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a management aid used in conjunction with break-even analysis to calculate the point at which fixed and variable production costs are met by incoming revenue. Lines are plotted to indicate expected sales revenue and production costs. The point at which lines intersect marks the break-even point where no profit or loss is made.

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

break [breɪk]

(verb: preterite broke, past participle broken)

1. noun

   a. (in conversation, programme, line) interruption f ; (in journey) arrêt m ; (at work) pause f ; (at school) pause f, récréation f

• to take a break ( = few minutes) faire une pause ; ( = holiday) prendre des vacances ; ( = change) se changer les idées

• six hours without a break six heures d'affilée

• after the break ( = advertisements) après la pause (publicitaire)

• a break in the clouds une éclaircie

• a break in the weather un changement de temps

• he spoke of the need for a break with the past il a dit qu'il fallait rompre avec le passé

► to make a break

• to make a break for it prendre la fuite

• he made a break for the door il s'est élancé vers la porte

   b. [of bone] fracture f

   c. (literary) at break of day au point du jour

   d. ( = luck, opportunity) (inf) chance f

• he's had all the breaks il a eu toutes les veines (inf)

• she got her first big break in "Sarafina" elle a percé dans « Sarafina »

• give me a break! (inf) ( = leave me alone) fichez-moi la paix ! (inf)

   e. (Snooker) série f

• to have a break of serve (Tennis) faire le break

2. transitive verb

   a. casser ; [+ skin] écorcher

• to break sth in two casser qch en deux

• to break one's leg/one's neck se casser la jambe/le cou

• the bone is not broken il n'y a pas de fracture

• to break open [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ lock, safe] fracturer

• to break ground on a new building (US) commencer à construire un nouveau bâtiment

• to break new or fresh ground innover

• to break one's back se casser la colonne vertébrale

• to break the back of a task (British) faire le plus dur d'une tâche

• to break sb's heart briser le cœur de qn

• to break one's heart over sth avoir le cœur brisé par qch

• to break a record battre un record

   b. [+ promise] manquer à ; [+ treaty] violer

• to break the law enfreindre la loi

• to break a vow rompre un serment

   c. [+ courage, spirit, strike] briser

• to break sb ( = demoralize) briser qn ; ( = ruin) ruiner qn

• television can make you or break you la télévision peut soit vous apporter la gloire soit vous briser

• to break sb of a habit faire perdre une habitude à qn

• to break a habit se débarrasser d'une habitude

• it won't break the bank (inf) cela ne va pas te (or nous or les etc) ruiner

   d. [+ silence, spell] rompre

• to break sb's serve prendre le service de qn

• to break one's journey faire une étape (or des étapes)

   e. [+ fall] amortir

   f. [+ news] annoncer

• try to break it to her gently essayez de le lui annoncer avec ménagement

3. intransitive verb

   a. (se) casser ; [bone] se fracturer

• to break in two se casser en deux

   b. [clouds] se dissiper

   c. [storm] éclater ; [wave] déferler

   d. [news, story] éclater

   e. ( = weaken, change) [health] se détériorer ; [voice] (boy's) muer ; (in emotion) se briser ( with sous le coup de ) ; [weather] se gâter

• he broke under torture il a craqué sous la torture

• his spirit broke son courage l'a abandonné

   f. [dawn] poindre ; [day] se lever

   g. ( = pause) faire une pause

• we broke for lunch nous avons fait une pause pour le déjeuner

   h. (set structures)

► to break even rentrer dans ses fonds

► to break free se libérer

► to break loose [person, animal] s'échapper ; [boat] rompre ses amarres

► to break with sb rompre avec qn

4. compounds

► break-even point noun seuil m de rentabilité

► break-in noun cambriolage m

► break-up noun [of friendship] rupture f ; [of empire, group of states] démantèlement m ; [of political party] scission f

• since the break-up of his marriage depuis qu'il est séparé de sa femme

► break away intransitive verb

(from captor) s'échapper

• to break away from a group se séparer d'un groupe► break down

1. intransitive verb

   a. [vehicle] tomber en panne ; [argument] s'effondrer ; [resistance] céder ; [negotiations] échouer

• after negotiations broke down... après l'échec m des négociations...

   b. ( = decompose) se décomposer ( into en)

   c. ( = weep) fondre en larmes

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = demolish) démolir ; [+ door] enfoncer ; [+ opposition] briser

   b. [+ accounts] détailler ; [+ sales figures, costs] ventiler ; [+ substance] décomposer

► break in

1. intransitive verb

   a. ( = interrupt) interrompre

   b. ( = enter illegally) entrer par effraction

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ door] enfoncer

   b. [+ engine, car] roder

• it took a month to break in my new shoes cela a pris un mois avant que mes nouvelles chaussures se fassent

