Break
break away
to escape
suddenly from sb
who is holding
you
wyzwalać się;
uciekać
The prisoner broke
away from his
guards.
to leave a political
party, state, etc. in
order to form a
new one
wyłamywać się;
odłączać się
Several politicians
broke away from the
Labour Party and
formed the SDP.
break down
stop working
psuć się
The car broke down
so we missed the
ferry.
lose control of
feelings
załamywać się
She broke down
when she was told
her father was dead.
fail
(talks/negotiations)
nie udawać się;
kończyć się
niepowodzeniem
Negotiations broke
down and war was
declared.
separate under
headings
rozkładać coś na
czynniki
He broke the list
down into categories
to destroy sth by
using force
wyłamywać
to break down a door
break in
enter by force or
illegally
włamywać się
Burglars broke in and
stole my jewellery.
to interrupt when
sb else is speaking
wtrącać się
‘But that’s not true!’
she broke in angrily.
break in (on sth) -
to interrupt when
sb else is speaking
wtrącać się
The waiter broke in
on our conversation
to tell me I had a
phone call.
break into
enter by force
włamywać się
He broke into the
villa and stole some
money.
interrupt
wtrącać się
He broke into their
conversation to ask
something.
to start doing sth
suddenly
nagle zaczynać
coś robić
He broke into a smile
when he heard the
good news.
break off
to suddenly stop
doing or saying sth
zatrzymywać się
He started speaking
and then broke off in
the middle of a
sentence.
to remove a part of
sth by force; to
przełamywać coś;
odłamywać (się)
Could you break off
another bit of
chocolate for me?
