No. 10,878 in Catalan
rompre
To break.
In a sentence
Vaig rompre el got sense voler.
I accidentally broke the glass.
Here, 'rompre' is used to refer to physically breaking an object.
M'has trencat el cor, però no pots rompre el meu esperit.
You have broken my heart, but you cannot break my spirit.
In the first part, 'trencar' is used figuratively to express emotional pain; 'rompre' could also serve similarly depending on dialect.
L'aigua del riu ha romput el pont.
The river water has broken the bridge.
This illustrates 'rompre' as referring to the destruction caused by external forces.
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