toutes;

∎ we made a clean break with the past nous avons rompu avec le passé, nous avons tourné la page

(f) (throw) adroit, habile

(g) familiar

∎ to be clean (innocent) n'avoir rien à se reprocher^□ ; (without incriminating material) n'avoir rien sur soi^□ ; (not carrying drugs) ne pas avoir de drogue sur soi^□ ; (not carrying weapons) ne pas être armé^□ ; (no longer addicted to drugs) avoir décroché

(h) Nuclear (not radioactive) non radioactif;

∎ a clean bomb une bombe propre ou sans retombées radioactives

2 transitive verb

(a) (room, cooker) nettoyer; (clothing) laver;

∎ I cleaned the mud from my shoes j'ai enlevé la boue de mes chaussures;

∎ to clean one's teeth se laver ou se brosser les dents;

∎ to have one's teeth cleaned se faire faire un détartrage;

∎ to clean the windows faire les vitres ou les carreaux;

∎ American to clean house (do housework) faire du ménage; figurative (restructure system, organization) restructurer

(b) (chicken, fish) vider

3 intransitive verb

(a) (person) nettoyer;

∎ she spends her day cleaning elle passe sa journée à faire le ménage

(b) (carpet, paintbrush) se nettoyer;

∎ this cooker cleans easily ce four est facile à nettoyer ou se nettoie facilement

4 adverb familiar

(a) (completely) carrément^□ ;

∎ the handle broke clean off l'anse a cassé net;

∎ the match burnt a hole clean through the rug l'allumette a fait un trou dans la moquette;

∎ he cut clean through the bone il a coupé l'os de part en part;

∎ the bullet went clean through his chest la balle lui a carrément traversé la poitrine;

∎ the robbers got clean away les voleurs se sont enfuis sans laisser de trace;

∎ we clean forgot about the appointment nous avions complètement oublié le rendez-vous

(b) (idiom)

∎ to come clean about sth révéler qch^□ ;

∎ the murderer finally came clean l'assassin a fini par avouer^□

5 noun

nettoyage m;

∎ the carpet needs a good clean la moquette a grand besoin d'être nettoyée;

∎ I gave my shoes a clean j'ai nettoyé mes chaussures

►► Finance clean bill effet m libre, traite f libre;

Stock Exchange clean float taux mpl de change libres ou flottants;

Typography clean proof (with few corrections) épreuve f peu chargée; (final) épreuve f pour bon à tirer;

clean room Medicine pièce f aseptisée; Computing salle f blanche

➲ clean down separable transitive verb

(wall) laver

➲ clean off separable transitive verb

(a) (mud, stain) enlever

(b) (sofa, table) débarrasser

➲ clean out separable transitive verb

(a) (tidy) nettoyer à fond; (empty) vider

(b) familiar (person) nettoyer, plumer;

∎ we're completely cleaned out nous sommes totalement fauchés;

∎ he cleaned me out il m'a plumé

➲ clean up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (make clean) nettoyer à fond;

∎ I cleaned the children up as best I could j'ai fait de mon mieux pour débarbouiller les enfants;

∎ clean this mess up! nettoyez-moi ce fouillis!

(b) (make orderly → cupboard, room) ranger; (→ affairs, papers) ranger, mettre de l'ordre dans;

∎ the police intend to clean up the city la police a l'intention d'épurer ou de nettoyer cette ville

2 intransitive verb

(a) (tidy room) nettoyer; (tidy cupboard, desk) ranger; (wash oneself) faire un brin de toilette

(b) familiar (make profit) gagner gros^□ ;

∎ we cleaned up on the deal nous avons touché un gros paquet sur cette affaire, cette affaire nous a rapporté gros

1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) limpio

2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) limpio

3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) nuevo, en blanco

4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) puro

5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) neto, bien definido; preciso

- cleaner

- cleanly

- cleanliness

clean¹ adj limpio

clean² vb limpiar

tr[kliːn]

adjective

1 (not dirty - gen) limpio,-a; (air) limpio,-a, puro,-a; (sheet of paper) nuevo,-a, en blanco

2 (not rude - gen) decente; (joke) inocente; (life) sano,-a; (match, fight) limpio,-a

3 (well-formed) bien definido,-a, nítido,-a; (regular, even) limpio,-a

■ a clean cut un corte limpio

adverb

1 (fight, play) limpio, limpiamente

2 familiar (completely) por completo

noun

1 limpieza

transitive verb

1 (gen) limpiar; (teeth, car) lavar

■ have you cleaned your teeth? ¿te has lavado los dientes?

