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le break

break, pause, station wagon, estate car

b ʁ ɛ k
noun · masculine Rare #42,218
break, pause Informal; an English borrowing.
FR: J’ai besoin d’un break après cette longue journée.
EN: I need a break after this long day.
station wagon, estate car Used especially in Canadian French and some other varieties of French.
FR: Le break est garé devant la maison.
EN: The station wagon is parked in front of the house.

J'ai besoin d'un break.

I need a break.

On bouge le break.

We're moving the brake.

— The Rip (2026)

Je vais faire un petit break.

I'm going to take a short break.

— Shaolin Soccer (2001)

Je déplace le break devant la porte pour faire bouclier.

I move the station wagon in front of the door to act as a shield.

— The Rip (2026)

Un break.

A break.

— Good Bye Lenin! (2003)

On va déplacer le break pour faire bouclier.

We're going to move the station wagon to act as a shield.

— The Rip (2026)

Sounds similar to

bref b ʁ ɛ f grec ɡ ʁ ɛ k braque b ʁ a k brèche b ʁ ɛ ʃ brève b ʁ ɛ v grecque ɡ ʁ ɛ k grecs ɡ ʁ ɛ k brique b ʁ i k grecques ɡ ʁ ɛ k