Verb

um|brechen

Translation

to redesign (layout), to break up (soil), to wrap (text)

Der Grafiker muss die Seite umbrechen.

The graphic designer has to redesign the page.

Der Bauer bricht das Feld im Frühling um.

The farmer breaks up the field in spring.

Der Text wird hier automatisch umgebrochen.

The text is automatically wrapped here.

((et4)) to redesign sth.; to break up sth. (soil) The designer is redesigning the layout.

Synonyms: umgestalten (to reshape), neu layouten (to re-layout); pflügen (to plow)

From 'um-' (around, re-) + 'brechen' (to break). Literally 'to break around' or 'to re-break', which fits redesigning a layout or turning over soil.

Imagine 'breaking' (brechen) a layout and moving things 'around' (um) to create a new one.