brisé

American  

[bree-zey, bree-zey] / briˈzeɪ, briˈzeɪ /

noun

plural

brisés

1. a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.

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Etymology

Origin of brisé

1780–90; < French: literally, broken, past participle of briser to break; see brisance

Example Sentences

Can a muralist and product designer infographic his way into telling a compelling love story, from coup de foudre to coeur brisé?

From Washington Post • Jan. 31, 2023

Thus Hamlet addresses the ghost: Mais oh dis moi, pourquoi tes ossemens par chance Déposés dans la tombe, out brisé leurs liens, Pour te jeter ici comme une langue aux chiens.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873 by Various

But the pathetic image of a forlorn and orphaned childhood, "un nid que la foudre a brisé," which it calls up, and the tone of brotherly affection, linger in one's memory.

From Amiel's Journal by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.

Si le barrage des Dardanelles n'était pas brisé, il serait tourné.

From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Hamilton, Ian, Sir

Qu’importe à ces hommes mes frères Le coeur brisé d’un malheureux?

From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)