► break into inseparable transitive verb

   a. ( = enter illegally) [+ house] entrer par effraction dans

• to break into a safe fracturer un coffre-fort

   b. [+ savings] entamer

   c. [company] to break into a new market percer sur un nouveau marché

   d. to break into song se mettre à chanter

• to break into a run se mettre à courir

► break off

1. intransitive verb

   a. [piece, twig] se casser net

   b. ( = stop) s'arrêter ( doing sth de faire qch)

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

2. separable transitive verb

   a. ( = snap off) casser

   b. ( = end) [+ relationship, negotiations] rompre

► break out intransitive verb

   a. [war, fire] éclater

• to break out into a sweat suer ; (from fear) commencer à avoir des sueurs froides

   b. ( = escape) s'échapper (of de)

► break through

1. intransitive verb

( = succeed) percer

2. inseparable transitive verb

[+ defences, obstacles] faire tomber

► break up

1. intransitive verb

   a. [ice] craquer ; [ship in storm] se disloquer ; [partnership] cesser ; [empire] effondrer

• their marriage broke up ils se sont séparés

• to break up with sb rompre avec qn

   b. [crowd] se disperser ; [meeting] prendre fin

• the schools break up tomorrow (British) les cours se terminent demain

   c. [phone line] couper

• you're breaking up je ne te capte plus

   d. (US = laugh) (inf!) se tordre de rire

2. separable transitive verb

   a. [+ chocolate] casser en morceaux

• to break up the soil casser les mottes de terre

   b. [+ coalition] briser ; [+ empire] démembrer

• to break up a marriage briser un couple

• to do sth to break up one's day faire qch pour faire une coupure dans la journée

   c. [+ crowd, demonstration] disperser

• police used tear gas to break up the demonstration la police a utilisé du gaz lacrymogène pour disperser les manifestants

   d. (US = make laugh) (inf!) donner le fou rire à

* * *

1) ( fracture) fracture f

2) ( crack) fêlure f

3) ( gap) ( in wall) brèche f; (in row, line) espace m; (in circuit, chain) rupture f; (in conversation, match) pause f; ( in performance) entracte m; ( in traffic) trou m, espace m

4) Radio, Television page f de publicité

5) ( pause) gen pause f; School récréation f

6) ( holiday) vacances fpl

7) fig ( departure) rupture f ( with avec)

8) (colloq) ( opportunity) chance f

9) ( dawn)

10) ( escape bid)

11) Sport ( in tennis) break m; (in snooker, pool)

transitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy]; casser [plate, window]

2) ( rupture) briser [seal]

3) ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence]; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence]; couper [circuit]; rompre [monotony, spell, ties, links] ( with avec)

4) ( disobey) enfreindre [law]; ne pas respecter [embargo, terms]; violer [treaty]; désobéir à [rule]; briser [strike]; rompre [vow]; manquer [appointment]

5) (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds]; battre [record]; franchir [speed barrier]

6) ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind]; [branches] freiner [fall]; [hay] amortir [fall]

7) fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion]; briser [person, resistance, will]

8) ( ruin) ruiner [person]

9) ( tame) débourrer [young horse]

10) ( in tennis)

11) ( decipher) déchiffrer [code]

12) ( leave)

13) ( announce) annoncer [news]; révéler [truth]

intransitive verb (prét broke; pp broken)

1) ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, string] se casser; [plate, window] se casser; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer; [bag] se déchirer

2) ( separate) [clouds] se disperser; [waves] se briser

3) ( stop for a rest) faire une pause

4) ( change) [good weather] se gâter; [heatwave] cesser

5) ( begin) [day] se lever; [storm] éclater; [scandal, story] éclater

6) ( discontinue)

7) ( weaken)

8) ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer

•

- break away

- break down

- break even

- break free

- break in

- break into

- break off

- break out

- break through

- break up

break

A n

1 ( fracture) fracture f ;

2 ( crack) (in plate, plank, surface) fêlure f ;

3 ( gap) (in fence, wall) brèche f ; (in row, line) espace m ; (in circuit, chain, sequence) rupture f ; (in conversation, match) pause f ; ( in performance) entracte m ; (in traffic, procession) trou m, espace m ; a break in the clouds une éclaircie ; a break in transmission une interruption dans la retransmission ;

4 Radio, TV ( also commercial break) page f de publicité ; we're going to take a break now tout de suite, une page de publicité ;

5 ( pause) gen pause f ; Sch récréation f ; to take a break faire une pause ; I walked/worked for six hours without a break j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter ; to have a break from work arrêter de travailler ; to take ou have a break from working/driving ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps ; to take ou have a break from nursing/teaching arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps ; I often give her a break from looking after the kids je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose ; give us a break ○ ! fiche-nous la paix ○ ! ;

