пречупя

Definitions

1. 1.
   to break into pieces, to snap

   • Той пречупи пръчката на две.

     Toj prečupi prǎčkata na dve. — He broke the stick in two.

2. 2.
   to break, to bend (to cause a person or animal to lose its will, to force to submit)

   • Трябва да пречупиш слона преди да можеш да го използваш за носене на товари.

     Trjabva da prečupiš slona predi da možeš da go izpolzvaš za nosene na tovari. — You have to break an elephant before you can use it as an animal of burden.

   • Америка е използвала много начини на мъчение, за да пречупи военнопленниците си.

     Amerika e izpolzvala mnogo načini na mǎčenie, za da prečupi voennoplennicite si. — America has used many forms of torture to break their POWs.

3. 3.
   to crack (to cause to yield under interrogation or other pressure)

   • Успяха да го пречупят на третия ден.

     Uspjaha da go prečupjat na tretija den. — They managed to crack him on the third day.

4. 4.
   to crack (to debilitate by psychological pressure)
5. 5.
   to refract

   • Призмата може да пречупва светлина

     Prizmata može da prečupva svetlina — A prism can refract light.

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