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särkeä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ache verb To feel a dull, ongoing pain rather than a sharp, sudden one.
  • blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  • breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
  • fracture noun A break, crack, or split — especially in a bone, but also in rock or other hard material.
  • fragment noun A small broken-off piece of something larger.
  • fritter noun A piece of food, often fruit or vegetable, coated in batter and deep-fried.
  • hurt verb To cause physical pain or injury.
  • rend verb To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
  • shatter verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.
  • smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
  • sour adjective Having a sharp, acidic taste, like lemon or vinegar.
  • stuff noun Miscellaneous items, belongings, or unspecified material.
  • wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

särkeä is used for these senses in English:

  • ache (intransitive, stative) To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
  • blow (transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.
  • breach (transitive) To make a breach in.
  • break (transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.
  • break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
  • break out (transitive) To take or force out by breaking.
  • break up (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
  • crack (transitive) To make a crack or cracks in.

ache — full definition

  1. verb To feel a dull, ongoing pain rather than a sharp, sudden one.
  2. verb To feel emotional pain or a strong longing for something.
  3. noun A steady, dull pain, or a deep emotional hurt.

blow — full definition

  1. verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
  2. verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
  3. verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
  4. noun A hard hit or strike.
  5. noun A sudden shock or setback.

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