| Hlavní překlady |
| break⇒ vtr | (into parts, smash) (na kousky) | rozbít, roztlouci, roztlouct, zničit dok |
| | | rozbíjet, roztloukat, ničit ned |
| | If you play ball in the house, you will break something. |
| | Pokud si budeš doma hrát s míčem, něco rozbiješ (or: roztlučeš). |
| | ⓘTato věta není překladem anglické ukázkové věty. Když demonstranti začali rozbíjet výlohy, policie zakročila. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (fracture a bone) (kost) | zlomit si dok |
| | Alan broke his arm when he fell. Janis broke two ribs when she slipped on the ice. |
| | Alan si při pádu zlomil ruku. |
| break⇒ vtr | (end) | ukončit, přerušit dok |
| | | ukončovat, přerušovat ned |
| | The home team broke the champions' winning streak. |
| | Domácí ukončili (or: přerušili) vítěznou sérii mistrů. |
| break vi | (fragment, shatter) | rozbít se dok |
| | | roztříštit se dok |
| | The window broke, and now there's glass all over the floor. |
| | Rozbilo se okno a teď jsou všude na podlaze střepy. |
| break vi | (stop functioning) (přestat fungovat) | rozbít se, porouchat se dok |
| | | rozbíjet se, porouchávat se ned |
| | Our old television finally broke. |
| | Naše stará televize se nakonec rozbila (or: porouchala). |
| | ⓘTato věta není překladem anglické ukázkové věty. Naše stará televize se pořád rozbíjela, tak jsme si koupili novou. |
| break n | (rest) | přestávka ž |
| | A break from training gave the football players a rest. |
| | Fotbalisté si při tréninku dali přestávku (or: pauzu). |
| break n | (in schedule: holiday) (školní) | prázdniny pl |
| | There will be no classes until after Christmas break. |
| | Další vyučování bude až po vánočních prázdninách. |
| break n | (person: fracture) | zlomenina, fraktura ž |
| | Will suffered a bad break when he went skiing. |
| | Will při lyžování utrpěl vážnou zlomeninu (or: frakturu). |
| break n | (suspension, pause) | pauza, přestávka ž |
| | | přerušení s |
| | A break from discussions will give us time to gather more information. |
| | Pauza (or: přestávka) nám dovolí sehnat si k diskuzi více informací. |
| Další překlady |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) (životní) | zlom, průlom m |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| break n | (gap) | díra ž |
| | | mezera ž |
| | The children slipped through a break in the fence. |
| break n | (weather: change) (počasí) | změna ž |
| | They are waiting for a break in the storm. |
| break n | (rush to escape) (dveří apod.) | průlom m |
| | The guards weren't expecting the prisoners' break for the door. |
| break n | informal (relationship rupture) (ve vztahu) | rozchod m |
| | (vztahu) | ukončení s |
| | Sam is heading for a break with his girlfriend. |
| break n | (voice change) (hlasu v pubertě) | přeskakování s |
| | The break in his voice is a sign of puberty, as he goes from bass to alto with no control. |
| break n | UK (school recreation period) (školní) | prázdniny pl |
| | It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom. |
| break vi | (pool: scatter balls) (v kulečníku) | rozstřel m |
| | When I play pool, I always like to break. |
| break vi | (burst) | prasknout dok |
| | The water balloon broke. |
| break vi | (be disconnected) (signál apod.) | odpojit se, vypojit se dok |
| | (signál apod.) | přerušit se dok |
| | The long-distance connection broke. |
| break vi | (pause) | přerušit dok |
| | | mít přestávku inf + ž |
| | The meeting will break at noon. |
| break vi | (dawn) (východ slunce) | nadejít, nastat dok |
| | The dawn is about to break. |
| break vi | (health: fail) (zdraví) | selhávat ned |
| | (zdraví) | zhoršovat se ned |
| | His health broke after years of toil. |
| break vi | (voice: change) (hlas při dospívání) | měnit se ned |
| | His voice started to break when he was 13. |
| break for [sth] vi + prep | (pause, interrupt activity) | udělat přestávku na dok, fráze |
| | After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (infringe) (pravidla) | porušit dok |
| | (povolenou rychlost) | překročit dok |
| | The drag racers broke the speed limit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (lessen impact of) (úder, náraz apod.) | zmírnit dok |
| | The boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sever, annul) | ukončit dok |
| | | zrušit dok |
| | | považovat za neplatný dok, fráze |
| | The actor wants to break his contract. |
| break [sth] vtr | (destroy) (nepřítele) | zničit dok |
| | The boxer threatened to break his opponent. |
| break [sth] vtr | (set: remove a piece) | překlad není dostupný |
| | The collector doesn't want to break the set. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (money: give change) (peníze větší za menší) | rozměnit dok |
| | Can you break a dollar? |
| break [sth] vtr | (penetrate) | prolomit se, prorazit dok |
| | | provrtat se dok |
| | | proniknout dok |
| | The drill broke through the door of the safe. |
| break [sth] vtr | (decode) (kód apod.) | rozluštit dok |
| | | dekódovat dok |
| | The army is trying to break the enemy code. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (escape) | uprchnout dok |
| | | utéct, uniknout dok |
| | The convicts broke jail. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sports: better a score) (rekord) | prolomit, překonat dok |
| | Our team broke the record for number of games won. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (bankrupt) (bank ve hře) | rozbít dok |
| | The card shark broke the house. |
| break [sth] vtr | (baseball: curveball) | překlad není dostupný |
| | The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (wear [sth] down) (psychicky) | zlomit dok |
| | The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (rupture [sth]) | narušit dok |
| | Bubbles broke the surface of the water. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (solve [sth]) | vyřešit dok |