■ will you clean these marks off the wall? ¿quieres quitar estas marcas de la pared?

intransitive verb

1 limpiarse

\

as clean as a new pin limpio,-a como una patena

to come clean about something confesar algo

to have a clean (driving) licence no hacer cometido infracciones (de tráfico)

to have a clean record SMALLLAW/SMALL no tener antecedentes penales

to have a clean slate tener un historial sin mancha

to have something cleaned (dry-cleaned) llevar algo a la tintorería, hacer limpiar algo en seco

to give somebody a clean bill of health declarar a alguien en perfecto estado de salud

to make a clean break cortar por lo sano

to make a clean break with something cortar con algo, romper con algo

to make a clean breast of something confesar algo

to start with a clean sheet hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

clean ['kli:n] vt

: limpiar, lavar, asear

clean adv

: limpio, limpiamente

to play clean: jugar limpio

clean adj

1) : limpio

2) unadulterated: puro

3) irreproachable: intachable, sin mancha

to have a clean record: no tener antecedentes penales

4) decent: decente

5) complete: completo, absoluto

a clean break with the past: un corte radical con el pasado

• aseado, -a adj.

• distinto, -a adj.

• limpio, -a adj.

• lirondo, -a adj.

• mondo, -a adj.

• neto, -a adj.

• perfecto, -a adj.

• afretar v.

• escombrar v.

• esmerar v.

• limpiar v.

• mondar v.

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not soiled) limpio

b) ( not used) <clothes/towel> limpio

c) (pure, non-polluting) <air/water> limpio, puro; < smell> a limpio; < taste> refrescante

2)

a) ( morally) < joke> inocente

b) ( fair) <game/player> limpio

3) ( unblemished) < driver's license> donde no constan infracciones

4) ( well defined) <stroke/features> bien definido, nítido

adverb (colloq)

a) ( completely)

b) ( fairly) <fight/play> limpio, limpiamente

a) ( remove dirt from) limpiar; \<\<blackboard\>\> borrar, limpiar

b) ( dry-clean) limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintorería

c) \<\<fish/chicken\>\> limpiar

vi ( remove dirt) \<\<substance/device\>\> limpiar

- clean out

- clean up

noun (colloq) (no pl) limpieza f

1. ADJ

1) (=not dirty) [clothes, sheets, floor, face] limpio; [air, water] limpio, puro

- make a clean breast of it

- make a clean sweep

- as clean as a whistle or new pin

2) (=fresh) [smell] a limpio; [taste] refrescante

3) (=new, unused) [sheet of paper, page] en blanco, en limpio

4) (=not indecent) [joke] inocente; [film, life] decente

5) (=smooth, even) [movement] fluido; [shot] certero; [cut] limpio; [sound] nítido, claro; [features, outline] nítido, bien definido

6) (=fair) [fight, game, match] limpio; [player] que juega limpio

7) (=untarnished) [image, reputation] bueno, impecable

8) (=environmentally friendly) [machine, substance, energy] no contaminante

9) (Nuclear physics) (=uncontaminated) [area, person, object] no contaminado

10) (=ritually pure) [animal] puro

11) (=trouble-free) [operation, job, getaway] sin problemas

12) ** (=innocent)

13) ** (=not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property)

2. ADV

1) * (=completely)

2) (=fairly)

N limpieza f, aseo m (LAm); (=wash) lavado m

VT [+ room, carpet, windows, shoes] limpiar; [+ vegetables, clothes] lavar; [+ car] lavar, limpiar; [+ blackboard] borrar; [+ wound, cut] desinfectar

5. VI

1) (around the house) limpiar

2) (=be cleaned)

- clean down

- clean off

- clean out

- clean up

* * *

adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( not soiled) limpio

b) ( not used) <clothes/towel> limpio

c) (pure, non-polluting) <air/water> limpio, puro; < smell> a limpio; < taste> refrescante

2)

a) ( morally) < joke> inocente

b) ( fair) <game/player> limpio

3) ( unblemished) < driver's license> donde no constan infracciones

4) ( well defined) <stroke/features> bien definido, nítido

adverb (colloq)

a) ( completely)

b) ( fairly) <fight/play> limpio, limpiamente

a) ( remove dirt from) limpiar; \<\<blackboard\>\> borrar, limpiar

b) ( dry-clean) limpiar en seco, llevar a la tintorería

c) \<\<fish/chicken\>\> limpiar

vi ( remove dirt) \<\<substance/device\>\> limpiar

- clean out

- clean up

noun (colloq) (no pl) limpieza f

clean [kli:n]

