break off

abbrechen, beenden

Eine Tätigkeit plötzlich stoppen oder eine Beziehung oder Vereinbarung beenden.

In einfachem Englisch: To suddenly stop an activity or end a relationship or agreement.

• They broke off the talks.
• She broke off her engagement last month.
• Why did you break off contact with your cousin?

So benutzt man es: break off something with someone (They broke off negotiations with the supplier.); break something off (She decided to break it off.)

Synonyme: end, terminate, discontinue

Gegenteile: continue, resume

Häufige Wendungen: break off talks, break off an engagement, break off contact

abbrechen

Ein Stück durch Biegen oder Schlagen abbrechen und vom Rest trennen.

In einfachem Englisch: To separate a piece from something by bending or hitting it until it breaks.

• Break off some chocolate.
• She broke a twig off the branch.
• Can you break off a smaller piece for me?

So benutzt man es: break something off something (She broke a small branch off the tree.); break off something (He broke off a piece of bread.)

Synonyme: snap off

Häufige Wendungen: break off a piece, break off a branch, break something off

abbrechen

Als Teil eines größeren Gegenstands durch Brechen abgetrennt werden.

In einfachem Englisch: If a piece does this, it separates from something because it breaks.

• The handle broke off.
• A branch broke off during the storm.
• Did that piece break off from the roof?

So benutzt man es: break off from something (A large piece of ice broke off from the glacier.)

Synonyme: snap off

Häufige Wendungen: break off suddenly, break off completely

abbrechen, aufhören

Als Tätigkeit plötzlich aufhören, möglicherweise nur für kurze Zeit.

In einfachem Englisch: If an activity does this, it stops suddenly, perhaps only for a short time.

• The conversation broke off suddenly.
• She broke off when the door opened.
• Their discussion broke off for lunch and continued later.

So benutzt man es: break off in the middle of something (He broke off in the middle of his explanation.)

Synonyme: stop, cease

Gegenteile: continue, resume

Häufige Wendungen: break off suddenly, break off mid-sentence

den Eröffnungsstoß machen

Den ersten Stoß in einer Partie Snooker, Pool oder Billard ausführen.

In einfachem Englisch: To take the first shot in a game of snooker, pool, or billiards.

• You can break off first.
• She broke off at the start of the final frame.
• Who will break off in the next game of pool?

Synonyme: break

Häufige Wendungen: break off first, break off in snooker

einen Anteil geben, abgeben

Jemandem einen Teil von dem geben, was man hat, besonders von verdientem Geld.

In einfachem Englisch: To give someone some of what you have, especially money you have earned.

• Break me off a little cash.
• She broke her brother off a share of the winnings.
• Will you break me off something if the deal succeeds?

So benutzt man es: break someone off something (He promised to break me off a share of the profit.)

Synonyme: give, share

Häufige Wendungen: break someone off something, break off a share