brechen
to break, to fracture; verb
English translations
- 01
break
- 02
fracture
- 03
violate
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas in zwei oder mehr Teile zerteilen, oft mit Gewalt.
- English meaning
- To break
- Synonym
- zerbrechen, kaputt machen
- German example
- Ich habe mir beim Skifahren ein Bein gebrochen.
- English example
- I broke my leg while skiing.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich breche du brichst er/sie/es ich bricht wir brechen ihr brechet sie brechen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gebrochen du hast gebrochen er/sie/es hat gebrochen wir haben gebrochen ihr habt gebrochen sie haben gebrochen
- Past
- ich brach du brachst er/sie/es brach wir brachen ihr bracht sie brachen
Related words
- alle Brücken hinter sich abbrechen
to burn one's bridges
- panzerbrechend
Armor-piercing
- Gewaltverbrechen
Violent crime
- abbrechen
To cancel
- Kriegsverbrechen
War crime
- erbrechen
to vomit
- unterbrechen
To interrupt means to stop something or pause it briefly.
- zerbrechen
To break
- bunkerbrechend
Bunker-busting
- das Eis brechen
To 'break the ice' means to ease a tense or formal situation or to start a conversation.
- durchbrechen
break through
- radebrechen
To mangle a language
- aufbrechen
To depart, to break open
- losbrechen
To break out, to erupt
- bahnbrechend
groundbreaking
- ehebrechen
To commit adultery; to have an affair.
- gebrechen
ailment
- Verbrechen
Crime
- Fastenbrechen
breaking the fast
- die Zelte abbrechen
To move on
- hervorbrechen
To burst forth
- wegbrechen
to break away, to collapse
- auseinanderbrechend
Falling apart
- Schwerstverbrechen
A serious crime is a very serious crime that is punishable by a long prison sentence or life imprisonment.
- Brotbrechen
Breaking of bread
- lichtbrechend
Refractive means that a material or surface has the ability to deflect or bend light rays as the light passes through it.
- Gebrechen
Defect
- ausbrechen
To break out means to emerge suddenly and violently, to escape, or to begin.
- Kopfzerbrechen
Headache
- sich den Kopf zerbrechen
To rack one's brains
- umbrechen
To plow and turn over a piece of land to prepare it for cultivation.
- entzweibrechen
to fall apart, to break apart, to split
- anbrechen
to break open
- Verbrechensrate
Crime rate
- Kapitalverbrechen
Capital crime
- Schwerverbrechen
Felony
- eine Lanze brechen
To stand up for someone or something
- einbrechen
to break into
- zusammenbrechen
To collapse means to suddenly lose control, physically or emotionally, often falling or ceasing to function.
- auseinanderbrechen
To break apart
- heranbrechen
To 'heranbrechen' means that something begins suddenly and violently, often in a negative sense, like a storm or a conflict.
- verbrechen
To commit a crime
- Brechreiz
Nausea
- Antimonvergiftung
Antimony poisoning
- Kriminalroman
Crime novel
- Brechweinstein
Tartar emetic
- Kriminalfall
Criminal case
- Aussetzung
suspension
- Kriminalistik
criminology
Example sentences with “brechen”
Er hat sich den Arm gebrochen. (He broke his arm.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'brechen' irregular?
Yes, it is a strong verb. Present tense: 'ich breche', 'du brichst'.