| Definition of 'break off' |
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1. (verb) cut short, break short, break off
interrupt before its natural or planned end
"We had to cut short our vacation"
2. (verb) break, break off, discontinue, stop
prevent completion
"stop the project"; "break off the negotiations"
3. (verb) chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off
break off (a piece from a whole)
"Her tooth chipped"
4. (verb) break, break off, snap off
break a piece from a whole
"break a branch from a tree"
5. (verb) chip, knap, cut off, break off
break a small piece off from
"chip the glass"; "chip a tooth"
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1. (verb) break off
to separate a piece from the main part
to break off a piece of bread
2. break off
to end a relationship or to stop communication
***The brothers broke off all contact with each other.
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Sense: to stop
She broke off in the middle of a sentence.
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 Afrikaans: afbreek, ophou praat |
 Arabic: يقطع ، يتوقف |
 Bulgarian: спирам |
 Brazilian: parar |
 Czech: odmlčet se, zarazit (se) |
 German: abbrechen |
 Danish: stoppe op |
 Greek: σταματώ, διακόπτω |
 Spanish: detenerse |
 Estonian: katkestama |
 Farsi: ناگهان قطع کردن |
 Finnish: pysähtyä |
 French: (s')arrêter (net) |
 Hebrew: לְהַפסִיק |
 Hindi: रुक जाना |
 Croatian: prekinuti |
 Hungarian: abbahagy |
 Indonesian: berhenti |
 Icelandic: hætta við í miðju kafi |
 Italian: interrompersi |
 Japanese: 急にやめる |
 Korean: 갑자기 그만두다 |
 Lithuanian: sustoti, nutilti |
 Latvian: pēkšņi pārtraukt (sarunu, |
 Malay: terhenti |
 Dutch: afbreken |
 Norwegian: bryte av |
 Polish: zatrzymać się |
 Persian: ناگهان قطع کردن |
 Pashto: ناڅاپه قطع کول |
 Portuguese: parar |
 Romanian: a se opri (brusc) |
 Russian: внезапно прервать(ся) |
 Slovak: zaraziť sa |
 Slovenian: ustaviti se |
 Serbian: prekinuti |
 Swedish: avbryta [sig], upphöra me |
 Thai: หยุดพูด |
 Turkish: durmak |
 Taiwanese: 突然停止 |
 Ukrainian: зупинитися |
 Urdu: بات کرتے کرتے رک جانا |
 Vietnamese: đột nhiên ngừng lại |
 Chinese: 突然停止 |
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