broken Meaning

verb

Casser, 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.

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 ?

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verb

Briser le moral de, décourager

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 interest in her studies. "

Les critiques constantes de ses professeurs ont brisé son moral, lui faisant perdre tout intérêt pour ses études.

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verb

Être accablé, anéanti

To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief.

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mon cœur est brisé.

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verb

Interrompre, briser, rompre

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

Examples :

"The teacher's announcement broke the flow of the lesson. "

L'annonce du professeur a interrompu le déroulement de la leçon.

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verb

Ruiner, faire faillite

To ruin financially.

Examples :

"The recession broke some small businesses."

La récession a ruiné certaines petites entreprises.

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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.

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verb

Céder, baisser

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

Examples :

"His fever broke yesterday, and he felt much better today. "

Sa fièvre a cédé hier, et il se sentait beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui.

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verb

Cesser, se terminer

(of a spell of settled weather) To end.

Examples :

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

Les prévisions annoncent que la canicule va cesser d'ici le milieu de la semaine.

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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.

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verb

Se lever, poindre

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

Examples :

"Morning has broken."

Le matin s'est levé.

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verb

Casser, rendre injouable

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.

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verb

Casser, briser

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 ?

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verb

Briser, franchir

To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

Examples :

"break a seal"

Briser un sceau

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verb

Briser, 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 briser les carrés britanniques.

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verb

Déferler

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

Examples :

"The large wave broke into foamy white surf as it neared the shore. "

La grande vague a déferlé en une écume blanche en approchant du rivage.

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verb

Éclater, apparaître

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

Examples :

"The news of the new project broke into the team meeting, surprising everyone. "

La nouvelle du nouveau projet a éclaté lors de la réunion d'équipe, surprenant tout le monde.

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verb

Interrompre, cesser

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

Examples :

"The student broke his work on the essay because he had to attend his sister's birthday party. "

L'étudiant a interrompu son travail sur la dissertation parce qu'il devait assister à la fête d'anniversaire de sa sœur.

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verb

Amortir

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 amorti sa chute.

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verb

Divulguer, révéler

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

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news that the school picnic was canceled. "

Le professeur a révélé la nouvelle que le pique-nique scolaire était annulé.

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verb

Se faire entendre soudainement

(of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

Examples :

"The music suddenly broke out of the speakers, filling the room with loud sound. "

La musique s'est soudainement fait entendre des haut-parleurs, remplissant la pièce d'un son fort.

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verb

Rompre, casser

To change a steady state abruptly.

Examples :

"His coughing broke the silence."

Sa toux a rompu le silence.

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verb

Casser, se briser

To suddenly become.

Examples :

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

L'arrestation était standard, quand soudain le suspect a craqué violemment.

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verb

Muer

Of a male voice, to become deeper at puberty.

Examples :

"My son's voice broke during puberty, becoming much lower. "

La voix de mon fils a mué pendant la puberté, devenant beaucoup plus grave.

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verb

Briser, faillir

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 est ému.

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verb

Battre, dépasser

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

Examples :

"The team broke the school record for the 400-meter relay, setting a new time. "

L'équipe a battu le record scolaire du relais 400 mètres, établissant un nouveau temps.

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verb

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Examples :

"The vase fell and broke into many pieces. "

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verb

Rétrograder, dégrader

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

Examples :

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

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

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verb

Rompre, interrompre

To end (a connection), to disconnect.

Examples :

"My phone service was broken, so I couldn't call my mom. "

Mon service téléphonique a été interrompu, je n'ai donc pas pu appeler ma mère.

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verb

Se décomposer

(of an emulsion) To demulsify.

Examples :

"The oil and water mixture in the salad dressing quickly broke. "

Le mélange d'huile et d'eau dans la vinaigrette s'est rapidement décomposé.

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verb

Contre-attaquer

To counter-attack

Examples :

"The student broke the teacher's argument with a well-reasoned counterpoint. "

L'étudiant a contre-attaqué l'argument du professeur avec une contrepartie bien raisonnée.

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verb

Révéler, divulguer

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

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news of the upcoming exam to the class. "

Le professeur a révélé à la classe la nouvelle de l'examen à venir.

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verb

S'effondrer, faiblir

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

Examples :

"After several weeks of illness, Sarah broke and felt too weak to attend school. "

Après plusieurs semaines de maladie, Sarah s'est effondrée et s'est sentie trop faible pour aller à l'école.

