broke Meaning | BeDict

verb

Romper, quebrar

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

verb

Dividir, fraccionar

To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

economy finance

verb

Desanimar, abatir

To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of.

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her teachers broke her spirit, making her lose motivation for school. "

Las críticas constantes de sus profesores abatieron su espíritu, haciéndola perder la motivación por la escuela.

emotion attitude mind character person

verb

Afligirse, derrumbarse

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mi corazón se está derrumbando.

emotion suffering mind

verb

Interrumpir, romper, terminar

To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or terminate.

Examples :

"The loud argument between the brothers broke the peaceful family dinner. "

La fuerte discusión entre los hermanos interrumpió la tranquila cena familiar.

action process

verb

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La recesión llevó a la quiebra a algunas pequeñas empresas.

business finance

verb

Violar, incumplir

To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

Él violó sus votos al engañar a su esposa.

law moral action

verb

Remitir, ceder

(of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, in terms of temperature.

Examples :

"My little sister's fever broke last night, and she's feeling much better today. "

La fiebre de mi hermanita remitió anoche y hoy se siente mucho mejor.

medicine physiology disease body

verb

Terminar, acabarse

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

El pronóstico dice que el clima caluroso terminará a mediados de semana.

weather time

verb

Comenzar, estallar

(of a storm) To begin; to end.

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

Alrededor del mediodía, la tormenta estalló y la tarde fue tranquila y soleada.

weather

verb

Amanecer, despuntar

(of morning, dawn, day etc.) To arrive.

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

La mañana ha amanecido.

time nature

verb

Arruinar, romper

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.

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

Cambiar las reglas para permitir que las blancas tengan tres reinas extra arruinaría el ajedrez.

game computing technology internet entertainment

verb

Romper, estropear, dejar de funcionar

To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

¿Ustedes dos rompieron el carrito al correr con él?

technology machine electronics function

verb

Romper, quebrar

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Romper un sello

action physics

verb

Romper, destruir, perforar

To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to pierce.

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

La caballería no pudo romper las formaciones cuadradas británicas.

action process

verb

Romper

(of a wave of water) To collapse into surf, after arriving in shallow water.

Examples :

"The large waves broke as they reached the shallow water near the beach. "

Las grandes olas rompieron al llegar al agua poco profunda cerca de la playa.

nature ocean weather

verb

Estallar, aparecer

To burst forth; to make its way; to come into view.

Examples :

"The news of the promotion broke on the office bulletin board. "

La noticia del ascenso apareció en el tablón de anuncios de la oficina.

action event nature

verb

Interrumpir, cesar

To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

Examples :

"The student broke from studying to eat lunch. "

El estudiante interrumpió el estudio para almorzar.

job work business

verb

Romper, interrumpir

To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object does not (immediately) hit something else beneath.

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

Sobrevivió al salto por la ventana porque los arbustos de abajo rompieron su caída.

action physics

verb

Revelar, anunciar

To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

Examples :

"My friend broke the news that the school dance was canceled. "

Mi amigo reveló la noticia de que el baile escolar fue cancelado.

media communication world info

verb

Empezar a oírse, sonar de repente

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The news of the promotion broke the silence in the office. "

La noticia del ascenso rompió el silencio en la oficina.

sound language

verb

Rompió, quebró

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Su tos rompió el silencio.

action process

verb

Volverse de repente, romper

To suddenly become.

Examples :

"The arrest was standard, when suddenly the suspect broke ugly."

El arresto fue estándar, cuando de repente el sospechoso se volvió feo.

action process condition

verb

Mudar la voz

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

"My brother's voice broke during his school presentation. "

La voz de mi hermano cambió durante su presentación escolar.

physiology body age

verb

La voz cambió, se quebró

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.

Examples :

"His voice breaks when he gets emotional."

Su voz se quiebra cuando se emociona.

sound physiology body emotion language

verb

Romper, superar

To surpass or do better than (a specific number), to do better than (a record), setting a new record.