6 ( holiday) vacances fpl ; the Christmas break les vacances de Noël ; a weekend break in Milan un week-end à Milan ;

7 fig ( departure) rupture f (with avec) ; a break with tradition/the past une rupture avec la tradition/le passé ; it's time to make a ou the break ( from family) il est temps de voler de ses propres ailes ; ( from job) il est temps de passer à autre chose ;

8 ○ ( opportunity) chance f ; her big break came in 1973 1973 a été l'année de sa veine ○ ; he gave me a break il m'a donné ma chance ; a lucky break un coup de veine ○ ; a bad break des déboires mpl ; to give sb an even break donner sa chance à qn ;

9 ( dawn) at the break of day au lever du jour, à l'aube f ;

10 ( escape bid) to make a break for it ○ ( from prison) se faire la belle ○ ; to make a break for the door/the trees se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres ;

11 Print line break fin f d'alinéa ; page break changement m de page ; paragraph break fin f de paragraphe ;

12 ( in tennis) ( also service break) break m ;

13 (in snooker, pool) ( first shot) it's your break c'est à toi de casser ; ( series of shots) to make a 50 point break marquer une série de 50 points ;

14 Mus ( in jazz) break m.

B vtr ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( damage) casser [chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy] ; casser, briser [glass, plate, window] ; casser [machine] ; to break a tooth/a nail/a bone se casser une dent/un ongle/un os ; to break one's leg/arm se casser la jambe/le bras ; to break one's back lit se casser la colonne vertébrale ; I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano ; to break one's neck lit avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales ; somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches ○ ; she broke the bottle over his head elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête ;

2 (split, rupture) briser [seal] ; couper [sentence, word] ; the skin is not broken il n'y a pas de plaie ; not a ripple broke the surface of the water pas une ride ne troublait la surface de l'eau ; to break surface [diver, submarine] remonter à la surface ; the river broke its banks la rivière a débordé ;

3 ( interrupt) [person] rompre [silence] ; [shout, siren] déchirer [silence] ; couper [circuit, current] ; rompre [monotony, spell] ; rompre [ties, links] (with avec) ; to break one's silence sortir de son silence (on à propos de) ; to break sb's concentration déconcentrer qn ; we broke our journey in Milan nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan ; the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon ; to break step rompre le pas ;

4 ( disobey) enfreindre [law] ; ne pas respecter [embargo, blockade, conditions, terms] ; violer [treaty] ; désobéir à [commandment, rule] ; briser [strike] ; rompre [vow] ; manquer [appointment] ; he broke his word/promise il a manqué à sa parole/promesse ;

5 (exceed, surpass) dépasser [speed limit, bounds] ; battre [record, opponent] ; franchir [speed barrier] ; briser [class barrier] ;

6 ( lessen the impact of) couper [wind] ; [branches] freiner [fall] ; [hay] amortir [fall] ;

7 fig ( destroy) [troops] briser [rebellion] ; briser [person, resistance, determination, will] ; to break sb's spirit saper le moral de qn ; to break sb's hold over sb débarrasser qn de l'emprise de qn ; discussions which aim to break this deadlock des discussions qui visent à nous sortir de cette impasse ; to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude ;

8 ( ruin) ruiner [person] ; this contract will make or break the company ( financially) ce contrat fera la fortune ou la ruine de l'entreprise ; this decision will make or break me ( personally) cette décision sera mon salut ou ma perte ;

9 Equit débourrer [young horse] ;

10 ( in tennis) to break sb's serve faire le break ;

11 Mil casser [officer] ;

12 ( decipher) déchiffrer [cipher, code] ;

13 ( leave) to break camp lever le camp ;

14 ( announce) annoncer [news] ; révéler [truth] ; to break the news to sb apprendre la nouvelle à qn ; break it to her gently annonce-lui la nouvelle avec douceur.

