broyer
Meaning
- to crush, grind
- (figuratively, slang) to crush in a fight
- (slang) to outpower
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
moer
stampen
moldre
pestare
moler
zerstampfenFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bʁwa.je/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French broier, from Old French breier, breer, brier (“to break”), from Frankish *brekan (“to break”), from Proto-Germanic *brekaną (“to break”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- (“to break”). Cognate with Old Dutch brecan (“to break”), Old High German brehhan (“to break”), Old English brecan (“to break”), Spanish bregar (“to toil, to deal with”), Italian sbrigare (“to handle, to deal with”), Sicilian sbrija and sbrijuni (“lever to knead dough”). More at break.
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