Слово англійською: break
Дієслово
Переклад break українською: розби́ти, розтрощи́ти що, злама́ти (пошко́дити), розірва́ти (моту́зку і т. д.), полама́ти що (при́стрій і т. д.), розби́тися (на шматки́ і т. д.), розлама́тися (на части́ни), ло́пати, пору́шити (пра́вила), розміня́ти що, відучи́ти, перепочи́ти, зроби́ти па́узу
Детальний опис
in pieces
- [intransitive, transitive] to be damaged and separated into two or more parts, as a result of force; to damage something in this way
- All the windows broke with the force of the blast.
- The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it.
- break in/into something She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces.
- The boat hit a rock and broke in half.
- break something to break a cup/window
- She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.
- to break a leg/bone
- break something in/into something He broke the chocolate in two.
Homophones brake | breakbrake break
/breɪk/
- brake noun
- He accidentally pressed the accelerator instead of the brake.
- brake verb
- There wasn't even time for the driver to brake.
- break verb
- Break the biscuits into small pieces.
- break noun
- I really need a break from this.
Vocabulary Building Words that mean ‘break’Words that mean ‘break’| burst | - The balloon hit a tree and burst.
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| crack | - The ice started to crack.
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| crumble | - Crumble the cheese into a bowl.
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| cut | |
| fracture | - He fell and fractured his hip.
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| shatter | - The vase hit the floor and shattered.
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| smash | - Vandals had smashed two windows.
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| snap | - I snapped the pencil in half.
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| split | - The bag had split open on the way home.
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| tear | - She tore the letter into pieces.
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All these verbs, except cut, can be used with or without an object. Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injured- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
Treating injuries- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
stop working
[intransitive, transitive] to stop working as a result of being damaged; to damage something and stop it from working- My watch has broken.
- break something I think I've broken the washing machine.
skin
[transitive] break the skin to cut the surface of the skin and make it bleed- The dog bit me but didn't break the skin.
law/promise
[transitive] break something to do something that is against the law; to not keep a promise, etc.- I had broken the law and deserved to be punished.
- People should not be allowed to break the rules.
- to break a promise
- to break an agreement/a contract/your word
- to break an appointment (= not to come to it)
- He was breaking the speed limit (= travelling faster than the law allows).
stop for short time
[intransitive, transitive] to stop doing something for a while, especially when it is time to eat or have a drink- break for something Let's break for lunch.
- Parliament breaks for recess next week.
- We broke early and went for a drink.
- break something Their sleep was broken by noise from the street.
- (especially British English) We broke our journey in Oxford (= stopped in Oxford on the way to the place we were going to).
end something
[transitive] break something to interrupt something so that it ends suddenly- She broke the silence by coughing.
- A tree broke his fall (= stopped him as he was falling).
- The phone rang and broke my train of thought.
- Someone laughed suddenly and the spell was broken.
[transitive] break something to make something end by using force or strong action- an attempt to break the year-long siege
- Management has not succeeded in breaking the strike.
[transitive] break something to end a connection with something or a relationship with somebody- He broke all ties with his parents.
escape
[intransitive] break free (from somebody/something) (of a person or an object) to manage to get away from or out of a position in which they have been caught- He finally managed to break free from his attacker.
destroy, be destroyed
[transitive, intransitive] break (somebody/something) to destroy something or make somebody/something weaker; to become weak or be destroyed- to break somebody’s morale/resistance/resolve/spirit
- The government was determined to break the power of the trade unions.
- The scandal broke him (= ruined his reputation and destroyed his confidence).
- She broke under questioning (= was no longer able to bear it) and confessed to everything.
in tennis
[transitive] break somebody's serve to win a game in which it is your opponent's turn to serve (= hit the ball across the net first)- Williams broke her opponent's serve five times.
make somebody feel bad
[transitive] break somebody to make somebody feel so sad, lonely, etc. that they cannot live a normal life- The death of his wife broke him completely.
of weather
[intransitive] to change suddenly, usually after a period when it has been fine- On the third day the weather broke and they had a violent storm.
of clouds
[intransitive] to show an opening- The clouds broke and the sun came out.
surface
break the surface to come up through the surface of water in the sea, a pool, etc.- When his head broke the surface he took in deep gulps of air.
of day/dawn/storm
[intransitive] when the day or dawn or a storm breaks, it begins- Dawn was breaking when they finally left.
see also daybreak of news
[intransitive] if a piece of news breaks, it becomes known- There was a public outcry when the scandal broke.
[transitive] break it/the news to somebody to be the first to tell somebody some bad news- Who's going to break it to her?
- I'm sorry to be the one to break the news to you.
- Just break the news to him gently.
of voice
[intransitive] if somebody’s voice breaks, it changes its tone because of emotion- Her voice broke as she told us what had happened.
[intransitive] when a boy’s voice breaks, it becomes permanently deeper at about the age of 13 or 14 a record
[transitive] break a record to do something better, faster, etc. than anyone has ever done it before- She had broken the world 100 metres record.
- The movie broke all box-office records.
of waves
[intransitive] when waves break, they fall and are dissolved into foam, usually near land- the sound of waves breaking on the beach
- The sea was breaking over the wrecked ship.
something secret
[transitive] break a code/cipher to find the meaning of something secret- He needed only twenty minutes to break the encryption code.
money
[transitive] break something (especially North American English) to change a banknote for coins- Can you break a twenty-dollar bill?
Word OriginOld English brecan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch breken and German brechen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frangere ‘to break’.
Idioms Idioms containing break are at the entries for the nouns and adjectives in the idioms, for example break somebody’s heart is at heart.
Phrasal Verbs- break away
- break down
- break for
- break in
- break into
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break through
- break up
- break with