break

6 entries found.


Main Entry:
1break
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
broke, broken, breaking
Language:
English
transitive verb
1 smash : romper, quebrar 2 violate : infringir, violar, romper 3 surpass : batir, superar 4 crush, ruin : arruinar, deshacer, destrozar <to break one's spirit :  quebrantar su espíritu> 5 : dar, comunicar <to break the news :  dar las noticias> 6 interrupt : cortar, interrumpir
intransitive verb
1 : romperse, quebrarse <my calculator broke :  se me rompió la calculadora> 2 disperse : dispersarse, despejarse 3 : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día) 4 change : cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz) 5 decrease : bajar <my fever broke :  me bajó la fiebre> 6 : divulgarse, revelarse <the news broke :  la noticia se divulgó> 7 to break into : forzar, abrir 8 to break out of : escaparse de 9 to break through : penetrar
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