Usage examples of "break" in English with translation to German

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War may break out at any moment. Jederzeit könnte Krieg ausbrechen.

They attempted to break through the enemy line. Sie versuchten, die feindliche Linie zu durchbrechen.

Let's take a tea break. Machen wir eine Teepause!

We want to break off this negotiation. Wir möchten diese Verhandlungen abbrechen.

I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired. Ich habe während der Mittagspause ein wenig geschlafen, weil ich so müde war.

Tom was about to break up with Mary when she told him that she was pregnant. Tom war kurz davor, mit Maria Schluss zu machen, als die ihm sagte, dass sie schwanger sei.

We cannot rule out the possibility that civil war will break out in that country. Wir können nicht ausschließen, dass in diesem Land ein Bürgerkrieg ausbrechen wird.

The submarine had to break through a thin sheet of ice to surface. Das U-Boot musste zum Auftauchen eine dünne Eisschicht durchbrechen.

Let's have a tea break somewhere around there. Lasst uns dort irgendwo eine Teepause machen.

Soon after the end of World War 1, people never thought such a hateful and cruel war would break out again. Kurz nach dem Ende des Ersten Weltkriegs war es für die Menschen undenkbar, dass noch einmal ein so hasserfüllter und grausamer Krieg ausbrechen könnte.

Where did we break off? Wo sind wir stecken geblieben?

My kids have their spring break soon. Meine Kinder haben bald Frühlingsferien.

Can you break this thousand-yen bill? Können Sie mir diesen Tausend-Yen-Schein wechseln?

Could you break this ten dollar bill? Können Sie diesen 10-Dollar-Schein wechseln?

Break this glass in case of fire. Zerschlagen Sie diese Scheibe im Falle eines Brandes.

Let's take a break for coffee. Lass uns eine Kaffeepause machen.

This is what they call a lucky break. Das ist das, was man einen glücklichen Zufall nennt.

She plans to break up with her boyfriend. Sie hat vor, sich von ihrem Freund zu trennen.

This work is enough to break my back. Diese Arbeitsbelastung ist zu schwer für mich.

Does that mean you want to break up? Heißt das, du willst Schluss machen?

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