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PRONUNCIATION OF BROKEN REED

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BROKEN REED

broke
broken
broken chord
broken consort
Broken Hill
broken lot
broken number
broken society
broken vein
broken white line
broken wind
broken-down
broken-winded
brokenhearted
brokenheartedly
brokenheartedness
brokenly
brokenness
broker
broker-dealer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BROKEN REED

agreed
Apostles´ Creed
Athanasian Creed
best of breed
best-of-breed
breed
bulldog breed
bur reed
creed
crossbreed
degreed
double-reed
greed
half-breed
inbreed
interbreed
Nicene Creed
pedigreed
reed
screed

Synonyms and antonyms of broken reed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «broken reed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BROKEN REED

Find out the translation of broken reed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of broken reed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «broken reed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

破碎的芦苇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caña rota
570 millions of speakers

English

broken reed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टूटी हुई ईख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كسر القصب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сломанный тростник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cana quebrada
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাঙ্গা রিড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

roseau cassé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rehat patah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gebrochenes Rohr
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

折れた葦
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깨진 리드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Reed pecah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gãy cây sậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடைந்த ரீட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तुटलेली काडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırık kamış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canna spezzata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

broken reed
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зламаний очерет
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trestie ruptă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σπασμένο καλάμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gebreekte riete
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bruten vass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

broken siv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of broken reed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BROKEN REED»

The term «broken reed» is used very little and occupies the 151.997 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BROKEN REED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about broken reed

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BROKEN REED»

Discover the use of broken reed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to broken reed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Operation Broken Reed: Truman's Secret North Korean Spy ...
So valuable were the missionOCOs findings about the North Korean-Soviet-Chinese alliance that it is no stretch to say they prevented World War III. Only one man ? sworn to secrecy for a half-century?survived Operation Broken Reed.
Arthur L Boyd, 2009
2
Broken Reed
This tale of confinement, love and the urge for freedom takes place during a sensitive and traumatic period in the history of the Indian subcontinent - the partition of 1947 and the creation of India and Pakistan as separate states.
Sophia Mustafa, 2005
3
Christ in Type and Prophecy
Then follows the proverbial figure of the broken reed, and the smoking flax. Explanation : 1. The broken reed represents the poor and the lowly, while the smoking flax symbolizes the proud and the arrogant (Eusebius) ; 2. both refer to Christ's ...
Anthony John Maas, 1895
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The Metaphysical Magazine
THE BROKEN REED. BY ETHEL C. KNAPP. There grew upon a streamlet's grassy bank, Some rushes, tall and stately, green and fair And ever gracefully they rose, and sank, Swayed by the soft and wilful summer air. Yet one there was, who ...
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The Treasury: An Evangelical Monthly for Pastor and People
Hezekiah was told that in leaning on the King of Egypt he was leaning on a broken reed. But there are many ways in which people lean on broken reeds to- day. It may be of no little value if we will thoughtfully consider what some of these are.
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Our Seven Senses
David my husband, says that I am 'like a broken reed'. It is a very apt description. A reed is home to the reed warblers and is a very lively place, with all the song and life of the reeds. But a broken reed is no longer able to sing – the reed does ...
Anne Brocklesby
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The Student's Practical Dictionary of Idioms, Phrases and ...
Reed — A. broken reed— л support that will fail you ; an untrustworthy support. Ek ná qábil etbar ; sabara ; ek kauizor Sahara. Though Mr Crawley was now but a broken reed, and was beneath his feet, yet Mr. Thumble acknowledged to ...
‎1904
8
Country Life
MOVING HER HEAD FROM SIDE THE NEST OF BROKEN REED-S7E.VS comfort to the photographer. A suitable hole for the lens. 868 off from the ruck of photographers in general, he has a longer or shorter period of evolution to go through ...
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The American Hebrew: 1921-1922
It was just another of the Broken Reed's hopeless asininities. Still, it was a very natural one considering that the man had kept his mouth closed through many years of moonlit months and, with the vision of Hester before him, had never said the ...
10
The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support
It is not a broken reed; the head does not Call off, nor does it sink under the water and die; but it is bruised. And what makes a Christian a bruised reed 1 Many things. 1. Afflictions sadly bruise. Let a man pass through many troubles, ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BROKEN REED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term broken reed is used in the context of the following news items.
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Worse than Alston: Turnbull's hypocritical jihad against the ABC
Malcolm is, as with so many of Tony Abbott's government, a broken reed, and a relic of the John Howard era. “Dear Malcolm Turnbull, you have ... «Crikey, Jun 15»
2
Séan McCann can't talk to you right now, but when he gets his voice …
... anniversary tour and recorded two solo albums with it, but it wasn't easy, he said, likening it to playing the saxophone with a broken reed. «The Telegram, Jun 15»
3
Desperate measures from Mr Mundell?
Unlike Teddy Roosevelt - talk quietly and carry a big stick - we are running about spouting threats while waving a broken reed. Will Mr Mundell ... «Peeblesshire News, Jun 15»
4
Philosophy Of The Swatantra Party
The laws and decrees of government are a broken reed. Human society really holds together resting not on law but on the inner sense of duty. «Swarajya, Jun 15»
5
Is It How We Read the Bible or If We Read the Bible?
Let alone Methodism founder John Wesley's own preaching that nominal Christians must "[l]ean no more on the staff of that broken reed" of ... «Christian Post, May 15»
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More articles by
... voters' common sense—as if all is fair in love, war, and getting elected—but on the way he divided the nation and was left with a broken reed. «Challenge, May 15»
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Montgomery County and Frederick County home sales
Broken Reed Ct., 8005-Matthew G. Lacher to Kenneth Wayne Kotchenreuther, $229,500. Claridge Dr. N., 6355-Dustin B. and Whitney L. Wood ... «Washington Post, May 15»
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Art on the Corner presents an evening of 'Crime Jazz'
The Broken Reed Saxophone Quartet is headlining the 'Crime Jazz” show on April 25. Photo courtesy Art on the Corner ... «Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Apr 15»
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Professional indemnity insurance for financial advice: is the market …
... Mark Neale has urged advisers to put pressure on professional indemnity insurers to fix a market he has described as a 'broken reed'. «Lexology, Apr 15»
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FSCS chief urges IFAs to fight for fairer PI deals
'I would stick by my description of it as a broken reed,' he said. 'All too often we find – particularly in the case of advice firms – that the excess of ... «Citywire.co.uk, Mar 15»

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