Translations for break loose in the English»French Dictionary

break loose VB [Brit breɪk -, Am breɪk -]

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break loose dog, horse:

break loose

s'échapper (from de)

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to break loose fig

rompre (from avec)

to break loose animal:

s'échapper (from de)

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I.loose [Brit luːs, Am lus] ADJ

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1. loose (not firm or tight) lit:

loose knot, lace, screw

loose nail, handle

loose joint

loose component, section

loose button

loose thread

loose tooth

qui se déchausse

to come or work loose knot, screw:

to come or work loose brick, handle:

to come or work loose nail:

to come or work loose tooth:

to work [sth] loose rope, knot, screw, fixture

to work [sth] loose nail, post

to work [sth] loose brick, bar

to hang loose hair:

to hang loose rope, reins, thread:

hang loose inf! Am

loose connection ELEC

2. loose (free):

loose animal

the bull's loose

le taureau s'est échappé

to break loose animal:

s'échapper (from de)

to break loose fig

rompre (from avec)

to cut sb loose

to roam or run loose

courir en liberté

to let or set or turn loose animal, prisoner

he let the dogs loose on me

il a lâché les chiens sur moi

I wouldn't let her loose on a classroom

je ne la laisserais pas seule face à une classe

I wouldn't let first year students loose on Joyce!

je ne ferais pas lire Joyce aux étudiants de première année!

to let loose with criticism/insults

critiquer/insulter sans retenue

9. loose (spare):

loose cash, funds

II.the loose N (in rugby)

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la mêlée ouverte

III.loose [Brit luːs, Am lus] VB trans liter

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1. loose (release):

2. loose (shoot):

loose arrow

IV.loose [Brit luːs, Am lus]

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on the loose prisoner, criminal, animal

qui s'est échappé

on the loose troublemakers

there's a killer/lion on the loose

il y a un tueur/lion qui s'est échappé

there is a gang of hooligans on the loose in the town

il y a une bande de voyous qui rôdent dans les rues de la ville

he is still on the loose

il est toujours en liberté or en cavale inf

to be at a loose end Brit , to be at loose ends Am

être désœuvré, ne pas trop savoir quoi faire

to tie up the loose ends

régler les derniers détails

to have a loose tongue

ne pas savoir tenir sa langue

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):

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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.loose [lu:s] ADJ

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2. loose (partly detached, not confined):

to get loose

to let a dog loose on sb

lâcher un chien sur qn

loose sheet of paper

feuille f de papier libre

3. loose (release):

to let sth loose

4. loose (not exact):

loose translation

approximatif(-ive)

5. loose (not strict or controlled):

loose discipline, style

II.loose [lu:s] ADV

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to hang loose

Phrases:

hang loose!

III.loose [lu:s] N

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to be on the loose

être en cavale

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For seven days and nights he tried in vain to break loose from the post. en.wikipedia.org

He managed to break loose from his parachute harness just before he plunged into the river. en.wikipedia.org

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