Expresiones con verbos claves - Verbo "to break"
Idioms with key verbs - Verb "to break"
| to break a bill |
cambiar un billete |
| break a leg! |
¡mucha suerte! |
| to break even |
salir sin ganar ni perder |
| to break faith with |
ser desleal, no cumplir una promesa |
| to break free |
liberarse |
| to break loose |
soltarse |
- Let me pay. I need to break this hundred-dollar bill.
- I saw Tim before he went on stage and I told him to break a leg.
- Jane thought she was making a good deal but it broke even.
- Steve promised he would come, I hope he doesn't break faith with his promise.
- When will you finally break free from that dreadful job?
- Andrew needs to break loose from those friends of his. They're no good.
| to break new ground |
abrir nuevos caminos |
| to break one's back |
deslomarse |
| to break ranks |
romper filas |
| to break someone's heart |
romperle el corazón a alguien |
| to break the back of something |
hacer la parte más difícil de algo |
| to break the ice |
romper el hielo |
- The discovery of DNA broke new ground in science.
- My mom broke her back all her life to feed my brother and me.
- The platoon broke ranks after the sergeant left.
- Wayne broke Meg's heart when he told her he didn't love her anymore.
- We've already painted the bedrooms, the bathroom and the kitchen. We've broken the back of it.
- You can tell a few jokes to break the ice when you're on you date.
| to break the mould |
romper el molde |
| to break the news to someone |
darle una noticia a alguien |
| to break wind |
echarse un gas |
- The Beatles really broke the mould when they first appeared.
- I hate to be the one to break the news to you but, your father is dead.
- What would you do if you broke wind during a job interview?
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