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Meanings of break up in English

Catalan
distanciar-se
Spanish
separarse

Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways.

        distanciar-se
        Portuguese
        desmontar
        Catalan
        topar
        Spanish
        terminar

        Take apart into its constituent pieces.

            desmontar
            Portuguese
            dispersar
            Catalan
            dissipar-se
            Spanish
            disipar

            To cause to separate and go in different directions.

                  dispersar
                  Catalan
                  riure
                  Spanish
                  morirse de risa

                  Suffer a nervous breakdown.

                        riure
                        Usage of break up in English
                        1
                        Financial abuse often made it very hard to break up a relationship.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        I just need to understand how fast it's going to break up.
                        Wet desert: tracking down a terrorist on the colorado river
                        3
                        We could not work with people committed to break up the UK.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        It doesn't make sense for the company to break up, he said.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        I almost said something, because I wanted to break up that connection.
                        Blockade billy
                        6
                        It was difficult to forecast how Syria would break up, Golan said.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        I thought perhaps the effervescence would help break up the grimy grossness.
                        Wired
                        8
                        Analysts have called for McGraw to break up the company for years.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        Police were attempting to break up several fights involving around 12 people.
                        The Irish Times
                        10
                        But when referees start scrapping, who's left to break up the action?
                        Wired
                        11
                        Add beef and brown for 10 minutes, stirring to break up lumps.
                        The south beach diet supercharged: faster weight loss and better...
                        12
                        Cook, stirring to break up meat, about 5 minutes, or until browned.
                        The south beach diet supercharged: faster weight loss and better...
                        13
                        A few questions would break up all the theology in the world.
                        The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. / Interviews
                        14
                        Alex Salmond wants to break up the nations of the United Kingdom.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        The Rogerines determined to break up the observance of the Puritan Sabbath.
                        The Development of Religious Liberty in Connecticut
                        16
                        You sleep with Colleen, then break up with her a week later?
                        Stunning