Break vs Holidays

Quando usar cada um em inglês, com significado, registro e exemplos.

Break

Top 1000 (muito comum) A1 verb

Holidays

Top 1000 (muito comum)

	Break	Holidays
Pronúncia	🇬🇧 /["/breɪk/","/breɪks/","/brəʊk/","/ˈbrəʊkən/","/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/breɪk/","/breɪks/","/brəʊk/","/ˈbrəʊkən/","/ˈbreɪkɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //ˈhɒlədeɪz// 🇺🇸 //ˈhɑːlədeɪz//
Significado	Separar em pedaços ou parar de funcionar. To separate into pieces or stop working.	Dias especiais para celebrar ou descansar do trabalho. Special days for celebration or rest from work.
Exemplo	Please be careful not to break the glass.	Many people look forward to the holidays each year for family time.
Registro	Neutro	Neutro
Quão comum	Top 1000 (muito comum)	Top 1000 (muito comum)
Nível CEFR	A1	-
Classe gramatical	verb
Colocações	break a promise, break the news, break out, take a break, break down	public holidays, national holidays, bank holidays, holiday season, holiday wishes
Antônimos	repair, fix, build	workdays, labor, busy days
Erros comuns	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'.	Confusing 'holiday' with 'vacation' in American English., Using 'holidays' to refer to single events., Incorrect pluralization of 'holiday' in contexts.
Notas de uso	Usado para objetos físicos ou contextos figurados como quebrar um hábito. Geralmente não é usado em escrita ou fala muito formal. Used for physical objects or figurative contexts like breaking a habit. Not usually used in very formal writing or speech.	Use 'feriados' para dias de folga do trabalho; evite em escrita formal, a menos que se refira a feriados específicos. Use 'holidays' for days off work; avoid in formal writing unless referring to specific holidays.

Veja em clipes reais

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

I stayed with Lieutenant Dan and celebrated the holidays.

Succession › S1 E1

and the holidays mean the board might be kinda hard to get together,

I stayed with Lieutenant Dan and celebrated the holidays.

Succession › S1 E1

and the holidays mean the board might be kinda hard to get together,

Holidays

Perguntas frequentes: Break vs Holidays

Qual é a diferença entre Break e Holidays?

Break: To separate into pieces or stop working. Holidays: Special days for celebration or rest from work.

Pode mostrar um exemplo de cada?

Break: Please be careful not to break the glass. Holidays: Many people look forward to the holidays each year for family time.

Posso usar Break e Holidays de forma intercambiável?

Nem sempre. Break e Holidays são relacionadas e às vezes se sobrepõem, mas diferem em registro, frequência e uso, então trocar uma pela outra pode mudar o sentido ou o tom. Veja as diferenças acima antes de substituir.