1 [ singular ] a chance for success -- chance [ feminine ]
2 where sth is broken -- félure [ feminine ]
a break in the glass une félure dans le verre
3 a short vacation -- vacances [ feminine, plural ]
We took a break for a few days. Nous avons pris quelques jours de vacances.
students leaving for Spring Break des étudiants partant pour les vacances de printemps
4 to stop being unpleasant to sb -- lâcher qqn
5 emphasizes annoyance or disbelief -- laisse/-ez tomber
$5000 for a bike? Give me a break! 5 000 $ pour un vélo ? Laisse tomber !
This is why we must break away from neoliberal economic policies.
I am sure that we all took away rewarding reading matter during our summer break.
This wall has to be broken down.
We have to break the dictatorship of the market.
It was impossible to stifle or break our spirit, however, and we continued to live as free people.
We are confronted here once more with a spiralling use of force which is difficult to break.
Ingenuity is needed to break this 'chicken and egg' situation.
If the chain is broken, we risk seriously compromising safety.