breaks Meaning

noun

Rupture, cassure

An instance of breaking something into two or more pieces.

Examples :

"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."

Le fémur présente une fracture nette et devrait donc guérir facilement.

action part

noun

Ouverture, cassure

A physical space that opens up in something or between two things.

Examples :

"He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway."

Il a attendu quelques minutes une ouverture dans la circulation pour traverser l'autoroute.

gap space

noun

Pause, interruption

A rest or pause, usually from work.

Examples :

"Let’s take a five-minute break."

Faisons une pause de cinq minutes.

time work

noun

Récréation, pause

A time for students to talk or play.

Examples :

"During the morning break, the children talked about their weekend adventures. "

Pendant la récréation du matin, les enfants ont parlé de leurs aventures du week-end.

education time

noun

Pause, vacances

A short holiday.

Examples :

"a weekend break on the Isle of Wight"

Une pause d'un week-end sur l'île de Wight.

holiday time

noun

Rupture, séparation

A temporary split with a romantic partner.

Examples :

"I think we need a break."

Je pense que nous avons besoin d'une rupture.

emotion family

noun

Entracte, pause

An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

Examples :

""During the school day, we have two short breaks and one long lunch break." "

Pendant la journée scolaire, nous avons deux courtes pauses et une longue pause déjeuner.

entertainment time stage

noun

Rupture, changement

A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention.

Examples :

"big break"

Grand changement

attitude mind action event

noun

L'aube, le lever du jour

The beginning (of the morning).

Examples :

"at the break of day"

À l'aube

time

noun

Évasion, fuite

An act of escaping.

Examples :

"It was a clean break."

C'était une évasion nette.

action

noun

Sauts de ligne, paragraphes

The separation between lines, paragraphs or pages of a written text.

Examples :

"The student marked the breaks in the essay with a highlighter, making it easier to see the separate paragraphs. "

L'étudiant a marqué les sauts de ligne dans la dissertation avec un surligneur, ce qui a permis de mieux voir les paragraphes distincts.

writing language grammar literature communication

noun

Interruption, rupture

A keystroke or other signal that causes a program to terminate or suspend execution.

Examples :

"The programmer added error handling to prevent unexpected breaks from crashing the application. "

Le programmeur a ajouté une gestion des erreurs pour empêcher les interruptions inattendues de faire planter l'application.

computing technology electronics signal device machine

noun

Point d'arrêt

A point or condition in a program at which operation may be suspended during debugging so that the state of the program at that point can be investigated. A breakpoint.

Examples :

"The programmer set several breaks in the code to check if the calculations were correct. "

Le programmeur a défini plusieurs points d'arrêt dans le code pour vérifier si les calculs étaient corrects.

computing technical technology

noun

Rupture, interruption

A change, particularly the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather.

Examples :

"After weeks of non-stop sunshine, we finally had some breaks in the weather with scattered showers. "

Après des semaines de soleil non-stop, nous avons finalement eu des interruptions dans le temps avec des averses éparses.

weather

noun verb

Pauses, interruptions

:

Examples :

"The construction worker takes short breaks to rest and drink water. "

L'ouvrier prend de courtes pauses pour se reposer et boire de l'eau.

time gap

noun

Break, voiture

A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the footman's behind.

Examples :

"The wealthy family arrived at the picnic in their breaks, drawn by a team of perfectly matched horses, the driver perched high in front. "

La famille aisée est arrivée au pique-nique dans son break, tiré par une équipe de chevaux parfaitement assortis, le chauffeur perché en haut à l'avant.

vehicle

noun

Brides

(equitation) A sharp bit or snaffle.

Examples :

"The experienced horse trainer preferred using a variety of gentler snaffles, reserving the use of breaks for horses with exceptionally strong mouths or stubborn habits. "

L'entraîneur de chevaux expérimenté préférait utiliser une variété de mors plus doux, réservant l'utilisation des brides aux chevaux ayant une bouche exceptionnellement forte ou des habitudes têtues.

animal utensil technical

noun

Pause, interruption

A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.

