| Locuțiuni verbale |
| Engleză | Română |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | a se dezintegra vb.reflex. |
| The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | a dezbina, a separa vb.tranz. |
| a învrăjbi vb.tranz. |
| This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) | a se separa, a se despărți vb.reflex. |
| Notă: 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) | a se separa vb.pron. |
| Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) | a se detașa vb.pron. |
| a se desface, a se desprinde vb.pron. |
| 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) | a se strica vb.reflex. |
| a se defecta vb.reflex. |
| Notă: 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) | a-și pierde controlul, a se pierde cu firea expr. |
| a izbucni în plâns expr. |
| Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) (figurat) | a ajunge într-un punct mort expr. |
| a-și pierde din intensitate, a-și pierde din avânt expr. |
| a se dilua vb.reflex. |
| 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) | a dărâma vb.tranz. |
| a pune la pământ loc.vb. |
| The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | a dezintegra, descompune vb.tranz. |
| Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | a analiza vb.tranz. |
| We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | a intra cu forța expr. |
| a intra prin efracție expr. |
| a da buzna loc.vb. |
| a pătrunde ilegal expr. |
| Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) (o discuție) | a întrerupe vb.tranz. |
| a tăia vorba loc.vb. |
| Please excuse me for breaking in. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) | a dresa vb.tranz. |
| a îmblânzi, a domestici vb.tranz. |
| Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) | a roda vb.tranz. |
| a face rodajul expr. |
| It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) (prin purtare) | a înmuia vb.tranz. |
| (pantofii, în urma purtării) | a se lăsa vb.reflex. |
| It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | a instrui, a pregăti vb.tranz. |
| The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | a intra prin efracție expr. |
| a pătrunde ilegal expr. |
| Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) | a începe brusc expr. |
| I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) | a întrerupe vb.tranz. |
| Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) (într-un domeniu) | a pătrunde vb.intranz. |
| Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | a se rupe vb.reflex. |
| a se desprinde, a se detașa vb.reflex. |
| The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | a rupe vb.tranz. |
| a detașa vb.tranz. |
| a desprinde vb.tranz. |
| Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | a rupe, a termina vb.tranz. |
| a pune capăt loc.vb. |
| Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | a evada vb.intranz. |
| The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) | a începe pe neașteptate expr. |
| (brusc) | a izbucni vb.intranz. |
| The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) (iritație, bășicuțe) | a-i ieși pe piele expr. |
| a se irita vb.reflex. |
| 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) (iritație, bășicuțe) | a ieși pe piele, a erupe vb.intranz. |
| 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) | a elibera vb.tranz. |
| a da drumul loc.vb. |
| One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | a avansa vb.intranz. |
| a se face cunoscut expr. |
| a progresa vb.intranz. |
| Notă: 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) | a se dezintegra vb.reflex. |
| a se sfărâma vb.reflex. |
| Notă: 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) | a se despărți vb.reflex. |
| The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | a se despărți de vb.reflex. |
| I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | a se încheia, a se termina vb.reflex. |
| School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | a despărți vb.tranz. |
| a cauza ruptura expr. |
| She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) | a despărți vb.tranz. |
| The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | a mărunți, a fărâmița vb.tranz. |
| Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) (apel telefonic) | a pierde semnalul expr.vb. |
| (apel telefonic) | a se întrerupe vb.reflex. |
| You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
