break up

break up
1) (to divide, separate or break into pieces: He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.) romper, hacer pedazos, desmenuzar
2) (to finish or end: The meeting broke up at 4.40.) terminar(se), acabar(se), cerrar(se)
break up1 n ruptura / separación
break up2 vb
1. separarse
my cousin and his girlfriend have broken up mi primo se ha separado de su novia
2. acabar / terminar
we break up on the 15th of July las clases terminan el 15 de julio
break up vt
1) divide: dividir
2) : disolver (una muchedumbre, una pelea, etc.)
break up vi
1) break: romperse
2) separate: deshacerse, separarse
I broke up with him: terminé con él
break up
v.
• desguazar v.
• desvanecer v.
• fraccionar v.
• roturar v.
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) \<\<ship\>\> desguazar*
b) (divide) \<\<land\>\> dividir; \<\<sentence\>\> descomponer*

break it up into four pieces — divídelo or rómpelo en cuatro pedazos

it helps break up the long mornings — ayuda a que las mañanas no parezcan tan largas

2)
a) \<\<demonstration\>\> disolver*

he broke up the fight — separó a los niños (or hombres etc) que se estaban peleando

come on, break it up! — vamos, basta ya!

b) (wreck, ruin) \<\<home\>\> deshacer*

he felt responsible for breaking up their marriage — se sentía responsable del fracaso de su matrimonio

Sense II
3) v + adv
a) \<\<lovers/band\>\> separarse

their marriage broke up — su matrimonio fracasó

to break up with somebody — romper* or terminar con algn

b) \<\<meeting\>\> terminar; \<\<crowd\>\> dispersarse
c) (BrE Educ)

we break up on the 21st — las clases terminan el 21

4) \<\<boat/ship\>\> romperse*, deshacerse*
1. VT + ADV
1) [+ rocks etc] hacer pedazos, deshacer; [+ ship] desguazar
2) (fig) [+ crowd] dispersar, disolver; [+ meeting, organization] disolver; [+ gang] desarticular; [+ marriage] deshacer; [+ estate] parcelar; [+ industry] desconcentrar; [+ fight] intervenir en

break it up! — ¡basta ya!

3) (US) * (=cause to laugh) hacer reír a carcajadas
2. VI + ADV
1) [ship] hacerse pedazos; [ice] deshacerse
2) (fig) [partnership] deshacerse, disolverse; [marriage] deshacerse; [federation] desmembrarse; [group] disgregarse; [weather] cambiar; [crowd, clouds] dispersarse

they broke up after ten years of marriage — se separaron después de diez años de matrimonio

3) (=divide) dividirse, desglosarse (into en)
4) (Brit) [pupils] empezar las vacaciones; [session] levantarse, terminar

the school breaks up tomorrow — las clases terminan mañana

5) (US) * (=laugh) reír a carcajadas
6) (Telec)

the line's or you're breaking up — no hay cobertura, no te oigo or no se te oye bien

* * *
Sense I
1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
a) \<\<ship\>\> desguazar*
b) (divide) \<\<land\>\> dividir; \<\<sentence\>\> descomponer*

break it up into four pieces — divídelo or rómpelo en cuatro pedazos

it helps break up the long mornings — ayuda a que las mañanas no parezcan tan largas

2)
a) \<\<demonstration\>\> disolver*

he broke up the fight — separó a los niños (or hombres etc) que se estaban peleando

come on, break it up! — vamos, basta ya!

b) (wreck, ruin) \<\<home\>\> deshacer*

he felt responsible for breaking up their marriage — se sentía responsable del fracaso de su matrimonio

Sense II
3) v + adv
a) \<\<lovers/band\>\> separarse

their marriage broke up — su matrimonio fracasó

to break up with somebody — romper* or terminar con algn

b) \<\<meeting\>\> terminar; \<\<crowd\>\> dispersarse
c) (BrE Educ)

we break up on the 21st — las clases terminan el 21

4) \<\<boat/ship\>\> romperse*, deshacerse*

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