| break | d. (of drought) end, berakhir: if the drought doesn’t ~ soon..., sekiranya kemarau tdk segera berakhir...; e. (of day) begin, menyingsing: as day broke, sewaktu fajar menyingsing; 12. become public, (mula) tersebar: the news broke yesterday, berita itu mula tersebar semalam; 13.,/b> (of voice) a. (as from emotion) terputus-putus: his voice was ~ing with grief, suaranya terputus-putus krn kesedihan; b. deepen at adolescence, pecah, menjadi /besar, kasar/; [with person as subject] pecah suara: my voice broke when I was fifteen, suara saya pecah or saya pecah suara sewaktu berumur lima belas tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crack | vi 1. split into fissures, merekah: the dry ground ~ed during the long summer, tanah yg kontang merekah pd musim panas yg panjang; 2. split into thin lines, meretak: the glass ~ed when she poured hot water into it, gelas itu meretak apabila air panas dituang ke dalamnya; 3. (of skin, lips) pecah-pecah; 4. make sudden, sharp noise, [various translations]: rifles ~ed simultaneously, senapang meletup serentak; the children shouted when the fireworks ~ed, kanak-kanak bersorak apabila bunga api meletup-letup; when whips ~, apabila cemeti melecut; 5. (of voice), (menjadi) serak; (approaching puberty, adolescence) pecah: his voice ~ed with grief, suaranya serak krn sedih; at adolescence, a boy’s voice ~s, suara budak lelaki pecah sewaktu mulai meningkat remaja; 6. break down, menyerah: he ~ed under the continual questioning, dia menyerah setelah disoal bertalu-talu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | n 1. hole, lubang; (narrow) celah: the calf disappeared through a ~ in the wall, anak lembu itu menghilang melalui lubang pd tembok; 2. broken part, area , (bahagian yg) /pecah, patah, putus, dll/: the ~ is near the ankle, bahagian yg patah itu dekat dgn buku lali; there were so many ~s in the film that it was not worth repairing it, banyak bahagian filem ini yg putus sehingga tdk guna membaikinya or filem ini putus pd begitu banyak tempat sehingga tdk guna membaikinya; the virus can get in through a ~ in the skin, virus tersebut dapat masuk melalui kulit yg jejas; 3. stoppage, berhenti, terhenti: during a ~ in the conversation, a child’s voice was heard, sewaktu perbualan itu terhenti, kedengaran suara kanak-kanak; they waited on the verandah, hoping for a ~ in the rain, mereka menunggu di beranda, mengharapkan hujan akan berhenti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |