"broken record" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-broken record.ogg Forms: broken records [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} broken record (plural broken records)
  1. (idiomatic) Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: stuck record Translations (Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance): rikkinäinen levy (Finnish), jankuttaja (Finnish), Mensch mit einem Sprung in der Platte [masculine] (German), κόλλησε η βελόνα (kóllise i velóna) (Greek), disco rotto [masculine] (Italian), zdarta płyta [feminine] (Polish), disco riscado [masculine] (Portuguese), disco quebrado [masculine] (Portuguese), зае́зженная пласти́нка (zajézžennaja plastínka) [feminine] (Russian), pìobaire an aon phuirt [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), pokazený gramofón (Slovak), obohratá platňa (Slovak), disco rayado [masculine] (Spanish), sirang plaka (Tagalog), แผ่นเสียงตกร่อง (Thai), bozuk plak gibi (Turkish), kırık plak gibi (Turkish)
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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken, record. Related terms: change the record
    Sense id: en-broken_record-en-noun-C~5AfKWg

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