Explicație broken în Dicționarul Englez Englez

broken

('brōkən )

adjectiv
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
or legally or emotionally destroyed
"a broken mirror"
"a broken tooth"
"a broken leg"
"his neck is broken"
"children from broken homes"
"a broken marriage"
"a broken heart"

adjectiv
(especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded
"broken (or unkept) promises"
"broken contracts"

adjectiv
not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly
"broken lines of defense"
"a broken cable transmission"
"broken sleep"
"tear off the stub above the broken line"
"a broken note"
"broken sobs"

adjectiv
lacking a part or parts
"a broken set of encyclopedia"

adjectiv
discontinuous
"broken clouds"
"broken sunshine"

adjectiv
out of working order (`busted'' is an informal substitute for `broken'')
"a broken washing machine"
"the coke machine is broken"
"the coke machine is busted"

adjectiv
destroyed financially
"the broken fortunes of the family"

adjectiv
weakened and infirm
"broken health resulting from alcoholism"

adjectiv
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
"troops fleeing in broken ranks"
"a confused mass of papers on the desk"
"the small disordered room"
"with everything so upset"

adjectiv
imperfectly spoken or written
"broken English"

adjectiv
subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low"
"a broken man"
"his broken spirit"

adjectiv
topographically very uneven
"broken terrain"
"rugged ground"

adjectiv
tamed or trained to obey
"a horse broken to the saddle"
"this old nag is well broken in"




Antonime:
(adjectiv) kept, unbroken



Sinonime:
(adjectiv) crushed, low, rugged, upset