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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! |
broken (fragmented) adjective [UK: ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˈbroʊkən] | rottoadjectiveThis is broken. = Questo è rotto. |
broken adjective [UK: ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˈbroʊkən] | in avariaadjective |
broken heart (feeling of grief or loss) noun | cuore spezzatonoun |
broken plural (in Arabic and other languages, irregular plural formed by changing the pattern of consonants and vowels) noun | plurale frattonoun |
broken record (Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance) noun | disco rottonoun |
broker [brokers] (mediator between a buyer and seller) noun [UK: ˈbrəʊkə(r)] [US: ˈbroʊkə(r)] | intermediarionoun |
go for broke (to try everything possible in a final attempt) verb | |
my car has broken down phrase | ho l'auto in pannephrase ho la macchina in pannephrase la mia macchina/auto è in pannephrase la mia macchina/auto si è rottaphrase mi si è rotta l'autophrase |
power broker (person having the ability to influence important decisions, see also: éminence grise) noun | eminenza grigianoun |
the straw that broke the camel's back (small additional burden which causes failure) noun | |
unbroken (continuous, without interruption) adjective [UK: ˌʌn.ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˌʌnˈbro.ʊkən] | continuoadjective ininterrottoadjective |
unbroken (whole, not divided into parts) adjective [UK: ˌʌn.ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˌʌnˈbro.ʊkən] | interoadjective |