☉brise-cou, n.m., (—) break-neck pace; (man.) rough-rider. V. casse-cou.
brise-eau, n.m., (—) breakwater.
brisée, n.f., fan-joint (of umbrellas).
brisées, n.f.pl., boughs cut off; footsteps, wake, shoes, heels, ground. Marcher sur les — de quelqu’un; to follow in any one’s footsteps. Aller sur les — de quelqu’un; to walk in any one’s shoes, to poach on any one’s preserves. Reprendre ses —; to retrace one’s steps.
brise-glace, n.m., (—, or —-—s) ice-breaker; starling (of a bridge).
brise-lames, n.m., (—) breakwater.
brisement (briz-mān), n.m., breaking, dashing (of waves); heartrending; contrition.
brise-pierre, n.m., (—) (surg.) stone-crusher.
briser, v.a., to break to pieces, to dash to pieces; to flaw, to burst, to crack, to knock off, to shatter, to shiver, to snap, to crush, to crash; to bruise. Être brisé; to feel sore all over.
briser, v.n., (nav.) to break, to dash. Brisons-là; let us say no more on the subject; enough!