break away
1 (v + adv) detach TRANSITIVEbris verb scoith verb the ice is broken away from the handles bristear an t-oighear de na hanlaí
INTRANSITIVEscoith verb the pontoon broke away scoith an pontúnbranches break away from the trees scoitheann géaga de na crainn
2 (v + adv) escape INTRANSITIVEéalaigh verb na cosa a thabhairt leat she managed to break away d'éirigh léi éalú, d'éirigh léi na cosa a thabhairt léithey broke away from the police d'éalaigh siad ó na póilíní, thug siad na cosa leo ó na póilíníShow full entry
3 (v + adv) move ahead INTRANSITIVEtéigh amach chun tosaigh VPimigh chun tosaigh VPscoith verb the two cyclists broke away from the rest chuaigh an bheirt rothaithe amach chun tosaigh ar an gcuid eile, d'imigh an bheirt rothaithe chun tosaigh ar an gcuid eile 4 (v + adv) stop being part of sth INTRANSITIVEimigh verb scar verb they broke away and formed a new party d'fhág siad agus bhunaigh páirtí nuato break away from sb/sth scaradh le duine/rud, droim láimhe a thabhairt le duine/rud, cúl a thabhairt le duine/rudshe broke away from her family thug sí droim láimhe lena teaghlach, thug sí cúl lena teaghlach, thug sí cúl ar a teaghlachthey broke away from the EU d'fhág siad an tAontas Eorpach, scar siad ón AEhe broke away from stereotypes thug sé droim láimhe le steiréitíopaí, chaith sé steiréitíopaí in aer → see break