Translations for broken home in the English»French Dictionary

broken home N SOCIOL

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broken home

foyer m désuni

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I.broken [Brit ˈbrəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈbroʊkən] VB pp

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broken → break

II.broken [Brit ˈbrəʊk(ə)n, Am ˈbroʊkən] ADJ

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3. broken (irregular):

broken coastline

broken ground

4. broken (depressed):

broken man, woman

broken spirit

5. broken (not honoured):

broken contract, engagement, promise, vow

broken appointment

6. broken (flawed):

broken attr French

broken attr sentence

See also break

I.break [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N

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1. break (fracture):

2. break (crack):

break (in plate, plank, surface)

3. break (gap):

break (in fence, wall)

break (in row, line)

break (in circuit, chain, sequence)

break (in conversation, match)

break (in performance)

break (in traffic, procession)

break (in traffic, procession)

a break in the clouds

a break in transmission

une interruption dans la retransmission

4. break RADIO, TV:

break, a. commercial break

page f de publicité

we're going to take a break now

tout de suite, une page de publicité

5. break (pause) (gen):

break SCHOOL

to take a break

faire une pause

I walked/worked for six hours without a break

j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter

to have a break from work

arrêter de travailler

to take or have a break from working/driving

ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps

to take or have a break from nursing/teaching

arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps

I often give her a break from looking after the kids

je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose

give us a break inf!

fiche-nous la paix! inf

9. break (dawn):

at the break of day

au lever du jour, à l'aube f

10. break (escape bid):

to make a break for it inf (from prison)

se faire la belle inf

to make a break for the door/the trees

se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres

11. break (in tennis):

break, a. service break

12. break (in snooker, pool) (first shot):

it's your break

c'est à toi de casser

(series of shots) to make a 50 point break

marquer une série de 50 points

13. break MUS (in jazz):

II.break <pret broke, pp broken> [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB trans

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1. break (damage):

break chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy, glass, plate, window, machine

to break a tooth/a nail/a bone

se casser une dent/un ongle/un os

to break one's leg/arm

se casser la jambe/le bras

to break one's back lit

se casser la colonne vertébrale

I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig

j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano

to break one's neck lit

avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales

somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig

quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches inf

she broke the bottle over his head

elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête

3. break (interrupt):

break person: silence

break shout, siren: silence

break circuit, current

break monotony, spell

break ties, links

rompre (with avec)

to break one's silence

sortir de son silence (on à propos de)

to break sb's concentration

déconcentrer qn

we broke our journey in Milan

nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan

the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon

la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon

to break step

9. break RIDING:

break young horse

10. break (in tennis):

to break sb's serve

11. break MIL:

break officer

12. break (decipher):

break cipher, code

13. break (leave):

to break camp

III.break <pret broke, pp broken> [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB intr

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2. break (separate):

break clouds:

break waves:

se briser (against contre, on, over sur)

3. break SPORTS:

break boxers:

‘break! ’ (referee 's command)

4. break (stop for a rest):

faire une pause

10. break (in snooker, pool):

I.break [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N

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1. break (fracture):

2. break (crack):

break (in plate, plank, surface)

3. break (gap):

break (in fence, wall)

break (in row, line)

break (in circuit, chain, sequence)

break (in conversation, match)

break (in performance)

break (in traffic, procession)

break (in traffic, procession)

a break in the clouds

a break in transmission

une interruption dans la retransmission

4. break RADIO, TV:

break, a. commercial break

page f de publicité

we're going to take a break now

tout de suite, une page de publicité

5. break (pause) (gen):

break SCHOOL

to take a break

faire une pause

I walked/worked for six hours without a break

j'ai marché/travaillé pendant six heures sans m'arrêter

to have a break from work

arrêter de travailler

to take or have a break from working/driving

ne plus travailler/conduire pendant un temps

to take or have a break from nursing/teaching

arrêter le métier d'infirmière/d'enseignant pendant un temps

I often give her a break from looking after the kids

je m'occupe souvent des enfants pour qu'elle se repose

give us a break inf!

fiche-nous la paix! inf

9. break (dawn):

at the break of day

au lever du jour, à l'aube f

10. break (escape bid):

to make a break for it inf (from prison)

se faire la belle inf

to make a break for the door/the trees

se précipiter vers la porte/les arbres

11. break (in tennis):

break, a. service break

12. break (in snooker, pool) (first shot):

it's your break

c'est à toi de casser

(series of shots) to make a 50 point break

marquer une série de 50 points

13. break MUS (in jazz):

II.break <pret broke, pp broken> [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB trans

