Break the news Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈnjuz/, /ˈnuz

BRAYK-thuh-NOOZ

UK

bɹˈeɪk/ /ðə, ði/ /njˈuːz

BRAYK-thuh-NYOOZ

التعريف

To inform someone about important, often bad or surprising, news.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This is an idiom, almost always used for significant, impactful information, often with 'to someone': 'break the news to her.' Commonly used for bad news, but can be neutral or good. More formal/neutral than blunt options like 'tell.'

• Spanish: dar la noticia - comunicar una noticia importante
• Portuguese (BR): dar a notícia - contar uma notícia importante
• Portuguese (PT): dar a notícia - contar uma notícia importante
• Chinese (Simplified): 告知消息 - 传达消息
• Chinese (Traditional): 告知消息 - 傳達消息
• Hindi: खबर देना - सूचना देना
• Arabic: إبلاغ الخبر - نقل الخبر
• Bengali: খবরটা জানানো - দুঃসংবাদ দেওয়া
• Russian: сообщить новости - сообщить (плохие) новости
• Japanese: 知らせる - 報告する（大切な/悪い知らせ）
• Vietnamese: báo tin - thông báo tin quan trọng
• Korean: 소식을 전하다 - 소식을 알리다
• Turkish: haberi vermek - haberi bildirmek
• Urdu: خبر دینا - اطلاع دینا
• Indonesian: menyampaikan kabar - memberitahukan kabar

جمل نموذجية

I have to break the news to my parents about my new job.

basic

She didn't know how to break the news to her friend.

basic

John tried to break the news as gently as possible.

basic

Who wants to break the news to the team about the cancellation?

natural

It’s always hard to break the news when something goes wrong.

natural

Before you break the news, think about the best way to say it.

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