break up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour indiquer une séparation en parties, la fin d'une relation ou la dispersion d'un groupe.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of separating into pieces, ending a relationship, or dispersing a group.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif et intransitif · phrasal, séparable

1. End a relationshipinformal

   To end a romantic relationship or marriage.

   rompre

   • They decided to break up after five years together.
   • She broke up with her boyfriend last week.
   • Breaking up is always hard to do.

   Synonymescall it quitspartseparatesplitsplit up

   Antonymesmarryreconcileunite

2. Separate into piecesinformal

   To cause something to separate into smaller pieces or parts.

   briser en morceaux

   • The waves broke up the ice on the lake.
   • He broke up the chocolate bar to share with his friends.
   • The machine breaks up the rocks into gravel.

   Synonymesbreakcrumbledisintegratefracturefragmentshattersmashsplit

   Antonymesassemblecombineconnectjoinmergeunite

3. Disperse or scatterinformal

   To cause a group of people to stop being together and go in different directions.

   disperser

   • The police broke up the crowd of protesters.
   • The party broke up around midnight.
   • The teacher broke up the students into small groups.

   Synonymesdisbanddispersedissolvescatterseparatesplit up

   Antonymesassemblecongregategatherunite

4. Interrupt or stopinformal

   To bring something to an end, especially a fight or a period of time.

   mettre fin à, interrompre

   • The referee broke up the fight between the players.
   • Let's break up the work into manageable tasks.
   • The laughter broke up the tense silence.

   Synonymesbreak offdiscontinueendhaltinterruptquellstopsuppressterminate

   Antonymescontinueextendmaintainprolongsustain

Verbe de basebreak