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Meanings of broken in English

Catalan
trencat
Spanish
roto

(Especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded.

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trencat

Subdued or brought low in condition or status.

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Examples for "unkept"
Examples for "unkept"
1
The Jim Crow car was not exactly shabby, but it was unkept.
Birthright: A Novel
2
The last time she'd seen Sebastian he'd looked sleepy and unkept.
I'm in No Mood for Love
3
An unkept path leads through the moat to a modest door.
Riviera Towns
4
His hair was lank, his face flushed and splotchy above an unkept beard.
Bones Are Forever
5
G8 summits have a history of making unkept aid promises.
Reuters

Thrown into a state of disarray or confusion.

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Destroyed financially.

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Usage of broken in English
1
Their message is loud and clear: fix the broken food aid system.
The Guardian
2
However, without a clear structure or focus such resolutions are easily broken.
The Irish Times
3
Last year, I made fixing our broken housing market my personal mission.
The Guardian
4
However a number of windows had been broken in the unoccupied house.
The Irish Times
5
She'd probably readily agree; the past days had broken down her defenses.
Creepers
6
I believe that democracy in South Africa is for all intents broken.
The South African
7
The politics are broken. Trump takes a much more aggressive political approach.
Reuters
8
I thought of Tour de France riders who continue with broken bones.
The Guardian
9
Of course Martin had been broken; it was absurd to think otherwise.
Deep black
10
However, according to the National Lottery's figures, this promise has been broken.
The Irish Times
11
Others spoke in low voices and broken sentences she couldn't quite understand.
Ink Exchange
12
The protest, was broken up by security forces firing weapons, residents said.
Reuters
13
Today any settlement that forms is quickly broken up by the authorities.
The Guardian
14
The stone steps are disjointed; the bell-cord is rotten; the gutter-spouts broken.
La Grande Breteche
15
He had done something to his hand, he said; perhaps broken something.
Children of Time
16
However, the broken pump which caused the issue has now been fixed.
The South African
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Spanish
roto
Broken through the time
Broken across language varieties
Canada
Common
United Kingdom
Common
Australia
Common
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