with some work.
   break in upon прерывать The loud bell  on  the  clock  broke  in  upon  his
dreams. I'm sorry to break in on your private thoughts, but I think we  should
get on with some work.
   break into а) вламываться The thieves waited until it was  dark  enough  to
break into the house. This box looks as if it's been broken  into.  б)  разра-
зиться (смехом, слезами) The singers broke into song. Mary broke (forth)  into
laughter. в) to break into smb.'s time отнять  у  кого-л.  время  г)  прервать
(разговор)  The  children  broke  into  the  conversation  with  demands   for
attention. My aunt's regular visits break into my weekend. д) неожиданно начи-
нать (действие) The men broke into a run. As I grew more afraid, I broke  into
a cold sweat. е) неохотно использовать часть чего-л. (денег и  т.п.)  I  shall
have to break into my savings to pay for the holiday. I don't  want  to  break
into a L10 note unless I really have to. I keep a small supply of tinned  food
in the bottom cupboard, to be broken into only in case of real need.
   break into a trot перейти на рысь
   break into matchwood мелко щепать
   break jail бежать из тюрьмы
   break loose а) сбежать Three prisoners broke loose as they were being taken
to another prison this morning. б) выходить  из-под  контроля  Violence  broke
loose in the city last night.
   break monotony нарушить однообразие
   break of вылечивать, излечивать, исцелять Doctors keep trying to break  him
of his dependence on the drug.
   break of day рассвет
   break off а) отламывать The wing of the plane broke off in mid-air and  the
plane crashed. Mary broke off some of the chocolate to give to  the  children.
б) внезапно прекращать, обрывать (разговор, дружбу, знакомство  и  т.  п.)  to
break off action/combat/the fight mil. выйти из боя Greece broke off relations
with Turkey. Relations between Greece and Turkey have broken off.  в)  прекра-
щать говорить Jim was in the middle of a funny story  when  he  broke  off  to
answer the telephone. Jim broke off telling the story to answer the telephone.
   break open открывать силой The lock is broken; you'll  have  to  break  the
case open.
   break out а) выламывать We had to break the door out  to  escape  from  the
fire. б) (у)бежать (из тюрьмы) Three men broke  out  of  prison  yesterday.  I
should like to break out of this meaningless way of life. в) вспыхивать (о по-
жаре, войне, эпидемии и т. п.) War broke out in 1939. Fire broke out  in  file
hospital last night. г) разразиться he broke out laughing он  расхохотался  д)
появляться a rash broke out on his body у него выступила  сыпь  е)  открывать,
развертывать As the Queen stepped on the shore, the ship broke out  the  royal
flag. We must break out a new case of wine for the young man's 21st birthday.
   break out in а) покрываться (сыпью) Jane broke out in spots  this  morning.
б) разразиться Mary broke out in loud laughter. в) break out in a  cold  sweat
испугаться When I thought that no one was coming back to save me, I broke  out
in a cold sweat.
   break over (о звуке) слышаться поблизости The young singer  was  pleasantly
surprised when waves of cheering broke over  her  at  the  end  of  her  first
performance.
   break short внезапно заканчивать I'm afraid I must break this  conversation
short. I have to go now.
   break surface всплыть (о подводной лодке и т. п.)
   break the back of закончить самую трудоемкую часть (работы)
   break the bank сорвать банк
   break the ice сделать первый шаг; положить начало (знакомству, разговору)
   break through а) появляться (о солнце или луне) The sun broke through after
days of rain. б) прорваться, пробиться Foreign forces have broken  through  on
the coast. в) сделать важное открытие; добиться научных достижений;  совершить
прорыв Scientists think they have broken through in their attempt to find  the
causes of many major diseases. Now that women have broken through in the field
of medicine, we can expect more women doctors. г) проломить; проложить  дорогу
сквозь что-то твердое We had to break through the  solid  wall  to  reach  the
prisoners. д) преодолеть It was difficult at first to break through her  quiet
manner. We are now flying faster than the speed of sound; we've broken through
the sound barrier.
   break to осторожно сообщать (плохие новости) Will you  break  the  news  of
Henry's death to his wife, or shall I?
   break up а) разбивать (на мелкие куски) to break up into groups, categories
делить на группы, категории; классифицировать Freezing weather will  break  up
the soil (into smaller pieces). In spring the ice on the  Great  Lakes  breaks
up. б) слабеть в) расходиться (о собрании, компании и т. п.) The  crowd  broke
up. г) закрываться на каникулы When does your school break  up?  We  break  up
next week. д) распускать (учеников на каникулы)  е)  расформировывать  ж)  ме-
няться (о погоде) з) заканчивать(ся) The police broke up the fight. "Break  it
up!" shouted the policeman. The party broke up when  the  police  arrived.  и)
разводиться Their marriage broke up. I hear that Jim and Mary are breaking up.
It was money trouble that broke up their marriage. к) чувствовать страх,  тре-
вогу; пугать кого-л. The terrible news will break him up. The death of his pet
cat broke him up. He may break up under this trouble.  л)  позабавить  кого-л.
His story broke me up, I couldn't stop laughing. Peter just broke up  when  we
told him what had happened.
   break wind освободиться от газов
   break with порывать с кем-л., чем-л. When he became rich, he broke with his
former friends. As you grow wiser, you should break with your old ideas.
   break-down noun 1) полный упадок сил, здоровья - nervous break-down 2) рас-
пад; развал 3) поломка механизма, машины; авария 4) шумный, стремительный нег-
ритянский танец 5) разборка (на части); распределение; расчленение; деление на
категории; классификация 6) анализ 7) схема организации 8) electr. пробой (ди-
электрика) 9) attr. - break-down gang
   break-down gang аварийная команда
   break-through noun 1) крупное достижение, открытие; шаг вперед  в  какой-л.
области 2) mil. прорыв
   break-up noun 1) развал; разруха; распад 2) закрытие школы (на каникулы)
   breakable 1. adj. ломкий, хрупкий 2. noun; pl. хрупкие предметы  (посуда  и
т. п.)
   breakage noun 1) ломка; поломка; авария 2) поломанные предметы; бой 3) ком-
пенсация за поломку 4) mining отбойка (породы, руды);  измельчение,  дробление
5) text. обрывность нитей
   breakaway noun 1) отход (от традиций и т. п.) 2) sport отрыв (от  группы  в
беге, эстафете и т. п.); уход от защиты (в футболе и т. п.) 3) sport фальстарт