briser

Danish

Noun

briser c

  1. indefinite plural of brise

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French briser, from Old French brisier (to break to pieces by a shock or violent blow, bust), from Late Latin brisāre. Of unknown further origin. Possibly from Transalpine Gaulish; compare Old Irish brisid. Or from Frankish *bristijan, *bristan (to break, split, shatter), from Proto-Germanic *brestaną (to break, burst), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrest- (to separate, burst); compare English burst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁi.ze/
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Verb

briser

  1. (transitive) to break; snap
    Synonyms: casser, rompre
    Est-ce que c’est vraiment une promesse si tu sais que tu vas la briser ?
    Is it really a promise if you know you’re going to break it?
  2. (reflexive, se briser) to become broken; snap
    Synonyms: casser, rompre

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

briser m

  1. indefinite plural of bris

Old French

Verb

briser

  1. Alternative form of brisier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Synonyms

Swedish

Noun

briser

  1. indefinite plural of bris
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