broken

  • 11broken — past participle of BREAK(Cf. ↑breakable). ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of a language) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner. DERIVATIVES brokenly adverb brokenness noun …

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  • 12Broken (EP) — Halo 5 redirects here. For the fifth game in the Halo videogame universe, see Halo: Reach. Broken EP by Nine Inch Nails …

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  • 13Broken — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sommaire 1 Cinéma et télévision 1.1 Courts métrages …

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  • 14broken — bro|ken1 [ broukən ] adjective ** ▸ 1 damaged physically ▸ 2 not working ▸ 3 extremely sad ▸ 4 not as promised/hoped ▸ 5 not continuous ▸ 6 without hope ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a broken object has been damaged and is in two or more pieces: Be careful… …

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  • 15broken — I UK [ˈbrəʊkən] / US [ˈbroʊkən] adjective ** 1) a) a broken bone has a crack in it He had several broken ribs and a suspected broken leg. b) a broken object has been damaged and is in two or more pieces Nearly all the houses had broken windows.… …

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  • 16broken — bro|ken1 [ˈbrəukən US ˈbrou] v the past participle of ↑break broken 2 broken2 W3S3 adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(piece of equipment)¦ 2¦(object)¦ 3¦(bone)¦ 4¦(not continuous)¦ 5¦(person)¦ 6 broken English/French etc …

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  • 17broken — 1 the past participle of break 1 . broken2 adjective 1 PIECE OF EQUIPMENT not working properly: The vacuum cleaner s broken again. | get broken (=become broken): Somehow the heaters got broken. 2 OBJECT in small pieces because it has been hit,… …

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  • 18broken*/*/*/ — [ˈbrəʊkən] adj I 1) a broken object has been damaged with the result that it is in two or more pieces Nearly all the houses had broken windows.[/ex] Be careful not to step on the broken glass.[/ex] 2) if a piece of equipment is broken, it is not… …

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  • 19broken — past part. of BREAK(1). adj. 1 that has been broken; out of order. 2 (of a person) reduced to despair; beaten. 3 (of a language or of speech) spoken falteringly and with many mistakes, as by a foreigner (broken English). 4 disturbed, interrupted… …

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  • 20broken — brokenly, adv. brokenness, n. /broh keuhn/, v. 1. pp. of break. adj. 2. reduced to fragments; fragmented. 3. ruptured; torn; fractured. 4. not functioning properly; out of working order. 5. Meteorol. (of sky cove …

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