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Meanings of break off in English

Portuguese
quebrar
Catalan
esquerdar
Spanish
picar

Break off (a piece from a whole)

        quebrar
        Portuguese
        lascar
        Catalan
        asclar

        Break a small piece off from.

              Related terms
              lascar
              Portuguese
              quebrar
              Catalan
              suspendre
              Spanish
              discontinuar

              To prevent completion (e.g. of a project, of negotiations, etc.).

                    quebrar
                    Spanish
                    suspender

                    Interrupt before its natural or planned end.

                          suspender
                          Usage of break off in English
                          1
                          For example, parts can break off and go flying down the tunnel.
                          Wired
                          2
                          I had to break off: the pain was too much for me.
                          The Teeth of the Tiger
                          3
                          Jane: I was just about to break off the thread when you-
                          Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
                          4
                          They slice around the bone a little, then break off the limb.
                          The Innocents Abroad
                          5
                          If it makes you break off the engagement, its work is done.
                          The Longest Journey
                          6
                          He must not break off any earth to splash into the water.
                          The Lone Star Ranger: A Romance of the Border
                          7
                          He affected immediately to break off all direct correspondence with the emperor.
                          History of the Expedition to Russia / Undertaken by the Emperor ...
                          8
                          He preferred to break off the negotiation, and again retired from court.
                          The Life of Columbus / From His Own Letters and Journals and Oth...
                          9
                          I want Olympos. He would break off to cough a heaving cough.
                          The Memoirs of Cleopatra
                          10
                          I must break off my engagement-whateverit costs and however she suffers.
                          The Privet Hedge
                          11
                          It is best to break off all associations there-hewishes it himself.
                          A Noble Life
                          12
                          If he declined to accept, I should break off the whole thing.
                          Letters of Two Brides
                          13
                          I must break off here abruptly, for the mail threatens to close.
                          Glances at Europe / In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, F...
                          14
                          A burst of laughter from a distance made him break off short.
                          The Rover Boys on the River; Or, The Search for the Missing Hous...
                          15
                          Even a rotten old log has to go and break off short-
                          The Outdoor Chums After Big Game; Or, Perilous Adventures in the...
                          16
                          My mind again wanders away to my vengeances, and I break off.
                          Nancy: A Novel
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                          Translations for break off
                          Break off through the time
                          Break off across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common