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breaking point N

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1. breaking point TECH:

breaking point

point m de rupture

2. breaking point (collapse) fig:

to be at breaking point person:

to be close to breaking point person:

être sur le point de craquer

my patience had reached breaking point

ma patience était à bout

break-even point N COMM

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break-even point

break point N

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break point COMPUT

point m d'interruption

break point SPORTS

balle f de break

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breaking [ˈbreɪkɪŋ] N

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2. breaking (break):

breaking (of promise)

manquement m (of à)

breaking (of law, treaty)

violation f (of de)

breaking (of contract)

rupture f (of de)

breaking (of link, sequence, tie)

rupture f (of de)

3. breaking LING:

diphtongaison f

4. breaking RIDING:

5. breaking REL:

the breaking of the bread

le partage du pain

6. breaking MED (of voice):

mue f

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.point [Brit pɔɪnt, Am pɔɪnt] N

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2. point (place):

point (precise location, position on scale)

point (less specific)

embarkation point

lieu m d'embarquement

the furthest/highest point

le point le plus éloigné/le plus élevé

at the point where the path divides

à l'endroit où le chemin bifurque

the road swings north at this point

à cet endroit la route se dirige vers le nord

point of entry (into country)

point d'arrivée

point of entry (of bullet into body)

point of entry (into atmosphere)

point d'entrée

point of no return

point de non-retour

3. point (extent, degree):

the rope had been strained to breaking point

la corde avait été tendue au point qu'elle pouvait se rompre

his nerves were strained to breaking point

il était très tendu

to be driven to the point of exhaustion

être poussé jusqu'à l'épuisement

I've got to the point where I can't take any more

j'en suis arrivé au point où je n'en peux plus

to push sth to the point of absurdity

pousser qc jusqu'à l'absurde

she was frank to the point of brutality or of being brutal

elle était franche au point d'en être brutale

to reach a point in sth when…

atteindre un stade dans qc où…

up to a point

jusqu'à un certain point

4. point (moment):

point (precise)

point (stage)

to be on the point of doing

être sur le point de faire

to be on the point of bankruptcy

être au bord de la faillite

at this point I gave up

à ce stade-là j'ai abandonné

at this point in her career

à ce stade-là de sa carrière

at what point do we cease to feel sorry for him?

à quel moment cesse-t-on de le plaindre?

at some point in the future

at one point

à un moment donné

the judge intervened at this point

le juge est intervenu à ce moment-là

it's at this point in the story that …

c'est à ce stade de l'histoire que …

there comes a point when…

il arrive un moment où…

when it came to the point of deciding

quand il a fallu décider

at this point in time

dans l'état actuel des choses

5. point:

point (question, matter, idea)

point (contribution in discussion)

to make a point

faire une remarque (about sur)

to make the point that …

faire remarquer que …

you've made your point, please let me speak

vous vous êtes exprimé, laissez-moi parler

to make a point of doing (make sure one does)

s'efforcer de faire

to make a point of doing (do proudly, insistently)

mettre un point d'honneur à faire

to make a point of doing (do obviously)

faire [qc] de manière visible

to raise a point about sth

soulever la question de qc

my point was that …

ce que je voulais dire, c'était que …

to take up or return to sb's point

revenir sur un point soulevé par qn

this proves my point

cela confirme ce que je viens de dire

are we agreed on this point?

sommes-nous d 'accord sur ce point?

a three/four-point plan

un plan en trois/quatre points

to go through a text point by point

examiner un texte point par point

the point at issue

le sujet de la discussion

that's a good point

c'est une remarque judicieuse

I take your point (agreeing)

je suis d'accord avec vous

I take your point, but

je vois bien où vous voulez en venir, mais

all right, point taken!

très bien, j'en prends note

good point!

you've got a point there

vous n'avez pas tort

in point of fact

as a point of information

pour information

6. point (central idea):

point m essentiel

the point is that …

le point essentiel, c'est que …

the point is, another candidate has been selected

malheureusement, un autre candidat a été sélectionné

to come straight to the point

aller droit au fait

he never got to the point

il n'est jamais entré dans le vif du sujet

to keep to or stick to the point

rester dans le sujet

to miss the point

ne pas comprendre

I missed the point of what she said

je n'ai pas compris ce qu'elle a voulu dire

to the point

what she said was short and to the point

ce qu'elle a dit était bref et pertinent

that's beside the point

là n'est pas la question

what you're saying is beside the point

ce que vous dites est à côté de la question

to wander off the point

s'écarter du sujet

to see the point

to get the point

that's not the point

il ne s'agit pas de cela

7. point (purpose):

what was the point of her visit?

quel était l'objet de sa visite?

the exercise does have a point

l'exercice n'est pas gratuit

what's the point?

what's the point of doing…?