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1. break (damage):

break chair, eggs, rope, stick, toy, glass, plate, window, machine

to break a tooth/a nail/a bone

se casser une dent/un ongle/un os

to break one's leg/arm

se casser la jambe/le bras

to break one's back lit

se casser la colonne vertébrale

I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig

j'ai failli me briser les reins en déplaçant le piano

to break one's neck lit

avoir une rupture des vertèbres cervicales

somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig

quelqu'un va se casser la figure sur ces marches inf

she broke the bottle over his head

elle lui a cassé la bouteille sur la tête

3. break (interrupt):

break person: silence

break shout, siren: silence

break circuit, current

break monotony, spell

break ties, links

rompre (with avec)

to break one's silence

sortir de son silence (on à propos de)

to break sb's concentration

déconcentrer qn

we broke our journey in Milan

nous avons fait un arrêt à Milan

the tower breaks the line of the roof/of the horizon

la tour rompt la ligne du toit/de l'horizon

to break step

9. break RIDING:

break young horse

10. break (in tennis):

to break sb's serve

11. break MIL:

break officer

12. break (decipher):

break cipher, code

13. break (leave):

to break camp

III.break <pret broke, pp broken> [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB intr

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2. break (separate):

break clouds:

break waves:

se briser (against contre, on, over sur)

3. break SPORTS:

break boxers:

‘break! ’ (referee 's command)

4. break (stop for a rest):

faire une pause

10. break (in snooker, pool):

I.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

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1. home (dwelling):

home (gen)

home (house)

new homes for sale

logements neufs à vendre

he doesn't have a home

il n'a pas de logement

you have a beautiful home

vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement

to be far from/near home

être loin de/près de chez soi

a home of one's own

to work from home

travailler à domicile

to set up home in France/in Madrid

s'installer en France/à Madrid

I've made my home in France now

je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant

it's home to me now

je m'y sens chez moi

birds make their home in…

les oiseaux font leur nid dans…

his home has been a tent for the last two weeks

il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines

the island is home to 3, 000 people

l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

4. home (country):

home

to consider France (as) home

considérer la France comme son pays

6. home (place):

home fig, inf

to find a home for book, object

trouver une place pour

II.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

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1. home (national):

home market, affairs

2. home SPORTS (local):

home match, win

III.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

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1. home come, go, arrive:

home (to house)

à la maison, chez soi

home (to country)

on the journey home (to house)

en rentrant à la maison

on the journey home (to apartment, room)

en rentrant chez moi/nous etc

on the journey home (by boat, plane)

pendant le voyage de retour

to see sb home

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (accompany)

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (to meet family)

amener qn à la maison

is she home?

est-ce qu'elle est à la maison?

is she home yet?

elle est déjà rentrée?

2. home (to required position, effect):

to hammer or drive sth home lit nail

enfoncer complètement

to hammer or drive sth home fig message

bien faire passer

to press or push one's point home

enfoncer le clou fig

to bring sth home to fig

faire voir qc à

to strike home fig

IV.at home ADV

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2. at home SPORTS (on own ground):

at home play

they're at home on Saturday

ils jouent à domicile samedi

X are playing Y at home

3. at home (comfortable) fig:

at home be, feel

à l'aise (with avec)

make yourself at home

mets-toi à l'aise, fais comme chez toi

V.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

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home pigeon, animal:

home

savoir retourner chez soi

VI.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

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it's/he's nothing to write home about

ça/il n'a rien d'extraordinaire

it's home from home Brit , it's home away from home Am

c'est un second chez-soi

home sweet home , there's no place like home prov

on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi

to be a bit too close to home

he found it a bit close to home

ça l'a touché au vif

let's talk about something nearer home

parlons de ce qui nous concerne plus particulièrement

to be home and dry

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to come from a broken home

venir d'une famille désunie

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I.broken [ˈbrəʊkən, Am ˈbroʊ-] VB

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broken pp of break

II.broken [ˈbrəʊkən, Am ˈbroʊ-] ADJ

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1. broken (damaged):

the computer/fridge is broken

l'ordinateur/le frigidaire est en panne

2. broken (defeated, crushed):

3. broken (interrupted):

4. broken LING:

broken Italian

mauvais italien

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I.break [breɪk] N

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3. break SCHOOL:

4. break (escape):

to make a break

5. break:

break of day

lever m du jour

6. break (opportunity):

she got her big break in that film

elle a percé grâce à ce film

7. break SPORTS:

break (of serve)

II.break <broke, broken> [breɪk] VB trans

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1. break (shatter):

to break a nail/one's arm

se casser un ongle/le bras

2. break (damage):

