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break1

Pronunciation: /breɪk/

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Spanish translation of break

A. vt

  • 4 (end) [strike] poner* fin a; [drug ring] desarticular; [impasse] salir* de; [habit] dejar
  • 5 a (ruin) [person/company] arruinar a b (crush) [person] destrozar*
  • 6 (impart) Sue broke the news to him = Sue le dio la noticia they broke it to her gently = se lo dijeron con mucho tacto

B. vi

  • 2 (give in) [resistance] desmoronarse she broke under constant interrogation = no resistió el constante interrogatorio

Phrasal verbs

break away

v + adv to break away (from sth) [piece] = desprenderse (de algo) [faction/region] = escindirse (de algo)

break down

a v + adv a [vehicle/machine] estropearse, averiarse*, descomponerse* (AmL) , quedarse en pana (Chi) , quedarse varado (Col) ; [system] fallar; [talks] fracasar b (lose composure) perder* el control b v + o + adv, v + adv + o a [door/barrier] echar abajo b (divide up) [expenditure] desglosar; [sentence] descomponer* the process can be broken down into three steps = el proceso puede dividirse en tres pasos

break in

a v + adv [intruder] entrar para robar etc b v + o + adv, v + adv + o [horse] domar

break into

v + prep + o [building] entrar en para robar etc

break off

a v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (detach) partir b [engagement/diplomatic relations] romper* b v + adv (snap off, come free) [piece of ice] desprenderse the handle broke off = se le rompió el asa

break out

v + adv a (start) [war/epidemic/rioting] estallar b (escape) [prisoner] escaparse, fugarse*

break through

a v + adv (penetrate) [Mil] penetrar en las defensas enemigas; [sun] salir* b v + prep + o [barrier] atravesar*, romper* they broke through our defenses = penetraron en nuestras defensas

break up

A. v + o + adv, v + adv + o a (divide) [land] dividir; [ship] desaguazar*; [sentence] descomponer* b [demonstration] disolver* (wreck, ruin) [home] deshacer*
B. v + adv a [lovers/band] separarse their marriage broke up = su matrimonio fracasó to break up with sb = romper* con algn b [meeting] terminar; [crowd] dispersarse

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