rompre — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• burst verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
• dissolve verb To mix completely into a liquid so as to become part of the solution.
• rend verb To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
• sever verb To cut off or separate something completely, often abruptly.
• snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
• split verb To divide something into parts, often along a line.
• sunder verb To split something apart, especially violently or completely.

Senses

rompre is used for these senses in English:

• break (intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
• break (transitive) To end (a connection); to disconnect.
• break up (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
• burst (transitive) To cause to break from internal pressure.
• burst (transitive, obsolete) To cause to break by any means.
• rend (transitive) To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to split; to burst.
• split (intransitive, of something solid, particularly wood) To break along the grain fully or partly along a more or less straight line.
• sunder (transitive) To break or separate or to break apart, especially with force.

break — full definition

1. verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
2. verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
3. verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
4. verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
5. noun A short pause or rest from an activity.

burst — full definition

1. verb To break open suddenly, often from internal pressure.
2. verb To move suddenly and forcefully, especially entering or exiting.
3. noun A sudden, brief outbreak or surge of something.

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