breken meaning in English
| Dutch | English |
|---|---|
| breken werkwoord | break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks](intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces) bust [busted, busting, busts](alteration of burst) refract [refracted, refracting, refracts](to change direction) sunder [sundered, sundering, sunders](to break or separate or to break apart) |
| breken substantief | rote(roar of the surf) |
| breken substantief {n} | breach [breaches](figuratively: the act of breaking) |
| afbreken werkwoord | abort [aborted, aborting, aborts](aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket) abrupt(to tear off or asunder) deplete [depleted, depleting, depletes](empty or unload) dismantle [dismantled, dismantling, dismantles](take apart) escape [escaped, escaping, escapes](to halt a program by pressing a combination of keys) interrupt [interrupted, interrupting, interrupts](to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action) pillory(criticize harshly) stop [stopped, stopping, stops](to cause to come to an end) suspend [suspended, suspending, suspends](to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event) wrench [wrenched, wrenching, wrenches](to pull or twist) |
| afbreken substantief | abort(function used to abort a process) |
| afbreken substantief {n} | abscission(abrupt stop of speech) |
| afbrekende kritiek substantief | flak(adverse criticism) |
| baanbrekend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | groundbreaking(innovative) pioneering(involving new ideas or methods) revolutionary(of or pertaining to a revolution in government) seminal(highly influential) trailblazing(resembling a trailblazer; innovative or pioneering) |
| belofte breken werkwoord | renege [reneged, reneging, reneges](break a promise or commitment) |
| een lans breken werkwoord | break a lance(to take a stand) |
| halsbrekend bijvoeglijk naamwoord | breakneck(dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) |
| hart breken werkwoord | break someone's heart(to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) |
| het brood breken werkwoord | break bread(take part in Holy Communion) |
| het ijs breken werkwoord | break the ice(to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) |
| iets afbreken substantief | evisceration [eviscerations](A vigorous verbal assault) |
| inbreken werkwoord | break in(to enter by force or illicitly) |
| onderbreken werkwoord | adjourn [adjourned, adjourning, adjourns](to defer) butt in(to join conversation when not welcome) disrupt [disrupted, disrupting, disrupts](to interrupt or impede something) escape [escaped, escaping, escapes](to halt a program by pressing a combination of keys) interrupt [interrupted, interrupting, interrupts](to disturb or halt an ongoing process or action) stop [stopped, stopping, stops](to cease; to no longer continue (doing something)) suspend [suspended, suspending, suspends](to discontinue or interrupt a function, task, position, or event) talk out of turn(speak when not allowed to) |
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