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разбива́ть — meaning in English

razbivat

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English meaning

  • break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
  • dash verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  • defeat verb To beat someone in a fight, contest, or competition.
  • overwhelm verb To completely overpower someone or something, whether physically or emotionally.
  • shard noun A sharp broken piece of glass, pottery, or similar brittle material.
  • shatter verb To break suddenly and violently into many pieces.

Senses

разбива́ть 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.
  • dash (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
  • defeat (transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
  • overwhelm To cause to surround, to cover.
  • shard (transitive) To break (something) into shards.
  • shatter (transitive) To violently break something into pieces.

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.

dash — full definition

  1. verb To run or move quickly, usually for a short distance.
  2. verb To destroy or ruin something, especially hopes or plans.
  3. noun A short horizontal line used in punctuation, or a small added amount of something.

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