Break

aube

(beginning of morning)

casse

(instance of breaking something into pieces)

changement

(change in weather)

entracte

(interval between two parts of performance)

espace

(physical space that opens up in something or between two things)

ouverture

(physical space that opens up in something or between two things)

pause

(rest or pause, usually from work)

pause

(temporary split in romantic relationship)

évasion

(act of escaping)

battre

(to do better than a record)

bourriner

(gaming: to design or make a powerful, unbalancing but legal move)

briser

(transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

briser

(to cause a person to lose spirit or will)

briser

(to cause to no longer bar)

casser

(transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

casser

(transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

casser

(transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

casser

(to demulsify)

contre-attaquer

(to counter-attack)

diviser

(to divide (money) into smaller units)

débourrer

(to turn an animal into a beast of burden)

déconnecter

(to end a connection)

dégrader

(to reduce the military rank of)

faire une pause

(to interrupt or cease one's work or occupation temporarily)

fracturer

(transitive: to cause (a bone) to crack)

mettre en panne

(transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

outrepasser

(transitive: to do that which is forbidden by (something))

passer

(to cause a habit to no longer exist)

publier

(to disclose or make known an item of news)

rattraper

(to interrupt a fall)

riposter

(to counter-attack)

rompre

(transitive: to separate into (to cause to end up in) two or more pieces)

rompre

(to end a connection)

ruiner

(to ruin financially)

révéler

(to disclose or make known an item of news)

se briser

(intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

se casser

(intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

se casser

(intransitive, of a bone: to crack)

se casser

(intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

se fracturer

(intransitive, of a bone: to crack)

se rompre

(intransitive: to separate into (to end up in) two or more pieces)

tomber en panne

(intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)