English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “broke”

broke (ˈbrəʊk )

Translations

past tense of verb

of break

adjective

(informal(= penniless) fauché(e)
to be broke être fauché(e)
to go broke [business] faire faillite
to go for broke (informal) (= not play safe) jouer le tout pour le tout

Similar Words

= penniless, short, ruined, bust, bankrupt, impoverished, in the red, cleaned out, insolvent, down and out, skint, strapped for cash, dirt-poor, flat broke, penurious, on your uppers, stony-broke, in queer street, without two pennies to rub together, without a penny to your name,

break (ˈbreɪk )

Translations

transitive verb

Word forms: past tense broke (ˈbrəʊk Pronunciation for

) , past participle broken (ˈbrəʊkən)

[+ glass, plate, toy, machine] casser ⇒ Careful, you'll break something! Attention, tu vas casser quelque chose!
to break the deadlock sortir de l'impasse

to break a habit se défaire d'une habitude
[+ part of body] casser ⇒ I broke my leg. Je me suis cassé la jambe. ⇒ He broke his arm. Il s'est cassé le bras.
(= demoralize) [+ person] briser
[+ promise] rompre
[+ law] enfreindre, violer
[+ record] battre
[+ news] annoncer
to break the news to sb annoncer la nouvelle à qn
[+ code] déchiffrer
(= divide) casser
to break sth into pieces casser qch en morceaux
to break sth open [+ door, safe] forcer qch, fracturer qch
(tennis)
to break sb's serve prendre le service de qn
to break sb's fall amortir la chute de qn

intransitive verb

Word forms: past tense broke (ˈbrəʊk Pronunciation for

) , past participle broken (ˈbrəʊkən)

[object] se casser, se briser ⇒ Careful, it'll break! Attention, ça va se casser!
to break into pieces se casser en morceaux ⇒ The plane broke into three pieces. L'avion s'est cassé en trois.

to break in half se casser en deux
[weather] tourner, changer
[storm] éclater
(= become public)
1. [news] être annoncé
2. [scandal] éclater
[dawn] poindre
[waves] se briser
[voice] muer
to break even (financially) rentrer dans ses frais
to break with sb (= have rupture) rompre avec qn

to break with sth (= go against) rompre avec qch
(= pause)
to break for sth faire une pause pour qch
to break free [person, animal] s'échapper

to break free of sth se libérer de qch

to break loose [person, animal] s'échapper

noun

(= gap) brèche feminine
(= fracture) fracture feminine
(= holiday) vacances feminine plural
the Christmas break les vacances de Noël

to take a break (= holiday) prendre des vacances
(= interruption) interruption feminine, arrêt masculine
without a break sans interruption, sans arrêt
(= short rest) pause feminine
to have a break or to take a break (few minutes) faire une pause

give me a break! (informal) (= for heaven's sake) lâche-moi un peu!
(= breaktime) (at school) récréation feminine ⇒ during morning break pendant la récréation du matin
(= chance) chance feminine
to have a lucky break percer
(= escape)
to make a break or to make a break for it prendre la fuite
(literary)
the break of day or the break of dawn le lever du jour, l'aube

Similar Words

= shatter, separate, destroy, split, divide, crack, snap, smash, crush, fragment, demolish, sever, trash, disintegrate, splinter, smash to smithereens, shiver,

= fracture, crack, smash

= burst, tear, split, puncture, perforate

= stop working, break down, go wrong, give out, pack up, have had it, seize up, cease to function, conk out, die, go on the blink, go kaput, go phut

= disobey, breach, defy, violate, disregard, flout, infringe, contravene, transgress, go counter to, infract,

= stop, cut, check, suspend, interrupt, cut short, discontinue

= disturb, cut, interrupt, interfere with

= end, stop, cut, drop, give up, abandon, suspend, interrupt, terminate, put an end to, discontinue, bring to an end, pull the plug on, call a halt to

= give up, stop, kick, abandon, quit, cut out, pack in, leave off, say goodbye to

= weaken, undermine, cow, tame, subdue, demoralize, dispirit

= ruin, destroy, crush, humiliate, bring down, bankrupt, degrade, impoverish, demote, make bankrupt, bring to ruin

= pause, stop briefly, stop, rest, halt, cease, take a break, have a breather

= interrupt, stop, suspend

= cushion, reduce, ease, moderate, diminish, temper, soften, lessen, alleviate, lighten

= be revealed, come out, be reported, be published, be announced, be made public, be proclaimed, be let out, be imparted, be divulged, come out in the wash

= reveal, tell, announce, declare, disclose, proclaim, divulge, make known