■ break off

■ break off
■ break off
A v. i. + avv.
1 spezzarsi; staccarsi: The glass stem broke off in my hands, lo stelo del bicchiere mi si è spezzato in mano; The pole had broken off at its base, il palo si era spezzato alla base
2 interrompersi: The talks broke off without any arrangement being reached, le trattative si interruppero senza che fosse stato raggiunto un accordo; He broke off in mid-sentence, si interruppe nel bel mezzo della frase
3 fare una pausa (nel lavoro); fermarsi; staccare
B v. t. + avv.
1 staccare; spezzare; rompere: to break off a piece of chocolate, staccare un pezzo di cioccolata
2 rompere, porre fine a (un rapporto): to break off diplomatic relations, rompere le relazioni diplomatiche; She decided to break off their engagement, ha deciso di rompere il fidanzamento; to break it off with sb., rompere una relazione sentimentale con q.; rompere con q.
3 interrompere: to break off work, interrompere il lavoro; to break off negotiations, interrompere i negoziati.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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