| Break | |||
| Czasownik frazowy | Definicja | Przykład | Tłumaczenie |
| break down |
= 1) (int) (of machinery) stop working; = 2) (int) (of a person) lose control of feelings; = 3) (int) (of talks/negotiations/etc) fail; = 4) (tr) separate under headings |
1) The car broke down just outside Winchester. 2) People broke down and wept when they heard the news. 3) At one point, the talks broke down completely. 4) Each lesson is broken down into several units. |
1) zepsuć się 2) wybuchnąć płaczem 3) załamywać się, kończyć się niepowodzeniem 4) wyodrębniać pozycje |
| break in |
= (int) enter by force or illegally |
Someone had broken in through the bedroom window. | włamać się |
| break into |
= 1) (tr) enter by force; = 2) (tr) interrupt |
1) A house in Brecon Place was broken into last night. 2) Christopher’s voice broke into her thoughts. |
1) włamać się 2) przerwać |
| break off |
= (tr) end a relationship/agreement |
The two countries have broken off diplomatic relations. | zerwać |
| break out |
= (int) (of war, etc) begin suddenly |
The fire must have broken out during the night. |
wzniecać się |
| break through |
= (int) advance (in spite of opposition) |
Attempts to break through prejudice in the workplace are unnecessary. |
przebić, przedrzeć się |
| break to |
= (tr) tell (usually bad news) to sb in a kind way | A patient was broken to by a doctor about his hopeless case. | powiadomić kogoś o złych wieściach w miły sposób |
| break up |
= 1) (int) (of schools, etc) stop for holidays; = 2) (int) end a relationship |
1) Schools break up at the end of June for the summer holidays. 2) The marriage broke up just a few years later. |
1) skończyć naukę 2) zerwać |