C vi ( prét broke ; pp broken)

1 ( be damaged) [branch, chair, egg, handle, tooth, string] se casser ; [plate, glass, window] se briser ; [arm, bone, leg] se fracturer ; [bag] se déchirer ; china breaks easily la porcelaine se casse facilement ; the vase broke in two/into a thousand pieces le vase s'est brisé en deux/en mille morceaux ; the sound of breaking glass le bruit de verre brisé ;

2 ( separate) [clouds] se disperser ; [waves] se briser (against contre ; on, over sur) ;

3 Sport [boxers] se séparer ; ‘break! ’ ( referee 's command) ‘break!’ ;

4 ( stop for a rest) faire une pause ;

5 ( change) [good weather] se gâter ; [drought, heatwave] cesser ; [luck] tourner ;

6 ( begin) [day] se lever ; [storm] éclater ; [scandal, news story] éclater ;

7 ( discontinue) to break with sb rompre les relations avec qn ; to break with a party/the church quitter un parti/l'église ; to break with tradition/convention rompre avec la tradition/les conventions ;

8 ( weaken) their spirit never broke leur moral n'a jamais faibli ; to break under torture/interrogation céder sous la torture/l'interrogation ;

9 ( change tone) [boy's voice] muer ; her voice breaks on the high notes sa voix s'éraille dans les aigus ; in a voice breaking with emotion d 'une voix brisée par l'émotion ;

10 (in snooker, pool) casser.

■ break away:

▶ break away

1 ( become detached) [island, shell] se détacher (from de) ; to break away from [group, person] rompre avec [family, party, organization] ; [state] se séparer de [union] ; [animal] se détacher de [herd] ; [boat] rompre [moorings] ;

2 ( escape) échapper (from à) ;

3 Sport [runner, cyclist] se détacher (from de) ;

▶ break away [sth], break [sth] away enlever [outer shell, casing].

■ break down:

▶ break down

1 ( stop functioning) [car, elevator, machine] tomber en panne ; we broke down on the main street nous sommes tombés en panne sur la grand-rue ;

2 ( collapse) fig [alliance, coalition] éclater ; [negotiations] échouer ; [contact, communication] cesser ; [law and order] se dégrader ; [argument] ne pas tenir debout ; [system] s'effondrer ; [person] s'effondrer, craquer ; he broke down under the strain il a craqué sous la pression ;

3 ( cry) fondre en larmes ;

4 ( be classified) [cost findings, statistics] se décomposer (into en) ; the cost of the repair breaks down as follows le prix de la réparation se décompose ainsi ;

5 ( decompose) [compound] se décomposer (en into) ;

6 ( confess) ( under interrogation) céder ;

▶ break [sth] down, break down [sth]

1 ( demolish) lit enfoncer [door] ; démolir [fence, wall] ; fig faire tomber [barriers] ; vaincre [opposition, resistance, shyness] ;

2 ( analyse) ventiler [budget, cost, expenses, statistics] ; décomposer [word] (into en) ; décomposer [data, findings] (into par) ; décomposer [argument] ;

3 ( cause to decompose) décomposer [compound, gas] (into en) ; [enzyme, catalyst] dissoudre [protein, starch] ; [gastric juices] dissoudre [food].

■ break even Fin rentrer dans ses frais.

■ break forth littér [sun, water] jaillir (from de).

■ break free:

▶ break free [prisoner] s'évader ; to break free of se couper de [family] ; échapper à [captor].

■ break in

1 ( enter forcibly) [thief] entrer (par effraction) ; [police] entrer de force ; the burglar broke in through a window le cambrioleur est entré par une fenêtre ;

2 ( interrupt) interrompre ; ‘I don't want to go,’ he broke in ‘je ne veux pas y aller,’ a-t-il interrompu ; to break in on sb/sth interrompre qn/qch ;

▶ break [sth] in débourrer [young horse] ; assouplir [shoe] ; to break in one's glasses s'habituer à ses lunettes ;

▶ break [sb] in accoutumer [qn] au travail [recruit, newcomer] ; to break sb in gently donner le temps à qn de s'accoutumer au travail.

■ break into:

▶ break into [sth]

1 ( enter by force) entrer dans [qch] (par effraction) [building] ; forcer la portière de [car] ; forcer [safe, till] ; her car was broken into sa voiture a été cambriolée ;

2 ( start to use) entamer [new packet, new bottle, banknote, savings] ;

3 ( encroach on) empiéter sur [leisure time, working day] ; couper [morning, day] ;

4 ( begin to do) to break into song/cheers se mettre à chanter/acclamer ; to break into peals of laughter éclater de rire ; to break into a run/gallop se mettre à courir/au galop ;

5 ( make headway) [company] s'implanter sur [market] ; [person] s'introduire dans [job market] ; [person] percer dans [show business].

■ break loose [dog, horse] s'échapper (from de).

■ break off:

▶ break off

1 ( snap off) [end, mast, tip] se casser ; [handle, piece] se détacher ;

2 ( stop speaking) s'interrompre ; she broke off to answer the phone elle s'est interrompue pour répondre au téléphone ;

3 ( pause) faire une pause, s'arrêter ;

▶ break off [sth], break [sth] off

1 ( snap) casser [branch, piece, segment, mast] ;

2 ( terminate) rompre [engagement, relationship, contact, negotiations, ties] ; interrompre [conversation] ; they decided to break it off (relationship, engagement) ils ont décidé de rompre ; to break off doing arrêter de faire.

