Level | A1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | break |
IPA | /breɪk / verb (past tense broke /brəʊk /; past participle broken /ˈbrəʊkən /) |
Back | kırmak; kırılmak karşı gelmek, uymamak, bozmak |
Back 2 | break (verb) /breɪk
/ verb (past
tense broke /brəʊk /; past participle broken /ˈbrəʊkən /)
IN PIECES
1 [intransitive, transitive]
to separate, or make sth separate, into
two or more pieces
kırmak; kırılmak
She
dropped the vase onto the floor and it broke.
I've
broken one of your dinner plates.
He
broke his leg in a car accident.
STOP WORKING
2 [intransitive, transitive]
(used about a machine, etc.) to stop
working; to stop a machine, etc. working
(makine vb.) bozulmak; bozmak
The
photocopier has broken.
Be
careful with my camera – I don't want you to break it.
LAW/PROMISE
3 [transitive]
to do sth that is against the law, or
against what has been agreed or promised
(kanuna, kurallara vb.) karşı gelmek, uymamak;
bozmak
to
break the law/rules/speed limit
to
break a contract
Don't
worry – I never break my promises.
STOP
4 [intransitive, transitive]
to stop doing sth for a short time
mola vermek; ara vermek
Let's
break for coffee now.
We
decided to break the journey and stop for lunch.
END STH
5 [transitive]
to make sth end
kırmak, vazgeçmek; çözmek, vazgeçirmek
Once
you start smoking it's very difficult to break the habit.
Two
days of talks failed to break the deadlock between the two countries.
Suddenly,
the silence was broken by the sound of a bird singing (sessizlik bozuldu).
BEGIN
6 [intransitive]
to begin
(şafak) sökmek; (fırtına) patlak vermek
Day
was breaking as I left the house.
We
ran indoors when the storm broke.
OF NEWS
7 [intransitive]
if a piece of news breaks, it
becomes known
(haber) patlak
vermek
When
the story broke in the newspapers, nobody could believe it.
A RECORD
8 [transitive]
to do sth better or faster than anyone
has ever done before
rekor kırmak
She
broke the world record for the 100 metres.
OF A WAVE
9 [intransitive]
to reach its highest point and begin to
fall
(dalga) kırılmak
I
watched the waves breaking on the rocks.
OF THE VOICE
10 [intransitive]
to change suddenly
(ses) çatlamak
Most
boys' voices break when they are 13 or 14 years old.
His
voice was breaking with emotion as he told us the awful news.
Break ile oluşan başka deyimler için deyimin diğer
parçasını oluşturan isim, sıfat vb.nin madde başlıklarına bakınız. Örneğin, break
even için bakınız even.
PHRASAL VERBS
break away (from sb/sth)
1 to
escape suddenly from sb who is holding you
elinden kurtulmak
2 to leave a political party, state, etc.
in order to form a new one
ayrılmak
break down
1
(used about a vehicle or machine) to stop working
bozulmak
Akram's
car broke down on the way to work this morning.
note at CAR
2 (used about a system, discussion, etc.)
to fail
sonuçsuz kalmak, kesilmek
Talks
between the two countries have completely broken down.
3 to lose control of your feelings and
start crying
yıkılmak
He
broke down in tears when he heard the news.
break sth down
1 to
destroy sth by using force
kırmak, yıkmak
The
police had to break down the door to get into the house.
2 to make a substance separate into parts
or change into a different form in a chemical process
parçalamak, ayrıştırmak
Food
is broken down in our bodies by the digestive system.
break in
to enter a building by force, usually in
order to steal sth
zorla girmek
break in (on sth)
to interrupt when sb else is speaking
sözünü kesmek
She
longed to break in on their conversation but didn't want to appear rude.
break into sth
1 to
enter a place that is closed
zorla girmek; (kapı, pencere vb.) kırarak girmek
Thieves
broke into his car and stole the radio.
(figurative) The company is trying to
break into the Japanese market (Japon pazarına
girmek).
2 to start doing sth suddenly
birdenbire -e başlamak
to
break into song/a run
break off
to suddenly stop doing or saying sth
aniden durmak
He
started speaking and then broke off in the middle of a sentence.
break (sth) off
to remove a part of sth by force; to be
removed in this way
koparmak; kopmak
Could
you break off another bit of chocolate for me?
Oh
no, part of my tooth has broken off!
break sth off
to end a relationship suddenly
(ilişki) sona
erdirmek, kesmek
After
a bad argument, they decided to break off their engagement.
to
break off relations with another country
break out
(used about fighting, wars, fires, etc.)
to start suddenly
patlak vermek
break out in sth
to suddenly have a skin problem
(sivilce, uçuk vb.) çıkarmak, dökmek
to
break out in spots/a rash
break out (of sth)
to escape from a prison, etc.
(hapis vb.) -den
kaçmak
break through (sth)
to manage to get past sth that is stopping
you
yarıp geçmek
The
protesters were trying to break through the line of police.
break up
1 to
separate into smaller pieces
parçalanmak
The
ship broke up on the rocks.
2 (used about events that involve a group
of people) to end or finish
sona ermek, dağılmak
The
meeting broke up just before lunch.
My
marriage broke up when I was 35.
3 (British)
to start school holidays
(okul) tatile
girmek, dersleri kesmek
When
do you break up for the summer holidays?
4 when a person who is talking on a mobile
phone breaks up, you can no longer hear them clearly because the signal
has been interrupted
(telefon) kesilmek
break sth up
1 to
make sth separate into smaller pieces
parçalara ayırmak
2 to make people leave sth or stop doing
sth, especially by using force
ayırmak
The
police arrived and broke up the fight.
break up (with sb)
to end a relationship with sb
(ilişkiyi, ilişki) sona erdirmek, bozuşmak
She's
broken up with her boyfriend.
break with sth
to end a relationship or connection with
sb/sth
ilişkisini kesmek, bağlarını koparmak
to
break with tradition/the past
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