break off

break off
break off
1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi
2) (stop speaking) interrompersi
3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off
4) (snap) rompere, staccare [branch]
5) (terminate) rompere [engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations]
* * *
(to stop: She broke off in the middle of a sentence.) interrompersi
* * *
1. vt + adv
(piece) staccare, spezzare, (talks, engagement) rompere
2. vi + adv
1) (twig) staccarsi
2) (speaker) interrompersi

(stop) to break off (from doing sth) — smettere (di fare qc)

to break off from work — interrompere il lavoro

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break off
1) (snap off) [end, mast] rompersi; [handle, piece] staccarsi
2) (stop speaking) interrompersi
3) (pause) fare una pausa, fermarsi; break off [sth.], break [sth.] off
4) (snap) rompere, staccare [branch]
5) (terminate) rompere [engagement]; interrompere [conversation, negotiations]

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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