break·down

(brāk′doun′)

a. The act or process of failing to function or continue.

b. The condition resulting from this: a breakdown in communication.

2. Electricity The abrupt failure of an insulator or insulating medium to restrict the flow of current.

3. A typically sudden collapse in physical or mental health.

4. An analysis, an outline, or a summary consisting of itemized data or essentials.

5. Disintegration or decomposition into parts or elements.

a. A noisy, energetic American country dance.

b. The music for this dance.

7. A popular dance originating in the early 1970s, performed to funk music.

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break•down

(ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn)

n.

1. an act or instance of breaking down.

2. a loss of mental or physical health; collapse. Compare nervous breakdown.

3. classification; analysis.

4. Chem.

a. decomposition.

b. analysis (def. 5).

5. a lively folk dance.

[1825–35]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	breakdown - the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London" dislocation disruption, perturbation - the act of causing disorder
	2.	breakdown - a mental or physical breakdown crack-up collapse, prostration - an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men" nervous breakdown - a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder
	3.	breakdown - a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown" equipment failure failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" brake failure - brakes fail to stop a vehicle engine failure - engine does not run misfire, dud - an explosion that fails to occur outage - a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m." power failure, power outage - equipment failure resulting when the supply of power fails; "the ice storm caused a power outage" fault - (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
	4.	breakdown - an analysis into mutually exclusive categories partitioning analytic thinking, analysis - the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations resolving, resolution - analysis into clear-cut components

breakdown

noun

1. failure, collapse, foundering, downfall, disintegration, lack of success the irretrievable breakdown of his marriage

2. collapse, nervous breakdown, crackup (informal) They often seem depressed and close to breakdown.

3. hitch, disturbance, disruption, interruption, stoppage, mishap, impediment, hindrance The trip was plagued by breakdowns.

4. analysis, classification, dissection, categorization, detailed list, itemization The organisers were given a breakdown of the costs.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

breakdown

noun

1. A cessation of proper mechanical functions:

failure, outage.

2. An abrupt disastrous failure:

collapse, crash, debacle, smash, smashup, wreck.

3. A sudden sharp decline in mental, emotional, or physical health:

collapse.

Informal: crackup.

4. The separation of a whole into its parts for study:

analysis, anatomy, dissection.

5. The condition of being decayed:

decay, decomposition, deterioration, disintegration, putrefaction, putrescence, putridness, rot, rottenness, spoilage.

Translations

إنهيارتَعَطّْلتعطُّـل

poruchazhrouceníhavárie

sammenbrud

Panne Zusammenbruch Nervenzusammenbruch

βλάβη

avería colapso crisis nerviosa descomposición pana

hermoromahdusromahdus

panne

raspad

üzemzavar

biluntaugaáfall

interruzione panna perdita avaria falla

故障

고장

defect ineenstorting instorting inzakkingmankement

sammenbrudd havari maskinhavari nervesammenbrudd

załamanie

falha

отказ поломка

havária

okvaraživčni zlom

motorstopp

เลิกล้ม

arızabozulmaçalışmamasinir krizisinir zafiyeti

sự hỏng hóc

崩溃故障精神崩溃

breakdown

[ˈbreɪkdaʊn]

A. N

1. (= failure) [of system, electricity] → fallo m; [of negotiations, marriage] → fracaso m; [of vehicle, machine] → avería f, descompostura f (LAm)

2. (fig) [of talks] → ruptura f

3. (Med) → colapso m, crisis f inv nerviosa

4. (= analysis) [of numbers etc] → análisis m inv, desglose m (Chem) → descomposición f; (= report) → informe m detallado

B. CPD breakdown service N (Brit) (Aut) → servicio m de asistencia en carretera
breakdown truck, breakdown van N (Brit) (Aut) → (camión m) grúa f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

breakdown

[ˈbreɪkdaʊn] n

[car] → panne f
to have a breakdown → tomber en panne

[communications] → rupture f; [talks] → rupture f

(= nervous breakdown) → dépression f (nerveuse)
to have a breakdown → faire une dépression

