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

adj

1. worn out, as by age or long use; dilapidated a broken-down fence

2. not in working order a broken-down tractor

3. (Medicine) physically or mentally ill

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) a broken-down car

Translations

broken-down [ˈbrəʊkənˈdaʊn] ADJ [machine, car] → averiado, estropeado, descompuesto(Mex); [house] → destartalado, desvencijado

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

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