abbrechen.
to break off (remove by breaking)
Meaning & usage
to break off (remove by breaking)
Der Sturm brach die Spitzen und Äste vieler Bäume ab.
to be broken off
Der Tassengriff bricht ab.
to terminate, to end, to stop (especially suddenly or unexpectedly)
Der Athlet musste das Training wegen einer Verletzung abbrechen.
to pull down (demolish)
die Brücken hinter sich abbrechen
to discard (throw away)
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German abebrëchen, from Old High German ababrëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *ababrekan. Equivalent to ab- + brechen. Cognate with Dutch afbreken (“to demolish, to decompose”).
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