“break”의 번역 – 영어–독일어 사전

break

verb /breik/ (past tense broke /brouk/, past participle brəken /ˈbroukən/)

to divide into two or more parts (by force).

brechen

(usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).

abbrechen
She broke a piece off the bar of chocolate.

to make or become unusable.

vernichten
Someone’s broken the photocopier.

to go against, or not act according to (the law etc)

brechen
He broke the law by driving over the speed limit.

to do better than (a sporting etc record).

(einen Rekord etc.) brechen
She broke the world high-jump record.

to interrupt

abbrechen
She broke her journey in London.

to put an end to

brechen
He broke the silence.

to make or become known

beibringen
They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.

(of a boy’s voice) to fall in pitch.

brechen

to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).

brechen
Luckily, the thick grass broke his fall.

to begin

losbrechen
The storm broke before they reached shelter.
breakable adjective

(negative unbreakable) likely to break

zerbrechlich
breakable goods.
breakage /-kidʒ/ noun

the act of breaking, or its result(s).

der Bruchschaden
breaker noun

a (large) wave which breaks on rocks or the beach.

der Brecher
breakdown noun

(often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse.

der Zusammenbruch
The stress of the job caused him to suffer a nervous breakdown.

a mechanical failure causing a stop

die Panne
The car has had another breakdown. See also break down.
breakneck adjective

(usually of speed) dangerous

halsbrecherisch
He drove at breakneck speed.
breakthrough noun

a sudden solution of a problem leading to further advances, especially in science.

der Durchbruch
a scientific breakthrough.
breakwater noun

a barrier to break the force of the waves.

der Wellenbrecher
break away

to escape from control

ausreißen
The dog broke away from its owner.
break down

to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.

aufbrechen
The police broke down the door.

to stop working properly

eine Panne haben
My car has broken down.

to fail

scheitern
The talks have broken down.

to be overcome with emotion

zusammenbrechen
She broke down and wept.
break in(to)

to enter (a house etc) by force or unexpectedly (noun break-in

einbrechen
The Harrisons have had two break-ins recently).

to interrupt (someone’s conversation etc).

unterbrechen
break loose

to escape from control

ausreißen
The dog has broken loose.
break off

to stop

abbrechen
She broke off in the middle of a sentence.
break out

to appear or happen suddenly

ausbrechen
War has broken out.

to escape (from prison, restrictions etc)

ausbrechen
A prisoner has broken out (noun breakout).
break out in

to (suddenly) become covered in a rash, in sweat etc

ausbrechen
I’m allergic to strawberries. They make me break out in a rash.
break the ice

to overcome the first shyness etc

das Eis brechen
Let’s break the ice by inviting our new neighbours for a meal.
break up

to divide, separate or break into pieces

zerbrechen
He broke up the old furniture and burnt it

to finish or end

zu Ende gehen
The meeting broke up at 4.40.
make a break for it

to make an (attempt to) escape

zu entwischen versuchen
When the guard was not looking, the prisoners made a break for it.

(PASSWORD English–German Dictionary의 “break” 번역 © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)