壊す — meaning in English

English meaning

• break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
• breakable adj Able to break or be broken.
• destroy verb To damage something so severely that it no longer exists or can't be repaired.
• destructible adj Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
• indestructible adj Impossible to destroy or break; extremely durable.

Senses

壊す is used for these senses in English:

• break (transitive, intransitive) To stop, or to cause to stop, functioning properly or altogether.
• 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.
• breakable Able to break or be broken.
• destroy (ambitransitive) To damage beyond use or repair; to damage (something) to the point that it effectively ceases to exist.
• destructible Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.
• indestructible Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being destroyed; invincible.

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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