Interglot - "break down" translated from English to French

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break down:
- rompre; déroger; interrompre; briser; transgresser; détruire; démolir; démonter; abattre; dévaster; se désagréger; abaisser; se rompre; anéantir; décomposer; se décomposer; supprimer; couper; casser; séparer; raser; défaire; abîmer; rabaisser; arracher; déchirer; dissoudre; fracasser; s'écrouler; dissocier; liquider; ravager; bousiller; s'arracher; tomber en ruine; se délabrer; échouer; flipper; craquer; décevoir; tomber en panne; faire échouer; se casser; rester court
- hors d'usage
Wiktionary:
- break down → décomposer, analyser, se décomposer, craquer, tomber en panne, décloisonner, démolir, enfoncer
- break down → décomposer

English

Detailed Translations for break down from English to French

break down:

to break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)

to break down (sever; adjourn)
rompre; déroger; interrompre; briser; transgresser
- rompre verb (romps, romp, rompons, rompez, rompent, rompais, rompait, rompions, rompiez, rompaient, rompis, rompit, rompîmes, rompîtes, rompirent, romprai, rompras, rompra, romprons, romprez, rompront)
- déroger verb
- interrompre verb (interromps, interrompt, interrompons, interrompez, interrompent, interrompais, interrompait, interrompions, interrompiez, interrompaient, interrompis, interrompit, interrompîmes, interrompîtes, interrompirent, interromprai, interrompras, interrompra, interromprons, interromprez, interrompront)
- briser verb (brise, brises, brisons, brisez, brisent, brisais, brisait, brisions, brisiez, brisaient, brisai, brisas, brisa, brisâmes, brisâtes, brisèrent, briserai, briseras, brisera, briserons, briserez, briseront)
- transgresser verb (transgresse, transgresses, transgressons, transgressez, transgressent, transgressais, transgressait, transgressions, transgressiez, transgressaient, transgressai, transgressas, transgressa, transgressâmes, transgressâtes, transgressèrent, transgresserai, transgresseras, transgressera, transgresserons, transgresserez, transgresseront)
to break down (demolish; tear down; break up; destroy; wreck; tear loose; pull down; take down; get down; drag down)
détruire; démolir; démonter; abattre; dévaster; rompre; se désagréger; abaisser; se rompre; anéantir; décomposer; se décomposer; supprimer; couper; casser; séparer; raser; défaire; abîmer; rabaisser; arracher; briser; déchirer; dissoudre; fracasser; s'écrouler; dissocier; liquider; ravager; bousiller; s'arracher; tomber en ruine; se délabrer
- détruire verb (détruis, détruit, détruisons, détruisez, détruisent, détruisais, détruisait, détruisions, détruisiez, détruisaient, détruisis, détruisit, détruisîmes, détruisîtes, détruisirent, détruirai, détruiras, détruira, détruirons, détruirez, détruiront)
- démolir verb (démolis, démolit, démolissons, démolissez, démolissent, démolissais, démolissait, démolissions, démolissiez, démolissaient, démolîmes, démolîtes, démolirent, démolirai, démoliras, démolira, démolirons, démolirez, démoliront)
- démonter verb (démonte, démontes, démontons, démontez, démontent, démontais, démontait, démontions, démontiez, démontaient, démontai, démontas, démonta, démontâmes, démontâtes, démontèrent, démonterai, démonteras, démontera, démonterons, démonterez, démonteront)
- abattre verb (abbats, abbat, abbattons, abbattez, abbattent, abbattais, abbattait, abbattions, abbattiez, abbattaient, abbattis, abbattit, abbattîmes, abbattîtes, abbattirent, abbattrai, abbattras, abbattra, abbattrons, abbattrez, abbattront)
- dévaster verb (dévaste, dévastes, dévastons, dévastez, dévastent, dévastais, dévastait, dévastions, dévastiez, dévastaient, dévastai, dévastas, dévasta, dévastâmes, dévastâtes, dévastèrent, dévasterai, dévasteras, dévastera, dévasterons, dévasterez, dévasteront)
