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 Translation for 'broken' from English to French
ADJ   broken | more broken | most broken
VERB   to break | broke | broken
breaking | breaks
SYNO broken | broken in | busted | ...
cassé {adj} {past-p}broken
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rompu {adj} {past-p}broken
brisé {adj} {past-p}broken
foutu {adj} {past-p} [fam.]broken [in pieces; not functioning]
fichu {adj} {past-p} [fam.] [détruit]broken [in pieces; not functioning]
détraqué {adj} {past-p}broken [toy, watch etc.]
2 Words
détraqué {adj} {past-p} [mécanisme, moteur]broken down
éclaté {adj} {past-p}broken out
bien cassé {adj} {past-p}definitely broken
mus.
accord {m} arpégé
broken chord
cœur {m} brisébroken heart
sociol.
foyer {m} désuni
broken home [fig.]
anat.méd.
fracture {f} de la jambe
broken leg
trafic
ligne {f} discontinue
broken line
anat.méd.
fracture {f} des cervicales
broken neck
anat.méd.
fracture {f} des côtes
broken rib
anat.méd.
côtes {f.pl} brisées
broken ribs
3 Words
auto
voiture {f} en panne
broken-down car
4 Words
être en morceaux [cassé]to be (broken) in pieces
matériel
éclat {m} de verre
bits of broken glass {pl}
morceau {m} de verrepiece of (broken) glass
5+ Words
mourir de chagrinto die of a broken heart [idiom] [fig.]
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Usage Examples English
  • During the 2005 Giro d'Italia, he suffered a terrible crash on stage two, and was diagnosed with a hydropneumothorax caused by nine broken ribs, a broken left clavicle, a broken shoulder blade and damage to his left shoulder.
  • In 2011, Florence suffered a broken back while riding a wave at Banzai Pipeline. He has also had a broken wrist, broken leg, broken arm and ankle ligament tear.
  • His 2012 season was ended early by a crash in March in which he was hit by Derek Sneddon's bike, resulting in a broken collarbone, a broken arm, and broken ribs.
  • For example, when a carbohydrate is broken into its component sugar molecules by hydrolysis (e.g., sucrose being broken down into glucose and fructose).
  • Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz out with broken bones in pre-race practice: Schwantz with a broken hand, Rainey with a broken femur at the knee joint.

  • Harwood's career was limited by injuries, including a broken leg, a broken eye socket and depressed cheekbone, a broken hand, hamstring problems, and a shoulder reconstruction.
  • During the year, he suffered a broken pelvis, along with two broken wrists, a broken ankle and two broken ribs.
  • Local newspaper reports suggested that among the competitors in the 2009 event, one suffered a broken neck, another broken pelvis, yet another broken pubic bone while there were a dozen broken or dislocated bones and 600 runners - including the winner - suffered hypothermia.
  • The name of Brokenborough may derive from a geographic descriptor meaning "broken hill" (Old English "brocen" = broken, uneven + Anglian "berg" = hill, barrow).
  • The subclavius protects the underlying brachial plexus and subclavian vessels from a broken clavicle - the most frequently broken long bone.

  • A broken chord is a chord broken into a sequence of notes. A broken chord may repeat some of the notes from the chord and span one or more octaves.
  • In March 2003, Knopfler was involved in a motorbike crash in Grosvenor Road, Belgravia, and suffered a broken collarbone, broken shoulder blade, and seven broken ribs.
  • If the cuboid bone is broken, then it is common for other bones in the foot to be broken or dislocated as well.
  • Multiple world and continental records were broken during the competition. The below table lists the number of records broken by country.
  • Davies has broken or re broken many British records whilst competing and winning For medals table see right.

  • SPD is broken into five sections, which are then broken up to be served in some instances by a single individual.
  • Ties for medal position were broken with re-rides, while all other ties were broken by time.
  • "Broken Saints" is broken into 24 Flash-animated episodes that were released from 2001 to 2003.
  • A November 2015 investigation by the "Liverpool Echo" found broken and condensation-stained windows, damp-covered walls and windowsills, dirty rooms and bathrooms, and broken furniture.
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