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Ibranch
I hate being boxed up in an office all
day, odio el estar metido en una oficina
todo el dia.
• branch echar ramas, ramificarse,
bifurcarse.
» branch away bifurcarse.
the paths branch away here, los
senderos se bifurcan aqui.
branch off bifurcarse.
we branched off at Poole, nos
bifurcamos en Poole.
the line branches off to go to Belfast,
hay un ramal que va a Belfast.
» branch out extenderse, ensanchar el
campo de operaciones.
they branched out their operations,
extendieron el campo de sus
operaciones.
the company has branched out into
publishing, la companfa ha diversificado
sus actividades lanzandose al campo
editorial.
he has branched out on his own, se ha
establecido por su cuenta.
• brave desafiar, arrosar, hacer frente a.
• brave out defenderse sin confesarse
culpable.
he tried to brave it out when the police
questioned him, se mostro desafiante
cuando le interrogo la policia.
• break romper; roturar (tierra); partir
(corazon); batir (records); descifrar
(codigos); no acudir (citas); faltar a
(promesa); violar (ley); domar
(caballos); quebrantar (salud); romper
(silencio, servicio); amortiguar (cafda);
comunicar (noticias); estropearse
(maquinaria); cambiar bruscamente
(tiempo); apuntar (dia).
• break away desprenderse (pedazo);
separarse; escaparse.
a big rock broke away, una gran roca
se desprendio.
she had broken away from the group,
se habfa separado del grupo. a small
group broke away from the main party,
un grupo pequeno se escindio del
partido.
he broke away from his captors, se
escapo de sus captores.
the boat broke away from its moorings,
el barco se solto de las amarras.
• break down derribar, echar abajo;
acabar con (resistencia); analizar
guide to phrasal verbs
(cifras); perder la salud; estropearse
(maquinaria); fracasar (plan); perder el
control (persona).
he broke down and confessed his guilt,
no pudo mas y confeso su culpa.
she broke down in tears, se echo a llorar.
he broke down and cried, perdio el
control y se echo a llorar.
the talks broke down after two days,
las conversaciones fracasaron a los dos
dfas.
my car broke down, se me averio el
coche.
the washing machine has broken down
again, la lavadora se ha estropeado
otra vez.
the results are broken down into four
groups, los resultados se dividen en
cuatro grupos.
let me in or I'll break the door down!
idejame entrar o echo la puerta abajo!
they broke down the enemy's
resistance, acabaron con la resistencia
del enemigo.
his health broke down, perdio la salud.
* break forth into estallar en.
they broke forth into song, rompieron a
cantar.
* break in forzar, entrar por la fuerza;
acostumbrar (recluta); interrumpir
(conversacion); domar; echar abajo.
somebody has broken in, alguien ha
forzado la entrada.
he needs breaking in to our ways,
necesita acostumbrarse a nuestra
forma de hacer las cosas.
may I break in at this point?, me
permiten interrumpir en este punto?
/ don't mean to break in on your
conversation, but... , no es que quiera
meterme en su conversacion, pero...
sorry to break in on you like this,
perdonen que interrumpa.
I'll have to break in these shoes before
the party, espero que los zapatos se
hagan al pie antes de la fiesta.
he broke the horse in, domo el caballo.
* break into escalar, forzar; empezar,
introducirse en.
burglars broke into the house, los
ladrones entraron en la casa.
our house was broken into, nos
entraron ladrones.
they broke into song, rompieron a
cantar.
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