brechen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brake noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- breach noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- snap verb To break suddenly with a sharp cracking sound.
- violate verb To break or fail to comply with a law, rule, or agreement.
Senses
brechen is used for these senses in English:
- brake (transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.
- break (transitive) To change a steady state abruptly.
- 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.
- snap A sudden break.
- violate (transitive) To break or disregard (a rule or convention).
brake — full definition
- noun A device that slows or stops a vehicle or machine, usually by friction, or the pedal or lever used to apply it.
- verb To slow down or stop a vehicle by using its brakes.
breach — full definition
- noun A failure to follow a law, agreement, or rule.
- noun A gap made by breaking through something solid, such as a wall or defence.
- verb To break through or violate something.