breaker

UK
/ˈbreɪ.kə/
US
/ˈbreɪ.kɚ/

Translations

breakernoun
breakers
pl
UK
/ˈbreɪ.kə/
US
/ˈbreɪ.kɚ/
disjoncteurDans le domaine électrique.
The circuit breaker tripped, cutting off the power to the entire house.
Le disjoncteur a sauté, coupant l’électricité dans toute la maison.
concasseurAppareil ou machine servant à broyer ou fragmenter des matières dures.
The coal breaker was essential in processing the mined coal.
Le concasseur à charbon était essentiel au traitement du charbon extrait.
The breaker of the vase was never found, leaving the mystery unsolved.
Le casseur du vase n’a jamais été retrouvé, laissant le mystère non résolu.
déferlanteSe dit d’une vague qui se brise en écume sur le rivage.
Surfers eagerly awaited the next big breaker to ride.
Les surfeurs attendaient avec impatience la prochaine grande déferlante à surfer.
breakeradjective
UK
/ˈbreɪkə/
US
/ˈbreɪkər/
Attributive use of the noun before another noun; not used with comparative or superlative forms.
Additional translations
de ruptureEmploi technique, attributif.

Definitions

breakernoun
A person or thing that breaks something.
The breaker of the vase was never found, leaving the mystery unsolved.
A large wave that breaks into foam on the shore.
Surfers eagerly awaited the next big breaker to ride.
A device for interrupting an electric circuit to prevent excessive current, typically a circuit breaker.
The circuit breaker tripped, cutting off the power to the entire house.
A machine or tool used for breaking up hard substances, such as rock or coal.
The coal breaker was essential in processing the mined coal.
breakeradjective
Used attributively before another noun to describe something that breaks, interrupts, or causes something to break.
The ship passed through the breaker waves near the shore.