broke

broke
1.
see academic.ru/8795/break">break 1., 2.
2. predicative adjective
(coll.) pleite (ugs.)

go broke — pleite gehen

go for broke — (coll.) alles riskieren

* * *
[brouk]
past tense; = break
* * *
broke
[brəʊk, AM broʊk]
I. pt of break
II. adj pred (fam) abgebrannt fam, pleite fam, blank fam
to go \broke bankrottgehen fam, pleitegehen fam
if it ain't \broke don't fix it (iron fam) verändre nichts, das funktioniert
to go for \broke (fam) alles auf eine Karte setzen
* * *
[brəʊk] pret of break
adj pred
1) (inf) abgebrannt (inf), pleite (inf)

to go broke — Pleite machen (inf)

to go for broke — alles riskieren

2)

if it ain't broke, don't fix it (fig inf)man sollte ohne Not nichts ändern

* * *
broke1 [brəʊk] prät von break1
broke2 [brəʊk] adj umg pleite:
a) abgebrannt, blank (ohne Geld)
b) bankrott:
go broke pleitegehen;
go for broke alles auf eine Karte setzen
broke3 [brəʊk] s TECH (Papier)Ausschuss m
* * *
1.
see break 1., 2.
2. predicative adjective
(coll.) pleite (ugs.)

go broke — pleite gehen

go for broke — (coll.) alles riskieren

* * *
(bankrupt) adj.
bankrott adj. adj.
brach adj. expr.
pleite ausdr. pret.
brach prät.

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