broke Meaning | BeDict

verb

Casser, rompre

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.

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 ?

economy finance

verb

Décourager, abattre

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. "

Les critiques constantes de ses professeurs ont brisé son esprit, lui faisant perdre toute motivation pour l'école.

emotion attitude mind character person

verb

Être accablé, s'effondrer

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mon cœur s'effondre.

emotion suffering mind

verb

Interrompre, briser, rompre

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

Examples :

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

La dispute bruyante entre les frères a interrompu le dîner de famille paisible.

action process

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

Céder, baisser

(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 fièvre de ma petite sœur a cédé hier soir, et elle se sent beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui.

medicine physiology disease 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 prendra fin d'ici le milieu de la semaine.

weather time

verb

Commencer, éclater

(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

verb

Se lever, poindre

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

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

Le matin s'est levé.

time nature

verb

Casser, ruiner

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 casserait les échecs.

game computing technology internet entertainment

verb

Casser, tomber en panne, cesser de fonctionner

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 ?

technology machine electronics function

verb

Briser, casser

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Briser un sceau

action physics

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 réussi à percer les carrés britanniques.

action process

verb

Briser

(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. "

Les grosses vagues se sont brisées en atteignant l'eau peu profonde près de la plage.

nature ocean weather

verb

Éclater, apparaître

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

Examples :

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

La nouvelle de la promotion a éclaté sur le tableau d'affichage du bureau.

action event nature

verb

Interrompre, cesser

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

Examples :

"The student broke from studying to eat lunch. "

L'étudiant a interrompu ses études pour déjeuner.

job work business

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.

action physics

verb

Révéler, annoncer

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

Examples :

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

Mon ami a annoncé que le bal de l'école était annulé.

media communication world info

verb

Retentir, éclater

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

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

La nouvelle de la promotion a fait retentir le silence dans le bureau.

sound language

verb

Cassa, rompit

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Sa toux cassa le silence.

action process

verb

Devenir soudain, casser

To suddenly become.

Examples :

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

L'arrestation était standard, quand soudain le suspect a pété les plombs.

action process condition

verb

Muer

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

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

La voix de mon frère a mué pendant sa présentation scolaire.

physiology body age

verb

La voix a changé, s'est brisée

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.

sound physiology body emotion language

verb

Battre, dépasser

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. "

L'élève a battu le record de l'école au 100 mètres.

achievement sport number

verb

:

Examples :

"The student broke the window during recess. "

finance

verb

Rétrograder, dégrader

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

Examples :

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

Le sergent a été rétrogradé au grade de caporal pour insubordination.

military government

verb

Rompre, cesser

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

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

L'équipe a rompu sa connexion avec le sponsor après la controverse.

action technical

verb

se décomposer

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

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

Le mélange d'huile et d'eau de l'expérience scientifique s'est décomposé, se séparant en couches distinctes.

chemistry process

verb

Contre-attaquer

To counter-attack

Examples :

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

L'étudiant a contre-attaqué l'argument du professeur avec un contrepoint fort.

action military war

verb

Révéler, dévoiler, divulguer

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. "

Le professeur a révélé la nouvelle du test à venir, expliquant les sujets à couvrir.

communication language

verb

S'affaiblir, décliner

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 longue maladie l'a affaiblie ; elle était beaucoup plus faible après avoir récupéré.

physiology medicine body condition

verb

Faire faillite, être ruiné

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

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

La petite boulangerie a fait faillite car elle ne pouvait pas concurrencer les grandes chaînes de magasins.

business finance economy

verb

Casser, rompre

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Casser le lin.

action condition

verb

Destituer, révoquer

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. "

Le directeur de l'école a levé la suspension de l'élève, mettant officiellement fin à la punition.

government politics military law job organization

verb

Rompre, changer

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 animal way

verb

Rompre, se brouiller

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

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

Mon meilleur ami et moi nous sommes brouillés après une grosse dispute à propos de la pièce de théâtre de l'école.

family emotion human society

verb

Interrompre, arrêter

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

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

Le programme informatique s'est arrêté pendant les calculs, nous avons donc dû le redémarrer.

computing

verb

Interrompre, suspendre

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. "

Le programmeur a interrompu le programme pour examiner pourquoi la feuille de calcul ne calculait pas correctement.

computing technology internet electronics technical

adjective

Fauché, ruiné

Financially ruined, bankrupt.

Examples :

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

L'entreprise a fait faillite après avoir perdu beaucoup d'argent.

economy finance business

adjective

Fauché, sans le sou

Without any money, penniless.

Examples :

"dead broke; flat broke"

complètement fauché

economy finance business condition

adjective

Cassé, brisé

Broken.

Examples :

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

Le vase était cassé après que le chat ait sauté dessus.

condition

adjective

Révocé, destitué

Demoted, deprived of a commission.

Examples :

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

Il fut révoqué et déclaré inapte à servir Sa Majesté en mer.

military job

noun

Rebut de fabrication

(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 papeterie a recyclé le rebut de fabrication pour fabriquer du nouveau papier.

material industry business technical

noun

Fragment, morceau cassé

A fragment, remains, a piece broken off.

Examples :

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

Le vase est tombé et s'est brisé en de nombreux petits morceaux cassés.

part material

verb

Agir en tant que courtier

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. "

Mon oncle a agi en tant que courtier pour moi, en organisant la vente de mon ancien vélo.

business finance job commerce economy

verb

Faire le souteneur, proxénète

To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp.

Examples :

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

Il a fait le souteneur pour l'adolescent troublé, organisant des rencontres avec des hommes plus âgés.

sex human action moral society

adjective

Ruiné, fauché

Broke off, rich, wealthy

Examples :

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

La famille était ruinée mais toujours généreuse, faisant un don pour la collecte de fonds de l'école.

economy finance business asset

Meanings

Casser, rompre

Examples :

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

Si le vase tombe par terre, il pourrait se casser.

Diviser, fractionner

Examples :

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

Pouvez-vous me diviser un billet de cent dollars ?

Décourager, abattre

Examples :

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

Les critiques constantes de ses professeurs ont brisé son esprit, lui faisant perdre toute motivation pour l'école.

Être accablé, s'effondrer

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mon cœur s'effondre.

Interrompre, briser, rompre

Examples :

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

La dispute bruyante entre les frères a interrompu le dîner de famille paisible.

Ruiner, faire faillite

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La récession a ruiné certaines petites entreprises.

Violer, enfreindre

Examples :

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

Il a violé ses vœux en trompant sa femme.

Céder, baisser

Examples :

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

La fièvre de ma petite sœur a cédé hier soir, et elle se sent beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui.

Cesser, prendre fin

Examples :

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

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

Commencer, éclater

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.

Se lever, poindre

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

Le matin s'est levé.

Casser, ruiner

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 casserait les échecs.

Casser, tomber en panne, cesser de fonctionner

Examples :

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

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

Briser, casser

Examples :

"break a seal"

Briser un sceau

Casser, rompre, percer

Examples :

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

La cavalerie n'a pas réussi à percer les carrés britanniques.

Briser

Examples :

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

Les grosses vagues se sont brisées en atteignant l'eau peu profonde près de la plage.

Éclater, apparaître

Examples :

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

La nouvelle de la promotion a éclaté sur le tableau d'affichage du bureau.

Interrompre, cesser

Examples :

"The student broke from studying to eat lunch. "

L'étudiant a interrompu ses études pour déjeuner.

Casser, interrompre

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.

Révéler, annoncer

Examples :

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