Verb

aus|brechen

to break out, to escape, to erupt, to burst out

Ein Feuer ist im Haus ausgebrochen.

A fire broke out in the house.

Der Gefangene versuchte auszubrechen.

The prisoner tried to break out.

Sie brach plötzlich in Tränen aus.

She suddenly burst into tears.

((from sth.)) to break out from sth. The prisoner broke out from the prison.

((into sth.)) to burst into sth. She burst into laughter.

Synonyms: entkommen (to escape), fliehen (to flee)

From the prefix 'aus-' (out) and the verb 'brechen' (to break). Literally 'to break out'.

Imagine something breaking out of a container: a prisoner from jail, a volcano erupting, or a fire starting.

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