break [breɪk] broke (past)broken (participle:past)
noun
1 (fracture) rotura; (f) (in bone) fractura; (f) (in relationship) ruptura; (f)
to make a break with romper con
2 (gap) (in wall etc) abertura; (f) brecha; (f) (crack) grieta; (f) (Tip) (on paper etc) espacio; (m) blanco; (m) (Electricity and Electronics) (in circuit) corte; (m)
a break in the cloudsclouds un claro entre las nubes
3 (pause) (in conversation) interrupción; (f) pausa; (f) (in journey) descanso; (m) pausa; (f) (stop) parada; (f) (holiday) vacaciones; (f) (rest) descanso; (m) (tea break) descanso para tomar el té; (m) once(s); (f) (p) (LAm) (Britain) (Educ) recreo; (m)
a break in continuitycontinuity una solución de continuidad
give me a break!give ¡dame un respiro!; (impatient) ¡déjame, anda!
to have take a breakhaveortake descansar; tomarse un descanso
to take a weekend break hacer una escapada de fin de semana
with a break in her voicevoice con la voz entrecortada
a break in the weatherweather un cambio del tiempo
without a breakwithout sin descanso descansar;or
verb:transitive
1 (smash) [+glass etc] romper; [+branch, stick] romper; quebrar; (LAm) [+ground] roturar; [+code] descifrar; [+conspiracy] deshacer; [+drugs ring {etc}] desarticular
to break one's backback romperse la columna
I'm not going to break my back to finish it today no me voy a matar para terminarlo hoy
to break sb's heartheart romper partir el corazón a algn;or
to break one's legleg romperse la pierna
break a leg! (informal) (Teat) ¡buena suerte!
to break surfacesurface [+submarine, diver] emerger; salir a la superficie
to break the ice romper el hielo
3 (fail to observe) [+law, rule] violar; quebrantar; [+appointment] no acudir a
he broke his word/promise faltó a su palabra/promesa; to break a date faltar a una cita
4 (weaken, destroy) [+resistance, spirits] quebrantar; quebrar; (LAm) [+health] quebrantar; [+strike] romper; quebrar; (LAm) [+habit] perder; [+horse] domar; amansar; [+bank] (in gambling) quebrar; hacer quebrar; [+person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir; vencer
to break sb of a habitof quitar una costumbre a algn
5 (interrupt) [+silence, spell] romper; [+journey] interrumpir; [+electrical circuit] cortar; interrumpir
verb:intransitive
2 (be fractured) [+chair] romperse; partirse; [+branch, twig] romperse; quebrarse; (LAm) [+limb] fracturarse; [+boil] reventar; [+heart] romperse; partirse
4 (arrive) [+dawn, day] apuntar; rayar; [+news] darse a conocer; [+story] revelarse; [+storm] estallar; [+wave] romper
5 (give way) [+health, spirits] quebrantarse; [+weather] cambiar; [+heat wave] terminar; [+boy's voice] mudarse; [+singing voice] cascarse; [+bank] quebrar
