break out betydelse and definition

Betydelse av break out på svenska

• 0 If something dangerous or unpleasant breaks out, it suddenly starts:

  • War broke out in 1914.

  • Fighting has broken out all over the city.

  • She broke out in a rash after eating some strawberries.

  • It didn't take much exercise to make him break out in (a) sweat.

  • When I heard the noise I broke out in a cold sweat.

• 1 to escape from prison:

  • They broke out of prison and fled the country.

• 2 to escape from a place or a situation:

  • Two inmates broke out of prison and are still at large.

• 3 to suddenly begin to have a rash (= spots on the skin):

  • Detergents make my hands break out.

  • I hate it when I break out in hives.