1. adjective

   a. propre

• to keep sth clean ne pas salir qch

• let me have a clean copy of your report donnez-moi une copie propre de votre rapport

• the rain washed it clean la pluie l'a entièrement nettoyé

• to wipe sth clean bien essuyer qch

• to have clean hands avoir les mains propres

• as clean as a new pin or as a whistle propre comme un sou neuf

   b. [joke, story, film] non vulgaire

• it's all good clean fun (inf) ce sont des plaisirs honnêtes

• keep it clean! (inf) pas de cochonneries ! (inf)

   c. [game, match, player] fair-play inv

• a clean fight un combat à la loyale

   d. [sheet of paper] vierge

• the doctor gave him a clean bill of health le médecin l'a trouvé en parfait état de santé

• clean record casier m (judiciaire) vierge

   e. [image, reputation] sans tache

   f. [smell, taste] pur ; [sound, edge, stroke, shape] net

• a clean cut une coupure nette

   g. [operation, job] sans bavures

• they made a clean getaway ils ont pu s'enfuir sans problème

   h. to be clean (inf) ( = innocent of wrongdoing) n'avoir rien à se reprocher ; ( = not in possession of drugs, weapon, stolen property) n'avoir rien sur soi ; ( = off drugs) être clean (inf)

• he's been clean for six months [criminal] ça fait six mois qu'il se tient à carreau (inf)

   i. ( = total) to make a clean break tourner la page

• to make a clean break with the past rompre définitivement avec le passé

• to make a clean sweep of all the trophies/awards remporter tous les trophées/prix

2. adverb

( = completely) (inf) to cut clean through sth couper qch de part en part

• the bullet went clean through his thigh la balle lui a transpercé la cuisse

• the car went clean through the hedge la voiture est carrément passée à travers la haie

• he jumped clean over the fence il a sauté la barrière sans la toucher

• the thief got clean away le voleur s'est enfui sans encombre

• I clean forgot j'ai complètement oublié

► to come clean ( = confess) tout déballer (inf) ( about sth sur qch)

3. noun

• to give sth a good clean bien nettoyer qch

4. transitive verb

[+ windows, room, fish] nettoyer ; [+ shoes] cirer ; [+ vegetables] laver ; [+ blackboard] essuyer

• to clean one's teeth se laver les dents

• to clean one's nails se curer les ongles

5. intransitive verb

( = do housework) faire le ménage

6. compounds

► clean-cut adjective [person] à l'allure soignée

► clean-out noun nettoyage m à fond

► clean-shaven adjective sans barbe ni moustache ; ( = close-shaven) rasé de près

► clean out separable transitive verb

[+ drawer, box, cupboard, room] nettoyer à fond

• the hotel bill cleaned me out (inf) la note de l'hôtel m'a mis à sec (inf)► clean up

1. intransitive verb

   a. tout nettoyer

• she had to clean up after the children's visit elle a dû tout remettre en ordre après la visite des enfants

• to clean up after sb nettoyer après qn

   b. ( = make profit) (inf) faire son beurre (inf)

2. transitive verb

[+ room, mess, person, the environment] nettoyer

• to clean o.s. up se laver

• to clean up one's act (inf) s'amender

• the new mayor cleaned up the city le nouveau maire a fait le ménage dans la ville

* * *

1) ( not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor] propre; [air, water] pur; [syringe] désinfecté

2) ( with no pollution) [fuel] propre

3) ( not obscene) [joke] anodin

4) ( unsullied) [reputation] sans tache; [record, licence] vierge

5) ( no longer addicted) désintoxiqué

6) (colloq) ( without illicit property)

7) Sport [tackle] sans faute; [hit] précis

8) ( neat) [lines, profile] pur; [edge] net/nette

transitive verb

1) nettoyer [room, shoes, gun]; effacer [blackboard]

2) Culinary vider [fish]

intransitive verb ( do housework) faire le ménage

- clean down

- clean off

- clean out

- clean up

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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)

(pt broke [brəʊk], pp broken ['brəʊkn])

1 transitive verb

(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;

∎ Religion to break bread (priest) administrer la communion; (congregation) recevoir la communion;

∎ 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

(b) Medicine (fracture) casser, fracturer;

∎ 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 to break one's back s'échiner;

∎ 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!;

∎ familiar figurative break a leg! merde! (pour souhaiter bonne chance)

(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;

∎ to break surface (diver, whale) remonter à la surface; Nautical (submarine) faire surface

(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

(g) (escape from, leave suddenly) Law

∎ to break jail s'évader (de prison);

∎ to break camp lever le camp;

∎ to break cover (animal) être débusqué; (person) sortir à découvert

(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

(i) (put an end to → strike) briser; (→ uprising) mater;

∎ 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;

∎ humorous buying a book won't break the bank! acheter un livre ne te/nous/ etc ruinera pas!