à quoi bon faire…?

there's no point in doing

ça ne sert à rien de faire

I see little point in doing, I don't see the point of doing

je ne vois pas l'intérêt de faire

8. point (feature, characteristic):

his good/bad points

ses bons/mauvais côtés

what points do you look for when buying a car?

que recherchez-vous lorsque vous achetez une voiture?

punctuality is not her strong point

la ponctualité n'est pas son point fort

the points of similarity/difference between

les points communs/de divergence entre

it's a point in their favour

c'est un point en leur faveur

it has its points

il/elle n'est pas mauvais/-e

9. point (in scoring):

point SPORTS, FIN

to win/to be beaten by 4 points

gagner/être battu à 4 points près

to win on points (in boxing)

remporter une victoire aux points

the FT 100 was up/down three points FIN

l'indice FT 100 a gagné/perdu trois points

Smurfit gained 4 points FIN

les actions Smurfit ont gagné 4 points

to evaluate sth on a 5-point scale

évaluer qc d'après une échelle à 5 degrés

match/championship point (in tennis)

balle f de match/championnat

11. point MATH (in geometry):

12. point TYPO, COMPUT:

point, a. point size

corps m (de caractère)

13. point GEOG (headland):

II.points N npl

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1. points Brit RAIL:

aiguillages mpl

2. points MOTOR:

électrodes fpl

3. points (in ballet):

to dance on point(s)

faire des pointes fpl

III.point [Brit pɔɪnt, Am pɔɪnt] VB trans

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3. point (in ballet, gym):

to point one's toes

faire des pointes

4. point CONSTR:

IV.point [Brit pɔɪnt, Am pɔɪnt] VB intr

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1. point (indicate):

indiquer or montrer (du doigt)

it's rude to point

ce n'est pas poli de montrer du doigt

she pointed over her shoulder

elle a indiqué derrière elle

she pointed in the direction of

elle a indiqué du doigt la direction de

to point at sb/sth

montrer qn/qc du doigt

he was pointing with his stick at something

il indiquait quelque chose de son bâton

to point to

5. point COMPUT:

to point at sth

mettre le pointeur sur qc

6. point dog:

se mettre à l'arrêt

Translations for breaking point in the English»French Dictionary

breaking point N

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to reach breaking point

atteindre le point de rupture

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seuil de rentabilité

break-even point

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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.point [pɔɪnt] N

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2. point (promontory):

rocky point

promontoire rocheux

3. point (particular place):

at the point where ...

à l'endroit où ...

4. point (intersection):

5. point (particular time):

point in a process

to be at the point of death

être à l'article de la mort

at this point in time

at the point where she leaves the house

au moment où elle quitte la maison

they'd reached a point where war was inevitable

ils avaient atteint un seuil à partir duquel la guerre était inévitable

the point of no return

le point de non-retour

saturation/boiling point

point de saturation/d'ébullition

starting point

point de départ

to do sth up to a point

faire qc jusqu'à un certain point

6. point (sth expressed, main idea):

that's a good point

ça, c'est un point intéressant

to come to the point

en venir au fait

to make a point in favour of/against sth

faire une remarque en faveur de/contre qc

to drive home a point

insister sur un point

to be beside the point

être hors sujet

to get to the point

aller à l'essentiel

to get the point of sth

to miss the point of sth

ne pas comprendre qc

to make one's point

dire ce qu'on a à dire

to prove one's point

démontrer qu'on a raison

to see sb's point

voir ce que qn veut dire

8. point (aspect):

a weak/strong point

un point faible/fort

9. point (unit of counting or scoring):

10. point MATH:

two point three

deux virgule trois

11. point (dot):

12. point Brit, Aus (socket):

(power) point

prise f de courant

13. point pl Brit (rail switch or junction):

14. point pl (toes of ballet shoes):

II.point [pɔɪnt] VB intr

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1. point (show with one's finger):

to point at sb/sth

montrer du doigt qn/qc

2. point (use as evidence or proof):

to point to sth

attirer l'attention sur qc

4. point COMPUT:

to point to an icon

pointer sur une icône

III.point [pɔɪnt] VB trans

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2. point (direct, show position or direction):

to point sb in the right direction

montrer le chemin à qn

to point sb/sth towards sb/sth

diriger qn/qc vers qn/qc

to point the way to sth

indiquer la direction de qc

to point the way to sth fig

montrer la voie à suivre pour qc

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Provincial fire services were stretched to the breaking point, and tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes. en.wikipedia.org

Her stanzas, sometimes spilling, sometimes severe, perform an uncanny death-song, recklessly extendednearly to the breaking point. en.wikipedia.org

As cameras shadow the stars' every move, relations with the locals are strained to breaking point. en.wikipedia.org

This effect, as well as other possible precursors, has been attributed to dilatancy, where rock stressed to near its breaking point expands (dilates) slightly. en.wikipedia.org

This hinders their relationship and is seems that, at the current state, their relationship is at a breaking point. en.wikipedia.org

The resulting motorcycle was rigorously tested to its breaking point, the weaknesses found and re-engineered until the bugs were worked out. en.wikipedia.org

During a collision when the strain reaches the breaking point of the rock a fracture will form in the rock. en.wikipedia.org

As the grand jury continues, the pressure on the family builds to a breaking point. en.wikipedia.org

The marriage is strained to the breaking point. en.wikipedia.org

Eventually, the tension is at a breaking point. en.wikipedia.org

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