| | No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. |
| break [sth] vtr | (animals: tame) | zkrotit dok |
| | | ochočit dok |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| break [sth] vtr | (media: publish [sth]) | vydat, publikovat dok |
| | | zveřejnit dok |
| | A newspaper broke the story. |
| break [sth] vtr | (tennis: win when opponent served) (podání v tenise) | prolomit, prorazit dok |
| | The challenger broke his opponent's serve. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (disprove) | vyvrátit dok |
| | The police broke his alibi. |
| break [sth] vtr | (surpass) (dovolenou rychlost apod.) | překročit dok |
| | The man was cited for breaking the speed limit. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) (někam násilím) | prolomit se dok |
| | (násilím) | prorazit dok |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |
Frázová slovesa
break | broken | recess |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | rozlomit se dok |
| | | prolomit se dok |
| | | rozpadnout se dok |
| | The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) (něco) | rozložit dok |
| | Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | zničit dok |
| | | rozbít dok |
| | This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) (nějaký celek) | opustit dok |
| | (od celku) | odtrhnout se dok |
| Poznámka: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| | Dva ze členů skupinu opustili a založili svou vlastní kapelu. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) (skupiny) | oddělit se od dok + předl |
| | (přeneseně) | trhnout se od dok + předl |
| | Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | odtrhnout se od dok + předl |
| | | oddělit se od dok + předl |
| | When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | porouchat se, rozbít se dok |
| Poznámka: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | rozbrečet se, rozplakat se dok |
| | | propuknout v pláč dok, fráze |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) (jednání apod.) | selhat, ztroskotat dok |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (dveře apod.) | vyrazit, rozrazit dok |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) (chemická látka) | rozkládat ned |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | analyzovat ned |
| | (přeneseně) | rozebrat dok |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | vniknout do, vlomit se do dok + předl |
| | Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | skočit do řeči, vpadnout do řeči dok, fráze |
| | Please excuse me for breaking in. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) (koně) | zkrotit dok |
| | Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (motor apod.) | nechat zaběhnout dok + dok |
| | It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (boty) | rozchodit dok |
| | It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) (na novou pozici) | zaškolit dok |
| | (na novou pozici) | zapracovat dok |
| | The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | vniknout do, vlomit se do dok + předl |
| | Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) (smích, pláč) | propuknout dok |
| | I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | skočit do řeči dok, fráze |
| | (v hovoru) | přerušit dok |
| | Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | prosadit se v, prorazit v dok + předl |
| | Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | odlomit se dok |
| | The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | odlomit dok |
| | Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| | Olga odlomila velký kus čokolády. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) (vztah) | ukončit, skončit dok |
| | | rozejít se dok |
| | Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out vi phrasal | (escape) | uprchnout, utéct dok |
| | | uniknout dok |
| | The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | uprchnout z, utéct z dok + předl |
| | | uniknout z dok + předl |
| | The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) (přeneseně: konflikt apod.) | rozhořet se dok |
| | (konflikt apod.) | propuknout dok |
| | The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) | udělat se vyrážka, vytvořit se vyrážka dok + ž |
| | | osypat se dok |
| | I ate too much sugar and now I'm breaking out. My face broke out right before my date with Steve! |
| break out vi phrasal | (rash, etc.: develop on skin) | udělat se vyrážka, vytvořit se vyrážka dok + ž |
| | | osypat se dok |
| | A rash broke out on Alice's face after she used the lotion. |
break [sb] out,
break out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (set [sb] free) | vysvobodit dok |
| | One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) (v oboru) | prosadit se dok |
| Poznámka: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| | The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| break up vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | rozpadat se ned |
| Poznámka: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) (ukončit vztah) | rozejít se dok |
| | The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | rozejít se s dok + předl |
| | I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) (o škole) | končit dok |
| | School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| | Škola končí příští týden a začínají letní prázdniny. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | rozbít dok |
| | She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) (někoho od sebe) | roztrhnout dok |
| | The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | nalámat dok |
| | | nadrobit dok |
| | Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) (telefonní hovor) | ztrácet se ned |
| | (telefonní hovor) | vypadávat ned |
| | You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
| | Ztrácíš se mi, zavolám ti později. |