(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

(p) Sport

∎ 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

(q) (divide into parts → collection) dépareiller; (→ bank note) entamer;

∎ can you break a £10 note? pouvez-vous faire de la monnaie sur un billet de 10 livres?

(r) (horse) dresser

(s) Military (demote) casser

(t) Nautical (flag) déferler

(u) euphemism

∎ to break wind lâcher un vent

2 intransitive verb

(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

(b) Medicine (fracture → bone, limb) se fracturer;

∎ is the bone broken? y a-t-il une fracture?;

∎ humorous any bones broken? rien de cassé?

(c) (become inoperable → lock, tool) casser; (→ machine) tomber en panne;

∎ 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

(e) (escape)

∎ 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

(j) (weather) changer; (storm) éclater

(k) (voice → of boy) muer; (→ with emotion) se briser;

∎ she was so upset that her voice kept breaking elle était tellement bouleversée que sa voix se brisait

(l) (wave) déferler;

∎ the sea was breaking against the rocks les vagues se brisaient sur les rochers

(m) Obstetrics

∎ her waters have broken elle a perdu les eaux

(n) American familiar (happen) se passer^□, arriver^□ ;

∎ to break right/badly bien/mal se passer

(o) Linguistics (vowel) se diphtonguer

(p) Sport (boxers) se dégager;

∎ break! break!, stop!

(q) Sport (ball) dévier

(r) Sport (in billiards, snooker, pool) donner l'acquit

(s) (idiom)

∎ to break even (gen) s'y retrouver; Finance rentrer dans ses frais

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;

∎ a clean break (in object) une cassure nette; Medicine (in bone) une fracture simple;

∎ 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

(b) (crack) fissure f, fente f

(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)

(e) (rest) pause f; (holiday) vacances fpl; British School récréation f;

∎ 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!

(f) (escape) évasion f, fuite f;

∎ 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

(g) familiar (opportunity) chance^□ f; (luck) (coup m de) veine f;

∎ 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

(h) (change) changement m;

∎ 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

(j) literary

∎ at break of day au point du jour, à l'aube

(k) Sport

∎ 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

➲ break away

1 intransitive verb

(a) (move away) se détacher; (escape) s'évader;

∎ 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

(b) (end association with) rompre; (province → from State) se séparer;

∎ 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 traditionnel

(c) Sport (in racing, cycling) s'échapper, se détacher du peloton

2 separable transitive verb

détacher;

∎ they broke all the fittings away from the walls ils ont décroché toutes les appliques des murs

➲ break back intransitive verb

(in tennis) = gagner le service de son adversaire après avoir perdu son propre service

➲ break down

1 intransitive verb

(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

(d) (divide) se diviser;

∎ the report breaks down into three parts le rapport comprend ou est composé de trois parties

(e) Chemistry se décomposer;

∎ to break down into sth se décomposer en qch

2 separable transitive verb

(a) (destroy → barrier) démolir, abattre; (→ door) enfoncer; figurative (→ resistance) briser;

∎ 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 forth intransitive verb

literary (light) jaillir; (storm, buds) éclater; (blossom) s'épanouir subitement

➲ break in

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (train → person) former; (→ horse) dresser;

∎ 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

2 intransitive verb

(a) Law (burglar) entrer par effraction

(b) (speaker) interrompre;

∎ to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch

➲ break into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (of burglar) entrer par effraction dans; (drawer) forcer;

∎ 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

(b) (begin suddenly)

∎ 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

(e) Commerce (market) percer sur;

∎ the firm has broken into the Japanese market l'entreprise a percé sur le marché japonais

➲ break off

1 intransitive verb

(a) (separate) se détacher, se casser;

∎ a branch has broken off une branche s'est détachée (de l'arbre)

(b) (stop) s'arrêter brusquement;

