broken-down

bro·ken-down (brkn-doun)

adj.

1. Not in working order.

2. In poor condition, as from old age; infirm.

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broken-down

Adjective

1. worn out, as by age or long use; dilapidated

2. not in working order

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	broken-down - in deplorable condition; "a street of bedraggled tenements"; "a broken-down fence"; "a ramshackle old pier"; "a tumble-down shack" dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, tatterdemalion, bedraggled, derelict damaged - harmed or injured or spoiled; "I won't buy damaged goods"; "the storm left a wake of badly damaged buildings"
	2.	broken-down - not in working order; "had to push the broken-down car"; "a broken-down tractor fit only for children to play on" unserviceable - not ready for service; "unserviceable equipment may be replaced"

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broken-down

adjective not in working order, old, worn out, out of order, dilapidated, not functioning, out of commission, on the blink (slang) inoperative, kaput (informal) in disrepair, on the fritz U.S. (slang)

Translations

broken-down [ˈbrəuknˈdaun] adj [car] → averiado; [machine] → estropeado; [house] → destartalado

broken-down [ˈbrəuknˈdaun] adj [car] → en panne; [machine] → fichu(e); [house] → en ruines

broken-down [ˈbrəuknˈdaun] adj → kaputt;

(house) → baufällig

broken-down [ˈbrəukənˈdaun] adj [car] → in panne, rotto/a; [machine] → guasto/a, fuori uso; [house] → abbandonato/a, in rovina