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unbroken [ʌnˈbrəʊkən] adj
1. complete or whole 2. continuous or incessant 3. undaunted in spirit 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of animals, esp horses) not tamed; wild 5. not disturbed or upset the unbroken silence of the afternoon 6. (General Sporting Terms) (of a record, esp at sport) not improved upon 7. (Law) (of a contract, law, etc.) not broken or infringed unbrokenly adv unbrokenness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
unbroken adjective 1. intact, whole, undamaged, complete, total, entire, solid, untouched, unscathed, unspoiled, unimpaired Against all odds her glasses remained unbroken after the explosion. intact broken, damaged, cracked, shattered, fragmented, in pieces 2. continuous, uninterrupted, constant, successive, endless, progressive, incessant, ceaseless, unremitting The ruling party has governed the country for an unbroken thirty years. continuous occasional, interrupted, irregular, erratic, uneven, intermittent, off-and-on, fitful 3. undisturbed, uninterrupted, sound, fast, deep, profound, untroubled, unruffled We maintained an almost unbroken silence. 4. untamed, wild, undomesticated The car plunged like an unbroken horse. 5. unbeaten, undefeated, unsurpassed, supreme, unrivalled, second to none, unmatched, matchless Her Olympic record stands unbroken. Translations unbroken [ˌʌnˈbrəʊkən] adj (= intact) [skin, seal] → intact(e) (= uninterrupted) [line, series, run, reign] → ininterrompu(e); [sleep, peace] → ininterrompu(e) We've had ten days of almost unbroken sunshine → Nous avons eu dix jours de soleil presque ininterrompus. (= unsurpassed) [record] → inégalé(e) unbroken adj (= continuous) → ununterbrochen; (Mil) ranks → geschlossen, nicht durchbrochen; line of descent → direkt; an unbroken night’s sleep → eine ungestörte Nacht; a whole morning of unbroken sunshine → ein ganzer Vormittag mit strahlendem Sonnenschein; she was in government for eleven unbroken years → sie regierte elf Jahre ohne Unterbrechung (= unbeaten) record → ungebrochen, unüberboten horse → nicht zugeritten unbroken [ʌnˈbrəʊk/ən] adj b. (continuous, sleep, silence) → ininterrotto/a; (line of descent) → diretto/a c. (record) → insuperato/a unbroken [ʌnˈbrəʊk/ən] adj b. (continuous, sleep, silence) → ininterrotto/a; (line of descent) → diretto/a c. (record) → insuperato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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" They replied, "You fight and contend with the wind, and consequently you are destroyed; while we on the contrary bend before the least breath of air, and therefore remain unbroken, and escape. But, madam, it is needless; from the wharf to the hotel, as you observe, extends an unbroken line of prostrate newspaper men who crave the honour of having you walk upon them. A field-piece was then discharged from the top of a neighboring hill, and gave birth to one long reverberation, which ran round the circle of mountains in an unbroken chain of sound and rolled away without a separate echo. |
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