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z|bėrth|e'·n vt 1 to take [ ] apart, break [ ] down; split [ ] apart; disintegrate 2 to unfasten 3 to decompose 4 to analyze 5 [Fig] to get [ ] to tell what [ ] knows: break [someone] down • <> zbėrthe'·n brinjėt "break <>'s ribs" 1 to beat <> up badly, beat <> to a pulp 2 to force <> to reveal every detail • <> zbėrthe'·n gojėn/gjuhėn/dhėmbėt "unleash <>'s mouth/tongue/teeth" to get <> to tell everything, make <> talk z|bėrth|i'm nm ger < zbėrthe'·n, zbėrthe'·het z|bėrth|y'e|r adj (i) 1 taken apart, disassembled; split apart 2 unfastened 3 analyzed 4 decomposed into components |