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

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My house was broken into last night. Man hat gestern Abend bei mir eingebrochen.
She treated his broken leg. Sie behandelte sein gebrochenes Bein.
He spoke in a broken English that was hard to understand. Er sprach in gebrochenem Englisch, das schwer zu verstehen war.
His house was broken into by burglars last week. In sein Haus wurde vorige Woche eingebrochen.
His carelessness cost him a broken leg. Seine Unachtsamkeit brachte ihm ein gebrochenes Bein ein.
Time heals all broken hearts. Die Zeit heilt alle Wunden.
The door handle is broken. Der Türgriff ist abgebrochen.
I have broken off our engagement. Ich habe die Verlobung annuliert.
Rules are meant to be broken. Regeln sind dazu da, umgangen zu werden.
You sound like a broken record. Es klingt als hättest du einen Sprung in der Platte.
The handle of the cup is broken. Der Henkel der Tasse ist abgebrochen.
The word of the year 2011 in Denmark is "Arab spring". Other proposed words were "fat tax", "broken promises" and "road rage". Das "Wort des Jahres" in Dänemark war "Arabischer Frühling". Andere vorgeschlagene Wörter waren "Fettsteuer", "nicht eingehaltenes Versprechen" und "Straßenwut".
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