break

1. (ergative, intransitive, transitive)To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

   If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.

   In order to tend to the accident victim, he will break the window of the car.

   destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments

2. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

   (ergative, intransitive, transitive)To crack or fracture (bone) under a physical strain.

   His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.

   He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.

   fracture a bone of

3. (ergative, intransitive, transitive)To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.

   Is it your or my turn to break?

   anstoßen, den Eröffnungsstoß haben

   разбитьrazbitʹ

   make the opening shot that scatters the balls

4. (ergative, figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

   Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?

   The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.

   exchange for smaller units of money

5. To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

   (ergative, figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To use a high-value denomination of currency, thus necessitating being given change in smaller denominations.

   I don't want to break my hundred dollar bill.

6. To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

   (ergative, intransitive, transitive)To change the orderliness or compactness of an arrangement.

   The soldier broke formation.

   change directions suddenly

7. (ergative, intransitive, transitive)To disrupt the surface of and turn over the body of a substance.

   You have to break the soil with the ho.

   emerge from the surface of a body of water

8. (transitive)To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

   Her child’s death broke Angela.

   Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.

9. To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

   (intransitive, transitive)To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

   My heart is breaking.

10. (transitive)To turn an animal into a beast of burden.

    You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.

    zähmen, zureiten

    come into being

11. (transitive)To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

    to break flax

12. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

    (intransitive, transitive)To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

1. Let's take a break for coffee.

   Давайте зробимо перерву на каву.

   ruДавайте прервёмся на кофе.

   deLass uns eine Kaffeepause machen.

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2. Don't step on the broken glass.

   Не наступайте на розбите скло.

   ruНе наступайте на разбитое стекло.

   deNicht auf die Glasscherben treten!

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3. Let's have a ten-minute break.

   Зробімо перерву на десять хвилин.

   ruДавайте сделаем перерыв на десять минут.

   deLasst uns zehn Minuten Pause machen.

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4. We have a break from 10:40 to 11:00.

   У нас перерва з 10:40 до 11:00.

   ruУ нас перерыв с 10:40 до 11:00.

   deWir haben von 10:40h bis 11:00h Pause.

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5. I hope war doesn't break out.

   Сподіваюся, війна не вибухне.

   deIch hoffe, dass es keinen Krieg geben wird.

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irregular · Lesson

• break upрозлучитися, розлучатисяTo break or separate into pieces.
• break offвідколотися, відколюватисяTo remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping.
• break outвтікти, спалахуватиTo escape, especially forcefully or defiantly.
• break inзламати, ламатиTo enter a place by force or illicit means.
• break downзламатися, впастиTo stop functioning.
• break awayбігати, бігтиTo leave suddenly.
• break throughвивергати, вивергатисяTo gain popularity.
• break apartрозбитися, розбиватисяTo dismantle something into its base components.