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rompre.

to break, to snap

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʁɔ̃pʁ/

  1. to break, to snap

    reflexive · transitive
    rompre un traité
    La branche s'est rompue.

  2. to stop, to block, to interrupt

    transitive
    rompre le cours de l’eau

  3. to break up (with someone)

    intransitive
    rompre en douceur
    rompre avec une fille

  4. to break

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French rompre, from Old French rompre, from Latin rumpō, rumpere (“to break”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.