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break (EN)
Verb, Substantiv

Verb “break”

Infinitiv break; er breaks; Prät. broke; Part. broken; Ger. breaking
  1. brechen
    The thin ice broke under his weight.
  2. zerbrechen
    She accidentally broke her glasses while playing basketball.
  3. wechseln
    I need to break this fifty into tens for the garage sale tomorrow.
  4. verletzen
    If you break the school's dress code again, you'll receive a detention.
  5. unterbrechen
    The loud alarm broke his concentration.
  6. beenden
    The long period of silence finally broke when she apologized.
  7. anbrechen
    Day broke, casting a soft light over the city.
  8. stören (im Kontext der Programmierung)
    The latest update broke the login feature, preventing users from accessing their accounts.
  9. aufbrechen
    He broke the tape across the door to enter the room.
  10. brechen (im Kontext von Wellen)
    As the children played on the beach, they watched in awe as the waves broke against the shore.
  11. bekanntgeben
    The journalist broke the scandal to the public, causing an uproar.
  12. brechen (im Kontext der Stimme)
    During the speech, her voice broke with every mention of her late grandmother.
  13. aufstellen (im Kontext von Rekorden)
    She broke the world record for the longest free dive.
  14. anstoßen
    After winning the last game, Jake decided to let Sarah break this time.

Substantiv “break”

Sg. break, Pl. breaks od. unz.
  1. Pause
    After two hours of studying, she decided it was time for a quick break.
  2. Pause (im schulischen Kontext)
    During the break, the kids talked about their new video games.
  3. Ferien
    The students were excited for the summer break to begin.
  4. Beziehungspause
    After two years of dating, they decided to take a break to figure things out.
  5. Bruch
    During the fall, she suffered a break in her arm that required immediate medical attention.
  6. Lücke
    Water started leaking through a small break in the dam.
  7. Neuerung
    After years of following the same routine, she decided it was time for a break from tradition.
  8. Kurzurlaub
    After months of hard work, they finally took a weekend break in the countryside.
  9. Einbruch
    After the tech company's scandal was exposed, there was a significant break in its stock prices.
  10. Umbruch
    To ensure the chapter title stood out, she inserted a page break right after the concluding sentence of the previous chapter.
  11. Break (im Tennis, ohne deutsche Entsprechung)
    Serena achieved a crucial break in the second set, putting her in the lead.
  12. Eröffnungsstoß
    In the game of pool, it's always exciting to see how many balls the player can scatter with the opening break.
  13. Break (im Snooker, ohne deutsche Entsprechung)
    In the final frame, she managed a break of 70 points, securing her victory in the tournament.
  14. Konter
    After stealing the ball from their opponents, the team quickly launched a dangerous break.
  15. Break (im Golf, ohne deutsche Entsprechung)
    The golfer carefully calculated the break to ensure his putt would curve right into the hole.
  16. Start
    At the break, all the horses surged forward, but one quickly took the lead.
  17. Break (im musikalischen Kontext, ohne deutsche Entsprechung)
    The crowd went wild during the guitar break.