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break (EN)
verb, substantiv

verb “break”

infinitiv break; han breaks; preteritum broke; perfektum part. broken; ger. breaking
  1. å brekke
    The thin ice broke under his weight.
  2. å brekke (noe)
    She accidentally broke her glasses while playing basketball.
  3. å veksle
    I need to break this fifty into tens for the garage sale tomorrow.
  4. å bryte (en regel eller lov)
    If you break the school's dress code again, you'll receive a detention.
  5. å avbryte (plutselig)
    The loud alarm broke his concentration.
  6. å avslutte
    The long period of silence finally broke when she apologized.
  7. å gry (om morgen, daggry, etc.)
    Day broke, casting a soft light over the city.
  8. å ødelegge (i programmering)
    The latest update broke the login feature, preventing users from accessing their accounts.
  9. å bryte (gjøre at en barriere, som et segl, tape, etc., ikke lenger hindrer tilgang)
    He broke the tape across the door to enter the room.
  10. å bryte (om en bølge av vann)
    As the children played on the beach, they watched in awe as the waves broke against the shore.
  11. å offentliggjøre
    The journalist broke the scandal to the public, causing an uproar.
  12. å knekke (om en stemme)
    During the speech, her voice broke with every mention of her late grandmother.
  13. å sette (en ny rekord)
    She broke the world record for the longest free dive.
  14. å utføre åpningsstøtet (i biljard, snooker, pool)
    After winning the last game, Jake decided to let Sarah break this time.

substantiv “break”

entall break, flertall breaks eller utellelig
  1. en pause
    After two hours of studying, she decided it was time for a quick break.
  2. friminutt
    During the break, the kids talked about their new video games.
  3. ferie
    The students were excited for the summer break to begin.
  4. en pause (i et romantisk forhold)
    After two years of dating, they decided to take a break to figure things out.
  5. et brudd
    During the fall, she suffered a break in her arm that required immediate medical attention.
  6. en sprekk
    Water started leaking through a small break in the dam.
  7. et brudd (med tidligere praksis)
    After years of following the same routine, she decided it was time for a break from tradition.
  8. en kort ferie
    After months of hard work, they finally took a weekend break in the countryside.
  9. et børskrakk
    After the tech company's scandal was exposed, there was a significant break in its stock prices.
  10. et linjeskift (i databehandling)
    To ensure the chapter title stood out, she inserted a page break right after the concluding sentence of the previous chapter.
  11. et servebrudd (i tennis)
    Serena achieved a crucial break in the second set, putting her in the lead.
  12. åpningsstøtet (i biljard, 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. et break (i snooker)
    In the final frame, she managed a break of 70 points, securing her victory in the tournament.
  14. en kontring (i fotball)
    After stealing the ball from their opponents, the team quickly launched a dangerous break.
  15. en bane (kurven en golfball tar på grunnet skråningen)
    The golfer carefully calculated the break to ensure his putt would curve right into the hole.
  16. starten (på et hesteløp)
    At the break, all the horses surged forward, but one quickly took the lead.
  17. et break (i en sang)
    The crowd went wild during the guitar break.