Break vs Fracture

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Break

Top 1000 (très courant) A1 verb

Fracture

Top 2000 (courant)

Le plus courant: Break

	Break	Fracture
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/breɪk/","/breɪks/","/brəʊk/","/ˈbrəʊkən/","/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/breɪk/","/breɪks/","/brəʊk/","/ˈbrəʊkən/","/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //ˈfræk.tʃər// 🇺🇸 //ˈfræk.tʃɚ//
Sens	To separate into pieces or stop working.	A break or crack in something hard.
Exemple	Please be careful not to break the glass.	The athlete suffered a fracture in his leg during the game.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Niveau CEFR	A1	-
Nature grammaticale	verb
Collocations	break a promise, break the news, break out, take a break, break down	hairline fracture, compound fracture, fracture site, fracture healing, fracture risk
Antonymes	repair, fix, build	heal, mend, unite
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'brake', the device to slow a vehicle., Using it in contexts where 'pause' or 'stop' is more appropriate., Incorrectly forming the past tense as 'breaked' instead of 'broke'.	Confused with 'fractured', the past tense form., Using 'fracture' as a verb when the noun form is required.
Notes d'usage	Used for physical objects or figurative contexts like breaking a habit. Not usually used in very formal writing or speech.	Use 'fracture' when discussing broken bones or materials. It is more commonly used in medical or technical contexts.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

How I Met Your Mother › S1 E1

It is on till the break of dawn.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

He did not break you.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

then perhaps we shouldn't break 100 years of it by naming a girl heir.

How I Met Your Mother › S1 E1

It is on till the break of dawn.

A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms › S1 E1

He did not break you.

Break

The Pitt › S1 E1

with open fracture dislocation to the ankle.

Fracture

Questions fréquentes : Break vs Fracture

Quelle est la différence entre Break et Fracture ?

Break: To separate into pieces or stop working. Fracture: A break or crack in something hard.

Lequel est le plus courant : Break et Fracture ?

Break est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Break: Please be careful not to break the glass. Fracture: The athlete suffered a fracture in his leg during the game.

Puis-je utiliser Break et Fracture de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Break et Fracture sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.