abbrechen

Signification

1. (class-4,strong,transitive) to break off (remove by breaking)
2. (class-4,intransitive,strong) to be broken off
3. (class-4,strong,transitive) to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly)
4. (class-4,strong,transitive) to pull down (demolish)
5. (class-4,strong) to discard (throw away)

Coupé comme

ab‧bre‧chen

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈʔapˌbʁɛçn̩]

Étymologie

From Middle High German abebrechen, from Old High German ababrehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *ababrekan. Equivalent to ab- + brechen. Cognate with Dutch afbreken (“to demolish, to decompose”).