rompere — meaning in English

English meaning

• annoy verb To bother or irritate someone, especially through repeated small actions.
• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• bust verb To break something, especially by force.
• crack verb To break, split, or form a line of damage without falling completely apart.
• jilt noun A woman who readily casts aside her lover.

Senses

rompere is used for these senses in English:

• annoy (intransitive) To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
• break (transitive) To cause (a barrier) to no longer bar.
• break (intransitive, of a sound) To become audible suddenly.
• 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.
• break up (intransitive) To break or separate into pieces; to disintegrate or come apart.
• bust (transitive, slang) To catch (someone) in the act of doing something wrong, socially and morally inappropriate, or illegal, especially when being done in a sneaky or secretive state.
• crack (intransitive, of a voice) To change rapidly in register.

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.

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