break off

break off
1. transitive verb
abbrechen; auflösen [Verlobung]

break it off [with somebody] — sich von jemandem trennen

2. intransitive verb
1) abbrechen
2) (cease) aufhören
* * *
(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) abbrechen
* * *
break off
I. vt
to \break off off ⇆ sth
1. (separate forcefully) etw abbrechen
2. (terminate) etw beenden
to \break off off an engagement eine Verlobung lösen
to \break off off one's friendship with sb jdm die Freundschaft aufkündigen geh
to \break off off a relationship eine Beziehung beenden
he tried to \break off it off with her er versuchte, mit ihr Schluss zu machen
to \break off off talks Gespräche abbrechen
II. vi
1. (separate) abbrechen
2. (stop speaking) abbrechen; (temporarily) innehalten geh
* * *
vi
1) (branch, piece) abbrechen (from von)
2) (= stop) abbrechen, aufhören; (= stop speaking) abbrechen; (temporarily) unterbrechen

to break off from work — die Arbeit abbrechen

vt sep
3) twig, piece of chocolate etc abbrechen
4) negotiations, relations abbrechen; engagement lösen

she's broken it off — sie hat die Verlobung gelöst

* * *
break off
A v/t
1. ein Stück abbrechen (from von)
2. eine Rede, eine Freundschaft etc abbrechen, Schweigen etc (unter)brechen, Schluss machen mit:
break off one’s engagement seine Verlobung lösen, sich entloben;
break off negotiations die Verhandlungen abbrechen
3. break off work die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen
B v/i
1. abbrechen (from von)
2. in der Rede etc (plötzlich) abbrechen
3. die Arbeit unterbrechen, (eine) Pause machen:
break off for tea eine Teepause machen
* * *
1. transitive verb
abbrechen; auflösen [Verlobung]

break it off [with somebody] — sich von jemandem trennen

2. intransitive verb
1) abbrechen
2) (cease) aufhören
* * *
n.
Abbrechung f. v.
abbrechen v.
aufhören v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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