Break off Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈɔf

BRAYK-AWF

UK

bɹˈeɪk/ /ˈɒf

brayk-OF

التعريف

To suddenly stop doing something or to end a relationship, conversation, or piece of something by separating or removing it.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Often used for ending talks, relationships, or physically snapping something off. Formal or informal depending on context. Collocations: 'break off a piece', 'break off the engagement', 'break off negotiations'. Can sound sudden. Not the same as 'break up' (for romantic relationships in American English).

• Spanish: romper - cortar (relación) - desprenderse
• Portuguese (BR): terminar - interromper - desprender-se
• Portuguese (PT): terminar - interromper - separar-se
• Chinese (Simplified): 中断 - 断开 - 断裂
• Chinese (Traditional): 中斷 - 斷開 - 斷裂
• Hindi: तोड़ देना - अलग कर देना
• Arabic: ينفصل - يقطع (علاقة) - ينكسر
• Bengali: ভেঙে ফেলা - কেটে ফেলা (সম্পর্ক, আলোচনা) - আলাদা করা
• Russian: прервать - отломить - разорвать (отношения) - оборвать
• Japanese: 切り離す - 中断する - 絶つ
• Vietnamese: ngắt - tách rời - chấm dứt (quan hệ, cuộc đàm phán)
• Korean: 끊다 - 떼어내다 - 중단하다
• Turkish: koparmak - aniden bitirmek - ilişkisini kesmek
• Urdu: توڑ دینا - الگ کرنا - منقطع کرنا
• Indonesian: memutuskan - memisahkan - menyudahi

جمل نموذجية

He broke off a piece of chocolate.

basic

They decided to break off the engagement.

basic

Please do not break off any branches from the tree.

basic

She broke off mid-sentence when her phone rang.

natural

Negotiations between the two companies broke off after weeks of talks.

natural

I had to break off from work to pick up my kids.

natural