| Partikelverb |
| Engelska | Svenska |
| break apart vi phrasal | literal (fall to pieces) | fall i sönder vbal uttr |
| gå itu vitr partikel |
| The dam broke apart because of the force of flood waters. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | (disassemble) | ta isär ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| demontera vtr |
| Lizzie broke the jigsaw puzzle apart and put the pieces back in their box. |
| break [sth] apart vtr phrasal sep | figurative (destroy) | bryta i sönder ngt vbal uttr |
| förstöra vtr |
| This zoning issue will break apart the community. |
| break away vi phrasal | (become separate) (reflexivt verb) | bryta sig loss vbal uttr |
| bryta sig fri vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: 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) | bryta sig fri från ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| bryta sig loss från ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| Several members broke away from the party to form their own extremist group. |
| break away from [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (detach, fall off) (reflexivt verb) | bryta sig loss från ngt vbal uttr |
| 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) | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| Anmärkning: 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) | bryta ihop, bryta samman vitr partikel |
| Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) (förstöras) | brytas ned vitr partikel |
| (bildlig: blir svagare) | svikta vitr |
| 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) (fönster, dörr) | slå in vtr partikel oskj |
| (konstruktion) | bryta ned, riva ned vtr partikel oskj |
| The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | bryta ned vtr partikel oskj |
| Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | bena upp vtr partikel oskj |
| spalta upp vtr partikel oskj |
| (bildlig) | dissekera vtr |
| We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |
| break in vi phrasal | (enter by force) | bryta sig in vbal uttr |
| Thieves broke in and raided the safe. |
| break in vi phrasal | figurative (interrupt) (utgöra avbrott) | avbryta vtr |
| (inskjuta ord) | flika in vitr partikel |
| Please excuse me for breaking in. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | UK (horse: tame, train) (motor) | köra in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| (häst) | rida in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Matt breaks in horses for the racetrack. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | US (car, engine: run in, use when new) | köra in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| It's best to break the engine in slowly. |
break [sth] in,
break in [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (shoes, etc.: soften by wearing) | gå in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| It sometimes takes time to break new shoes in. |
break [sb] in,
break in [sb] vtr phrasal sep | (train [sb] to do a job) | lära upp ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| träna vtr |
| The company runs a three-month programme to break in new employees. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (building: enter by force) | bryta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (smile, song, run: start suddenly) | brista ut i ngt vbal uttr |
| bryta ut i ngt vbal uttr |
| I was surprised when the old lady suddenly broke into song. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (conversation: interrupt) (utgöra avbrott) | avbryta vtr |
| (inskjuta ord) | flika in vtr partikel oskj |
| Gary broke into our conversation to announce that dinner was ready. |
| break into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (field of work) | bryta sig in på ngt, slå sig in på ngt vbal uttr |
| Joanna wants to break into digital marketing to advance her career. |
| break off vi phrasal | (become detached) | brytas av vitr partikel |
| The door handle became loose and eventually broke off. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | (snap, detach) | bryta av ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| Olga broke off a large piece from the chocolate bar. |
| break [sth] off vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (terminate) | avsluta vtr |
| avbryta vtr |
| (bildlig) | bryta vtr |
| Matt and Glenda have decided to break off their engagement. |
| break out vi phrasal | (escape) | bryta sig ut vbal uttr |
| rymma vitr |
| The prisoners broke out and managed to get past the guards. |
| break out of [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (escape) | bryta sig ut från ngt vbal uttr |
| rymma från ngt vitr + prep |
| The prisoner broke out of jail by digging a tunnel. |
| break out vi phrasal | (war, disease, chaos: begin) | bryta ut vitr partikel |
| The restaurant was calm until a thrown bottle caused a fight to break out. |
| break out vi phrasal | (develop spots on skin) | bryta ut vitr partikel |
| 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) | bryta ut vitr partikel |
| 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) | bryta ut ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| frigöra vtr |
| 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) | dela in ngt, dela upp ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| gruppera vtr |
| kategorisera vtr |
| break out in [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (develop: a rash, spots) | bryta ut uttr |
| I'm so stressed, it's no wonder I've broken out in hives. |
| break through vi phrasal | figurative (make sudden advance) | nå ett genombrott vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: 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) | brytas sönder vitr partikel |
| sönderdelas vitr |
| Anmärkning: 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) | göra slut vtr + s |
| The couple broke up after a three-year relationship. |
| break up with [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (separate) | göra slut med ngn vbal uttr |
| I think you need to break up with your boyfriend. |
| break up vi phrasal | informal (school: finish) | sluta vitr |
| School breaks up next week for the summer holidays. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (cause to separate) | förstöra vtr |
| She blamed his mother's constant interference for breaking up their marriage. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (fight: intervene) | upplösa vtr |
| gå emellan vtr + adv |
| skingra vtr |
| The head teacher stepped in and broke up the fight between the two boys. |
| break [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (crumble) | bryta sönder vtr partikel oskj |
| Break the biscuits up into small pieces and put them in a food processor. |
| break up vi phrasal | (phone sound: lose quality) (telefon) | brytas vitr |
| You're breaking up, so I'll call you back later. |
