broach

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• UK: /bɹəʊtʃ/
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From Gujarati ભરૂચ (bharūc).

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *brokkos Gaulish *brokkosbor.? Latin broccus Vulgar Latin brocca Old French brochebor. Middle English broche English broach From Middle English broche, from Old French broche, from Vulgar Latin *brocca, originally a feminine form of Latin broccus, perhaps ultimately of Gaulish origin (see Scottish Gaelic bròg). Doublet of brochure.

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Hungarian: fémfúró — series of chisel points
• Swedish: brotsch — series of chisel points
• Tatar: тартып юну (tartıp yunu) — series of chisel points
• Finnish: leveä taltta — masonry: broad chisel
• Bulgarian: шило (šilo) — awl, bodkin
• Czech: protahovák — awl, bodkin
• Czech: protlačovák — awl, bodkin
• Czech: trn — awl, bodkin
• Finnish: naskali — awl, bodkin
• Finnish: varras — stick from which candle wicks are suspended
• Bulgarian: пробивам (probivam) — make a hole in
• Bulgarian: продупчвам (produpčvam) — make a hole in
• Czech: narazit — make a hole in
• Czech: otevřít — make a hole in
• Czech: načít — make a hole in
• Dutch: doorboren — make a hole in
• Dutch: aantappen (van een vat) — make a hole in
• Finnish: lävistää — make a hole in
• French: perforer — make a hole in
• French: percer un tonneau — make a hole in
• Galician: espichar — make a hole in
• German: anzapfen — make a hole in
• Hungarian: csapra ver — make a hole in
• Hungarian: felnyit — make a hole in
• Spanish: espitar — make a hole in
• Turkish: delmek — make a hole in
• Bulgarian: подхващам (podhvaštam) — begin discussion about
• Bulgarian: подхвана (podhvana) — begin discussion about
• Bulgarian: подкачвам (podkačvam) — begin discussion about
• Bulgarian: подкача (podkača) — begin discussion about
• Czech: nakousnout — begin discussion about
• Czech: otevřít — begin discussion about
• Dutch: ter sprake brengen — begin discussion about
• Dutch: aansnijden — begin discussion about
• Dutch: aankaarten — begin discussion about
• Finnish: avata keskustelu — begin discussion about
• French: aborder — begin discussion about
• German: ansprechen — begin discussion about
• German: aufbringen — begin discussion about
• Hungarian: szóba hoz — begin discussion about
• Hungarian: felhoz — begin discussion about
• Hungarian: megemlít — begin discussion about
• Hungarian: megpendít — begin discussion about
• Spanish: sacar a colación — begin discussion about
• Spanish: plantear — begin discussion about
• Spanish: sacar a relucir — begin discussion about
• Spanish: sacar el tema — begin discussion about
• Spanish: traer a colación — begin discussion about
• Bulgarian: обръщам се напреко на вълните (obrǎštam se napreko na vǎlnite) — to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Dutch: kapseizen — to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Finnish: nousta tuuleen — to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Finnish: broutsata — to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Māori: rara — to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Bulgarian: обръщам напреко на вълните (obrǎštam napreko na vǎlnite) — to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Dutch: kapseizen — to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Finnish: nostaa tuuleen — to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Finnish: broutsata — to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves
• Māori: rara — to cause to turn sideways to oncoming waves