Examples :

"The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note."

L'intermède au violon était incroyable ; il était dommage que le chanteur soit revenu sur la mauvaise note.

music entertainment

noun

Le point de passage

The point in the musical scale at which a woodwind instrument is designed to overblow, that is, to move from its lower to its upper register.

Examples :

"Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master."

Franchir le point de passage en douceur est l'une des premières leçons que le jeune clarinettiste doit maîtriser.

music technical

noun

Falaises, ravins

Usu. plural An area along a river that features steep banks, bluffs, or gorges (e.g., Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, US).

Examples :

"The boat trip took us through the most scenic parts of the river, including the impressive breaks with their high cliffs and rocky formations. "

La promenade en bateau nous a emmenés à travers les parties les plus pittoresques de la rivière, y compris les falaises impressionnantes avec leurs hautes falaises et leurs formations rocheuses.

geography environment geology area nature place

noun

Break, pause rythmique

A section of extended repetition of the percussion break to a song, created by a hip-hop DJ as rhythmic dance music.

Examples :

"The DJ extended the song with long breaks, giving the dancers plenty of time to show off their best moves. "

Le DJ a allongé la chanson avec de longs breaks, donnant aux danseurs beaucoup de temps pour montrer leurs meilleurs mouvements.

music dance entertainment

verb

Casser, se briser

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 le vase tombe par terre, il pourrait se casser.

action physics process

verb

Diviser, fractionner

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

Examples :

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

Pouvez-vous me diviser un billet de cent dollars ?

business finance economy

verb

Briser, décourager

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

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her boss eventually breaks her, and she quits her job. "

Les critiques constantes de son patron finissent par la briser, et elle quitte son travail.

mind emotion human character

verb

S'effondrer, être anéanti

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mon cœur est en train de s'effondrer.

emotion suffering mind

verb

Interrompre, briser, rompre

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

Examples :

"The loud construction noise breaks my concentration while I'm trying to study. "

Le bruit de la construction interrompt ma concentration pendant que j'essaie d'étudier.

action process time

verb

Ruiner, faire faillite

To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La récession a ruiné certaines petites entreprises.

business finance

verb

Violer, enfreindre

To violate, to not adhere to.

Examples :

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

Il a violé ses vœux en trompant sa femme.

law moral action

verb

Cesser, se calmer

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

Examples :

""After three days of a high fever, we were relieved when the doctor said his fever finally breaks tonight." "

Après trois jours de forte fièvre, nous avons été soulagés lorsque le médecin a dit que sa fièvre allait enfin cesser ce soir.

medicine disease physiology body

verb

Cesser, prendre fin

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

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

Les prévisions indiquent que la chaleur cessera d'ici le milieu de la semaine.

weather time

verb

Commence, éclate, cesse

(of a storm) To begin; to end.

Examples :

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

Vers midi, la tempête a éclaté et l'après-midi a été calme et ensoleillé.

weather nature

verb

Se lever, poindre

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

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

Le matin s'est levé.

time nature

verb

Casser, fausser

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."

Changer les règles pour permettre aux blancs d'avoir trois reines supplémentaires fausserait les échecs.

game computing

verb

Casser, tomber en panne, s'arrêter

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

Examples :

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

Avez-vous cassé le chariot en faisant la course avec ?

function machine technical

verb

Briser, casser

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Briser un sceau.

action

verb

Casser, rompre, percer

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

Examples :

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

La cavalerie n'a pas pu percer les carrés britanniques.

action physics structure

verb

Déferler

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

Examples :

"The wave breaks near the shore, sending foam onto the sand. "

La vague déferle près du rivage, projetant de l'écume sur le sable.

ocean weather nature

verb

éclater, percer, apparaître

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

Examples :

"The sun broke through the clouds, flooding the classroom with light. "

Le soleil a percé les nuages, inondant la salle de classe de lumière.

action appearance nature

verb

S'interrompre, faire une pause

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

Examples :

"The construction worker breaks for lunch at noon every day. "

L'ouvrier du bâtiment s'interrompt pour déjeuner à midi tous les jours.

work time job

verb

Casser, interrompre

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."