- rompre verb (romps, romp, rompons, rompez, rompent, rompais, rompait, rompions, rompiez, rompaient, rompis, rompit, rompîmes, rompîtes, rompirent, romprai, rompras, rompra, romprons, romprez, rompront)
- se désagréger verb
- abaisser verb (abaisse, abaisses, abaissons, abaissez, abaissent, abaissais, abaissait, abaissions, abaissiez, abaissaient, abaissai, abaissas, abaissa, abaissâmes, abaissâtes, abaissèrent, abaisserai, abaisseras, abaissera, abaisserons, abaisserez, abaisseront)
- se rompre verb
- anéantir verb (anéantis, anéantit, anéantissons, anéantissez, anéantissent, anéantissais, anéantissait, anéantissions, anéantissiez, anéantissaient, anéantîmes, anéantîtes, anéantirent, anéantirai, anéantiras, anéantira, anéantirons, anéantirez, anéantiront)
- décomposer verb (décompose, décomposes, décomposons, décomposez, décomposent, décomposais, décomposait, décomposions, décomposiez, décomposaient, décomposai, décomposas, décomposa, décomposâmes, décomposâtes, décomposèrent, décomposerai, décomposeras, décomposera, décomposerons, décomposerez, décomposeront)
- se décomposer verb
- supprimer verb (supprime, supprimes, supprimons, supprimez, suppriment, supprimais, supprimait, supprimions, supprimiez, supprimaient, supprimai, supprimas, supprima, supprimâmes, supprimâtes, supprimèrent, supprimerai, supprimeras, supprimera, supprimerons, supprimerez, supprimeront)
- couper verb (coupe, coupes, coupons, coupez, coupent, coupais, coupait, coupions, coupiez, coupaient, coupai, coupas, coupa, coupâmes, coupâtes, coupèrent, couperai, couperas, coupera, couperons, couperez, couperont)
- casser verb (casse, casses, cassons, cassez, cassent, cassais, cassait, cassions, cassiez, cassaient, cassai, cassas, cassa, cassâmes, cassâtes, cassèrent, casserai, casseras, cassera, casserons, casserez, casseront)
- séparer verb (sépare, sépares, séparons, séparez, séparent, séparais, séparait, séparions, sépariez, séparaient, séparai, séparas, sépara, séparâmes, séparâtes, séparèrent, séparerai, sépareras, séparera, séparerons, séparerez, sépareront)
- raser verb (rase, rases, rasons, rasez, rasent, rasais, rasait, rasions, rasiez, rasaient, rasai, rasas, rasa, rasâmes, rasâtes, rasèrent, raserai, raseras, rasera, raserons, raserez, raseront)
- défaire verb (défais, défait, défaisons, défaites, défont, défaisais, défaisait, défaisions, défaisiez, défaisaient, défis, défit, défîmes, défîtes, défirent, déferai, déferas, défera, déferons, déferez, déferont)
- abîmer verb (abîme, abîmes, abîmons, abîmez, abîment, abîmais, abîmait, abîmions, abîmiez, abîmaient, abîmai, abîmas, abîma, abîmâmes, abîmâtes, abîmèrent, abîmerai, abîmeras, abîmera, abîmerons, abîmerez, abîmeront)
- rabaisser verb (rabaisse, rabaisses, rabaissons, rabaissez, rabaissent, rabaissais, rabaissait, rabaissions, rabaissiez, rabaissaient, rabaissai, rabaissas, rabaissa, rabaissâmes, rabaissâtes, rabaissèrent, rabaisserai, rabaisseras, rabaissera, rabaisserons, rabaisserez, rabaisseront)
- arracher verb (arrache, arraches, arrachons, arrachez, arrachent, arrachais, arrachait, arrachions, arrachiez, arrachaient, arrachai, arrachas, arracha, arrachâmes, arrachâtes, arrachèrent, arracherai, arracheras, arrachera, arracherons, arracherez, arracheront)
- briser verb (brise, brises, brisons, brisez, brisent, brisais, brisait, brisions, brisiez, brisaient, brisai, brisas, brisa, brisâmes, brisâtes, brisèrent, briserai, briseras, brisera, briserons, briserez, briseront)
- déchirer verb (déchire, déchires, déchirons, déchirez, déchirent, déchirais, déchirait, déchirions, déchiriez, déchiraient, déchirai, déchiras, déchira, déchirâmes, déchirâtes, déchirèrent, déchirerai, déchireras, déchirera, déchirerons, déchirerez, déchireront)
- dissoudre verb (dissous, dissout, dissolvons, dissolvez, dissolvent, dissolvais, dissolvait, dissolvions, dissolviez, dissolvaient, dissoudrai, dissoudras, dissoudra, dissoudrons, dissoudrez, dissoudront)
