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break [breaks] (instance of breaking something into pieces) noun [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) bruddnoun |
break [breaks] (interval between two parts of performance) noun [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) pausenoun |
break [breaks] (physical space that opens up in something or between two things) noun [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) åpningnoun |
break [breaks] (soccer: counter-attack) noun [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) gjenvinningnoun |
break [breaks] (temporary split in romantic relationship) noun [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) avbrekknoun |
break [breaks] (tennis: game won by receiving party) noun [UK: breɪk] [US: ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) breaknoun |
break in (to enter by force or illicitly) verb [UK: breɪk ɪn] [US: ˈbreɪk ɪn] | |
break-in [break-ins] (act of entering to commit an offense) noun [UK: ˈbreɪk ɪn] [US: ˈbreɪk ɪn] | (Bokmål) innbruddnoun |
break of gauge noun | (Bokmål) sporbruddnoun |
break-of-gauge station noun | (Bokmål) sporbruddstasjonnoun |
break the ice (to start to get to know people, by avoiding awkwardness) verb [UK: breɪk ðə aɪs] [US: ˈbreɪk ðə ˈaɪs] | bryte isenverb |
break up (to end a relationship) verb [UK: breɪk ʌp] [US: ˈbreɪk ʌp] | slå oppverb |
breakage [breakages] (action of breaking) noun [UK: ˈbreɪkɪdʒ] [US: ˈbreɪkɪdʒ] | (Bokmål) brekkasjenoun (Nynorsk) brekkasjenoun |
breakdown [breakdowns] (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound) noun [UK: ˈbreɪk.daʊn] [US: ˈbreɪk.ˌdaʊn] | (Bokmål) nedbrytningnoun (Nynorsk) nedbrytingnoun |
breakdown [breakdowns] (failure, particularly mechanical) noun [UK: ˈbreɪk.daʊn] [US: ˈbreɪk.ˌdaʊn] | (Bokmål) havarinoun (Nynorsk) havarinoun |
breaker [breakers] (wave) noun [UK: ˈbreɪkə(r)] [US: ˈbreɪkər] | |
breakfast [breakfasts] (first meal of the day) noun [UK: ˈbrek.fəst] [US: ˈbrek.fəst] | (Bokmål) frokostnoun (Nynorsk) frukostnoun |
breakfast cereal (food made from processed grains) noun [UK: ˈbrek.fəst ˈsɪə.rɪəl] [US: ˈbrek.fəst ˈsɪ.riəl] | (Bokmål) frokostblandingnoun (Nynorsk) frukostblandingnoun |
breaking strain (amount of strain which can break something) noun | (Bokmål) bruddstyrkenoun |
breakwater (construction in or around a harbour) noun [UK: ˈbreɪ.kwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbreɪ.ˌkwɒ.tər] | (Bokmål) bølgebryternoun (Nynorsk) bølgebrytarnoun |
bed and breakfast (guesthouse providing breakfast) noun [UK: bed ənd ˈbrek.fəst] [US: ˈbed ænd ˈbrek.fəst] | pensjonatnoun |
circuit breaker (high-current electrical switch) noun [UK: ˈsɜːk.ɪt.ˌbreɪk.ə] [US: ˈsɜːk.ɪt.ˌbreɪk.ə] | effektbryternoun |
coffee break (a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.fi breɪk] [US: ˈkɑː.fi ˈbreɪk] | (Bokmål) kaffepausenoun (Nynorsk) kaffipausenoun |
daybreak (dawn) noun [UK: ˈdeɪ.breɪk] [US: ˈdeɪ.ˌbrek] | |
groundbreaking (innovative) adjective [UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌbrekɪŋ] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌbrekɪŋ] | (Nynorsk) banebrytande, nyskapandeadjective |
heart-breaking (that causes extreme sorrow or grief) adjective [UK: ˈhɑːt.ˌbreɪkɪŋ] [US: ˈhɑːt.ˌbreɪkɪŋ] | (Bokmål) hjerteskjærendeadjective |
heartbreaker [heartbreakers] (person who causes sorrow) noun | hjerteknusernoun |
icebreaker [icebreakers] (ship designed to break through ice) noun [UK: ˈaɪs.breɪkə(r)] [US: ˈaɪˌs.brekər] | (Bokmål) isbryternoun |
lawbreaker [lawbreakers] (person who breaks the law) noun [UK: ˈlɔː.breɪkə(r)] [US: ˈlɒ.ˌbrekər] | (Bokmål) lovbryternoun |
take a break (to have a short rest period in one's work) verb | ta en pauseverb |
unbreakable (difficult or impossible to break) adjective [UK: ʌn.ˈbreɪk.əb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈbreɪk.əb.l̩] | (Bokmål) uknuseligadjective |