Il a survécu au saut par la fenêtre parce que les buissons en dessous ont interrompu sa chute.

physics action

verb

Divulguer, annoncer

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

Examples :

"The newspaper breaks the news about the school's closure. "

Le journal annonce la nouvelle de la fermeture de l'école.

communication media

verb

éclate, retentit soudainement

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The alarm clock broke into a loud ringing sound. "

Le réveil a éclaté en un son de sonnerie fort.

sound phonetics

verb

Casser, rompre

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Sa toux a rompu le silence.

action process

verb

Survenir, éclater

To suddenly become.

Examples :

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

L'arrestation était standard, quand soudain le suspect a éclaté de manière désagréable.

action process event

verb

Muer

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

""During middle school, many boys' voices start to change, and sometimes his voice breaks unexpectedly." "

Au collège, la voix de nombreux garçons commence à muer, et parfois sa voix mue de façon inattendue.

physiology body age

verb

Se briser, craquer

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."

Sa voix se brise quand il devient émotif.

physiology sound linguistics phonetics emotion body

verb

Battre, dépasser

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

Examples :

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

Le coureur a battu le record de l'école au 100 mètres.

achievement sport number

:

Examples :

"The office schedule includes breaks: a fifteen-minute break in the morning and an hour for lunch. "

gap time action

verb

Rétrograder, dégrader

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

Examples :

"After being found guilty of misconduct, the sergeant was broken to the rank of private. "

Après avoir été reconnu coupable de faute professionnelle, le sergent a été rétrogradé au grade de soldat.

military government war

verb

Rompre, interrompre

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"The internet connection breaks sometimes during my online class. "

La connexion internet se rompt parfois pendant mon cours en ligne.

technology electronics machine action

verb

Se décomposer

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The vinaigrette dressing breaks if you don't shake it well enough to keep the oil and vinegar mixed. "

La vinaigrette se décompose si vous ne la secouez pas suffisamment pour maintenir l'huile et le vinaigre mélangés.

chemistry science

verb

Contre-attaquer

To counter-attack

Examples :

"After defending fiercely near their own goal, the soccer team breaks quickly, sending forwards downfield to try and score. "

Après avoir défendu farouchement près de leur propre but, l'équipe de football contre-attaque rapidement, envoyant les attaquants sur le terrain pour tenter de marquer.

sport military action

verb

Révéler, dévoiler

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

Examples :

"The journalist breaks the story about the company's illegal activities. "

Le journaliste révèle l'histoire des activités illégales de l'entreprise.

communication language

verb

S'affaiblir, dépérir

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

Examples :

"After years of hard labor in the fields, his body slowly breaks. "

Après des années de dur labeur dans les champs, son corps s'affaiblit lentement.

medicine physiology body

verb

Faire faillite, être en faillite

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small bakery breaks after only six months because it cannot pay its bills. "

La petite boulangerie fait faillite après seulement six mois car elle ne peut pas payer ses factures.

business finance economy

verb

Briser, rompre

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Briser le lin.

action physics material

verb

Destituer, renvoyer

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

Examples :

"The company breaks the contract with the supplier because of consistently late deliveries. "

L'entreprise destitue le fournisseur en raison de livraisons constamment tardives.

government military job

verb

Casser, rompre

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

Examples :

"to break into a run or gallop"

se mettre à courir ou à galoper

action way

verb

Rompre, se brouiller

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"Their friendship breaks if they can no longer trust each other. "

Leur amitié se rompt s'ils ne peuvent plus se faire confiance.

family character human emotion society

verb

Interrompre, casser

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The user pressing Ctrl+C usually breaks the program. "

Appuyer sur Ctrl+C par l'utilisateur interrompt généralement le programme.

computing technology

verb

Arrête

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

Examples :

"The programmer breaks the code at line 25 to check the value of the variable "count" before it's used. "

Le programmeur arrête le code à la ligne 25 pour vérifier la valeur de la variable "count" avant qu'elle ne soit utilisée.

computing technology technical

Meanings

Rupture, cassure

Examples :

"The femur has a clean break and so should heal easily."

