| Frázová slovesa |
| Angličtina | Čeština |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | rozlomit se dok |
| prolomit se dok |
| rozpadnout se dok |
| The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) (něco) | rozložit dok |
| Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | zničit dok |
| rozbít dok |
| This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) (nějaký celek) | opustit dok |
| (od celku) | odtrhnout se dok |
| Poznámka: 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. |
| Dva ze členů skupinu opustili a založili svou vlastní kapelu. |
| break away from [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (separate: from group) (skupiny) | oddělit se od dok + předl |
| (přeneseně) | trhnout se od dok + předl |
| Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | odtrhnout se od dok + předl |
| oddělit se od dok + předl |
| When Sue went to take her cakes out of the oven, the handle broke away from the door. |
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | porouchat se, rozbít se dok |
| Poznámka: 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) | rozbrečet se, rozplakat se dok |
| propuknout v pláč dok, fráze |
| Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) (jednání apod.) | selhat, ztroskotat dok |
| 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) (dveře apod.) | vyrazit, rozrazit dok |
| The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) (chemická látka) | rozkládat ned |
| Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | analyzovat ned |
| (přeneseně) | rozebrat dok |
| We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | vniknout do, vlomit se do dok + předl |
| Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) | skočit do řeči, vpadnout do řeči dok, fráze |
| Please excuse me for breaking in. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) (koně) | zkrotit dok |
| Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) (motor apod.) | nechat zaběhnout dok + dok |
| It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (boty) | rozchodit dok |
| It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) (na novou pozici) | zaškolit dok |
| (na novou pozici) | zapracovat dok |
| The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | vniknout do, vlomit se do dok + předl |
| Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) (smích, pláč) | propuknout dok |
| I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | skočit do řeči dok, fráze |
| (v hovoru) | přerušit dok |
| Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | prosadit se v, prorazit v dok + předl |
| Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | odlomit se dok |
| The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | odlomit dok |
| Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| Olga odlomila velký kus čokolády. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) (vztah) | ukončit, skončit dok |
| rozejít se dok |
| Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out vi phrasal | (escape) | uprchnout, utéct dok |
| uniknout dok |
| The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | uprchnout z, utéct z dok + předl |
| uniknout z dok + předl |
| The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) (přeneseně: konflikt apod.) | rozhořet se dok |
| (konflikt apod.) | propuknout dok |
| The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) | udělat se vyrážka, vytvořit se vyrážka dok + ž |
| osypat se dok |
| 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) | udělat se vyrážka, vytvořit se vyrážka dok + ž |
| osypat se dok |
| 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) | vysvobodit dok |
| One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) (v oboru) | prosadit se dok |
| Poznámka: 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) | rozpadat se ned |
| Poznámka: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| Rock gradually breaks up into sand. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (couple: separate) (ukončit vztah) | rozejít se dok |
| The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | rozejít se s dok + předl |
| I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) (o škole) | končit dok |
| School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| Škola končí příští týden a začínají letní prázdniny. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | rozbít dok |
| She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) (někoho od sebe) | roztrhnout dok |
| The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | nalámat dok |
| nadrobit dok |
| Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) (telefonní hovor) | ztrácet se ned |
| (telefonní hovor) | vypadávat ned |
| You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
| Ztrácíš se mi, zavolám ti později. |
