to break in
01
bryta sig in, stjäla
to enter someone's property by force and without their consent, particularly to steal something
Intransitive
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
frasalt
rörelseverb
regelbundet
oskiljbar
partikel
in
grundverb
break
presens
break in
3:e person singular
breaks in
presens particip
breaking in
enkelt preteritum
broke in
perfekt particip
broken in
Exempel
The alarm system alerted the police when someone tried to break in.
Larmsystemet varnade polisen när någon försökte bryta sig in.
02
avbryta, bryta in i samtalet
to start to speak in the middle of a conversation
Intransitive
Exempel
A shout from the street broke in on their discussion.
Ett rop från gatan avbröt deras diskussion.
03
lansera, innovera
to start something entirely new or take it to a higher level
Transitive: to break in sth
Exempel
The company plans to break the product launch in with a grand event.
Företaget planerar att starta produktlanseringen med en stor evenemang.
04
träna, tämja
to make a horse obedient, typically a young one
Transitive: to break in a horse
Exempel
The cowboy spent weeks breaking in the new ranch horses.
Cowboyn tillbringade veckor med att träna in de nya ranchhästarna.
05
rasa inåt, kollapsa
to break in a way that causes the broken parts to fall inward
Intransitive
Exempel
The roof of the old barn finally started to break in after years of neglect.
Taket på den gamla ladugården började slutligen bryta inåt efter år av försummelse.
06
bryta in, mjuka upp
to make something work better by using it regularly
Transitive: to break in sth
Exempel
It's important to break the leather gloves in before playing baseball.
Det är viktigt att bryta in läderhandskarna innan man spelar baseboll.
07
invända, träna
to assist someone in getting used to a specific way of behaving or working
Transitive: to break in sb
Exempel
The team leader aimed to break the new member in gently to the project.
Lagledaren syftade till att introducera den nya medlemmen försiktigt i projektet.
