Signification de break En anglais

• 0 a temporary stopping of activity

  • a coffee/lunch break une pause café/déjeuner

  • to take a break from full-time work prendre un temps partiel

• 1 [ singular ] a chance for success

  • I finally got a break when my parents lent me some money. J’ai finalement pu percer quand mes parents m’ont prêté de l’argent.

  • His big break came when he won a talent show. Son jour de chance est arrivé quand il a gagné à une émission de jeunes talents.

• 2 where sth is broken

  • a break in the glass une félure dans le verre

• 3 a short vacation

  • students leaving for Spring Break des étudiants partant pour les vacances de printemps

  • We took a break for a few days. Nous avons pris quelques jours de vacances.

• 4 to stop being unpleasant to sb

  • Give her a break – she’s trying her hardest. Lâche-la un peu, elle fait de son mieux.

• 5 emphasizes annoyance or disbelief

  • $5000 for a bike? Give me a break! 5 000 $ pour un vélo ? Laisse tomber !

• 6 to divide into two or more parts (by force)

  • I accidentally broke the vase.

• 7 (usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force)

  • She broke a piece off the bar of chocolate.

• 8 to make or become unusable

  • Someone’s broken the photocopier.

• 9 to go against, or not act according to (the law etc)

  • He broke the law by driving over the speed limit.

• 10 to do better than (a sporting etc record)

  • She broke the world high-jump record.

• 11 to interrupt

  • She broke her journey in London.

• 12 to put an end to

  • He broke the silence.

• 13 to make or become known

  • They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.

• 14 (of a boy’s voice) to fall in pitch

  • His voice broke.

• 15 to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc)

  • Luckily, the thick grass broke his fall.

• 16 to begin

  • The storm broke before they reached shelter.

• 17 a pause

  • a break in the conversation.

• 18 a change

  • A break in the bad weather allowed us to continue our journey.

• 19 an opening.

• 20 a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck

  • This is your big break.