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broken

 
 
/ˈbrəʊkən/ adjective

Translation

DAMAGED damaged and separated into pieces
kırık, darma dağınık, harap vaziyette
broken glass → Opposite unbroken25031967
a broken arm/leg, etc an arm/leg, etc with a damaged bone
kırık kol/bacak
5891967
NOT WORKING If a machine or piece of equipment is broken, it is not working.
bozuk, çalışmaz
The video's broken.25031967
a broken heart when you are very sad because someone you love has ended a relationship with you
kırık kalp
634986
a broken home a family in which the parents do not now live together
parçalanmış aile, ebebveynleri ayrılmış aile
634
a broken promise a promise that has not been kept
tutulmayan söz, yerine getirilmeyen vaad
1175
broken English/Spanish, etc English/Spanish, etc that is spoken slowly and has a lot of mistakes in it
kırık dökük, yarım yamalak İngilizce/İspanyolca
1142
(Definition of broken adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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