rompre /ʁɔ̃pʁ/ verb = to break (up/off/with) / séparer en deux parties, briser, mettre en pièces
Examples of usage
En tombant de cheval, il s’est rompu le cou.
– he broke his leg neck falling off a horse
rompre ses chaînes
– to break one’s chains
tu nous romps la tête avec ta musique
– you’re deafening us with your music
ils ont rompu (leurs fiançailles)
– they’ve broken it off, they’ve broken off their engagement
il va se rompre les os / le cou
– he’s going to break his neck
As we haven’t had a French word of the day for a while, I thought it was time for one. To remember this word I think of someone romping around breaking things.
