broken

broken
'brəukən
adjective
1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.) knust, i stykker, brukket
2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) avbrutt
3) (uneven: broken ground.) ujevn, oppkjørt
4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) gebrokkent
5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) ødelagt, oppløst
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I
verb \/brəʊkən\/
perf. partisipp av ➢ break, 2
II
adj. \/ˈbrəʊk(ə)n\/
1) brukket, ødelagt, knust, istykkerslått (om gjenstander)
• he has a broken leg
• she never believed in men again after her broken marriage
hun mistet helt troen på menn etter at ekteskapet hennes gikk i stykker
2) (om person) nedbrutt, sønderknust, ute av seg
• a broken man
en mann som har fått seg en knekk
3) (om ridedyr) temmet, dressert, innkjørt
4) (om linje, tid e.l.) avbrutt, oppdelt, usammenhengende
5) (militærvesen) degradert
6) (EDB, om program) feilaktig, uregelmessig
7) (om språk) gebrokkent
broken barley brukket byggkorn
broken colour brutt farge flekker (flekketeknikk med ublandede farger)
broken cream fløte som har skilt seg
broken ground ujevnt\/kupert terreng
broken home hjem der foreldrene har flyttet fra hverandre, skilsmissehjem
broken lots (amer.) umake varer
broken meat(s) (gammeldags) kjøttrester, levninger
broken money småpenger, slanter
broken paper vrakpapir
broken water (sjøfart) forklaring: område med stående bølger (ved undervannsskjær e.l.)
broken weather utrygt\/skiftende\/ustabilt vær
in broken tones stammende, med usikker\/brutt stemme

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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