French Conversation · Level 69
60 words
French word
rupture
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁyptyʁ/
Meaning
- feminine nounbreakup
Example
Sa rupture avec Marie a été difficile.
His breakup with Marie was difficult.
More examples
Après sa rupture amoureuse, il a eu du mal à dormir.
After his romantic breakup, he had trouble sleeping.
Core concept
A physical line or human connection cut off from its former continuity.
Common phrases
une rupture amoureuse
romantic breakup
rupture avec
breakup with ___
une rupture brutale
sudden breakup
Similar words
séparation: The act of ending ties with a partner or family member.
Definition in French
Fin d'une relation ou cassure d'une continuité, concrète ou figurée.
Word origin
French rupture developed from Latin ruptura, whose base rupt- also appears in the Latin verb rumpere, 'to break'.
Usage tips
- In everyday relationship talk, rompre or se séparer often sounds more conversational than the noun rupture.
Other meanings
- tearnoun
- burstnoun
- breaknoun
Opposites
- réconciliationreconciliationnoun
- continuitécontinuitynoun
Related words
- rupturerruptureverb
- rupturérupturedadjective
- interruptioninterruptionnoun