■ break out:

▶ break out

1 ( erupt) [epidemic, fire] se déclarer ; [fight, panic, riot, storm] éclater ; [rash] apparaître ; to break out in a rash ou in spots [person] avoir une éruption de boutons ; [face] se couvrir de boutons ; to break out in a sweat se mettre à transpirer ;

2 ( escape) [prisoner] s'évader ; to break out of s'échapper de [cage, prison] ; sortir de [routine, vicious circle] ; se libérer de [chains, straitjacket].

■ break through:

▶ break through [army] faire une percée ;

▶ break through [sth] percer [defences, reserve] ; franchir [barrier, cordon] ; se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; traverser [mur] ; [sun] percer [clouds].

■ break up:

▶ break up

1 ( disintegrate) lit [wreck] se désagréger ; fig [empire] s'effondrer ; [alliance] éclater ; [group, family, couple] se séparer ; their marriage/relationship is breaking up leur mariage/relation va mal ;

2 ( disperse) [crowd] se disperser ; [cloud, slick] se disperser ; [meeting] se terminer ;

3 GB Sch schools break up on Friday les cours finissent vendredi ; we break up for Christmas on Tuesday pour Noël, nous finissons mardi ;

▶ break [sth] up, break up [sth] ( split up) disperser [demonstrators] ; démanteler [spy ring, drugs ring] ; séparer [team, couple] ; désunir [family] ; briser [alliance, marriage] ; démembrer [empire] ; diviser [sentence, word] (into en) ; morceler [land] ; [diagrams] aérer [text] ; mettre fin à [party, fight, demonstration] ; break it up! ( stop fighting) ça suffit maintenant!

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.

break [breɪk]

1. n

1) проры́в

2) отве́рстие; тре́щина; проло́м

3) переры́в, па́уза; переме́на ( в школе);

4):

break of day рассве́т

;

5) разг. шанс, возмо́жность;

to get the breaks испо́льзовать благоприя́тные обстоя́тельства; име́ть успе́х

;

6) обмо́лвка; оши́бка;

а) сде́лать оши́бку, ло́жный шаг;

б) проговори́ться, обмо́лвиться;

в) обанкро́титься

7) раско́л; разры́в ( отношений);

8) тлг. тире́-многото́чие

9) амер. внеза́пное паде́ние цен

10) диал. большо́е коли́чество (чего-л.)

11) хим. расслое́ние жи́дкости

12) геол. разры́в; ма́лый сброс

13) спорт. прекраще́ние бо́я при захва́те ( в боксе)

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break in the clouds луч наде́жды, просве́т

2. v (broke; broken)

1) лома́ть(ся), разбива́ть(ся); разруша́ть(ся); рва́ть(ся), разрыва́ть(ся); взла́мывать

2) прерыва́ть (сон, молчание, путешествие);

3) наруша́ть (обещание, закон, правило);

4) ослабе́ть

5) осла́бить;

6) сломи́ть (сопротивление, волю); подорва́ть (силы, здоровье, могущество)

7) поби́ть ( рекорд)

8) порыва́ть ( отношения; with — с кем-л., с чем-л.)

9) избавля́ть(ся), отуча́ть (of — от привычки и т.п.)

10) сообща́ть ( известия и т.п.)

11) рассе́иваться, расходи́ться, расступа́ться

12) эл. прерыва́ть ( ток); размыка́ть ( цепь)

13):

14) ( о голосе) лома́ться; прерыва́ться ( от волнения)

15) разме́нивать ( деньги)

16) разоря́ть(ся)

17) прокла́дывать ( дорогу)

18) разжа́ловать

19) распеча́тывать ( письмо); отку́поривать (бутылку, бочку)

20) разро́знивать ( коллекцию и т.п.)

21) приуча́ть ( лошадь к поводьям; to); дрессирова́ть, обуча́ть

22) вскрыва́ться ( о реке; о нарыве)

23) вы́рваться, сорва́ться;

24) текст. мять, трепа́ть

25) сепари́ровать (масло от обрата, мёд от воска)

26) хим. осветля́ть ( жидкость)

а) убежа́ть, вы́рваться ( из тюрьмы и т.п.);

б) поко́нчить ( from — с);

в) отдели́ться, отпа́сть;

а) разбива́ть, толо́чь;

б) разруша́ть(ся);

в) сломи́ть ( сопротивление);

г) ухудша́ться, сдава́ть ( о здоровье);

д) разбира́ть ( на части); дели́ть, подразделя́ть, расчленя́ть; классифици́ровать;

е) распада́ться ( на части);

