break (EN)

verbe, nom

verbe “break”

1. se casser
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   The thin ice broke under his weight.
2. casser
   She accidentally broke her glasses while playing basketball.
3. faire de la monnaie
   I need to break this fifty into tens for the garage sale tomorrow.
4. enfreindre
   If you break the school's dress code again, you'll receive a detention.
5. interrompre soudainement
   The loud alarm broke his concentration.
6. mettre fin
   The long period of silence finally broke when she apologized.
7. se lever (pour le matin, l'aube, etc.)
   Day broke, casting a soft light over the city.
8. faire bugger (dans le contexte de la programmation)
   The latest update broke the login feature, preventing users from accessing their accounts.
9. ouvrir (pour un sceau, du ruban adhésif, etc.)
   He broke the tape across the door to enter the room.
10. se briser (pour une vague)
    As the children played on the beach, they watched in awe as the waves broke against the shore.
11. révéler
    The journalist broke the scandal to the public, causing an uproar.
12. se briser (pour une voix, avec émotion ou sous la contrainte)
    During the speech, her voice broke with every mention of her late grandmother.
13. battre (un record)
    She broke the world record for the longest free dive.
14. effectuer le coup d'envoi
    After winning the last game, Jake decided to let Sarah break this time.

nom “break”

1. une pause
   After two hours of studying, she decided it was time for a quick break.
2. la récréation
   During the break, the kids talked about their new video games.
3. les vacances
   The students were excited for the summer break to begin.
4. une pause (dans une relation amoureuse)
   After two years of dating, they decided to take a break to figure things out.
5. une scission
   During the fall, she suffered a break in her arm that required immediate medical attention.
6. une brèche
   Water started leaking through a small break in the dam.
7. une rupture (dans la manière de faire)
   After years of following the same routine, she decided it was time for a break from tradition.
8. des congés
   After months of hard work, they finally took a weekend break in the countryside.
9. un krach
   After the tech company's scandal was exposed, there was a significant break in its stock prices.
10. un saut de ligne (dans le contexte informatique)
    To ensure the chapter title stood out, she inserted a page break right after the concluding sentence of the previous chapter.
11. un break (au tennis, utilisé tel quel)
    Serena achieved a crucial break in the second set, putting her in the lead.
12. le coup d'envoi (au billard, snooker, pool)
    In the game of pool, it's always exciting to see how many balls the player can scatter with the opening break.
13. un break (au snooker, utilisé tel quel)
    In the final frame, she managed a break of 70 points, securing her victory in the tournament.
14. une contre-attaque
    After stealing the ball from their opponents, the team quickly launched a dangerous break.
15. le dévers (au golf)
    The golfer carefully calculated the break to ensure his putt would curve right into the hole.
16. le départ (dans une course de chevaux)
    At the break, all the horses surged forward, but one quickly took the lead.
17. un interlude musical
    The crowd went wild during the guitar break.