break - English → Finnish-Hungarian - Dictionary

v (ergative) To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

v (transitive|US) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

v (transitive) To cause (a person) to lose his or her spirit or will; to crush the spirits of; to ruin (a person) emotionally.

v To cause an animal to lose its will, to tame.

v To cause (a habit) to no longer exist.

v To ruin financially.

v (transitive) To do that which is forbidden by (a rule, promise, etc.).

v (intransitive|of a fever) To pass the most dangerous part of the illness; to go down, temperaturewise.

v (transitive|gaming|_|slang) To design or use a powerful (yet legal) strategy that unbalances the game in a player's favor.

v (ergative) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.

v (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.

v (intransitive|of a|_|storm|_|or spell of|_|weather) To end.

v (intransitive) To interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily.

v (transitive) To interrupt (a fall) by inserting something so that the falling object not hit something else beneath.

v (transitive|ergative) To disclose or make known an item of news, etc.

v (intransitive|of morning) To arrive.

v (intransitive|of a sound) To become audible suddenly.

v (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.

v (copulative|informal) To suddenly become.

v (intransitive) Of a voice, to alter in type: in men generally to go up, in women sometimes to go down; to crack.

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

v (sports|and|games):

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

v (transitive) To end (a connection), to disconnect.

v (intransitive|of an emulsion) To demulsify.

v (intransitive|sports) To counter-attack

n An instance of breaking something into two pieces.

n A physical space that open up|opens up in something or between two things.

n (music) A short section of music, often between verses, in which some performers stop while others continue.

n A rest or pause, usually from work; a breaktime.

n A temporary split (with a romantic partner).

n An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.

n A significant change in circumstance, attitude, perception, or focus of attention: big break, lucky break, bad break.

n (British|weather) a change; the end of a spell of persistent good or bad weather

n The beginning (of the morning).

n An act of escape | escaping.

n (surfing) A place where waves break (that is, where waves pitch or spill forward creating white water).

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