ж) анализи́ровать;

з) провали́ться; потерпе́ть неуда́чу;

и) не вы́держать, потеря́ть самооблада́ние;

а) вы́рваться; прорва́ться;

б) разрази́ться;

to break forth into tears распла́каться

;

а) вла́мываться, врыва́ться;

б) вмеша́ться ( в разговор и т.п.; тж. on, upon); прерва́ть ( разговор);

в) дрессирова́ть; укроща́ть; объезжа́ть ( лошадей); дисциплини́ровать;

а) вла́мываться;

б) разрази́ться (смехом, слезами);

в):

to break into smb.'s time отня́ть у кого́-л. вре́мя

;

г) прерва́ть ( разговор);

д):

to break into a run побежа́ть

;

а) отла́мывать;

б) внеза́пно прекраща́ть, обрыва́ть (разговор, дружбу, знакомство и т.п.);

to break off action ( или combat, the fight) воен. вы́йти из бо́я

;

а) (у)бежа́ть ( из тюрьмы);

б) выла́мывать;

в) вспы́хивать (о пожаре, войне, эпидемии и т.п.);

г) разрази́ться;

he broke out laughing он расхохота́лся

;

д) появля́ться;

a rash broke out on his body у него́ вы́ступила сыпь

;

break through прорва́ться;

а) разбива́ть ( на мелкие куски);

to break up into groups, categories дели́ть на гру́ппы, катего́рии; классифици́ровать

;

б) слабе́ть;

в) расходи́ться (о собрании, компании и т.п.);

г) закрыва́ться на кани́кулы;

д) распуска́ть ( учеников на каникулы);

е) расформиро́вывать;

ж) меня́ться ( о погоде)

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to break the back ( или the neck) of smth.

а) уничто́жить, погуби́ть что-л.;

б) сломи́ть сопротивле́ние чего́-л.; одоле́ть са́мую тру́дную часть чего́-л. [ср. тж. neck 1, 1)];

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to break the ice см. ice 1

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to break the ground, to break fresh ( или new) ground

а) распа́хивать целину́;

б) прокла́дывать но́вые пути́; начина́ть но́вое де́ло; де́лать пе́рвые шаги́ в чём-л.;

в) воен. нача́ть рытьё око́пов;

г) расчища́ть площа́дку ( при строительстве); рыть котлова́н;

to break camp снима́ться с ла́геря

;

to break a lance with smb. «лома́ть ко́пья», спо́рить с кем-л.

;

to break the news осторо́жно сообща́ть (неприя́тную) но́вость

;

to break a story опубликова́ть ( в газете) отчёт, сообще́ние, информа́цию

;

а) вы́браться, вы́йти из укры́тия;

б) вы́йти нару́жу; вы́ступить на пове́рхность;

to break surface всплыть ( о подводной лодке и т.п.)

;

to break the bank карт. сорва́ть банк

;

а) вы́рваться на свобо́ду;

б) сорва́ться с цепи́;

to break open взла́мывать

;

to break wind освободи́ться от га́зов

;

to break even оста́ться при свои́х ( в игре)

;

break [breɪk] n

откры́тый экипа́ж с двумя́ продо́льными скамья́ми

v. i. + prep.

1 rompere con; troncare i rapporti con: to break with one's family, rompere con la propria famiglia

2 abbandonare; lasciare; rompere con (qc.): to break with a party, lasciare (o rompere con) un partito; to break with tradition, rompere con la tradizione; to break with the past, dare un taglio al passato; to break with a habit, liberarsi di un'abitudine.

break / cure someone of something

break a tooth an on

break out

break out in a rash Pickel: a. in spots

break out in a sweat

break someone of a habit

break the rules

break up with someone

break with someone

make a clean break with the past

without a break

you should take a proper break until you're really fit again

◆ break with

1. (end relationship)

▪ to \break with with sb mit jdm brechen

2. (not follow)

▪ to \break with with sth mit etw dat brechen

to \break with with precedent sich akk nicht an die herkömmliche Praxis halten

A prep.

1 (compl. di compagnia o unione) con; insieme con; insieme a: DIALOGO → - New flame- Who with?, con chi?; Come with me!, vieni con me!; She lives with her parents, vive con i genitori; to mix flour with milk, mescolare la farina con il latte; If you go on strike, we'll all be with you, se scendi in sciopero, saremo tutti con te

2 ( contemporaneità) con: He used to get up with the sun, era solito levarsi col sole; Wine improves with age, il vino migliora con gli anni

3 ( affidamento, dipendenza) con; a; da; presso: I've been with this firm for years, sono anni che lavoro con (o presso) questa ditta; My son has left his cats with me, mio figlio mi ha lasciato (o ha lasciato da me) i suoi gatti; Leave the papers with the secretary!, lascia i documenti alla segretaria!

