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 Translation for 'break' from English to Icelandic
NOUN   a break | breaks
VERB   to break | broke | broken
breaking | breaks
SYNO breach | break | breakage | ...
rofnato break
slítato break
bugastto break
brotnato break
brestato break
springato break
bresta áto break
gera hléto break
eyðileggjast [brotna]to break [go to pieces]
rjúfa e-ðto break sth.
brjóta e-ðto break sth.
eyðileggja e-ðto break sth.
Nouns
rof {hv}break
hlé {hv}break
frí {hv}break
pása {kv}break
unverified uppbrot {hv}break [change]
umskipti {hv.ft}break [change]
gæfa {kv}break [luck]
heppni {kv}break [luck]
áning {kv}break [rest, halt]
2 Words: Verbs
losnato break away
sleppato break away
koma úr felumto break cover
koma úr skjólito break cover
bilato break down
hrynjato break down
brotna samanto break down
brotna niðurto break down
brjóta niðurto break down
ná jöfnuðito break even
koma út á sléttuto break even
losnato break free
brjótast innto break in
grípa inn í [samtal]to break in [conversation]
brjótast inn íto break into
birtast (skyndilega)to break into
brjóta lögto break law
færa fregnirto break news
greina frá fregnto break news
greina frá fréttto break news
losnato break off
slíta sig fráto break off
kljúfa sig fráto break off
slíta sig lausanto break off
hætta (skyndilega)to break off
flýjato break out
birtastto break out
brjótast útto break out
nefbrjóta e-nto break sb.'s nose
vinna á e-uto break sth. open
stöðva e-ðto break sth. up
brjótast í gegnto break through
brotna uppto break up
leysast uppto break up
reka viðto break wind
leysa vindto break wind
segja skilið við e-ðto break with sth.
2 Words: Nouns
innbrot {hv}break-in
kaffitími {k}coffee break
atv.
kaffihlé {hv}
coffee break
atv.
kaffi {hv} [talm.] [kaffihlé]
coffee break
auglýsingahlé {hv}commercial break
páskaleyfi {hv}Easter break
páskafrí {hv}Easter break {sg}
línuskil {hv.ft}line break
hádegishlé {hv}lunch break
tölvufr.
síðuskil {hv.ft}
page break
mál.útgáf.
greinaskil {hv}
paragraph break
unverified
stærðf.
kvarðabrot {hv}
scale break
kaflaskil {hv.ft}section break
öryggisbrot {hv}security break
reykingapása {kv}smoking break
vetrarfrí {hv}winter break [winter holidays]
3 Words: Verbs
kremja hjarta e-sto break (someone's) heart
brjóta lykilto break a code
höggva á hnút [óeiginl.]to break a deadlock [fig.]
skipta dollaraseðlito break a dollar
draga úr fallito break a fall
venja sig af e-uto break a habit
bregða út af vananumto break a habit
hestam.
temja hest
to break a horse
binda enda á ferðalagto break a journey
slá metto break a record
setja metto break a record
færa fregnirto break a story
greina frá fregnto break a story
greina frá fréttto break a story
atv.
rjúfa verkfall
to break a strike
hnekkja fjarvistarsönnunto break an alibi
ökklabrotnato break an ankle
slíta trúlofunto break an engagement
brjóta niður andstöðuto break down resistance
brjóta andstöðu á bak afturto break down resistance
bresta í söngto break into song
bresta í grátto break into tears
segja e-m uppto break off with sb.
ofreyna sigto break one's back [fig.]
læknisfr.
viðbeinsbrotna
to break one's collarbone
fingurbrotnato break one's finger
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Translation for 'break' from English to Icelandic

to break
að rofna

að slíta

að bugast

að brotna

að bresta

að springa

að bresta á

að gera hlé
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to break [go to pieces]
að eyðileggjast [brotna]
to break sth.
að rjúfa e-ð

að brjóta e-ð

að eyðileggja e-ð

break
rof {hv}

hlé {hv}

frí {hv}

pása {kv}
break [change]
unverified uppbrot {hv}

umskipti {hv.ft}
break [luck]
gæfa {kv}

heppni {kv}
break [rest, halt]
áning {kv}

to break away
að losna

að sleppa
to break cover
að koma úr felum

að koma úr skjóli
to break down
að bila

að hrynja

að brotna saman

að brotna niður

að brjóta niður
to break even
að ná jöfnuði

að koma út á sléttu
to break free
að losna
to break in
að brjótast inn
to break in [conversation]
að grípa inn í [samtal]
to break into
að brjótast inn í

að birtast (skyndilega)
to break law
að brjóta lög
to break news
að færa fregnir

að greina frá fregn

að greina frá frétt
to break off
að losna

að slíta sig frá

að kljúfa sig frá

að slíta sig lausan

að hætta (skyndilega)
to break out
að flýja

að birtast

að brjótast út
to break sb.'s nose
að nefbrjóta e-n
to break sth. open
að vinna á e-u
to break sth. up
að stöðva e-ð
to break through
að brjótast í gegn
to break up
að brotna upp

að leysast upp
to break wind
að reka við

að leysa vind
to break with sth.
að segja skilið við e-ð

break-in
innbrot {hv}
coffee break
kaffitími {k}

kaffihlé {hv}atv.

