Engelska | Italienska |
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break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (to end a connection) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | staccareverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | fare una pausaverb fare una sostaverb sospendereverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (to reduce the military rank of) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | degradareverb retrocedereverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (to ruin financially) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | chiudereverb eliminareverb fare fallireverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (to suddenly become) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | volgersiverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (to turn an animal into a beast of burden) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | addomesticareverb sottomettereverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (transitive: to cause to stop functioning) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | fermareverbJohn tried to break up the fight. = John provò a fermare la rissa. interrompereverb stoppareverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something)) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | oltrepassareverb sfondareverbLet's break down the door! = Sfondiamo la porta! superareverb |
break [broke, broken, breaking, breaks] (transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces) verb [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | rompereverb spezzareverbIt breaks my heart! = Mi spezza il cuore! |
break a leg (expression of best wishes to a performer) interjection | in bocca al lupo!interjection in culo alla balena!interjection |
break down (to cease to function; (others than above)) verb [UK: breɪk daʊn] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn] | guastarsiverb rompersiverb |
break down (to decay) verb [UK: breɪk daʊn] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn] | decomporsiverb |
break down (to digest) verb [UK: breɪk daʊn] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn] | decomporreverb digerireverb elaborareverb |
break down (to divide into parts for analysis) verb [UK: breɪk daʊn] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn] | partizionareverb suddividereverb |
break in (to make something new function well through use) verb [UK: breɪk ɪn] [US: ˈbreɪk ɪn] | rodareverb |
break in (to tame (a horse or other animal)) verb [UK: breɪk ɪn] [US: ˈbreɪk ɪn] | domareverb |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | fare colazioneverb |
break one's fast (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | |
break out (to escape, especially forcefully or defiantly) verb [UK: breɪk ˈaʊt] [US: ˈbreɪk ˈaʊt] | evadereverb |
break ranks (to break a military designation) verb | rompere le filaverb |
break ranks (to publicly renounce affiliation) verb | |
break someone's balls (to irritate someone) verb | rompere le palleverb |