breaking

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break verb /brɛːk/ , /bɹeɪk/ , /bɹiːk/ , /bɹɛk/ , [bɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯k]
(transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.	rikkoa, murtaa
(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.	rikkoa, murtaa, hajota, katkaista, hajottaa, kaataa
(transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.	rikkoa
(transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.	hajota, mennä rikki, rikkoa, särkeä, tiltata
(transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.	jakaa, rikkoa, särkeä
(transitive, military, most often in the, _, passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.	alentaa
(intransitive, billiards, snooker, pool) To make the first shot; to scatter the balls from the initial neat arrangement.	aloittaa, breikata
(transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.	hajota, murtautua
(intransitive, of a, _, spell of settled, _, weather) To end.	hellittää
(specifically, in, _, programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.	hellittää, koittaa
(intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.	kajahtaa
(transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.	katkaista
(transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.	kertoa, uutisoida
(intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.	keskeyttää, pitää tauko
To turn an animal into a beast of burden.	kesyttää
(intransitive, of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive. (transitive) To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce. (transitive) To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.	koittaa
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.	lannistaa, murtaa (tahto), nujertaa
(intransitive, of a male voice) To become deeper at puberty.	madaltua
(transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.	murtaa
(intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. A wave breaking.	murtua
(intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt.	muuttua (yhtäkkiä
(transitive, gaming, _, slang) To render (a game) unchallenging by altering its rules or exploiting loopholes or weaknesses in them in a way that gives a player an unfair advantage.	ratkaista

break noun /brɛːk/ , /bɹeɪk/ , /bɹiːk/ , /bɹɛk/ , [bɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯k]
An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.	murtuma, murtaminen, rikkominen, rikkoutuminen, särkeminen, särkyminen
An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.	tauko, väliaika
A temporary split with a romantic partner. (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.	tauko
The beginning (of the morning).	aamunkoite, aamunkoitto
(billiards, snooker, pool) The first shot in a game of billiards.	aloituslyönti
A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.	aukko
(British, weather) A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.	käänne
A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.	käänne, murros
An act of escaping.	pako
(tennis) A game won by the receiving player(s).	syötönmurto
(soccer) The counter-attack.	vastahyökkäys

breaking
	hajotus

heart-breaking: sydäntäsärkevä
record-breaking: ennätyksellinen
breaking and entering: murtautuminen, murto
ground-breaking: uraauurtava
mould-breaking: mullistava
breaking news: tuoreimmat uutiset, viime hetken uutiset, viimeisimmät uutiset
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs: munakasta ei voi tehdä rikkomatta munia
non-breaking space: sitova välilyönti, yhdistävä välilyönti
breaking strain: murtojännitys

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