briechen
[bʀˈiəɕən]
to break
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The saying means that whoever does nothing can do nothing wrong.
Example
Wien näischt mécht, deen näischt brécht!
Whoever does nothing breaks nothing!
How to conjugate briechen
Past participle: gebrach · Auxiliary: hunn / sinn · Imperative: briech! · briecht!
| Present | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| ech | briechen | hu gebrach / si gebrach |
| du | bréchs | hues gebrach / bass gebrach |
| hien / si / hatt | brécht | huet gebrach / ass gebrach |
| mir | briechen | hu gebrach / si gebrach |
| dir | briecht | hutt gebrach / sidd gebrach |
| si | briechen | hu gebrach / si gebrach |
Taught in C2 · Proverbs and sayings
Sayings are a way of speaking, not of reading word for word. Learn the words for proverb, quotation and figurative speech, and a set of sayings that the national dictionary records with their meaning.
Other words in this lesson
- d'Spréchwuert — proverb
- bildlech — figurative, figuratively
- wuertwiertlech — literal, word for word
- d'Sënnbild — allegory, emblem
- d'Zitat — quotation
- den Ausdrock — expression, phrase
- den Iesel — donkey
- den Deckel — lid
- den Damp — smoke, steam
- den Honger — hunger
- de Wollef — wolf
- d'Maus — mouse
- de Brand — fire, blaze
- bäissen — to bite
- de Bonjour — greeting, hello
- den Äisbierg — iceberg
- d'Remark — remark, comment
- schwéier — difficult, heavy
- einfach — simple
- wierklech — real, really
- parat — ready
- billen — to bark