aufbrechen

German

Etymology

auf- +‎ brechen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçn̩], [ˈʔaʊ̯fˌbʁɛçən]
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  • Hyphenation: auf‧bre‧chen

Verb

aufbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bricht auf, past tense brach auf, past participle aufgebrochen, past subjunctive bräche auf, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to break open, through [auxiliary haben]
    Die Polizei musste die Tür aufbrechen, um in die Wohnung zu gelangen.
    The police had to break down the door to get into the apartment.
  2. (intransitive) to be broken through [auxiliary sein]
    Achtung! Das Eis bricht auf.
    Danger! The ice is breaking.
  3. (intransitive) to break camp, to leave, to depart, to head off [auxiliary sein]
    Im September brach die Expedition in die Antarktis auf.
    The Antarctica expedition broke camp in September.
  4. (transitive, hunting) to gut [auxiliary haben]
    Synonym: ausweiden

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