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break: [breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb
1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) []lauzt; sasist

2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) nolauzt; atlauzt

3) (to make or become unusable.) saplīst; sabrukt; saplēst; sagraut

4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) lauzt (solījumu); pārkāpt (likumu)

5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) pārspēt (rekordu)

6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) pārtraukt (ceļojumu)

7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) pārtraukt (klusumu u.tml.)

8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) paziņot; pavēstīt

9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) (par balsi) aizlūzt

10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) mazināt; mazināties

11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) (par vētru) sākties
2. noun
1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pārtraukums; starpbrīdis

2) (a change: a break in the weather.) []maiņa

3) (an opening.) sprauga; plaisa

4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) gadījums; iespēja

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- breakable
3. noun
((usually in plural) something likely to break.) viegli plīstošas lietas

- breakage
- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
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lūzums; robs, sprauga, plaisa, caurums; izlikšanās; starpbrīdis, pārtraukums; salūzt, saplīst, sasist; lauzt; salauzt; lauzt, pārkāpt; pārtraukt; atplēst, atkorķēt, attaisīt; pavēstīt, paziņot; izputēt, bankrotēt; degradēt, atlaist; izmainīt; aust; izklīst; aizlūzt; izlauzties; iedragāt, salauzt; pārspēt; kulstīt

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Synonyms:

Rend, sever, part, dispart, fracture, tear asunder, Be shattered, be shivered, be dashed to pieces, Breach, opening, gap, fissure, rent, rift, chasm, rupture, fracture / Disclose, open, unfold, lay open / Shatter, shiver, smash, batter, dash to pieces, Burst, explode, Interruption, pause, caesura / Enfeeble, enervate, weaken, impair, Open, dawn, appear, Dawn, dawning / Tame, make tractable, make docile, Become bankrupt / Make bankrupt, bankrupt, Decline, lose health or strength / Discard, dismiss, discharge, degrade, cashier / Violate, infringe, transgress, disobey, set at nought / Lessen the force of (as a fall), mitigate / Interrupt, stop, intermit, cut short

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Break — (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak, Sw. braka … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Break — (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break — ► VERB (past broke; past part. broken) 1) separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain. 2) make or become inoperative; stop working. 3) interrupt (a continuity, sequence, or course). 4) fail to observe (a law, regulation, or… … English terms dictionary
break — vb Break, crack, burst, bust, snap, shatter, shiver are comparable as general terms meaning fundamentally to come apart or cause to come apart. Break basically implies the operation of a stress or strain that will cause a rupture, a fracture, a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
break — [brāk] vt. broke, broken, breaking [ME breken < OE brecan < IE base * bhreg > BREACH, BREECH, Ger brechen, L frangere] 1. to cause to come apart by force; split or crack sharply into pieces; smash; burst 2. a) … English World dictionary
break — / brāk/ vb broke / brōk/, bro·ken, / brō kən/, break·ing, / brā kiŋ/ vt 1 a: violate transgress break the law … Law dictionary
break — [n1] fissure, opening breach, cleft, crack, discontinuity, disjunction, division, fracture, gap, gash, hole, rent, rift, rupture, schism, split, tear; concepts 230,757 Ant. association, attachment, binding, combination, fastening, juncture break… … New thesaurus
Break — (br[=a]k), n. [See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Brake} (the instrument), {Breach}, {Brack} a crack.] 1. An opening made by fracture or disruption. [1913 Webster] 2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a break in a wall; a break in … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
break-up — break ups also breakup 1) N COUNT: usu N of n, n N The break up of a marriage, relationship, or association is the act of it finishing or coming to an end because the people involved decide that it is not working successfully. Since the break up… … English dictionary
break up — {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen broke up the pavement to dig up the pipes under it./ * /River ice breaks up in the spring./ 2. {informal} To lose or destroy spirit or self control. Usually used in the passive. * /Mrs. Lawrence was… … Dictionary of American idioms
break up — {v.} 1. To break into pieces. * /The workmen broke up the pavement to dig up the pipes under it./ * /River ice breaks up in the spring./ 2. {informal} To lose or destroy spirit or self control. Usually used in the passive. * /Mrs. Lawrence was… … Dictionary of American idioms

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