Examples :

"The student broke the school record in the 100-meter dash. "

El estudiante rompió el récord escolar en la carrera de 100 metros.

achievement sport number

verb

:

Examples :

"The student broke the window during recess. "

finance

verb

Degradar, rebajar de rango

(most often in the passive tense) To demote, to reduce the military rank of.

Examples :

"The sergeant was broke to a corporal for insubordination. "

El sargento fue degradado a cabo por insubordinación.

military government

verb

Romper, cortar

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"The team broke their connection with the sponsor after the controversy. "

El equipo rompió su conexión con el patrocinador después de la controversia.

action technical

verb

Desemulsionar

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The oil and water mixture in the science experiment broke, separating into distinct layers. "

La mezcla de aceite y agua en el experimento científico se desemulsionó, separándose en capas distintas.

chemistry process

verb

Contraatacar

To counter-attack

Examples :

"The student broke the teacher's argument with a strong counterpoint. "

El estudiante contraatacó el argumento del profesor con un contrapunto fuerte.

action military war

verb

Revelar, divulgar, comunicar

To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or communicate.

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news about the upcoming test, explaining the topics to be covered. "

El profesor reveló la noticia sobre el próximo examen, explicando los temas a tratar.

communication language

verb

Quebrantarse, debilitarse

To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose health or strength.

Examples :

"The long illness broke her; she was much weaker after recovering. "

La larga enfermedad la quebrantó; estaba mucho más débil después de recuperarse.

physiology medicine body condition

verb

Quebrar, ir a la quiebra

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small bakery business broke because it couldn't compete with the larger chain stores. "

El pequeño negocio de la panadería quebró porque no pudo competir con las grandes cadenas de tiendas.

business finance economy

verb

Romper, destruir

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Romper el lino.

action condition

verb

Destituir, cesar

To destroy the official character and standing of; to cashier; to dismiss.

Examples :

"The school principal broke the student's suspension, officially ending the punishment. "

El director de la escuela anuló la suspensión del estudiante, poniendo fin oficialmente al castigo.

government politics military law job organization

verb

Romper, cambiar

To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait.

Examples :

"to break into a run or gallop"

empezar a correr o galopar

action animal way

verb

Pelearse, romper

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"My best friend and I broke after a big argument about the school play. "

Mi mejor amigo y yo nos peleamos después de una gran discusión sobre la obra de teatro de la escuela.

family emotion human society

verb

Interrumpir, detener

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The computer program broke during the calculations, so we had to restart it. "

El programa de la computadora se detuvo durante los cálculos, así que tuvimos que reiniciarlo.

computing

verb

Interrumpir, detener

To suspend the execution of a program during debugging so that the state of the program can be investigated.

Examples :

"The programmer broke the program to examine why the spreadsheet wasn't calculating correctly. "

El programador detuvo el programa para examinar por qué la hoja de cálculo no estaba calculando correctamente.

computing technology internet electronics technical

adjective

Arruinado, en bancarrota

Financially ruined, bankrupt.

Examples :

"The company went broke after losing a lot of money. "

La empresa quebró después de perder mucho dinero.

economy finance business

adjective

Sin dinero, arruinado

Without any money, penniless.

Examples :

"dead broke; flat broke"

completamente arruinado

economy finance business condition

adjective

Roto, quebrado

Broken.

Examples :

"The vase was broke after the cat jumped on it. "

El jarrón estaba roto después de que el gato saltara sobre él.

condition

adjective

Destituido, degradado

Demoted, deprived of a commission.

Examples :

"He was broke and rendered unfit to serve His Majesty at sea."

Fue destituido y declarado no apto para servir a Su Majestad en el mar.

military job

noun

Recortes

(papermaking) Paper or board that is discarded and repulped during the manufacturing process.

