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word break N TYPO

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coupure f (du mot)

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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.word [Brit wəːd, Am wərd] N

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1. word (verbal expression):

word

mot m

to say a few words about

dire quelques mots sur

those were his very words

ce sont ses propres mots

to have no words to express sth

ne pas trouver les mots pour exprimer qc

idle/well-chosen words

mots en l'air/choisis

in 120 words

in a word, no

there is no other word for it

il n'y a pas d'autre mot (pour le dire)

with these words he left

sur ces mots il est parti

in your own words

avec tes propres mots

I don't think ‘aunt’ is quite the right word

je ne suis pas sûr que ‘tante’ soit le mot qui convienne

the last word lit

the last word fig

le dernier cri (in en)

to get a word in

not in so many words

in other words

en d'autres termes

the spoken word

la langue parlée

the written word

la langue écrite

to put one's feelings or thoughts into words

exprimer ce qu'on ressent

there's no such word as ‘can't’

‘impossible’ n'est pas français

what's the Greek word for ‘table’?

comment dit-on ‘table’ en grec?

a word of warning

un avertissement

a word of advice

paroles aimables

vulgar is hardly the word for it

vulgaire est trop peu dire

lazy is a better word for him

je dirais plutôt qu'il est paresseux

I've said my last word on the subject

j'ai dit tout ce que j'avais à dire sur le sujet

too funny/sad for words

trop drôle/triste

in the words of Washington

pour reprendre l'expression de Washington

I believed every word he said

je croyais tout ce qu'il me disait

I mean every word of it

je pense ce que je dis

a word to all those who…

quelques conseils pour tous ceux qui…

a man of few words

un homme peu loquace

2. word (anything, something):

word

mot m

without saying a word

sans dire un mot

I couldn't get a word out of her

je n'ai pas réussi à tirer un mot d'elle

not to believe/hear/understand a word of sth

ne pas croire/entendre/comprendre un mot de qc

not a word to anybody

pas un mot à qui que ce soit

I don't believe a word of it

je n'en crois pas un mot

not to have a good word to say about sb/sth

n'avoir rien de bon à dire de qn/sur qc

I want to say a word about honesty

je voudrais dire quelque chose au sujet de l'honnêteté

I didn't say a word!

je n'ai pas ouvert la bouche!

he won't hear a word against her

il ne supporte pas qu'on dise quoi que ce soit contre elle

the article didn't say a word about it

l'article n'en a pas parlé

3. word U (information):

word

nouvelles fpl (about concernant)

we are waiting for word

nous attendons des nouvelles

there is no word of the missing climbers

on est sans nouvelles des alpinistes disparus

we are hoping for word that all is well

nous espérons des bonnes nouvelles

word got out that…

la nouvelle a transpiré que…

to bring word of sth

to bring/send word that …

annoncer/faire savoir que …

he left word at the desk that…

il a laissé un message à la réception disant que…

to spread the word

faire circuler la nouvelle

4. word (promise, affirmation):

word

he gave me his word

il m'a donné sa parole

to keep/break one's word

tenir/ne pas tenir parole

it's his word against mine

c'est sa parole contre la mienne

to hold sb to his/her word

obliger qn à tenir parole

a woman of her word

une femme de parole

to take sb's word for it

croire qn sur parole

to take sb at his/her word

prendre qn au mot

I've only got her word for it

je n'ai que sa parole

to doubt/question sb's word

douter/mettre en doute les paroles de qn

take my word for it!

to go back on one's word

revenir sur sa promesse

to be as good as one's word

to be better than one's word

faire plus que ce qu'on a promis

9. word COMPUT:

word

mot m

II.words N npl

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III.-worded COMP

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IV.word [Brit wəːd, Am wərd] VB trans

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word reply, letter, statement:

word

V.word [Brit wəːd, Am wərd]

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my word! (in surprise)

my word! (in reproof)

right from the word go

dès le départ

to have a word with sb about sth

parler (un peu) à qn à propos de qc

to have words with sb

s'accrocher avec qn

to put in a good word for sb

glisser un mot en faveur de qn

upon my word dated! (in surprise)

upon my word dated! (confirming truth)

parole d'honneur!

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I.word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] N

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1. word LING:

word

a word wrap

un retour à la ligne

in a word

in other words

en d'autres termes

to explain in words of one syllable

expliquer dans des termes clairs

to not breathe a word of sth

ne rien dire à propos de qc

not to know a word of French

ne pas connaître un mot de français

a man of few words

un homme qui parle peu

word for word

to be too ridiculous for words

être d'un ridicule sans nom

2. word (speech, conversation):

to have a word with sb

parler un instant à qn

can I have a word?

est-ce que je peux dire quelque chose?

to have a few words with sb

échanger quelques mots avec qn

to say a few words about sth

dire quelques mots à propos de qc

6. word pl MUS:

word

Phrases:

to have a quick word in sb's ear

toucher deux mots à qn

by word of mouth

to put words in(to) sb's mouth

faire dire à qn ce que qn ne veut pas dire

to take the words out of sb's mouth

enlever les mots de la bouche à qn

to put in a good word for sb/sth (with sb)

glisser (à qn) un mot en faveur de qn/qc

sb cannot get a word in edgeways, sb cannot get a word in edgewise Am inf

qn ne peut pas en placer une

from the word go

depuis le début

to take sb's word for it

croire qn sur parole

my word!

II.word [wɜ:d, Am wɜ:rd] VB trans

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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:

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It includes rules of spelling, hyphenation, capitalization, word breaks, emphasis, and punctuation. en.wikipedia.org

Occasional mondegreen errors may be seen in closed-captions when the computer software fails to distinguish where a word break occurs in the syllable stream. en.wikipedia.org

The word breaks down into "tricho" -hair; "thio" -sulphur and "dystrophy" -wasting away, literally bad nourishment. en.wikipedia.org

So within that one letter, we have about ten different uses of the word break. learningenglish.voanews.com

But we can use just the word break in slang. learningenglish.voanews.com

And, of course, the word break simply means to destroy something. learningenglish.voanews.com

Word splitting is the process of parsing concatenated text (i.e. text that contains no spaces or other word separators) to infer where word breaks exist. en.wikipedia.org

Without the double spaces between words, word breaks are ambiguous. en.wikipedia.org

And certainly just the word break alone has slang definitions. learningenglish.voanews.com

Now, when you say that somebody is broke, here we go again with the word break as slang. learningenglish.voanews.com

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