briser le silence
/bʁi.ze lə si.lɑ̃s/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- brise le silence
- past
- a brisé le silence
- perfect
- brisé le silence
Meaning
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to break the silence
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Elle brise enfin le silence sur cette affaire.
She finally breaks the silence about this matter.
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La victime a enfin brisé le silence après des années de non-dits. Son témoignage a changé beaucoup de choses.
The victim finally broke her silence after years of things left unsaid. Her testimony changed a lot of things.
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Practice
1 What does briser le silence mean?
to break the silence
2 Fill the gap: Elle brise enfin le ___ sur cette affaire.
Full sentence: Elle brise enfin le silence sur cette affaire. (She finally breaks the silence about this matter.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches briser le silence?
briser le silence: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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