English-German translations for breakneck

• halsbrecherisch
  Herr Präsident! Wir rasen in halsbrecherischer Geschwindigkeit auf eine Situation zu, in der Millionen Eier nicht mehr den europäischen Vorschriften entsprechen. Mr President, we are hurtling at breakneck speed towards a situation where millions of eggs will fail to comply with European rules.

Definition of breakneck

• Dangerously fast; hell-for-leather
• A fall that breaks the neck

Examples

• He came running around the corner at a breakneck pace and couldnt stop in time to avoid hitting the fruit stand.

Related words

• break
• breakwater
• breakfast
• daybreak
• breakdown
• breakthrough
• jailbreak
• jawbreaker
• ice-breaker
• windbreak