3. break fig:

to break an alibi

écarter un alibi

4. break AVIAT:

to break the sonic [or sound] barrier

passer le mur du son

6. break (put an end to):

break record

break strike

to break a deadlock [or an impasse]

sortir d'une impasse

to break a habit

se débarrasser d'une habitude

to break sb of a habit

faire passer une habitude à qn

to break the suspense [or tension]

mettre fin au suspense

to break the peace

troubler la tranquillité

to break sb's spirit [or will]

briser la résistance [ou volonté] de qn

9. break (forcefully end):

to break sb's hold

se dégager de l'emprise de qn

10. break (decipher):

11. break (make public):

to break the news to sb

apprendre la nouvelle à qn

12. break (make change for):

break banknote

13. break MIL:

to break camp

Phrases:

to break one's back [or ass Am] inf

se briser le dos

to break sb's back

être la fin de qn

to break the back of sth Aus, Brit

faire le plus gros de qc

to break the bank iron hum

faire sauter la banque

to break bread REL

to break cover

quitter son abri

to break fresh [or new] ground

to break sb's heart

briser le cœur de qn

to break the ice inf

rompre la glace

to break the mould

faire preuve d'innovation

to break ranks

rompre les rangs

to break wind

lâcher un vent

III.break <broke, broken> [breɪk] VB intr

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2. break (separate):

3. break (interrupt):

shall we break (off) for lunch?

si on faisait une pause pour le déjeuner?

5. break (change sound):

break voice at puberty

break with emotion

6. break (begin):

break storm, scandal

7. break SPORTS:

I.break [breɪk] N

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3. break SCHOOL:

4. break (escape):

to make a break

5. break:

break of day

lever m du jour

6. break (opportunity):

she got her big break in that film

elle a percé grâce à ce film

7. break SPORTS:

break (of serve)

II.break <broke, broken> [breɪk] VB trans

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1. break (shatter):

to break a nail/one's arm

se casser un ongle/le bras

2. break (damage):

3. break fig:

to break an alibi

écarter un alibi

4. break AVIAT:

to break the sonic [or sound] barrier

passer le mur du son

6. break (put an end to):

break record

break strike

to break a deadlock [or an impasse]

sortir d'une impasse

to break a habit

se débarrasser d'une habitude

to break sb of a habit

faire passer une habitude à qn

to break the suspense [or tension]

mettre fin au suspense

to break the peace

troubler la tranquillité

to break sb's spirit [or will]

briser la résistance [ou volonté] de qn

9. break (forcefully end):

to break sb's hold

se dégager de l'emprise de qn

10. break (decipher):

11. break (make public):

to break the news to sb

apprendre la nouvelle à qn

12. break (make change for):

break banknote

13. break MIL:

to break camp

Phrases:

to break one's back [or ass Am] inf

se briser le dos

to break sb's back

être la fin de qn

to break the back of sth Aus, Brit

faire le plus gros de qc

to break the bank iron hum

faire sauter la banque

to break bread REL

to break cover

quitter son abri

to break fresh [or new] ground

to break sb's heart

briser le cœur de qn

to break the ice inf

rompre la glace

to break the mould

faire preuve d'innovation

to break ranks

rompre les rangs

to break wind

lâcher un vent

III.break <broke, broken> [breɪk] VB intr

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2. break (separate):

3. break (interrupt):

shall we break (off) for lunch?

si on faisait une pause pour le déjeuner?

5. break (change sound):

break voice at puberty

break with emotion

6. break (begin):

break storm, scandal

7. break SPORTS:

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

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II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

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1. home (at or to one's place):

home

2. home (one's country):

home

3. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

faire comprendre qc à qn

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

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home

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Yet, she came from a broken home and fled from an arranged marriage. en.wikipedia.org

Dean tries to persuade her to give the relationship another chance, asking if she wants their daughter to grow up in a broken home. en.wikipedia.org

They grew up in a broken home with a temperamental father. en.wikipedia.org

I'm from a broken home kind of situation. news.nationalpost.com

In fact, the history of his rise from his unhappy broken home shows this to be far from the case. en.wikipedia.org

We wouldn't have been let have them if we were having a broken home. www.herald.ie

I didn't come from a broken home and didn't live on a grotty housing estate. www.plymouthherald.co.uk

Due to a broken home, she was smoking and using alcohol and other substances from the age of 11. en.wikipedia.org

And how that often ends up as a broken home or some kind of bad situation down the road. en.wikipedia.org

After one year of high school, he ran away from a broken home. en.wikipedia.org

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