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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBriseur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bʁi.zœʁ
"Le briseur de vagues a été très puissant."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that breaks something.
"The storm was a powerful breaker, shattering windows and uprooting trees." - 2
A wave that breaks on the shore.
"The surfers waited for the perfect breaker to ride the waves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'breken', originating from Old English 'brecan', which traces back to Proto-Germanic '*brekanan' meaning to fracture or shatter. Over centuries, the suffix '-er' was added to denote an agent or device that performs the action of breaking.
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Briseur
Transliteration: bʁi.zœʁ
"Le briseur de vagues a été très puissant."
Brecher
Transliteration: ˈbʁɛçɐ
"Der Brecher hat die Küste erreicht."
Rottore
Transliteration: rotˈtoːre
"Il rottore ha distrutto tutto."
Rompe
Transliteration: ˈrom.pe
"El rompeolas fue muy fuerte."
Quebrador
Transliteration: keˈbɾa.doʁ
"O quebrador de ondas estava agitado."
तोड़ने वाला
Transliteration: toḍne vālā
"तूफान एक शक्तिशाली तोड़ने वाला था।"
破坏者
Transliteration: pòhuài zhě
"风暴是一个强大的破坏者。"
파괴자
Transliteration: pagoeja
"폭풍우는 강력한 파괴자였다."
ブレイカー
Transliteration: bureikā
"嵐は強力なブレイカーでした。"
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