verb#3,926 by frequency

zerbrechen

[tsɐˈbʁɛçn̩]

to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap; to break into pieces, to shatter; to fall apart, to break up

Meanings

1
to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap — to cause an object to come apart into discrete pieces
- Wir hörten, wie auf unserer Straße Glas zerbrach.
  We heard glass shattering in our street.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to break into pieces, to shatter — to come apart into discrete pieces
3
to break into pieces, to shatter (to come apart into discrete pieces); to fall apart, to break up (of relationships, coalitions, groups, etc., caused by an insurmountable disagreement)
- Wer hat das Fenster zerbrochen?
  Who broke the window?
  Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Jemand hat den Spiegel zerbrochen.
  Somebody has broken the mirror.
  Tatoeba · Adelpa · CC BY 2.0 FR