| أفعال مركّبيّة |
| الإنجليزية | العربية |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | ينهار |
| The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | يفكك |
| Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) (مجازي) | يدمّر، يمزّق |
| This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | ينفصل |
| ملاحظة: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) | ينفصل عن شيء/شخص |
| Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | ينفصل عن شيء |
| When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| break back vi phrasal | (tennis: win after losing previous game) (في التنس) | يعود ويربح |
| Federer broke back to win the third game. |
| break back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (sports: return to original position) | يرتدّ إلى شخص |
| The goalkeeper saved the shot, but the ball broke back to Smith, who scored. |
| استطاع حارس المرمى ردّ الكرة، لكنها ارتدّت إلى سميث الذي سجّل هدفًا. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | يتعطل |
| ملاحظة: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | يبكي |
| Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) | ينهار |
| The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (بابًا) | يخلع |
| (جدارًا) | يهدّ |
| The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | يفكّك |
| Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | يقسّم |
| We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| break forth vi phrasal | (emerge, happen suddenly) | يَظهر، يَصدر، ينشأ |
| (بالبكاء) | ينفجر |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | يقتحم |
| Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | يقاطع، يقاطع الحديث |
| Please excuse me for breaking in. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) | يروّض |
| Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (محرك سيارة جديدًا) | يُليِّن، يروّض |
| (في بعض المناطق) | يعمل روداج |
| It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) | يطرى |
| It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | يُدَرِّب |
| The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | يقتحم |
| Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) | يبادر إلى شيء |
| I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | يقاطع شيئاً |
| Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | يخوض شيئًا |
| Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | ينفصل، يفلت |
| The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | يقطع، يكسر |
| Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | يُنهي، يفسخ |
| Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out vi phrasal | (escape) | يفر، يهرب |
| The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | يهرب من شيء، يفرّ من شيء |
| The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) | يبدأ |
| (مرض) | يتفشى |
| (حرب) | يندلع |
| The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) | يصاب بطفح، يطفح |
| I ate too much sugar and now I'm breaking out. My face broke out right before my date with Steve! |
| break out vi phrasal | (rash, etc.: develop on skin) | يظهر الطفح |
| A rash broke out on Alice's face after she used the lotion. |
break [sb] out,
break out [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (set [sb] free) | يحرّر شخصًا |
| One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
break [sth] out,
break out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (divide into categories) | يفنّد شيئًا، يقسِّم شيئًا |
| The website breaks out gift ideas according to recipient and price range. |
| break out in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (develop: a rash, spots) | ينتشر في شيء، يظهر في شيء |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | يحقّق تقدّمًا |
| ملاحظة: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| The company succeeded in breaking through with these new ideas. |
| break up vi phrasal | (disintegrate) | يتفكك |
| يتفتّت |
| Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) | ينفصل |
| The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | ينفصل عن شخص، يهجر شخصًا |
| I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | ينتهي |
| School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) (مجازي) | يحطّم |
| She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) (خلافًا) | يفضّ |
| The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | يكسّر |
| يفتّت |
| Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) | يتقطع الاتصال |
| You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
