break a window
разбивать окно
A stray baseball could break a window, so play in the park.
Мяч может разбить окно, так что играйте в парке.
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verb · A1 · often · UK/US
break
break
Meaning of break
English
to make something separate into pieces or stop working
Русский
Повредить предмет, разделив или нарушив его целостность
Pronunciation
British English
/breɪk/
American English
/breɪk/
break with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом break
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10 сочетаний
Сломать и разбить
Breaking thingsbreak down
ломаться
Our car broke down halfway to the campsite.
Наша машина сломалась на полпути к кемпингу.
- break a legломать ногу
- break a glassразбить стакан
Закон, взлом и привычки
The law, break-ins and habitsbreak the law
нарушать закон
Driving without a license means you break the law.
Водить без прав — значит нарушать закон.
break the habit
избавиться от привычки
It took months to break the habit of checking my phone in bed.
Чтобы избавиться от привычки проверять телефон в постели, понадобилось несколько месяцев.
- break intoвламываться в
Отношения с людьми
Relationships with peoplebreak a promise
нарушать обещание
I don't want to break a promise to my daughter.
Я не хочу нарушать обещание, данное дочери.
break the ice
растопить лёд
A silly game helped break the ice at the party.
Глупая игра помогла растопить лёд на вечеринке.
- break someone's heartразбить кому-то сердце
break usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Don't break the stems.
Не ломай стебли.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Small children often break their toys.
Маленькие дети часто ломают свои игрушки.
break synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between break, damage, snap, crack, smash, shatter, chip, and fracture
ENFrost can damage young seedlings.
S
🇬🇧English
snap
to break suddenly with a sharp sound
A2often
ENHe accidentally snapped the tomato plant's main stem.
ENThe clay pot cracked in the cold weather.
S
🇬🇧English
smash
to break violently into pieces
B1often
ENSomeone smashed the terracotta pot while moving it.
S
🇬🇧English
shatter
to break into many small pieces
B2often
ENThe ceramic planter shattered when it fell from the wall.
B
🇬🇧English
break off
to remove a part by breaking it
often
ENBreak off a piece of chocolate for me.
Advanced: broader words
ENThe edge of the pot was chipped when it hit the patio.
F
🇬🇧English
fracture
to break a bone; medical or technical
B2rare word
ENThe report noted a fracture in the tree's trunk after the storm.
D
🇬🇧English
destroy
to damage so badly it no longer exists
B1often
ENThe storm destroyed several greenhouses.
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break belongs to the topic "Garden and Plants →". Start with a short set of 1 word so the word is easier to remember in context.
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Questions about this word
What does break mean?
to make something separate into pieces or stop working
How do you pronounce break?
break is pronounced [breɪk].
How is break used in a sentence?
Не ломай стебли. Translation: Don't break the stems.
Is break part of Garden and Plants vocabulary?
Yes, break can be learned in the Garden and Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is break part of Home and Household vocabulary?
Yes, break can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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