Sentence examples of "break off" in English

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Don't break off the branch. Ne casse pas la branche.
They broke off their engagement. Ils ont rompu leurs fiançailles.
The couple broke off their engagement. Le couple rompit ses fiançailles.
That country broke off diplomatic relations with the United States. Ce pays rompit les relations diplomatiques avec les États-Unis.
That country broke off diplomatic relations with the neighboring countries. Ce pays a rompu les relations diplomatiques avec les pays voisins.
Let's break off, shall we? Faisons une pause, non ?
We want to break off this negotiation. Nous voulons mettre fin à cette négociation.
We have a break from 10:40 to 11:00. Nous avons une pause de 10h40 à 11h00.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
A war may break out at any moment. Une guerre peut éclater à tout moment.
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button. En cas d'incendie, brisez la vitre et appuyez sur le bouton rouge.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
Some birds can break the sound barrier. Certains oiseaux peuvent dépasser la vitesse du son.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
It's time for a break. Il est temps de faire une pause.
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
Somebody must break the sad news to her mother. Quelqu'un doit annoncer les tristes nouvelles à sa mère.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
If the torque is too high, the shaft might break. That's why we are using a shear splint as a torque limiter. Si le couple est trop élevé, l'arbre de transmission peut rompre. C'est pourquoi on utilise une goupille de sécurité comme limiteur de couple.
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