∎ he broke off in mid-sentence il s'est arrêté au milieu d'une phrase;

∎ they broke off from work (for rest) ils ont fait une pause; (for day) ils ont cessé le travail;

∎ 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

2 separable transitive verb

(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

➲ break open separable transitive verb

(door) enfoncer; (lock, safe, till) forcer; familiar (bottle of wine etc) ouvrir^□, déboucher^□ ;

∎ to break a desk open ouvrir un bureau en forçant la serrure

➲ break out

1 intransitive verb

(a) (begin → war, storm) éclater; (→ disease, fire) se déclarer; (→ fight) se déclencher

(b) (become covered)

∎ 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

(c) (escape) s'échapper;

∎ 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

2 separable transitive verb

(bottle, champagne) ouvrir

➲ break through

1 inseparable transitive verb

(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 réserve

2 intransitive verb

percer; 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

1 separable transitive verb

(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

(b) (destroy → house) démolir; (→ road) défoncer

(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;

∎ break it up! (people fighting or arguing) arrêtez!; (said by policeman) circulez!

(e) familiar (distress) bouleverser, retourner;

∎ the news really broke her up la nouvelle l'a complètement bouleversée

(f) American familiar (amuse)

∎ her stories really break me up! ses histoires me font bien marrer!

2 intransitive verb

(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

(d) (disperse → clouds) se disperser; (→ group) se disperser; (→ friends) se quitter, se séparer

(e) British School

∎ 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

(g) American familiar (laugh) se tordre de rire

➲ break with inseparable transitive verb

(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

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 continuità

2 rottura (di rapporti): a break in diplomatic relations, una rottura dei rapporti diplomatici

3 infrazione; violazione: security break, violazione delle misure di sicurezza

4 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 mattino

6 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 vacanza

7 (elettr.) interruzione ( di circuito)

8 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 passato

9 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'alberi

10 (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 fortuna

11 (spec. Borsa) calo improvviso, caduta ( dei prezzi)

12 (geol.) frattura; litocrasi

13 (mecc.) rottura; guasto

14 ( jazz) assolo improvvisato

15 ( metrica) cesura

16 (tipogr.) spazio, stacco ( tra due capoversi)

17 (tipogr.) puntini (pl.) di sospensione; trattone ( come segno di sospensione)

18 ( biliardo) primo colpo di stecca

19 ( biliardo) serie di tiri consecutivi riusciti; punti segnati ( in un turno di gioco)

20 ( 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 break

21 ( cricket) deviazione della palla al rimbalzo; ( anche) palla deviata

22 ( boxe e rugby) break

23 ( calcio, ecc.) incursione; penetrazione; discesa

24 ( basket) break; sfondamento; vantaggio (o svantaggio) incolmabile

25 ( atletica) falsa partenza

26 (equit., ipp.) rottura dell'andatura

27 (ipp.) partenza: even break, partenza coi cavalli allineati

28 ( baseball) deviazione, curva ( della palla battuta)

29 ( ciclismo) fuga; ( anche) gruppo in fuga

30 ( slang USA) gaffe; topica

● (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.

1 grande vagonnette, giardiniera ( carrozza aperta a quattro ruote, con sedili contrapposti)

2 (autom.) break; Giardinetta®; familiare.

(pass. broke, p. p. broken)

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 albero

3 guastare; rompere: I've broken the food mixer, ho rotto il frullatore

4 suddividere; dividere; frazionare: to break a word into syllables, dividere una parola in sillabe

5 cambiare (una banconota, spec. pagando qc. e ricevendo un resto); spicciolare: to break a £50 note, cambiare un biglietto da 50 sterline

6 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 Lucca

7 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 assedio

8 frenare; attutire; smorzare: to break a fall, attutire una caduta; These trees break the force of the wind, questi alberi smorzano l'impeto del vento

9 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 cavallo

10 spezzare lo spirito (o la resistenza) di ( una persona); spezzare; far crollare

11 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 rovina

12 (mil.) degradare; radiare

13 battere, superare, migliorare ( un primato): He's broken his own record, ha battuto il suo stesso primato

14 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 promessa

15 (leg.) infrangere; violare: to break a rule, infrangere una regola; to break the law, violare la legge

16 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 delicatezza

17 sciogliere al vento (una vela, una bandiera)

18 (agric.) rompere, dissodare ( il terreno)

19 ( cricket) abbattere ( il wicket con un lancio)

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)

