German-English translation for "brechend"

"brechend" English translation

brechend
Adjektiv | adjective adj

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refractive
  • refractive
    brechend Optik | opticsOPT
    brechend Optik | opticsOPT
brechend
Adverb | adverb adv

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to be full to bursting
examples
  • brechend voll sein umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    to be full to bursting
    brechend voll sein umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
brechend voll
crammed full, jam-packed
brechend voll
The train was so packed that I had to stand up during the whole trip.
Der Zug war so brechend voll, dass ich die ganze Fahrt über stehen musste.
Source: Tatoeba
The train was so packed that I had to stand up during the whole trip.
Der Zug war derart brechend voll, dass ich während der ganzen Fahrt stehen.
Source: Tatoeba
Minsk's prisons had never been full to bursting: that was exactly what happened during that week.
Die Gefängnisse von Minsk waren niemals so brechend voll wie in jener Woche.
Source: Europarl
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