4 ( vicinanza) accanto a; vicino a: to sit with strangers, essere seduto ( a una riunione, ecc.) accanto a persone che non si conoscono

5 ( mezzo) con; per mezzo di; mediante; da: Cut it with a knife!, taglialo col coltello!; He was shot in the leg with a rifle, è stato ferito alla gamba da una fucilata; DIALOGO → - Booking a room by phone- Is that Taylor with a ‘y’ or an ‘i’?, Taylor con la ‘y’ o con la ‘i’?

6 ( causa) a causa di; con; di; da; per: He was tired with all his work, era stanco a causa di (o per) tutto il lavoro che aveva fatto; He was shaking with a high fever, tremava per la febbre alta; He was trembling with fear, tremava di (o dalla) paura; He is down with fever, è a letto con la febbre; a man bent with age, un uomo curvo per gli anni

7 ( modo, qualità) con; di; per; da; a: to listen with interest, ascoltare con interesse; with all one's heart, di tutto cuore; The grass was wet with rain, l'erba era bagnata per la pioggia (o di pioggia); a jacket with four pockets, una giacca con quattro tasche; a man with a long beard, un uomo dalla barba lunga; to cross a stream with dry feet, attraversare un ruscello a piedi asciutti; a word ending with a consonant, una parola che finisce per consonante

8 ( materia) con; di: Fill the stove with wood!, riempi la stufa di legna!; The hills are covered with woods, le colline sono coperte di boschi; His neck was wet with sweat, aveva il collo bagnato di sudore; The ball is filled with air, la palla è riempita con aria (o piena d'aria)

9 ( opposizione, contrasto) con; contro: to quarrel with sb., litigare con q.; to fight with sb., battersi contro q.; to compete with foreign firms, essere in concorrenza con ditte estere

10 ( vantaggio) per; a favore di: I voted with the Democrats, ho votato per il partito democratico

11 col favore di: to sail with the wind, navigare col favore del vento

12 ( separazione) da; di: to part with a friend, separarsi da un amico; to part with the loot, disfarsi del bottino; a break with tradition, un abbandono della tradizione

13 ( concessivo) con; malgrado; nonostante: With all her faults, I still love her, con tutti i suoi difetti, le voglio ancora bene

14 ( confronto) con; di: to compare sb. [st.] with sb. [st.] else, confrontare q. [qc.] con q. [qc.] altro; The door is level with the street, la porta è allo stesso livello della strada

15 ( relazione) nel caso di; riguardo a; per: With him, pleasure is more important than business, per lui, il piacere è più importante del lavoro; It's all the same with me, per me fa lo stesso!

16 – to be with sb., essere con q.; appoggiare, sostenere q.; ( anche) esserci, seguire: Are you with me?, mi segui?; ci sei?; (è) chiaro?

17 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to break with, rompere con (q.); liberarsi, disfarsi di (qc.); to do away with, abolire, sopprimere; ecc. (► to break, to do, to make, ecc.)

B a. pred.

( USA: detto di cibo o bevanda) servito nel solito modo; come sempre: Coffee with!, caffè con la panna!

● ( sui pacchi) «Handle with care», «fragile» □ (form.) to be with child, essere incinta □ (fin.: di un titolo) with coupon (o with dividend), con cedola; con dividendo □ with an eye to, tenendo d'occhio; non trascurando; senza dimenticare: with an eye to the future, in previsione del futuro □ to be with God, essere con Dio; essere in paradiso □ with no, senza: He went out with no hat on, è uscito senza cappello □ (leg.: di una cambiale) with recourse, con regresso; con rivalsa □ with respect (o regard) to what you said before, quanto a (a proposito di) ciò che hai detto prima □ (fin.: di titolo) with rights, con opzione □ with that [this], con ciò; al che; e allora □ ( d'animale) to be with young, essere gravida (o pregna) □ along with, con; insieme con (o a): You must show your passport along with your ticket, occorre esibire il passaporto insieme al biglietto □ as is usual with him, com'è sua abitudine; al suo solito □ to begin with, per cominciare; per dirne una: We have no money, to begin with, (tanto) per cominciare, non abbiamo soldi □ to have it out with sb., fare (o saldare) i conti con q. (fig.); risolvere una lite □ (fam.) to be in with sb., essere in società con q.; essere alleato di q.; essere intimo di q.; essere in combutta con q. □ to be in love with sb., essere innamorato di q. □ Down with drugs!, abbasso la droga! □ Off with those filthy jeans!, togliti quei jeans luridi! □ What's the matter with you?, che cos'hai?; che c'è che non va? □ I have done with it, non voglio più sentirne parlare □ I've done with you, con te ho chiuso; non voglio più avere a che fare con te □ Have done with it!, falla finita!; smettila! □ Off with his head!, tagliategli la testa! □ (fam.) Be off with you!, vattene! □ (fam.) Get along with you!, avanti, muoviti! □ That's always the way with you, fai sempre così!; lo vedi come sei? □ I am with you there, su questo punto sono d'accordo; ne convengo.