Examples :

"The paper mill recycled the broke to make new paper. "

La fábrica de papel recicló los recortes para hacer papel nuevo.

material industry business technical

noun

Fragmento, pedazo roto

A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.

Examples :

"The vase fell and shattered into many small broke. "

El jarrón se cayó y se hizo añicos en muchos pedazos rotos.

part material

verb

Actuar como corredor

To act as a broker; to transact business for another.

Examples :

"My uncle broke a deal for me, arranging the sale of my old bicycle. "

Mi tío actuó como corredor para mí, organizando la venta de mi bicicleta vieja.

business finance job commerce economy

verb

Ejercer de proxeneta

To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.

Examples :

"He broke for the troubled teenager, arranging meetings with older men. "

Él ejerció de proxeneta para el adolescente problemático, organizando encuentros con hombres mayores.

sex human action moral society

adjective

Arruinado, en bancarrota

Broke off, rich, wealthy

Examples :

"The family was broke but still generous, donating to the school's fundraising drive. "

La familia estaba en bancarrota pero aún era generosa, donando a la campaña de recaudación de fondos de la escuela.

economy finance business asset

Meanings

Romper, quebrar

Examples :

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."

Si el jarrón cae al suelo, podría romperse.

Dividir, fraccionar

Examples :

"Can you break a hundred-dollar bill for me?"

¿Puedes dividir un billete de cien dólares para mí?

Desanimar, abatir

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her teachers broke her spirit, making her lose motivation for school. "

Las críticas constantes de sus profesores abatieron su espíritu, haciéndola perder la motivación por la escuela.

Afligirse, derrumbarse

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mi corazón se está derrumbando.

Interrumpir, romper, terminar

Examples :

"The loud argument between the brothers broke the peaceful family dinner. "

La fuerte discusión entre los hermanos interrumpió la tranquila cena familiar.

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La recesión llevó a la quiebra a algunas pequeñas empresas.

Violar, incumplir

Examples :

"He broke his vows by cheating on his wife."

Él violó sus votos al engañar a su esposa.

Remitir, ceder

Examples :

"My little sister's fever broke last night, and she's feeling much better today. "

La fiebre de mi hermanita remitió anoche y hoy se siente mucho mejor.

Terminar, acabarse

Examples :

"The forecast says the hot weather will break by midweek."

El pronóstico dice que el clima caluroso terminará a mediados de semana.

Comenzar, estallar

Examples :

"Around midday the storm broke, and the afternoon was calm and sunny."

Alrededor del mediodía, la tormenta estalló y la tarde fue tranquila y soleada.

Amanecer, despuntar

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

La mañana ha amanecido.

Arruinar, romper

Examples :

"Changing the rules to let white have three extra queens would break chess."

Cambiar las reglas para permitir que las blancas tengan tres reinas extra arruinaría el ajedrez.

Romper, estropear, dejar de funcionar

Examples :

"Did you two break the trolley by racing with it?"

¿Ustedes dos rompieron el carrito al correr con él?

Romper, quebrar

Examples :

"break a seal"

Romper un sello

Romper, destruir, perforar

Examples :

"The cavalry were not able to break the British squares."

La caballería no pudo romper las formaciones cuadradas británicas.

Romper

Examples :

"The large waves broke as they reached the shallow water near the beach. "

Las grandes olas rompieron al llegar al agua poco profunda cerca de la playa.

Estallar, aparecer

Examples :

"The news of the promotion broke on the office bulletin board. "

La noticia del ascenso apareció en el tablón de anuncios de la oficina.

Interrumpir, cesar

Examples :

"The student broke from studying to eat lunch. "

El estudiante interrumpió el estudio para almorzar.

Romper, interrumpir

Examples :

"He survived the jump out the window because the bushes below broke his fall."

Sobrevivió al salto por la ventana porque los arbustos de abajo rompieron su caída.

Revelar, anunciar

Examples :

"My friend broke the news that the school dance was canceled. "