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breuk.

fracture, break

5 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/brøːk/

  1. fracture, break

    feminine
    Na het ongeluk had hij een ernstige breuk in zijn been en moest hij geopereerd worden.

  2. fraction

    feminine
    Kun je me helpen om deze breuk om te zetten in een decimale vorm?

  3. fault

    feminine
    De aardbeving veroorzaakte een grote breuk in de aardkorst.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch broke, brueke, from Old Dutch *bruki, from Proto-West Germanic *bruki, from Proto-Germanic *brukiz.

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