broke
Financially ruined, bankruptFinancially ruined, bankrupt.
» He broke the window on purpose.
Er hat das Fenster absichtlich zerbrochen. — MUIRIEL
Er zerbrach das Fenster absichtlich. — runawaytiger
Er zerbrach die Fensterscheibe absichtlich. — raggione
Он специально разбил окно. — Hayabusa
Он намеренно разбил окно. — Ooneykcall
Он разбил окно нарочно. — Ooneykcall
Він зумисне розбив вікно. — ascolto
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(informal, not comparable, usually)Financially ruined, bankrupt.
He was broke after spending all his money into video games.
(informal, not comparable, usually)Without any money, penniless.
dead broke; flat broke
pleite, abgebrannt, broke
разори́вшийсяrazorívšijsja, разорённыйrazorjónnyj, безде́нежныйbezdénežnyj
банкру́тbankrút, банкро́тbankrót
(not comparable, usually)Demoted, deprived of a commission.
He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea.
(slang)Broke off, rich, wealthy
(archaic, informal, not comparable, usually)Broken.
If it ain’t broke, don't fix it.
- lacking funds
Examples
2950 sentencesHe broke the window on purpose.
Він зумисне розбив вікно. — ascolto
ruОн специально разбил окно. — Hayabusa
deEr hat das Fenster absichtlich zerbrochen. — MUIRIEL
Tom fell and broke his arm.
Том упав і зламав руку. — deniko
ruТом упал и сломал руку. — odexed
deTom ist gefallen und hat sich den Arm gebrochen. — Manfredo
I broke up with my girlfriend.
Я розірвав стосунки зі своєю дівчиною. — deniko
ruЯ порвал со своей девушкой. — marafon
I think I broke my arm.
Мені здається, я зламав руку. — deniko
ruПо-моему, я руку сломал. — marafon
deIch glaube, ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen. — Zaghawa
Tom knows who broke the window.
Том знає, хто розбив вікно. — deniko
deTom weiß, wer das Fenster eingeworfen hat. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Ablauted form of break. Clipping of broke off.Forms
broker/more broke, brokest/most broke| Comparative | broker / more broke Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | brokest / most broke Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
57 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- broke the window
- who broke the
- one who broke
- broke up with
- fire broke out
- burglar broke into
- someone broke into
- car broke down
- broke his leg
- broke into my
- a fire broke
- broke his arm