break
verb
/brɛːk/
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/bɹeɪk/
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/bɹiːk/
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[bɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯k]
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- (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.
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rompere,
spezzare,
fratturare,
rompersi,
apparire,
chiudere
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- (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
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rompere,
bloccare,
interrompere
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mutare
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- To turn an animal into a beast of burden.
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addomesticare,
sottomettere
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- (transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.
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annientare,
annullare,
distruggere,
frantumare
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- (specifically, in, _, programming) To cause (some feature of a program or piece of software) to stop functioning properly; to cause a regression.
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apparire,
dissiparsi,
esaurire,
esaurirsi,
fare capolino,
nascere
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- (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.
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apparire,
fare capolino,
nascere,
spuntare
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- (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
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cambiare,
scambiare,
suddividere
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- (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.
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contrattaccare
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- (transitive, with for) To (attempt to) disengage and flee to; to make a run for.
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contrattaccare,
replicare,
rispondere
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- (transitive, military, most often in the, _, passive tense) To demote; to reduce the military rank of.
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degradare,
retrocedere
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- (transitive, ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, a band, etc.
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diffondere,
filtrare,
trapelare
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- (intransitive, of a, _, spell of settled, _, weather) To end.
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dissiparsi,
esaurire,
esaurirsi
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- (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily; to go on break.
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fare una pausa,
fare una sosta,
interrompere,
sospendere
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- (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
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fermare,
interrompere,
rompersi,
scassarsi,
stoppare
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- (intransitive, of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water. A wave breaking.
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fracassarsi,
frantumarsi,
infrangersi
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- (transitive) To surpass or do better than (a specific number); to do better than (a record), setting a new record.
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frantumare,
oltrepassare,
sfondare,
superare
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- (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
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interrompere,
sconnettere,
staccare,
terminare
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- (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
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invadere,
irrompere,
prorompere,
rompere
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- (intransitive, obsolete) To fail in business; to go broke, to become bankrupt.
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irrompere,
prorompere,
volgersi
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- (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
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rompere,
scassinare,
spaccare
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break
noun
/brɛːk/
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/bɹeɪk/
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/bɹiːk/
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[bɹ(ʷ)eɪ̯k]
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- A rest or pause, usually from work.
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pausa,
sosta
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- (music) The transition area between a singer's vocal registers; the passaggio.
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passaggio
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