break a code

broke a code, broken a code

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Definition of break a code - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

puzzlefigure out the meaning of a secret message

The spy tried to break a code quickly.
It took hours to break a code in the letter.
Can you break a code written in symbols?

crack a code

decode

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Expressions with break

break down

stop working or functioning

The car broke down on the highway.

break off

remove a piece from a whole by force

He decided to break off a branch.

break up

separate into smaller parts or pieces

The ice will break up in spring.

break free

escape from physical confinement or captivity

The prisoner tried to break free from the cell.

break one's promise

not keep a commitment

She broke her promise to call every week.

break someone's neck

cause serious injury to someone's neck by force

The villain tried to break the hero's neck during the fight.

Expressions with code

crack code

decipher or break a secret code or system

The hacker tried to crack code to access the data.

code red

highest level of danger needing immediate action

The hospital announced a code red after the accident.

code smell

characteristic in code indicating a design problem

The code smell was obvious in the outdated function.

code up

write code to make a computer program

I will code up a new app tonight.

code of silence

unspoken rule to not disclose information

The gang members followed a strict code of silence.

crack the code

understand a complex system or language

After months of study, she finally cracked the code of the ancient script.

have one's own zip code

be so large it could get its own postal code

That sandwich is so big it could have its own zip code!

area code

number identifying a telephone region

She dialed the area code before the local number..

code name

name used to secretly identify someone or something

The agent was known only by his code name.

colour code

system of colours used to classify information

The library uses a colour code to organize books by genre..

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crack code

deciphering

decipher or break a secret code or system

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French:déchiffrer un code, ...
German:einen Code knacken, ...
Italian:decifrare un codice, ...
Spanish:descifrar un código, ...
Portuguese:decifrar, ...
Chinese:破解密码, ...
Japanese:暗号を解読する, ...
Arabic:فَكَّ الشِّفْرَة, ...
Hebrew:לְפַצֵּחַ קוֹד, ...
Russian:разгадать шифр, ...
Ukrainian:розгадати код, ...
Hindi:कोड तोड़ना, ...
Bengali:কোড ভাঙতে, ...
Catalan:desxifrar un codi, ...
Czech:rozluštit, ...
Danish:knække en kode, ...
Dutch:een code kraken, ...
Greek:αποκρυπτογραφώ, ...
Hungarian:megfejteni, ...
Khmer:បកស្រាយលេខកូដសម្ងាត់, ...
Korean:풀다, ...
Persian:رمزگشایی کردن, ...
Polish:złamać szyfr, ...
Portuguese (BR):decifrar o código, ...
Romanian:a descifra un cod, ...
Swedish:knäcka en kod, ...
Thai:ถอดรหัส, ...
Turkish:kodu çözmek, ...
Vietnamese:giải mã, ...

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