Anyway, I'm glad you were able to broach this difficult subject.
Source: tatoeba (37677)
Broach
//bɹoʊt͡ʃ//
Synonyms for "broach" (189 found)
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Verb(1 words)
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31 entriesShowing 16 of 31 words.
Translations
55 translations across 13 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- шило noun (awl, bodkin)
- обръщам напреко на вълните verb (to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves)
- обръщам се напреко на вълните verb (to turn sideways to oncoming waves)
- пробивам verb (make a hole in)
Czech
4 entries- protahovák noun (awl, bodkin)
- protlačovák noun (awl, bodkin)
- trn noun (awl, bodkin)
- nakousnout verb (begin discussion about)
Dutch
4 entries- aankaarten verb (begin discussion about)
- aansnijden verb (begin discussion about)
- aantappen (van een vat) verb (make a hole in)
- doorboren verb (make a hole in)
Finnish
4 entries- leveä taltta noun (masonry: broad chisel)
- naskali noun (awl, bodkin)
- varras noun (stick from which candle wicks are suspended)
- avata keskustelu verb (begin discussion about)
French
3 entries- aborder verb (begin discussion about)
- percer un tonneau verb (make a hole in)
- perforer verb (make a hole in)
Galician
1 entries- espichar verb (make a hole in)
German
3 entries- ansprechen verb (begin discussion about)
- anzapfen verb (make a hole in)
- aufbringen verb (begin discussion about)
Hungarian
4 entries- fémfúró noun (series of chisel points)
- csapra ver verb (make a hole in)
- felhoz verb (begin discussion about)
- felnyit verb (make a hole in)
Māori
2 entries- rara verb (to turn sideways to oncoming waves)
- rara verb (to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves)
Spanish
4 entries- colacionar verb (begin discussion about)
- espitar verb (make a hole in)
- plantear verb (begin discussion about)
- sacar a colación verb (begin discussion about)
Swedish
1 entries- brotsch noun (series of chisel points)
Tatar
1 entries- тартып юну noun (series of chisel points)
Turkish
1 entries- delmek verb (make a hole in)
Sample sentences
25 total sentences available.
I hesitate to broach the subject with her.
Source: tatoeba (539167)
Tom tried to broach the subject.
Source: tatoeba (8329193)
Tom did not broach the subject.
Source: tatoeba (8329194)
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