break up

1. (transitive)To break or separate into pieces.

   Break up the cheese and put it in the salad.

   break or cause to break into pieces

2. (intransitive)To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.

   It broke up when it hit the ground.

   take apart into its constituent pieces

3. (transitive)To upset greatly; to cause great emotional disturbance or unhappiness in.

4. (idiomatic, intransitive)To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship.

   She broke up with her boyfriend last week.

   auseinander gehen, Schluss machen

   расходи́тьсяrasxodítʹsja, разойти́сьrazojtísʹ, расстава́тьсяrasstavátʹsja

   come to an end

5. (intransitive, reciprocal)To end a (usually romantic or sexual) relationship with each other.

   Jane and Stephen broke up.

6. (idiomatic, intransitive)To dissolve; to part.

   The meeting finally broke up after a three-hour discussion.

   разбива́тьсяrazbivátʹsja, разби́тьсяrazbítʹsja

7. (idiomatic, intransitive)Of a school, to close for the holidays at the end of term.

   close at the end of a session

8. (intransitive)Of a conversation, to cease to be understandable because of a bad connection; of a signal, to deteriorate.

   You're breaking up. Can you repeat that? Well, it got cut off.

9. (idiomatic, transitive)To stop a fight; to separate people who are fighting.

   The police came in to break up the disturbance.

10. (figuratively, idiomatic, intransitive)To become disorganised.

11. (transitive)To cut or take to pieces for scrap.

12. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang, transitive)To be or cause to be overcome with laughter.

    cause to separate

1. Tom and Mary might break up.

   Том та Мері можуть розійтися.

   ruТом и Мэри могут разойтись.

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2. Tom and Mary have broken up.

   Том і Мері розсталися.

   ruТом и Мэри расстались.

   deTom und Maria haben sich getrennt.

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3. Did you break up with Tom?

   Ви розсталися з Томом?

   ruТы рассталась с Томом?

   deHast du mit Tom Schluss gemacht?

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4. Did Tom really break up with Mary?

   Том та Мері дійсно розсталися?

   deHat Tom wirklich mit Maria Schluss gemacht?

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5. Are you going to break up with Tom?

   Ти розстанешся з Томом?

   ruТы собираешься порвать с Томом?

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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.