- fracasser verb (fracasse, fracasses, fracassons, fracassez, fracassent, fracassais, fracassait, fracassions, fracassiez, fracassaient, fracassai, fracassas, fracassa, fracassâmes, fracassâtes, fracassèrent, fracasserai, fracasseras, fracassera, fracasserons, fracasserez, fracasseront)
- s'écrouler verb
- dissocier verb (dissocie, dissocies, dissocions, dissociez, dissocient, dissociais, dissociait, dissociions, dissociiez, dissociaient, dissociai, dissocias, dissocia, dissociâmes, dissociâtes, dissocièrent, dissocierai, dissocieras, dissociera, dissocierons, dissocierez, dissocieront)
- liquider verb (liquide, liquides, liquidons, liquidez, liquident, liquidais, liquidait, liquidions, liquidiez, liquidaient, liquidai, liquidas, liquida, liquidâmes, liquidâtes, liquidèrent, liquiderai, liquideras, liquidera, liquiderons, liquiderez, liquideront)
- ravager verb (ravage, ravages, ravageons, ravagez, ravagent, ravageais, ravageait, ravagions, ravagiez, ravageaient, ravageai, ravageas, ravagea, ravageâmes, ravageâtes, ravagèrent, ravagerai, ravageras, ravagera, ravagerons, ravagerez, ravageront)
- bousiller verb (bousille, bousilles, bousillons, bousillez, bousillent, bousillais, bousillait, bousillions, bousilliez, bousillaient, bousillai, bousillas, bousilla, bousillâmes, bousillâtes, bousillèrent, bousillerai, bousilleras, bousillera, bousillerons, bousillerez, bousilleront)
- s'arracher verb
- tomber en ruine verb
- se délabrer verb
to break down (go to pieces; give way)
échouer; se rompre; se délabrer; tomber en ruine; flipper; s'écrouler
- échouer verb (échoue, échoues, échouons, échouez, échouent, échouais, échouait, échouions, échouiez, échouaient, échouai, échouas, échoua, échouâmes, échouâtes, échouèrent, échouerai, échoueras, échouera, échouerons, échouerez, échoueront)
- se rompre verb
- se délabrer verb
- tomber en ruine verb
- flipper verb (flippe, flippes, flippons, flippez, flippent, flippais, flippait, flippions, flippiez, flippaient, flippai, flippas, flippa, flippâmes, flippâtes, flippèrent, flipperai, flipperas, flippera, flipperons, flipperez, flipperont)
- s'écrouler verb
to break down (have a breakdown; go to the dogs)
craquer; s'écrouler
- craquer verb (craque, craques, craquons, craquez, craquent, craquais, craquait, craquions, craquiez, craquaient, craquai, craquas, craqua, craquâmes, craquâtes, craquèrent, craquerai, craqueras, craquera, craquerons, craquerez, craqueront)
- s'écrouler verb
to break down (break off)
casser; décevoir; fracasser; tomber en panne; se rompre; faire échouer; rompre; briser; se casser; rester court
- casser verb (casse, casses, cassons, cassez, cassent, cassais, cassait, cassions, cassiez, cassaient, cassai, cassas, cassa, cassâmes, cassâtes, cassèrent, casserai, casseras, cassera, casserons, casserez, casseront)
- décevoir verb (déçois, déçoit, décevons, décevez, décoivent, décevais, décevait, décevions, déceviez, décevaient, déçus, déçut, déçûmes, déçûtes, déçurent, décevrai, décevras, décevra, décevrons, décevrez, décevront)
- fracasser verb (fracasse, fracasses, fracassons, fracassez, fracassent, fracassais, fracassait, fracassions, fracassiez, fracassaient, fracassai, fracassas, fracassa, fracassâmes, fracassâtes, fracassèrent, fracasserai, fracasseras, fracassera, fracasserons, fracasserez, fracasseront)
- tomber en panne verb
- se rompre verb
- faire échouer verb
- rompre verb (romps, romp, rompons, rompez, rompent, rompais, rompait, rompions, rompiez, rompaient, rompis, rompit, rompîmes, rompîtes, rompirent, romprai, rompras, rompra, romprons, romprez, rompront)
- briser verb (brise, brises, brisons, brisez, brisent, brisais, brisait, brisions, brisiez, brisaient, brisai, brisas, brisa, brisâmes, brisâtes, brisèrent, briserai, briseras, brisera, briserons, briserez, briseront)
- se casser verb
- rester court verb