A v. i. + avv.

1 spezzarsi; andare in pezzi; rompersi; sfasciarsi: The boat broke up on the rocks, è andata a infrangersi sugli scogli

2 ( di relazione) finire, fallire; ( di una coppia) lasciarsi, rompere: Mary has broken up with her boyfriend, Mary ha rotto col suo ragazzo

3 ( di riunione, ecc.) sciogliersi; interrompersi; finire; terminare; ( di assembramento) disperdersi; ( di combattenti) separarsi, staccarsi; ( di famiglia) sfasciarsi, disperdersi; (mil.) sbandarsi: The party broke up, il gruppo si è sciolto; la festa è finita; At night the demonstrators broke up, a sera i dimostranti si dispersero

4 suddividersi; frazionarsi; scomporsi ( anche mat.)

5 (di scuola, ecc., GB) chiudere per le vacanze: When does your school ( o do you) break up?, quando cominciate le vacanze?

6 ( di persona) crollare; cedere; andare in pezzi: He's not one to break up under the strain, non è il tipo da crollare sotto lo sforzo

7 (fam.) scoppiare a ridere; sbellicarsi (dalle risa)

B v. t. + avv.

1 rompere in pezzi; fare a pezzi; spezzare; spezzettare: to break up a bar of chocolate, spezzettare una tavoletta di cioccolato; to break up a loaf into chunks, fare a pezzi una pagnotta

2 disgregare; frammentare: Frost breaks up the soil, il gelo disgrega il terreno

3 demolire; smantellare: to break up old ships, smantellare vecchie navi

4 rompere ( una relazione): to break up a marriage, rompere un matrimonio

5 smembrare; disgregare; smantellare; disperdere; sciogliere (una riunione, ecc.); mettere fine a; disperdere; (mil.) sbandare: to break up a home, disgregare una famiglia; distruggere un ambiente familiare (o un focolare); to break up an organization, smantellare un'organizzazione; to break up a company, smembrare una società; to break up a business, liquidare un'azienda; to break up a gathering, sciogliere un assembramento; The police broke up the demonstration, la polizia disperse la folla dei dimostranti; to break up a fight, metter fine a una rissa; Break it up!, (a litiganti, ecc.) separatevi !; smettetela!

6 suddividere; frazionare; scomporre ( anche mat.): to break up a job into a series of activities, suddividere un lavoro in una serie di attività; to break up an estate, frazionare una proprietà; to break up a sentence into clauses, scomporre un periodo in frasi

7 prostrare; far crollare; distruggere: The news of her death broke him up, la notizia della sua morte lo ha prostrato

8 (fam.) far morire dal ridere; far sbellicare (dalle risa)

9 (tipogr.) interrompere, intervallare ( un testo con illustrazioni).

A 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 base

2 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 frase

3 fare una pausa (nel lavoro); fermarsi; staccare

B v. t. + avv.

1 staccare; spezzare; rompere: to break off a piece of chocolate, staccare un pezzo di cioccolata

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.

1) (stop functioning) [ machine] rompersi

2) fig. (collapse) [ alliance] saltare; [ negotiations] fallire; [ communication] interrompersi; [ law and order] venire meno; [argument, system] crollare; [ person] crollare, cedere

3) (cry) sciogliersi in lacrime

4) (be classified) [findings, statistics] suddividersi ( into in)

5) chim. [ compound] scomporsi ( into in); break [sth.] down, break down [sth.]

6) (demolish) sfondare [ door]; abbattere [ fence]; fig. abbattere [ barriers]; vincere [ resistance]

7) (analyse) analizzare [cost, statistics]; suddividere [data, findings] ( into per)

8) chim. decomporre, scomporre [ compound] ( into in); sciogliere [protein, starch]

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1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) abbattere

2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) guastarsi

3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) fallire

4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) cedere

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1. vt + adv

1) (door) buttare giù, abbattere, (resistance) stroncare

2) (analyse: figures) analizzare, (substance) scomporre

2. vi + adv

(machine) rompersi, guastarsi, Auto restare in panne, avere un guasto, rompersi, (person: under pressure) crollare, (from emotion) scoppiare in lacrime, (mentally) avere un esaurimento (nervoso), (health) cedere, (talks) arenarsi