1 to divide into two or more parts (by force): I accidentally broke the vase.
az: qırmaq; sındırmaq
ru: разрушать(ся)
2 (usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force): She broke a piece off the bar of chocolate.
az: qırmaq, qoparmaq
ru: отламывать
3 to make or become unusable: Someone's broken the photocopier.
az: xarab olmaq
ru: портить(ся)
4 to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke the law by driving over the speed limit.
az: pozmaq
ru: нарушать
5 to do better than (a sporting etc record): She broke the world high-jump record.
az: yeniləmək
ru: побить
6 to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.
az: dayandırmaq; yarımçıq qoymaq
ru: прерывать
7 to put an end to: He broke the silence.
az: son qoymaq, pozmaq
ru: нарушать
8 to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.
az: bildirmək, xəbər vermək
ru: сообщать
9 (of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch: His voice broke.
az: yoğunlaşmaq
ru: ломаться
10 to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc): Luckily, the thick grass broke his fall.
az: zəiflətmək
ru: ослабевать
11 to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.
az: başlamaq, qopmaq
ru: начаться
♦ noun
1 a pause: a break in the conversation.
az: fasilə, tənəffüs
ru: перерыв, пауза
2 a change: A break in the bad weather allowed us to continue our journey.
az: ani dəyişiklik
ru: внезапная перемена
3 an opening.
az: dəlik, çat
ru: отверстие
4 a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.
az: fürsət, imkan
ru: шанс
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary