| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (smash: into pieces) | ta sönder vtr partikel skj |
| | | ha sönder vtr partikel skj |
| | If you play ball in the house, you will break something. |
| | Om du spelar boll inne i huset, så kommer du ta sönder något. |
| break [sth] vtr | (fracture a bone) (tex en arm, ett ben) | bryta vtr |
| | Alan broke his arm when he fell. Janis broke two ribs when she slipped on the ice. |
| | Alan bröt sin arm när han ramlade. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (end [sth]) | bryta, avbryta vtr |
| | | avsluta vtr |
| | | göra slut på vbal uttr |
| | The home team broke the champions' winning streak. |
| | Hemmalaget bröt mästarnas vinstserie. |
| break⇒ vi | (fragment, shatter) | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| | (glas, keramik etc) | spricka vitr |
| | (glas, keramik etc) | gå i kras vbal uttr |
| | The window broke, and now there's glass all over the floor. |
| | Fönstret gick sönder och nu är det glas över hela golvet. |
| break vi | (stop functioning) | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| | Our old television finally broke. |
| | Vår gamla TV gick sönder till slut. |
| break n | (rest) | paus s |
| | | rast s |
| | A break from training gave the football players a rest. |
| | En paus i träningen gav fotbollsspelaren lite vila. |
| break n | (in schedule: holiday) (skola) | lov s |
| | | ledighet s |
| | There will be no classes until after Christmas break. |
| | Det kommer inte hållas några lektioner förrän efter jullovet. |
| break n | (person: fracture) | benbrott, fraktur s |
| | Will suffered a bad break when he went skiing. |
| | Will fick ett benbrott (or: en fraktur) när han åkte skidor. |
| break n | (suspension, pause) | uppehåll s |
| | | paus s |
| | | avbrott s |
| | A break from discussions will give us time to gather more information. |
| | En paus från diskussionerna kommer ge oss tid att samla mer information. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (promise: fail to fulfill) | bryta vtr |
| | (lag) | bryta mot ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I'm angry at Michelle for breaking her promise not to tell anyone my news. |
| break⇒ vi | (amniotic fluid: be discharged) | gå vitr |
| | The expectant mother's waters broke in the middle of the night. |
| | Den gravida mammans vatten gick mitt i natten. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
break,
big break n | slang (fortunate event) | genombrott s |
| | | stor chans s |
| | Miranda went to Hollywood, looking for her big break. |
| break n | (gap) | öppning s |
| | | hål s |
| | The children slipped through a break in the fence. |
| break n | (weather: change) (förändring) | omslag s |
| | (lugn) | uppehåll s |
| | They are waiting for a break in the storm. |
| break n | (rush to escape) | flyktförsök, rymningsförsök s |
| | The guards weren't expecting the prisoners' break for the door. |
| break n | informal (relationship rupture) (allmänt, i förhållande) | uppbrott, brytning s |
| | (bryta äktenskap) | skilsmässa s |
| | (gift par: flytta isär) | separation s |
| | Sam is heading for a break with his girlfriend. |
| break n | (voice change) (musik, röst) | gräns mellan röstregister s |
| | (om röst mellan röstregister) | sprucken röst, sprucken stämma 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) (från skola) | lov s |
| | It was raining, so we spent the whole of break in the classroom. |
| break n | (tennis) (tennis) | break s |
| | When a tennis player wins a game during which their opponent was serving, it is called a break. |
| break vi | (pool: scatter balls) (biljard, öppningsstöt) | spränga vitr |
| | When I play pool, I always like to break. |
| break vi | (burst) | brista vitr |
| | | spricka vitr |
| | | sprängas vitr |
| | | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| | The water balloon broke. |
| break vi | (be disconnected) | brytas vitr |
| | | kopplas bort vitr partikel |
| | The long-distance connection broke. |
| break vi | (pause) | göra paus, göra avbrott, göra uppehåll vtr + s |
| | | avbrytas vitr |
| | | pausa vitr |
| | The meeting will break at noon. |
| break vi | (dawn) | gry vitr |
| | The dawn is about to break. |
| break vi | (health: fail) | brytas ner, brytas sönder vitr partikel |
| | | svika vitr |
| | His health broke after years of toil. |
| break vi | (voice: change) (röst, låta annorlunda) | spricka, brytas vitr |
| | (pubertal: röst utvecklas) | komma i målbrottet vbal uttr |
| | His voice started to break when he was 13. |
| break for [sth] vi + prep | (pause, interrupt activity) | pausa för ngt vtr + prep |
| | | ta en rast för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | avbryta för ngt vtr + prep |
| | After an hour's discussion, the committee broke for a coffee and a bite to eat. |
| break [sth]⇒ vtr | (infringe) | bryta mot vtr + prep |
| | | överträda vtr |
| | The drag racers broke the speed limit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (lessen impact of) | bryta vtr |
| | The boxer's blocking move broke the force of his opponent's blow. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sever, annul) | bryta vtr |
| | | avbryta vtr |
| | The actor wants to break his contract. |
| break [sth] vtr | (destroy) (vardaglig) | knäcka, bräcka vtr |
| | | slå vtr |
| | | övervinna vtr |
| | The boxer threatened to break his opponent. |
| break [sth] vtr | (set: remove a piece) | splittra vtr |
| | The collector doesn't want to break the set. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (money: give change) | växla vtr |
| | Can you break a dollar? |
| break [sth] vtr | (penetrate) | bryta igenom vtr partikel skj |
| | The drill broke through the door of the safe. |
| break [sth] vtr | (decode) (kod eller dylikt) | forcera vtr |
| | (chiffer eller dylikt) | dechiffrera vtr |
| | (vardaglig: lösa, förstå) | lista ut vtr partikel skj |
| | The army is trying to break the enemy code. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (escape) | bryta sig ut från vbal uttr |
| | | rymma från vtr + prep |
| | The convicts broke jail. |
| break [sth] vtr | (sports: better a score) (rekord) | slå vtr |
| | Our team broke the record for number of games won. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative, slang (bankrupt) (slang) | spränga vtr |
| | The card shark broke the house. |
| break [sth] vtr | (baseball: curveball) | kasta vtr |
| | The pitcher broke a wicked curve that got the corner of the plate. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (wear [sth] down) | bryta ner ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | knäcka vtr |
| | The interrogation broke the soldier's spirit. |
| break [sth] vtr | (rupture [sth]) | bryta vtr |
| | | spräcka vtr |
| | Bubbles broke the surface of the water. |
| break [sth] vtr | figurative (solve [sth]) (vardaglig) | knäcka vtr |
| | | lösa vtr |
| | No matter what I try, I can't break this problem. |
| break [sth] vtr | (animals: tame) | tämja vtr |
| | (häst) | rida in vtr partikel oskj |
| | The cowboy tried to break the new stallion. |
| break [sth] vtr | (media: publish [sth]) | publicera vtr |
| | | offentliggöra vtr |
| | A newspaper broke the story. |
| break [sth] vtr | (tennis: win when opponent served) (tennis) | bryta vtr |
| | The challenger broke his opponent's serve. |
| break [sth] vtr | US, slang (disprove) (vardaglig, bildlig) | sticka hål på vbal uttr |
| | (vardaglig, bildlig) | finna en spricka i vbal uttr |
| | | motbevisa vtr |
| | The police broke his alibi. |
| break [sth] vtr | (surpass) | passera vtr |
| | (bildlig) | spränga vtr |
| | | åka förbi ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The man was cited for breaking the speed limit. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (enter by force) | bryta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra inbrott vtr + s |
| | Criminals broke into the house. |