brisez in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for brisez in the French»English Dictionary

I.briser [bʀize] VB trans

1. briser (rompre):

briser objet, jambe

to break

2. briser (interrompre):

briser rythme, volonté, élan

to break

briser tentative, attaque, ascension, inflation

to stop

briser résistance

to break down

briser révolte

to crush

briser travailleur: grève

to break

briser police: grève

to stop

3. briser (mettre fin à):

briser silence, monopole, accord, isolement

to break

briser tabou

to break down

briser influence

to bring [sth] to an end

briser rêve, idylle

to shatter

4. briser (détruire):

briser pays, organisation, structure

to destroy

briser personne

to break

briser carrière

to wreck

briser image

to shatter

cette épreuve a brisé sa vie/ses espoirs

this experience has wrecked his/her life/his/her hopes

l'émotion lui brisait la voix

his/her voice was breaking with emotion

5. briser (épuiser):

briser personne

to shatter

II.se briser VB refl

1. se briser (se rompre):

se briser vitre, os:

to break

se briser vague:

to break (sur, contre against)

mes arguments se sont brisés contre son entêtement fig

my arguments were useless in the face of his stubbornness

2. se briser (s'interrompre):

se briser élan:

to break

se briser rêve:

to be shattered

3. se briser (s'altérer):

se briser voix:

to break

quand il en parle, sa voix se brise

when he talks about it, his voice breaks

son cœur se brise devant tant de pauvreté

all this poverty is breaking his/her heart

III.briser [bʀize]

il nous les brise sl

he's bugging us sl

Translations for brisez in the English»French Dictionary

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debunk myth

briser

kneecap

briser les rotules à

stifle business

briser

blackleg

briser la grève

shatter life, confidence, hope, dream

briser

blight fig marriage

briser

to break into fragments

se briser en mille morceaux

to throw off the shackles of sth

briser les chaînes de qc

steamroller

briser

brisez in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for brisez in the French»English Dictionary

I.briser [bʀize] VB trans

1. briser (casser):

briser

to break

2. briser (mater):

briser révolte

to quell

briser grève, blocus

to break

3. briser (anéantir):

briser espoir, illusions

to shatter

briser amitié

to break up

briser forces, volonté, silence

to break

4. briser (fatiguer):

briser voyage

to exhaust

5. briser (interrompre):

briser conversation

to interrupt

briser monotonie, ennui, silence

to break

Phrases:

briser le cœur à qn

to break sb's heart

être brisé Quebec (être en panne)

to be broken

II.briser [bʀize] VB refl

1. briser (se casser):

se briser vitre, porcelaine

to break

mon cœur se brise

my heart is breaking

2. briser (échouer):

se briser contre/sur qc résistance, assauts

to break down against/on sth

se briser contre/sur qc vagues

to break against/on sth

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briser [ou rompre] l'enchantement

to break the spell

Translations for brisez in the English»French Dictionary

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shatter

briser en morceaux

shatter

se briser en morceaux

disrupt career

briser

wreck lives, career, friendship

briser

to tear down the barriers between communities fig

briser les barrières qui séparent les communautés

crack up

se briser

smash

briser

to smash sth into pieces

briser qc en morceaux

to break sb's spirit [or will]

briser la résistance [ou volonté] de qn

to break one's back [or ass Am] inf

se briser le dos

to break sb's heart

briser le cœur de qn

break

se briser

break with emotion

se briser

dash waves

se briser

brisez Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

briser le cœur à qn

to break sb's heart

se briser vitre, porcelaine

to break

se briser contre/sur qc résistance, assauts

to break down against/on sth

se briser contre/sur qc vagues

to break against/on sth

briser [ou rompre] l'enchantement

to break the spell

briser les barrières qui séparent les communautés

to tear down the barriers between communities fig

briser la résistance [ou volonté] de qn

to break sb's spirit [or will]