La rupture du jeûne du mois de ramadan.

[Crack1]

L'Aïd el- Fitr est la fête musulmane marquant la rupture du jeûne du mois de ramadan.

Eid-Ul-Fitr is a celebration for Muslims. They mark/celebrate the end of the month in which they fast.
[ I translated the French sentence into English.]

The word ' Eid-Ul-Fitr ' is well-known in the Muslim world.

I have difficulty in understanding the word 'rupture' in the above.
You can't rupture a month.
Is it correct here?

[Marc Vonhalmen]

It is not "la rupture du mois" but "la rupture du jeûne". Rompre le jeûne = to break one's fast. Rupture is the noun corresponding to the verb rompre.

[Crack1]

Thanks Marc
You know I have a smattering of French. To be candid, these things are a tall order to me.
The dictionary says 'rompre' is a transitive verb whereas 'rupture' is a noun.
Do you think the original sentence is fine?


In English the word 'rupture' is used to mention about a break in a pipe carrying water.
We can talk about burst or rupture in arteries and veins too.

[Marc Vonhalmen]

Yes, the original sentence is perfectly correct.
The world rupture can be widely used in French. It could be translated as "the end" in this context.
The Aïd el- Fitr is the muslim celebration marking the end of the fast.

[Neil Coffey]

Remember that in general, French words that are used in English tend to have "posh" or technical meanings, whereas in the original French, they're often boring old normal words.