break up а) разбивать (на мелкие куски) to break up into groups, categories делить на группы, категории; классифицировать Freezing weather will break up the soil (into smaller pieces). In spring the ice on the Great Lakes breaks up. б) слабеть в) расходиться (о собрании, компании и т.п.) The crowd broke up. г) закрываться на каникулы When does your school break up? We break up next week. д) распускать (учеников на каникулы) е) расформировывать ж) меняться (о погоде) з) заканчивать(ся) The police broke up the fight. "Break it up!" shouted the policeman. The party broke up when the police arrived. и) разводиться Their marriage broke up. I hear that Jim and Mary are breaking up. It was money trouble that broke up their marriage. к) чувствовать страх, тревогу; пугать кого-л. The terrible news will break him up. The death of his pet cat broke him up. He may break up under this trouble. л) позабавить кого-л. His story broke me up, I couldn't stop laughing. Peter just broke up when we told him what had happened.