2 ( di onda, ecc.) frangersi; infrangersi; rompersi

3 ( di macchina, apparecchio) guastarsi; rompersi

4 ( delle nuvole) diradarsi

5 sparpagliarsi; disperdersi: to break and run, sparpagliarsi e fuggire

6 (elettr., mecc.) aprirsi; interrompersi

7 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 caffè

8 ( del tempo, spec. bello) finire; mettersi al brutto

9 ( di temporale, ecc.) scoppiare

10 ( del giorno o dell'alba) cominciare; spuntare: Dawn was breaking, spuntava l'alba

11 ( 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; ultimissime

12 ( 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 voce

13 (fam.: di situazione, ecc) andare; mettersi: Things were breaking badly, le cose si mettevano male

14 (comm.: di prezzi) crollare

15 (fisiol.: del liquido amniotico) rompersi

16 ( di pesce) saltare fuori dall'acqua

17 (ling.: di vocale) dittongare; mutarsi in dittongo

18 ( sport) ( di giocatore) scattare, puntare, andare a rete; ( di squadra) attaccare

19 ( calcio: della palla) rimbalzare (verso q.)

20 ( boxe, lotta) separarsi: Break!, break!

21 ( rugby) sciogliere la mischia

22 (equit., ipp.) ( del cavallo) rompere l'andatura; rompere

23 (ipp.) partire: The horses broke even, i cavalli sono partiti allineati bene

24 ( basket) sfondare

25 ( baseball, cricket: della palla) deviare ( dopo la battuta o il rimbalzo)

26 ( tennis) ottenere il break

27 ( biliardo) fare il primo colpo ( che sparpaglia le palle); aprire il gioco

● (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.

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) bryte, knuse, knekke

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) brekke/bryte av, sprenge

3) (to make or become unusable.) brekke, gå i stykker

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) bryte, misligholde

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) slå

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) avbryte

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) bryte

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) fortelle en nyhet; bli kjent

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) være i stemmeskifte

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) ta av (for), dempe

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) begynne, bryte fram

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pause, avbrekk, avbrytelse; frikvarter

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) omslag

3) (an opening.) sjanse, hell/uhell

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) anledning, sjanse

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- breakable

- breakage

avbryte

brekke

bryte

frikvarter

pause

stans

subst. \/breɪk\/

1) brudd, bryt(n)ing

2) avbrudd, luke, mellomrom, pause, friminutt

• it makes a break

3) sprekk, brekk, åpning, revne

4) ( om stemme) dirring

5) ( om vær e.l.) forandring, endring, omslag

6) ( hverdagslig) sjanse, mulighet

7) (amer., handel) prisfall (særlig på aksjer)

8) ( fra fengsel e.l.) utbrytning, rømming, flukt, fluktforsøk

9) ( ballspill) skruball, retningsendring (når ballen spretter fra bakken)

10) ( biljard) serie

11) ( musikk) forklaring: grense mellom stemmeregistre

12) ( hestetransport) forklaring: skolevogn for innkjøring av hester

13) (musikk, spesielt jazz) break (kort soloimprovisasjon)

• a fabulous saxophone break

at break of day når dagen gryr, i demringen, ved daggry

a bad break ( hverdagslig) et uhell en ergerlig feil, en tabbe

break of serve ( i tennis e.l.) servegjennombrudd

give me a break! gi meg en sjanse!, gi deg!, kutt ut!

a good break eller a lucky break et hell, flaks

have a rotten break ( hverdagslig) være veldig uheldig

make a break for prøve å rømme gjennom

• they made a break for the gates

make a break for it ( hverdagslig) prøve å stikke av\/rømme

make a clean break bryte fullstendig

• she made a clean break with her family

on the break ( i fotball e.l.) på en kontring

them's the breaks (austr., slang) sånn er livet

without a break uten stans, i ett kjør, i ett sett, uavbrutt

verb ( broke, gammeldags: brake - brok, gammeldags eller poetisk også: broke) \/breɪk\/

1) ( om noe konkret) bryte (av), bryte i stykker, brekke, knekke, bryte løs, slå i stykker, slå hull på, sprenge, rive av

• she broke her leg

• they managed to break the thick rope

2) ( om noe abstrakt) ødelegge, knuse, knekke, ruinere, gjøre svak, gjøre nedbrutt