kaffi {hv} [talm.] [kaffihlé]atv.
commercial break
auglýsingahlé {hv}
Easter break
páskaleyfi {hv}
Easter break {sg}
páskafrí {hv}
line break
línuskil {hv.ft}
lunch break
hádegishlé {hv}
page break
síðuskil {hv.ft}tölvufr.
paragraph break
greinaskil {hv}mál.útgáf.
scale break
unverified kvarðabrot {hv}stærðf.
section break
kaflaskil {hv.ft}
security break
öryggisbrot {hv}
smoking break
reykingapása {kv}
winter break [winter holidays]
vetrarfrí {hv}

to break (someone's) heart
að kremja hjarta e-s
to break a code
að brjóta lykil
to break a deadlock [fig.]
að höggva á hnút [óeiginl.]
to break a dollar
að skipta dollaraseðli
to break a fall
að draga úr falli
to break a habit
að venja sig af e-u

að bregða út af vananum
to break a horse
að temja hesthestam.
to break a journey
að binda enda á ferðalag
to break a record
að slá met

að setja met
to break a story
að færa fregnir

að greina frá fregn

að greina frá frétt
to break a strike
að rjúfa verkfallatv.
to break an alibi
að hnekkja fjarvistarsönnun
to break an ankle
að ökklabrotna
to break an engagement
að slíta trúlofun
to break down resistance
að brjóta niður andstöðu

að brjóta andstöðu á bak aftur
to break into song
að bresta í söng
to break into tears
að bresta í grát
to break off with sb.
að segja e-m upp
to break one's back [fig.]
að ofreyna sig
to break one's collarbone
að viðbeinsbrotnalæknisfr.
to break one's finger
að fingurbrotna
Usage Examples English
  • Schools have a one-week break during February called "sportlov" ("sports break").
  • Themes for Black: b7–b5 break, f7–f5 break (especially with a fianchettoed king's bishop), d6–d5 break (prepared with ...e7–e6).
  • On the break shot, at least four balls must hit the rails else it is an illegal break.
  • The satirical magazine "Punch" printed the following poem following a particularly slow and boring innings by William Scotton. It mimicked Tennyson's "Break, break, break".
  • From January to February or March is the Winter break or Lunar New Year break. Summer break is normally from July to the end of August.

  • Mark Selby made the 100th official maximum break during his semi-final match against Ricky Walden. This was Selby's second official 147 break and the third maximum break in the 2013/2014 season.
  • During the year students have a one-week fall break (October), a three-week winter break, a shorter (February) break, and a one-week spring break (April).
  • "Break break, break break, GLS Launch Sequencer" shows engine one not shut down".
  • Ken Doherty made the 90th official maximum break during his last 128 match against Julian Treiber.
  • In primary and secondary school, this break is called 'March break' and in university/college it is usually 'reading week.' Neither example is commonly associated with the party culture of American spring break, though many American students visit Canada during their spring break, which occurs later, to take advantage of looser Canadian laws surrounding alcohol and cannabis.

  • The elimination was eliminated, 1998–2001 inversion and second segment to third segment break rules were restored, meaning a random inversion and an open pit road for the final break instead of a ten-minute break.
  • Teams started to break down the line defense when they were able to get an offensive player(s) behind the line before the defending team was able to set up the defensive line.
  • Each century break was worth a £1,000 per break.
  • Station wagons have been marketed using the French term "break de chasse" [...] (sometimes abbreviated to "break"), which translates as "hunting break", due to shared ancestry with the shooting-brake body style.
  • Although not as fluid and efficient as full break-in, semi break-in or VOX controlled break-in is a better Morse code channel turn over technique than pure "manual break-in operation" [...] as described in the following paragraph.

  • She launched a break-up app called Break-Up Boss in April 2017, which donates 10% of every sale to Safe Steps. [...] She published the "Break-Up Boss" book in April 2018.
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Contains translations by TU Chemnitz and Mr Honey's Business Dictionary (German-English only).
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