Collocations with the verb "to break"

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infrangere le regole
Lei infrange sempre le regole quando gioca a carte.
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break the rules
She always breaks the rules when she plays cards.
diffondere una storia
Il Times ha diffuso una storia circa una truffa fiscale.
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break a story
The Times journalist broke a story about a tax swindle.
spezzare la routine
Devo spezzare la mia routine e andare da qualche parte nel weekend.
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break the routine
I must break the routine and go somewhere at the weekend.
dare la notizia
Una famosa stazione TV ha appena dato la notizia della malattia del presidente.
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break the news
A popular TV station has just broken the news about the president's illness.
smettere [un'abitudine]
Mio padre sta ancora cercando di smettere nonostante abbia fumato per 20 anni.
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break a habit
My father is still trying to break the habit although he has been smoking for 20 years.
rompere con la tradizione
Dopo essersi trasferiti all'estero, spesso la gente rompe con la tradizione.
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break with tradition
After moving abroad people often break with tradition.
interrompere uno sciopero
Dopo 10 giorni, le infermiere interruppero lo sciopero.
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break a strike
After 10 days, the nurses broke the strike.
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