breakdown

break·down  (brkdoun)

n.

1.

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.

6. A noisy, energetic American country dance.

Thesaurus

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

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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.

Translations

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

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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 f
breakdown cover n (INSURANCE) → assistance f dépannage
breakdown service n (British) → service m de dépannage
breakdown truck n (British) → dépanneuse f
breakdown van n (British) → dépanneuse f

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breakdown

n

(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

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breakdown:

breakdown service

n → Pannendienst m

breakdown truck, breakdown van

n → Abschleppwagen m

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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

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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

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