break

Definizione monolingua

break

break (third-person singular simple present breaks, present participle breaking, simple past broke, past participle broken)

1. (intransitive) To end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled.

   If the vase falls to the floor, it might break.

2. (transitive) To cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled.

   She broke the vase.

3. (transitive, US) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

   Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?

   The wholesaler broke the container loads into palettes and boxes for local retailers.

4. (intransitive) Of a bone, to crack or fracture due to a physical strain, such as a collision.

   His ribs broke under the weight of the rocks piled on his chest.

5. (transitive) To cause, accidentally or intentionally, (a bone) to crack under physical strain.

   She broke his neck.

   He slipped on the ice and broke his leg.

6. (transitive) To cause (a person) to lose his spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally.

   Her childs death broke her.

   Interrogators have used many forms of torture to break prisoners of war.

7. To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame.

   You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.

8. To cause (a habit) to no longer exist.

   Ive got to break this habit I have of biting my nails.

9. To ruin financially.

   The recession broke some small businesses.

10. (transitive) To do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules).

    When you go to Vancouver, promise me you wont break the law.

    He broke his vows by cheating on his wife.

    break ones word

11. (transitive, gaming slang) To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a players favor.

    Letting white have three extra queens would break chess.

12. (intransitive) To stop functioning properly or altogether.

    On the hottest day of the year the refrigerator broke.

13. (transitive) To cause to stop functioning properly or altogether.

    Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?

    1. (specifically, in programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.

       Adding 64-bit support broke backward compatibility with earlier versions.

    Noun
    

    break (plural breaks)

    
    
    1. An instance of breaking something into two pieces.

       The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily.

    2. A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.

       The sun came out in a break in the clouds.

       He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway.

    3. (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.

       The fiddle break was amazing, it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note.

    4. A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime.

       Let’s take a five-minute break.

    5. A temporary split (with a romantic partner).

       I think we need a break.

    6. An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
       • 2010 December 29, Chris Whyatt, “Chelsea 1 - 0 Bolton”, BBC:

         But they marginally improved after the break as Didier Drogba hit the post.

    7. A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break.
    8. (UK, weather) a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather
    9. The beginning (of the morning).

       daybreak

       at the break of day

    10. An act of escaping.

        make a break for it

        make a break for the door

        It was a clean break.

        prison break

    11. (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).

        The final break in the Greenmount area is Kirra Point.

    12. (sports and games):
        1. (tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).
        2. (billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards
        3. (snooker) The number of points scored by one player in one visit to the table
        4. (soccer) The counter-attack
           • 2010 December 28, Owen Phillips, “Sunderland 0 - 2 Blackpool”, BBC:

             Blackpool were not without their opportunities - thanks to their willingness to commit and leave men forward even when under severe pressure - and they looked very capable of scoring on the break.

Definizione dizionario break

	rompere
	intrasitive: of a bone, to crack
	intransitive: to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled
	transitive: to cause to end up in two or more pieces
	Finire in due o più pezzi, che non possono essere facilmente riunite.
	To end up in two or more pieces, which can't easily be reassembled.
	Fare in modo che un'oggetto smetta di funzionare parzialmente o totalmente.
	Cause to stop functioning properly or altogether.

	pausa
	rest or pause, usually from work
	A short period of time in a resource's schedule where the resource is not available for work.

	rompersi
	intransitive: stop functioning properly or altogether
	Smettere di funzionare in modo totale o parziale.
	To stop functioning properly or altogether.

spezzare

	interrompere
	A short period of time in a resource's schedule where the resource is not available for work.

intervallo

riposo

	essere migliore
	Sorpassare in merito.
	To surpass in excellence.

	interruzione
	A short period of time in a resource's schedule where the resource is not available for work.

abbattere

affettare

aprire

armeggiare

avaria

battere

colpire

crepare

decifrare

demolire

distruggere

disturbare

dividere

duellare

esplodere

fallire

fare a pezzi

fendere

fervere

fracassare

frangere

frattura

fratturare

freno

frullare

fuga

incrinare

infrangere

macinare

occasion

offendere

opportunità

picchiare

picchiarsi

pulsare

raccogliere

ricreazione

rottura

rovinare

sbaragliare

sbatacchiare

sbattere

sbattersene

scalcagnare

scappare

schiacciare

schiantare

sconfiggere

scoppiare

screpolare

sferzare

sorgere

sospendere

sosta

spaccare

spezzarsi

strappare

stravincere

tagliare

trasgredire

triturare

violare

vomico

Altri significati:

US: to divide into smaller units

A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime.

(transitive) To end (a connection), to disconnect.

intransitive: interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily

(transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

(intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

split (the opposition)

intransitive: to win a game as receiver in tennis

(surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).

A temporary split (with a romantic partner).

(UK, weather) a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather

burst (open)

in billiards, snooker

(transitive, US) To arrange a temporary split (with a romantic partner).

(transitive, US) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

(intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. File:A storm at Pors-Loubous.jpg A wave breaking .

To cause (a habit) to no longer exist.

(intransitive) To stop functioning properly or altogether.

To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame.

transitive, media: to disclose or make known an item of news etc.

(intransitive, of an emulsion) To demulsify.

(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (an record), setting a new record.

(intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

(intransitive, sports) To counter-attack

(intransitive) To end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled.

of a wave, to collapse into a surf

billiards: to make the first shot

transitive: do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules)

A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.

(market) decline

physical space that opens up in something or between two things

weather: to end

(intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.

instance of breaking something into two pieces

of morning, to arrive

(transitive) To cause to end up in two or more pieces that cannot easily be reassembled.

turn (a corner)

(intransitive, of a storm or spell of weather) to end

in tennis

The breaking of hard tissue such as bone.

(transitive, military, most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

(intransitive, of morning) To arrive.

The beginning (of the morning).

To ruin financially.

end (of a task)

(sports and games):

transitive: gaming slang: to design or make a legal and powerful move

(transitive) To cause, accidentally or intentionally, (a bone) to crack under physical strain.

(intransitive) Of a bone, to crack or fracture due to a physical strain, such as a collision.

(music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.

rift (in clouds)

(transitive) To do that which is forbidden by (a rule or rules).

(transitive) To cause (a person) to lose his spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally.

An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

transitive: of a bone, to cause to crack

(transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.

break (out of a loop)

(transitive) To cause to stop functioning properly or altogether.

(transitive, gaming slang) To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor.

An instance of breaking something into two pieces.

An act of escaping.

break (off)

(to) break

transitive: to cause to malfunction

(transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object not hit something else beneath.

(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break.