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feminine

/ʁyp.tyʁ/

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Translation

break-up, break, breach

Word origin

From Latin ruptura ('a breaking'), from rumpere ('to break'). English 'rupture', 'erupt' and 'interrupt' all come from that verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: ruptura
English cognates: rupture, erupt, interrupt

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralruptures

Examples

tous .

The break-up was hard on both of them.

Breaches of contract are expensive.

He is taking the break-up with his wife badly.

A broken cable stopped the train.

Cette .

This decision marks a break with the past.

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This word is part of lesson 54.