• it's impossible to break his will

• the sanctions will break the country's power

3) (om lov, bestemmelse, løfte eller avtale) bryte, overtre, krenke, svike

• I'll never break my promise to you

4) avbryte, bryte (også sport), forstyrre, gjøre slutt på, dempe, mildne

• a cry broke the silence

• after six days, they broke the journey

5) ta en pause, gjøre avbrudd

• we broke for coffee at 10

6) gå i stykker, sprekke, ryke, briste, sprenges, bli brutt

• my heart is ready to break

• the silence broke

7) ( om nyhet) komme ut, bli kjent

8) bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt, knekkes, svekkes (om helse), svikte (om helse)

9) bryte seg løs, frigjøre seg, slite seg løs

• the ship broke its moorings

10) oppløses, dele seg, spre seg

• the troops were ordered to break

11) dressere, temme

12) gi avskjed, degradere

• break an officer

13) ( om stemme) briste

• her voice broke

• his voice is beginning to break

14) ( om vær e.l.) slå om, bryte løs

• the storm broke

• the weather broke

• the fine weather broke

15) gry

• dawn is breaking

16) ( om fostervann) gå

• her waters have broken

17) ( om knopper e.l.) springe ut, skyte

18) ( om bølge e.l.) bryte, gå høy, slå

19) ( om ball) endre retning, få til å endre retning, skru

20) lyde

• a cry broke from her lips

21) bryte ut, plutselig dukke opp, plutselig vise seg

22) (sjøfart, om flagg) brekke ut

23) ( handel) gå nedenom, gå konkurs

24) ( om seddel) veksle, ta hull på

25) (spesielt amer.) slå gjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break! ( boksing) bryt!

break a leg! ( slang) lykke til!

break and enter bryte seg inn i

break a horse to the rein ri inn en hest

break a way brøyte seg vei

break away rive seg løs, gi seg, hoppe av, frigjøre seg ( sport) kontre, løpe vekk fra, komme løs, bryte ut, tjuvstarte

break away from frigjøre seg fra, bryte med

• break away from a bad habit

break back ( i tennis e.l.) bryte tilbake

break bread with somebody ( litterært) bryte brød med noen, spise med noen

break bounds forlate\/gå utenfor det tillatte området

break cover eller break covert (jakt, om dyr) forlate gjemmestedet, fly opp (om fugl)

break down bryte ned, knuse, knekke

• we broke down their resistance

bryte sammen, kollapse, få sammenbrudd dele opp, spalte opp, løse opp, analysere slå inn (dør e.l.), styrte, falle sammen gå i stykker (og stanse), streike strande, sprekke, bryte sammen

• the negotiations broke down

svikte, svike, brytes ned, bli nedbrutt, bli knust

• his health broke down

break even få balanse, få det til å gå opp i opp, verken vinne eller tape, balansere inntekter og utgifter

break forth bryte ut, bryte frem briste ut

break forth into briste ut i

break from rive seg løs fra

break in trene opp, lære opp, temme, ri inn, kjøre inn, røyke inn, gå inn

• break in a horse

• break in a car

• break in a pipe

• break in the shoes

bryte seg inn, trenge seg inn avbryte, falle inn

break in on someone plutselig forstyrre noen avbryte noen (som snakker)

break into bryte ut i, briste i

• he broke into laughter

kreve, legge beslag på, begynne å dra nytte av, (begynne å) tære på

• he broke into his capital

gå over til, falle inn i

• the horse broke into a gallop

bryte seg inn i

• break into a house

• his house was broken into

break loose ( om dyr e.l.) slite seg løs

• all hell has broken loose

break off plutselig avbryte, plutselig slutte med

• break off an engagement

• break off a habit

bryte av, frigjøre seg avbryte, stoppe tvert ta et avbrekk, ta en pause

• break off for half an hour

break one's ass for ( hverdagslig) jobbe ræva av seg for

break one's duck with gjøre inntrykk på

break oneself of venne seg av med, slutte med

break open bryte opp, sprenge

• he broke open the door

break out utbryte, bryte ut, bryte frem, brake løs

• war has broken out

rømme, flykte, frigjøre seg fra

• break out of jail

briste i, bryte ut i

• he broke out into curses

• break out laughing

break out in spots få utslett (på huden)

break Priscian's head synde mot grammatikken

break prison\/jail bryte seg ut av fengselet, rømme fra fengselet

break somebody of venne noen av med, få noen til å slutte (med)

break somebody's heart ( overført) knuse noens hjerte

break step ( militærvesen eller dans) bryte takten, falle ut av takten

break the back of bryte\/knekke ryggen på, knekke nakken på (overført) gjøre unna det verste av, komme over det meste av