Conjugations for break down:

present

break down
break down
breaks down
break down
break down
break down

simple past

broke down
broke down
broke down
broke down
broke down
broke down

present perfect

have broke down
have broke down
has broke down
have broke down
have broke down
have broke down

past continuous

was breaking down
were breaking down
was breaking down
were breaking down
were breaking down
were breaking down

future

shall break down
will break down
will break down
shall break down
will break down
will break down

continuous present

am breaking down
are breaking down
is breaking down
are breaking down
are breaking down
are breaking down

subjunctive

be broke down
be broke down
be broke down
be broke down
be broke down
be broke down

diverse

break down!
let's break down!
broke down
breaking down

1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

break down adj

break down (go wrong; get lost)
hors d'usage
- hors d'usage adj

Translation Matrix for break down:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
abaisser		going down; sinking; subsiding
flipper		fruit machine; one-armed bandit; pinball machine; pintable; slot machine
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
abaisser	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	belittle; bring down; demote; disregard; drag down; get down; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; pull down; scorn; sharply critize; slight; take down from; treat unkindly; treat with disregard
abattre	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	blow down; break; break to pieces; break up; bring down; butcher; chop down; chop off; cut down; cut off; demolish; depress; execute; execute capital punishment; fell; finish off; fire at; floor; fracture; hew off; kill; knock down; murder; put to the sword; refract; shoot; shoot dead; shoot down; smash; take down; take someone's life; tear down
abîmer	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	attack; be slovenly; beat up; botch up; break; break into pieces; damage; destroy; erode; hurt; injure; insult; knock about; mangle; maul; mess up; muck up; neglect; offend; roam; smash; smash into pieces; spoil; wander; wreck
anéantir	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	commit murder; destroy; exterminate; kill; murder
arracher	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	blow down; break up; dig up; draw apart; extort; lift; make off with; pilfer; pinch off; pluck; provoke; pull; pull off; pull out; push over; rend; rip; rip off; snatch; snatch away; snatch off; steal; tear apart; tear loose; tear off; tear out; tear to pieces; tear to shreds; tear up; tease; tug; turn out
bousiller	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	botch up; break; break into pieces; bungle; destroy; mess around; mess up; muck up; potter; spoil; tinker; wreck
briser	adjourn; break down; break off; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; sever; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	attack; botch up; break; break into pieces; break to pieces; crack; damage; destroy; drop dead; erode; fracture; go to hell; intentionally destroy; knock to pieces; mess up; muck up; refract; shatter; smash; smash into pieces; smash to pieces; smash up; snap; spoil; wreck
casser	break down; break off; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	attack; botch up; break; break into pieces; break to pieces; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; conclude; convert into scrap; crack; damage; destroy; drop dead; end; erode; finish; finish off; fracture; go to hell; knock to pieces; mess up; muck up; refract; scrap; shatter; smash; smash into pieces; smash to pieces; smash up; snap; spoil; to break into pieces; to fall into pieces; wreck
couper	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	adulterate; become thin; break up; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; carve; chisel off; chop away; chop off; cleave; clip; conclude; cut; cut away; cut back; cut close; cut down; cut free; cut loose; cut off; cut to size; cut up; cut up in pieces; decimate; deplete; dilute; disconnect; divide; end; extinguish; finish; finish off; fritter away; hew away; hew off; hew through; lop off; make out; matter; outdo; overtrump; pare; play trumps; prune; prune away; put out; reap; score off; separate; set out; skim; split; sting; style someone's hair; switch off; tailor to; tear loose; thin out; trim; trim away; trump; turn off; water down
craquer	break down; go to the dogs; have a breakdown	break; crack; crackle; draw apart; grate; plane; smooth; snap; tear apart; tear to pieces; tear up
dissocier	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; cleave; crack; differentiate; divide; divorce; itemise; itemize; part; separate; sever; split; split up; tear loose; tear off; ungroup; unlink
dissoudre	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; collapse; crumble; depart; disintegrate; dissolve; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go; go away; leave; melt away; melt down; smelt
décevoir	break down; break off	be contrary; belie; betray; cheat; confound; counteract; counterfeit; cross; deceive; diddle; disappoint; disillusion; embarras; fail; fail in something; fall short; falsify; forge; frustrate; hoodwink; imitate; let down; swindle; woodwink; work out badly
déchirer	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; draw apart; pull off; pull out; pull to pieces; rend; rip; rip off; rip open; tear; tear apart; tear loose; tear off; tear open; tear out; tear to pieces; tear to shreds; tear up; turn out
