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  • 21break — 1. break [ brɛk ] n. m. • 1830; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Anciennt Voiture à quatre roues, ouverte, avec un siège de cocher élevé et deux banquettes longitudinales à l arrière. ♢ (1950) Mod. Type de carrosserie automobile en forme de fourgonnette, mais …

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  • 22break — break1 verb (past broke; past participle broken) 1》 separate into pieces as a result of a blow, shock, or strain.     ↘(of waves) curl over and dissolve into foam.     ↘(of the amniotic fluid surrounding a fetus) be discharged when the sac is… …

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  • 23service — n. work done for others 1) to do, offer, perform, provide, render a service 2) custom; meritorious; public; yeoman ( loyal ) service 3) professional; social (BE) services (a fee for professional services) 4) service to (she received an award for… …

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  • 24break — break1 [ breık ] (past tense broke [ brouk ] ; past participle broken [ broukən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 separate into pieces ▸ 2 fail to obey rules ▸ 3 make a hole/cut ▸ 4 destroy someone s confidence ▸ 5 when people learn news ▸ 6 stop for a short time …

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  • 25break */*/*/ — I UK [breɪk] / US verb Word forms break : present tense I/you/we/they break he/she/it breaks present participle breaking past tense broke UK [brəʊk] / US [broʊk] past participle broken UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] 1) [transitive] to make… …

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  • 26break — [[t]breɪk[/t]] v. broke, bro•ken, break•ing, n. 1) to smash, split, or divide into parts violently 2) to disable or destroy by or as if by shattering or crushing: I broke my watch[/ex] 3) to violate or disregard (a law, promise, etc.) 4) to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 27Break-of-gauge — With railways, a break of gauge is where a line of one gauge meets a line of a different gauge. Trains and rolling stock cannot run through without some form of conversion between gauges, and freight and passengers must otherwise be transloaded.… …

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  • 28Break — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Break », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Break est un mot anglais faisant référence à la… …

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  • 29break service — phrasal of a mare : to fail to conceive * * * break service or break someone s serve (tennis, etc) To win a game in which one s opponent is serving • • • Main Entry: ↑break …

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  • 30break bread — verb have a meal, usually with company The early Christian disciples broke bread together • Hypernyms: ↑eat • Verb Frames: Somebody s Sam and Sue break bread * * * phrasal 1 …

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