[marriage] → échec m
the breakdown of their marriage → l'échec de leur mariage

(= analysis) [figures, costs] → ventilation f; [hours] → répartition fbreakdown cover n (INSURANCE) → assistance f dépannagebreakdown service n (British) → service m de dépannagebreakdown truck n (British) → dépanneuse fbreakdown van n (British) → dépanneuse f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

breakdown

(of machine) → Betriebsschaden m; (of vehicle) → Panne f, → Motorschaden m

(of communications, system) → Zusammenbruch m

(Med, physical, mental) → Zusammenbruch m

(of figures, expenditure etc) → Aufschlüsselung f; (of thesis, theory etc) → Auf- or Untergliederung f

(Chem) → Aufspaltung f; (= change in composition) → Umsetzung f

breakdown

breakdown service

n → Pannendienst m

breakdown truck, breakdown van

n → Abschleppwagen m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

breakdown

[ˈbreɪkdaʊn] n

a. (of machine) → guasto, rottura; (in system, communications) → interruzione f, sospensione f di servizio (Aut) → guasto, panne f inv; (of talks, in relations) → rottura (Med) → collasso; (mental) → esaurimento nervoso

b. (of figures) → resoconto analitico (Chem) → scomposizione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

break

(breik) – past tense broke (brouk) : past participle brəken (ˈbroukən) – verb

1. to divide into two or more parts (by force).

2. (usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).

3. to make or become unusable.

4. to go against, or not act according to (the law etc). He broke his appointment at the last minute.

5. to do better than (a sporting etc record).

6. to interrupt. She broke her journey in London.

7. to put an end to. He broke the silence.

8. to make or become known. They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.

9. (of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.

10. to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).

11. to begin. The storm broke before they reached shelter.

noun

1. a pause. a break in the conversation.

2. a change. a break in the weather.

3. an opening.

4. a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck. This is your big break.

ˈbreakable adjective

(negative unbreakable) likely to break. breakable toys.

noun

(usually in plural) something likely to break.

ˈbreakage (-kidʒ) noun

the act of breaking, or its result(s).

ˈbreaker noun

a (large) wave which breaks on rocks or the beach.

ˈbreakdown noun

1. (often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse.

2. a mechanical failure causing a stop. The car has had another breakdown. See also break down.

break-inbreak in(to)ˈbreakneck adjective

(usually of speed) dangerous. He drove at breakneck speed.

breakoutbreak outˈbreakthrough noun

a sudden solution of a problem leading to further advances, especially in science.

ˈbreakwater noun

a barrier to break the force of the waves.

break away

to escape from control. The dog broke away from its owner.

break down

1. to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.

2. to stop working properly. My car has broken down.

3. to fail. The talks have broken down.

4. to be overcome with emotion. She broke down and wept.

break in(to)

1. to enter (a house etc) by force or unexpectedly (noun ˈbreak-in. The Smiths have had two break-ins recently).

2. to interrupt (someone's conversation etc).

break loose

to escape from control. The dog has broken loose.

break off

to stop. She broke off in the middle of a sentence.

break out

1. to appear or happen suddenly. War has broken out.

2. to escape (from prison, restrictions etc). A prisoner has broken out (noun ˈbreakout).

break out in

to (suddenly) become covered in a rash, in sweat etc. I'm allergic to strawberries. They make me break out in a rash.

break the ice

to overcome the first shyness etc. Let's break the ice by inviting our new neighbours for a meal.

break up

1. to divide, separate or break into pieces. He broke up the old furniture and burnt it; John and Mary broke up (= separated from each other) last week.

2. to finish or end. The meeting broke up at 4.40.

make a break for it

to make an (attempt to) escape. When the guard is not looking, make a break for it.

breakdown

→ تَعَطّْل porucha sammenbrud Zusammenbruch βλάβη avería romahdus panne raspad interruzione 故障 고장 mislukken sammenbrudd załamanie falha поломка motorstopp เลิกล้ม arıza sự hỏng hóc 崩溃

breakdown

n. distribución detallada; descomposición; colapso;

nervous ___ → crisis nerviosa.

Breakdown

breakdown

n crisis f, colapso; nervous — crisis nerviosa, colapso nervioso; skin — ruptura de la piel, deterioro de la piel (que puede preceder a una úlcera de decúbito)