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station break N Am

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I.station [Brit ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] N

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3. station (base):

station MIL, NAUT

naval/RAF station

base f navale/de la RAF

4. station (gen):

station MIL, NAUT (post)

at one's station

5. station:

station, a. police station

station, a. police station (small)

poste m de police

6. station FARM:

cattle/sheep station

élevage m bovin/de moutons

II.station [Brit ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] VB trans (gen) MIL

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III.to station oneself VB refl

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to station oneself refl:

to station oneself

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.station [ˈsteɪʃən] N

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1. station (railroad stop):

underground station Brit, Aus

station f de métro

3. station (for broadcasting):

4. station (position):

to take up one's stations

se rendre à son poste

action/battle stations MIL

poste m de combat

to be on station NAUT, MIL

être à son poste

5. station (social position):

one's station in life

sa situation sociale

6. station Aus, NZ AGR:

exploitation f d'élevage

II.station [ˈsteɪʃən] VB trans MIL

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station troops

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:

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He spliced 35 mm film to add commercials and station breaks. en.wikipedia.org

For most programs, there is no network feed "per se", and in effect every commercial break is a station break. en.wikipedia.org

Requires precisely timed pauses for insertion of station breaks and commercials at time of broadcast. en.wikipedia.org

A station break ensued, followed by a 20-minute sketch based on a new movie and featuring several of the movie's stars. en.wikipedia.org

At forty-nine past the hour the segment ends, and another two-minute station break begins. en.wikipedia.org

Another two-minute station break, following the same music bed/headlines format as the first, ensues. en.wikipedia.org

Most people who were frightened, which was a small fraction of the audience, sat listening until the station break. www.thestar.com

Say, for instance, a power station breaks down, or an interconnector trips out. www.abc.net.au

At eighteen minutes past the hour, a two-minute station break starts. en.wikipedia.org

We may measure time by mile markers or sunsets rather than email messages and minutes until the next meeting or the next station break. www.npr.org

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