• they broke the back of the work

break the ice ( overført) bryte isen

break the news to somebody fortelle\/meddele noen nyheten (på en skånsom måte)

break through bryte frem (gjennom), bryte seg frem (gjennom), overvinne

• they broke through an obstacle

bryte igjennom, slå igjennom, lykkes, nå et vendepunkt

break up bryte opp, sprenge, bryte i stykker, hugge i stykker, slå i stykker, ta fra hverandre, kondemnere

• break up a lock

• the old ship was broken up

oppløse, spre, splitte (om koalisjon)

• the police broke up the crowd

dele opp, løse opp, stykke ut, stykke opp

• break up a word into syllables

slutte, opphøre

• school breaks up today

bryte sammen, bli nedbrutt bryte opp, bli oppløst, spres, oppløse seg, spre seg, skilles ad, gå hver sin vei

• the meeting broke up

• she and her boyfriend broke up after a year

( om vær) forandres, slå om ( om is eller sjø) gå opp

break upon plutselig vise seg for

break up with someone bryte med noen, gjøre det slutt med noen

break wind ( slang) prompe, slippe en fjert

break with somebody bryte med noen

make or break se ➢ make

1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir

3) (to make or become unusable.) romper

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse

1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio

3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad

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- breakable

- breakage

break¹ n

1. descanso / pausa / recreo

2. vacaciones (cortas)

3. ruptura

4. fractura / rotura

break² vb

1. romper / romperse

2. partir

3. batir

4. faltar a / no cumplir

5. infringir

El pasado de break es broke y el participio pasado es broken

tr[breɪk]

noun

1 (in leg etc) rotura

2 (in relationship) ruptura

3 (in meeting) descanso, pausa; (in broadcast) interrupción nombre femenino; (at school) recreo

4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada

5 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL (in clouds) claro; (in weather) cambio

6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino

7 (on stock exchange) baja

8 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tennis) break nombre masculino

9 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (jazz) break nombre masculino

10 (in voice) gallo

transitive verb (pt broke tr[brəʊk], pp broken tr['brəʊkən])

1 romper

2 (record) batir

3 (promise, word) faltar a

4 (law, contract) violar, infringir

5 (news) comunicar

6 (code) descifrar

7 (mystery, case) resolver

8 (fall) amortiguar

9 (journey) interrumpir

10 (tame) domar

11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir

intransitive verb

1 romperse

2 (storm) estallar

3 (stock exchange) bajar

4 (meeting, session) parar

5 (disperse) dispersarse

6 (voice) cambiar

7 (health) quebrantarse

8 (spot, abcess) reventar

9 (waves) romper, reventar

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to break cover salir al descubierto

to break even salir sin ganar ni perder

to break free evadirse

to break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo camino

to break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguien

to break into song ponerse a cantar

to break it off terminar una relación

to break the ice figurative use romper el hielo

to break one's neck (in fall etc) desnucarse 2 (make a great effort) matarse

to break one's word no cumplir su palabra

to break open abrir forzando

to break out in spots salirle a uno granos

to break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filas

to break somebody's neck figurative use (assault) romperle el hocico a alguien

to break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajo

to break the bank hacer quebrar la banca

to break a strike romper una huelga

to break something to pieces hacer algo añicos

to give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguien

to make a break for it intentar fugarse

it's make or break time es la hora de la verdad

to take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descanso

break it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!

without a break sin descansar, sin parar

at break of day al amanecer

break ['breɪk] v, broke ['bro:k] ; broken ['bro:kə n] ; breaking vt

1) smash: romper, quebrar

2) violate: infringir, violar, romper

3) surpass: batir, superar

4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozar

to break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu

5) : dar, comunicar

to break the news: dar las noticias

6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpir

break vi

1) : romperse, quebrarse

my calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora

2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse

3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)

4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)

5) decrease: bajar

my fever broke: me bajó la fiebre

6) : divulgarse, revelarse

the news broke: la noticia se divulgó

to break into : forzar, abrir

to break out of : escaparse de

to break through : penetrar

break n

1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)

2) chance: oportunidad f

a lucky break: un golpe de suerte

3) rest: descanso m

to take a break: tomar(se) un descanso

break (Aside, Theater)

• aparte s.m. (Clearing)

• claro s.m. (Communications)

• pausa s.f.

• punto s.m.

• abertura s.f.