in Tränen ausbrechen
to burst into tears
Türkçe: gözyaşlarına boğulmak
In a sentence
Die Mutter brach in Tränen aus, als sie die gute Nachricht hörte.
How it is used
Means 'to burst into tears'—sudden onset of crying from emotion. Neutral register. Use when someone hears bad news: 'Sie brach in Tränen aus.' Common mistake: using 'ausbrechen' for slow crying (use 'weinen' instead).
Other verbs that go with Tränen
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
Other collocations built on ausbrechen
- aus dem Gefängnis ausbrechento illegally escape from jail
- aus der Herde ausbrechento break away from the herd
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