fracture
To break, or cause something to breakTo break, or cause something to break.
» I fractured my arm.
Ich habe mir den Arm gebrochen.
Я сломал себе руку.
Я сломал руку.
Я зламав руку.
Я зламала руку.
Meaning
2 senses(ambitransitive)To break, or cause something to break.
brechen
лома́тьlomátʹ, слома́тьslomátʹ, лома́тьсяlomátʹsja
лама́тиlamáty, злама́тиzlamáty, лама́тисяlamátysja
break into pieces
(slang, transitive)To amuse (a person) greatly; to split someone's sides.
Examples
74 sentencesI fractured my arm.
Я зламав руку. — deniko
ruЯ сломал себе руку. — sonick_rnd
deIch habe mir den Arm gebrochen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom fractured his wrist.
Том зламав зап'ястя. — deniko
ruТом сломал запястье. — marafon
How did you fracture your shoulder?
ruКак ты сломал плечо? — marafon
I fractured my ankle.
Tom fractured his skull.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, frFrom Middle English fracture, from Old French fracture, from Latin frāctūra (“a breach, fracture, cleft”), from frangere (“to break”), past participle frāctus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-, whence also English break. See fraction. Doublet of fraktur.
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Forms
fractures, fracturing, fractured, fracturedSynonyms
1 synonyms- fracture a bone of:break
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle