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durchbrechen
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See also: Durchbrechen
German
Etymology 1
From Middle High German durchbrechen, from Old High German duruhbrehhan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhbrekan; analyzable as durch (“through”) + brechen (“to break”).
Pronunciation
Verb
durchbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bricht durch, past tense brach durch, past participle durchgebrochen, past subjunctive bräche durch, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to break something in two [auxiliary haben]
- ein Brot durchbrechen ― split a loaf of bread
- (intransitive) to break in two; to snap [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive) to break through [auxiliary sein]
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Durchbrechen, Durchbrecher, Durchbrechung, Durchbruch
- durchbrechend, durchgebrochen
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
durchbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present durchbricht, past tense durchbrach, past participle durchbrochen, past subjunctive durchbräche, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to break through something; to penetrate; to breach
- die Schallmauer durchbrechen ― break the sound barrier
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Durchbrecher
- Durchbrecherin
- Durchbrechung
Related terms
Further reading
- “durchbrechen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “durchbrechen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “durchbrechen” in Duden online
- “durchbrechen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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