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verb

Faire faillite, être en faillite

To fail in business; to become bankrupt.

Examples :

"The small bakery business broke last month, losing all its savings. "

La petite boulangerie a fait faillite le mois dernier, perdant toutes ses économies.

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verb

Briser, casser

To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of.

Examples :

"to break flax"

Casser le lin.

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verb

Destituer, révoquer

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

Examples :

"The school board broke the principal for his handling of the student protests. "

Le conseil scolaire a destitué le principal pour sa gestion des protestations étudiantes.

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verb

Rompre, briser

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

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verb

Rompre, se brouiller

To fall out; to terminate friendship.

Examples :

"My best friend and I broke up after a fight over a school project. "

Mon meilleur ami et moi nous sommes brouillés après une dispute à propos d'un projet scolaire.

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verb

Interrompre, casser

To terminate the execution of a program before normal completion.

Examples :

"The computer program broke when I tried to save the document. "

Le programme informatique s'est interrompu lorsque j'ai essayé d'enregistrer le document.

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verb

Arrêter, interrompre

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 calculations were incorrect. "

Le programmeur a arrêté le programme pour examiner pourquoi les calculs étaient incorrects.

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adjective

Brisé, cassé

Fragmented, in separate pieces.

Examples :

"The vase was broken into many small pieces after the clumsy child bumped into it. "

Le vase s'est brisé en de nombreux petits morceaux après que l'enfant maladroit l'ait heurté.

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adjective

Violé, rompu

(of a promise, etc) Breached; violated; not kept.

Examples :

"broken promises of neutrality"

Promesses de neutralité rompues

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adjective

Cassé, défectueux

Non-functional; not functioning properly.

Examples :

"I think my doorbell is broken."

Je pense que ma sonnette est cassée.

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adjective

Brisé, anéanti

(of a person) Completely defeated and dispirited; shattered; destroyed.

Examples :

"The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken."

La faillite et le divorce, ainsi que la mort de son fils, l'ont laissé complètement anéanti.

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adjective

Fauché, ruiné

Having no money; bankrupt, broke.

Examples :

"After losing his job, he was broken and had trouble paying his bills. "

Après avoir perdu son emploi, il était fauché et avait du mal à payer ses factures.

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adjective

Accidenté, inégal

(of land) Uneven.

Examples :

"The hiking trail had a broken section of land, making it difficult to walk. "

Le sentier de randonnée présentait une section de terrain accidenté, ce qui rendait la marche difficile.

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adjective

Surpuissant, trop puissant

(of a tactic or option) Overpowered; overly powerful; too powerful.

Examples :

"The new marketing campaign was so broken; it was too successful and overwhelmed our sales team. "

La nouvelle campagne marketing était tellement surpuissante ; elle a eu trop de succès et a submergé notre équipe de vente.

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Meanings

Casser, briser

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 ?

Briser le moral de, décourager

Examples :

"The constant criticism from her teachers broke her spirit, making her lose interest in her studies. "

Les critiques constantes de ses professeurs ont brisé son moral, lui faisant perdre tout intérêt pour ses études.

Être accablé, anéanti

Examples :

"My heart is breaking."

Mon cœur est brisé.

Interrompre, briser, rompre

Examples :

"The teacher's announcement broke the flow of the lesson. "

L'annonce du professeur a interrompu le déroulement de la leçon.

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 :

"His fever broke yesterday, and he felt much better today. "

Sa fièvre a cédé hier, et il se sentait beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui.

Cesser, se terminer

Examples :

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

Les prévisions annoncent que la canicule va cesser 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, rendre injouable

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, briser

Examples :

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

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

Briser, franchir

Examples :

"break a seal"

Briser un sceau

Briser, rompre, percer

Examples :

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

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

Déferler

Examples :

"The large wave broke into foamy white surf as it neared the shore. "

La grande vague a déferlé en une écume blanche en approchant du rivage.

Éclater, apparaître

Examples :

"The news of the new project broke into the team meeting, surprising everyone. "

La nouvelle du nouveau projet a éclaté lors de la réunion d'équipe, surprenant tout le monde.

Interrompre, cesser

Examples :

"The student broke his work on the essay because he had to attend his sister's birthday party. "

L'étudiant a interrompu son travail sur la dissertation parce qu'il devait assister à la fête d'anniversaire de sa sœur.

Amortir

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 amorti sa chute.

Divulguer, révéler

Examples :

"The teacher broke the news that the school picnic was canceled. "