Break

"Break" in Portuguese

fenda

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

fresta

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

fuga

(act of escaping)

pausa

(rest or pause, usually from work)

quebra

(instance of breaking something into pieces)

tempo

(temporary split in romantic relationship)

desligar

(to end a connection)

desrespeitar

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

domar

(to turn an animal into a beast of burden)

estragar

(transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

falhar

(of a voice, to alter in type due to emotion or strain [existing translations are to be checked, whether they belong to the previous sense])

partir

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

partir

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

partir

(intransitive, of a bone: to crack)

partir

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

partir

(intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

partir

(transitive: to cause to stop functioning)

pausar

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

perder

(to cause a habit to no longer exist)

quebrar

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

quebrar

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

quebrar

(intransitive, of a bone: to crack)

quebrar

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

quebrar

(to ruin financially)

quebrar

(intransitive: to stop functioning properly or altogether)

quebrar

(of a wave, to collapse into a surf)

quebrar

(to do better than a record)

romper

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

romper

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

romper

(to cause a habit to no longer exist)

separar

(to end a connection)

trocar

(to divide (money) into smaller units)

violar

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

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.