Le fémur présente une fracture nette et devrait donc guérir facilement.

Ouverture, cassure

Examples :

"He waited minutes for a break in the traffic to cross the highway."

Il a attendu quelques minutes une ouverture dans la circulation pour traverser l'autoroute.

Pause, interruption

Examples :

"Let’s take a five-minute break."

Faisons une pause de cinq minutes.

Récréation, pause

Examples :

"During the morning break, the children talked about their weekend adventures. "

Pendant la récréation du matin, les enfants ont parlé de leurs aventures du week-end.

Pause, vacances

Examples :

"a weekend break on the Isle of Wight"

Une pause d'un week-end sur l'île de Wight.

Rupture, séparation

Examples :

"I think we need a break."

Je pense que nous avons besoin d'une rupture.

Entracte, pause

Examples :

""During the school day, we have two short breaks and one long lunch break." "

Pendant la journée scolaire, nous avons deux courtes pauses et une longue pause déjeuner.

Rupture, changement

Examples :

"big break"

Grand changement

L'aube, le lever du jour

Examples :

"at the break of day"

À l'aube

Évasion, fuite

Examples :

"It was a clean break."

C'était une évasion nette.

Sauts de ligne, paragraphes

Examples :

"The student marked the breaks in the essay with a highlighter, making it easier to see the separate paragraphs. "

L'étudiant a marqué les sauts de ligne dans la dissertation avec un surligneur, ce qui a permis de mieux voir les paragraphes distincts.

Interruption, rupture

Examples :

"The programmer added error handling to prevent unexpected breaks from crashing the application. "

Le programmeur a ajouté une gestion des erreurs pour empêcher les interruptions inattendues de faire planter l'application.

Point d'arrêt

Examples :

"The programmer set several breaks in the code to check if the calculations were correct. "

Le programmeur a défini plusieurs points d'arrêt dans le code pour vérifier si les calculs étaient corrects.

Rupture, interruption

Examples :

"After weeks of non-stop sunshine, we finally had some breaks in the weather with scattered showers. "

Après des semaines de soleil non-stop, nous avons finalement eu des interruptions dans le temps avec des averses éparses.

Pauses, interruptions

Examples :

"The construction worker takes short breaks to rest and drink water. "

L'ouvrier prend de courtes pauses pour se reposer et boire de l'eau.

Break, voiture

Examples :

"The wealthy family arrived at the picnic in their breaks, drawn by a team of perfectly matched horses, the driver perched high in front. "

La famille aisée est arrivée au pique-nique dans son break, tiré par une équipe de chevaux parfaitement assortis, le chauffeur perché en haut à l'avant.

Brides

Examples :

"The experienced horse trainer preferred using a variety of gentler snaffles, reserving the use of breaks for horses with exceptionally strong mouths or stubborn habits. "

L'entraîneur de chevaux expérimenté préférait utiliser une variété de mors plus doux, réservant l'utilisation des brides aux chevaux ayant une bouche exceptionnellement forte ou des habitudes têtues.

Pause, interruption

Examples :

"The fiddle break was amazing; it was a pity the singer came back in on the wrong note."

L'intermède au violon était incroyable ; il était dommage que le chanteur soit revenu sur la mauvaise note.

Le point de passage

Examples :

"Crossing the break smoothly is one of the first lessons the young clarinettist needs to master."

Franchir le point de passage en douceur est l'une des premières leçons que le jeune clarinettiste doit maîtriser.

Falaises, ravins

Examples :

"The boat trip took us through the most scenic parts of the river, including the impressive breaks with their high cliffs and rocky formations. "