break on

1. (slang)To humiliate (someone); to scold or demean (someone) in public.

1. There was a broken cup on the table.

   На столі лежала розбита чашка. — deniko

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2. Did you break it on purpose?

   ruТы нарочно его сломал? — marafon

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3. There was broken glass on the floor.

   ruНа полу было разбитое стекло. — marafon

   deAuf dem Fußboden lagen Glasscherben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. Did you break the window on purpose or by accident?

   ruВы специально разбили окно или случайно? — joulin

   deHast du das Fenster mit Absicht oder aus Versehen zerbrochen? — Kuraimegami

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5. Did you know there are some broken bottles on your back porch?

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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.