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breakfast [breakfasted, breakfasting, breakfasts] (to eat the morning meal) verb [UK: ˈbrek.fəst] [US: ˈbrek.fəst] | äta frukostverb |
breakfast cereal (food made from processed grains) noun [UK: ˈbrek.fəst ˈsɪə.rɪəl] [US: ˈbrek.fəst ˈsɪ.riəl] | flingorsubstantiv frukostflingorsubstantiv |
breaking news (news that just happened or is happening) noun [UK: ˈbreɪkɪŋ njuːz] [US: ˈbreɪkɪŋ ˈnuːz] | senaste nyheternasubstantiv senaste nyttsubstantiv |
breakneck (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather) adjective [UK: ˈbreɪk.nek] [US: ˈbreɪk.ˌnek] | halsbrytandeadjektiv |
breakout [breakouts] (A breakdown of statistics) noun [UK: ˈbreɪk.aʊt] [US: ˈbreɪˌk.ɑːwt] | utbrytning [~en ~ar]substantiv |
breakout [breakouts] (An escape from prison) noun [UK: ˈbreɪk.aʊt] [US: ˈbreɪˌk.ɑːwt] | flyktsubstantiv |
breakthrough [breakthroughs] (major progress) noun [UK: ˈbreɪk.θruː] [US: ˈbreɪk.ˌθruː] | genombrott [~et ~]substantiv |
breakup [breakups] (the act of breaking up, disintegration, or division) noun [UK: ˈbreɪˌkəp] [US: ˈbreɪˌkəp] | uppbrott [~et ~]substantiv |
breakwater (construction in or around a harbour) noun [UK: ˈbreɪ.kwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbreɪ.ˌkwɒ.tər] | vågbrytare [~n ~, ~brytarna]substantiv |
all hell breaks loose (the situation becomes chaotic) phrase [UK: ɔːl hel breɪks luːs] [US: ɔːl ˈhel ˈbreɪks ˈluːs] | helvetet brakar lossphrase |
bed and breakfast (guesthouse providing breakfast) noun [UK: bed ənd ˈbrek.fəst] [US: ˈbed ænd ˈbrek.fəst] | bed-and-breakfastsubstantiv rum och frukostsubstantiv |
circuit breaker (high-current electrical switch) noun [UK: ˈsɜːk.ɪt.ˌbreɪk.ə] [US: ˈsɜːk.ɪt.ˌbreɪk.ə] | dvärgbrytaresubstantiv effektbrytaresubstantiv |
coffee break (a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.fi breɪk] [US: ˈkɑː.fi ˈbreɪk] | kaffepaus [~en ~er]substantiv kafferast [~en ~er]substantiv |
daybreak (dawn) noun [UK: ˈdeɪ.breɪk] [US: ˈdeɪ.ˌbrek] | dagbräckning [~en]substantiv dagning [~en]substantiv gryning [~en ~ar]substantiv |
groundbreaking (innovative) adjective [UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌbrekɪŋ] [US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌbrekɪŋ] | banbrytandeadjektiv |
icebreaker [icebreakers] (ship designed to break through ice) noun [UK: ˈaɪs.breɪkə(r)] [US: ˈaɪˌs.brekər] | isbrytare [~n ~, ~brytarna]substantiv |
lunchbreak (break for lunch) noun | lunchrast [~en ~er]substantiv |
maximum break (147 in snooker) noun | maximumbreaksubstantiv |
nervous breakdown [nervous breakdowns] (disabling attack of a psychological disorder) noun [UK: ˈnɜː.vəs breɪk daʊn] [US: ˈnɝː.vəs ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn] | nervsammanbrott [~et ~]substantiv |
non-breaking space (a variant of the space character) noun [UK: nɒn ˈbreɪkɪŋ speɪs ] [US: nɑn ˈbreɪkɪŋ speɪs ] | fast mellanslagsubstantiv |
strikebreaker (worker hired to replace a striking worker) noun [UK: ˈstraɪk.breɪkə(r)] [US: ˈstraɪk.ˌbrekər] | guling [~en ~ar]substantiv svartfot [~en ~fötter]substantiv |
tiebreaker (something that is used to pick a winner) noun | tiebreak [~et ~]substantiv |
windbreak (sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind) noun [UK: ˈwɪnd.breɪk] [US: ˈwɪnd.breɪk] | vindskydd [~et ~]substantiv |