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break up

Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha
1. into pieces
2. interrupt layout
3. divide
4. terminate
5. of fight: stop
6. of crowd: disperse
7. finish school
8. telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid be distorted
9. cause distress
10. make sb laugh
 Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + adv) into pieces transitiveaistreach it breaks up the ice briseann sé an t-oighear ina phíosaí the boats were broken up by the storm bhris an stoirm na báid as a chéile, rinne an stoirm smionagar de na báid intransitiveneamhaistreach the concrete is breaking up tá an choincréit ag briseadh ina píosaí 2 (v + adv) interrupt layout transitiveaistreachbris suas cmu the space was broken up by trees bhí an spás briste suas le crainn we break up writing with paragraphs brisimid suas an scríbhneoireacht le hailt, cuirimid ailt isteach leis an scríbhneoireacht a bhriseadh suas 3 (v + adv) divide transitiveaistreachroinn verb cmu the company was broken up briseadh an comhlacht ina chodanna she broke it up into two parts bhris sí ina dhá chuid é, roinn sí ina dhá chuid é the country was broken up into two states rinneadh dhá stát den tír 4 (v + adv) terminate transitiveaistreachdeireadh a chur le cmu he broke up the marriage chuir sé deireadh leis an bpósadh intransitiveneamhaistreach the alliance broke up thit an chomhghuaillíocht as a chéile the relationship broke up thit an caidreamh as a chéile, tháinig deireadh leis an gcaidreamh she broke up with her boyfriend scar sí lena stócach, bhris sí suas lena buachaill 5 (v + adv) of fight: stop transitiveaistreach I had to break up a fight b'éigean dom troid a stopadh, b'éigean dom stop a chur le troid intransitiveneamhaistreach the fight broke up tháinig deireadh leis an troid 6 (v + adv) of crowd: disperse transitiveaistreachscaip verb cmu the demonstration was broken up scaipeadh na léirsitheoirí intransitiveneamhaistreachscaip verb cmu the crowd broke up scaip an slua the meeting broke up tháinig deireadh leis an gcruinniú, scoir an cruinniú 7 (v + adv) finish school intransitiveneamhaistreach school has broken up tá an scoil dúnta, tá an scoilbhliain thart, tá deireadh leis an scoilbhliain the children break up for the summer bíonn na páistí ar saoire sa samhradh, bíonn na páistí réidh leis an scoil sa samhradh 8 (v + adv) telecommunicationsteileachumarsáid be distorted intransitiveneamhaistreachbris suas cmu the picture is breaking up tá an pictiúr ag briseadh suas you're breaking up tá tú ag briseadh suas, tá an líne ag briseadh 9 (v + adv) informalneamhfhoirmeálta cause distress transitiveaistreach it really broke me up bhris sé mo chroí, ghoill sé go mór orm, chuir sé as go mór dom it breaks me up that I have to leave briseann sé mo chroí go gcaithfidh mé imeacht 10 (v + adv) informalneamhfhoirmeálta (USSAM) make sb laugh transitiveaistreach the kids break me up bím lagaithe ag gáire ag na páistí, cuireann na páistí sna trithí gáire mé→ break
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