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locuzioni idiomatiche a ~ di collo at breakneck pace, speed; essere in ~ con qcn. to be on bad terms o on the outs AE with sb.
2. rotta / ˈrotta/ f. mar. aer. course, route; deviare dalla, andare fuori ~ to go off course; cambiare ~ to change route; fare ~ verso o per to be on a course for, to set (a) course for, to head for; tenere o mantenere una ~ to be on o hold o steer a course
locuzioni idiomatiche essere in ~ di collisione to be on a collision course (anche fig.).
to break(irregular);
to crack [noce, nocciola];
to break(irregular), to crack [uova]; (strappare) to rip, to tear(irregular) [calze, pantaloni]; ~ il muso a qcn. pop. to smash sb.’s face; ~ gli argini [fiume] to break its banks; ~ il ghiaccio fig. to break the ice
(far cessare) to break(irregular) [monotonia, silenzio, digiuno];
to upset(irregular) [equilibrio];
to end [isolamento];
to break(irregular) off [findanzamento, relazione, trattative]; ~ l’incantesimo to break the spell; rompete le righe! mil. fall out!
colloq. (seccare) to be(irregular) a pain in the neck; ~ le scatole a qcn. to be on sb.’s case, to pester the life out of sb.; mi rompe che I’m pissed off that
intr. (aus. avere)
(farla finita) ~ con to break up with, to break away from [persona, gruppo];
to break with [tradizione];
to make a break with [passato]; hanno deciso di ~ (lasciarsi) they decided to break it off
(scoppiare) to burst(irregular); ~ in lacrime o pianto to burst into tears
broken;
[uovo] broken, cracked; il computer è di nuovo ~ the computer is down again; braccio ~ broken arm; voce -a dall’emozione voice cracked with emotion
(lacerato) [abito, stoffa, calze] torn
(avvezzo) accustomed, hardened; ~ alla fatica accustomed to hard work
colloq. (indolenzito) essere, sentirsi tutto ~ to be aching all over
rotti m.pl. (spiccioli) small change sing.; 10 euro e -i 10 euros and over.