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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
Synonyms
Examples for "cut short"
Examples for "cut short"
1
Olmert cut short a visit to Europe on Wednesday and returned home.
Reuters
2
Whatever answer Brunetti might have given was cut short by Antonia's return.
Death at La Fenice
3
But the celebrations were cut short by the referendum result in Italy.
The Irish Times
4
Dear Jessica, I'm sorry things got cut short at your house tonight.
Heartless
5
The show's run was cut short by the pandemic earlier this year.
The Guardian
1
Raynor felt a renewed sense of urgency, and immediately cut the break short.
Starcraft ii: heaven's devils
2
You may jerk it; it will still adhere to the skin, and after repeated trials often break short.
Wanderings in South America
3
She led me to believe that she would give this up, and break short off, and keep herself free and sacred and pure for me.
Roderick Hudson
4
The steering-head had broken short off at the inside of the hub.
Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile / Being a Desultory Narrativ...
5
The very sword of the state broke short in the king's hand.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" ...
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
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Break off across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
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