décomposer	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	be lost; be wrecked; break up; collapse; crash; crumble; decay; degenerate; depart; deteriorate; disintegrate; fall apart; fall into decline; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go; go away; go bad; leave; meet an accident; perish; rot; spoil
défaire	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; collapse; crumble; depart; disconnect; disintegrate; drop out; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; fray; get undone; go; go away; leave; loosen; pull out; quit; ravel out; release; screw off; set free; unbutton; uncouple; undo; unlace; unlock; unpick; unravel; unscrew; untie; work loose
démolir	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	attack; break; break into pieces; break up; collapse; convert into scrap; crumble; damage; demolish; destroy; disintegrate; erode; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; knock to pieces; rip; sap; scrap; shatter; smash; smash into pieces; smash to pieces; smash up; spoil; tear down; wreck
démonter	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; clear away; clear up; collapse; crumble; demolish; disintegrate; dismantle; dismount; fall apart; fall to bits; fall to pieces; remove; rip; sap; strip down; take apart a machine; tear down; unharness; unrig
déroger	adjourn; break down; sever
détruire	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	abolish; attack; break; break into pieces; break up; convert into scrap; damage; demolish; destroy; destruct; devastate; disband; dissolve; eliminate; erode; exhaust; exterminate; lay waste; liquidate; rip; ruin; sap; scrap; shut down; smash; smash into pieces; spoil; tear down; wear out; work to death; wreck
dévaster	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; demolish; destroy; destruct; devastate; eliminate; exhaust; lay waste; liquidate; ruin; tear down; wear out; work to death; wreck
faire échouer	break down; break off	cause failure; counteract; frustrate; hamper; hinder; obstruct; sabotage
flipper	break down; give way; go to pieces
fracasser	break down; break off; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	attack; break; break into pieces; break to pieces; damage; destroy; drop dead; erode; fracture; go to hell; knock to pieces; refract; shatter; smash; smash to pieces; smash up; spoil; wreck
interrompre	adjourn; break down; sever	anger; break in; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; butt in; conclude; disturb; end; enrage; finish; finish off; hamper; hinder; impede; incense; intercede; interrupt; obstruct; pause; stonewall; upset
liquider	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	abolish; annul; break up; cancel; clean; clear; clear away; demolish; disband; dismantle; dissolve; eliminate; finish off; kill; liquidate; murder; nullify; put away; sell off; sell out; settle; shut down; tidy up; undo
rabaisser	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	belittle; decrease; diminish; disregard; drag down; get down; hold cheap; hold in contempt; humiliate; look down upon; pull down; reduce; scorn; sharply critize; shrink; slight; treat unkindly; treat with disregard
raser	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	be a nuisance; be a pain; carry on one's point; clip; make off; make oneself scarce; muck about; nag; rip; shave; shear; trim
ravager	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	destroy; destruct; devastate; eliminate; exhaust; lay waste; liquidate; ruin; wear out; work to death; wreck
rester court	break down; break off	stagnate; stay put; stick
rompre	adjourn; break down; break off; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; sever; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	become defective; botch up; break; break into pieces; break through; break to pieces; break up; crack; crack into pieces; destroy; drop dead; fall to pieces; fracture; go to hell; intentionally destroy; knock to pieces; mess up; muck up; refract; shatter; smash; smash into pieces; smash to pieces; smash up; snap; spoil; tear loose; wreck
s'arracher	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	break up; tear loose
s'écrouler	break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; give way; go to pieces; go to the dogs; have a breakdown; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck	buckle; cave in; collapse; come off worst; crash; crash down; crumble down; drop; fall; prolapse; relapse; sag; sink; slump; subside; taste defeat; topple down; tumble
se casser	break down; break off	beat it; become defective; break; break to pieces; bugger off; bugger up; buzz off; clear out; die; fall to pieces; fracture; fuck off; get; get lost; get on; go astray; go away; go to hell; move on; pack it; perish; piss off; push off; refract; scram; smash
se décomposer	break down; break up; demolish; destroy

Synonyms for "break down":

analyze; analyse; dissect; take apart
crush; change; alter; modify
lose it; snap; act; behave; do
fail; go bad; give way; die; give out; conk out; go; break
decompose; break up; separate
crumble; crumple; tumble; collapse; change integrity
break; bust
suffer; sustain; have; get

Antonyms for "break down":

synthesize

Related Definitions for "break down":

collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack¹
separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts¹
stop operating or functioning¹
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features¹
make ineffective¹
- Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination¹
cause to fall or collapse¹
lose control of one's emotions¹
fall apart¹

Wiktionary Translations for break down:

break down

verb

to divide into parts for analysis
- break down → décomposer; analyser
to decay
- break down → se décomposer
to become unstable, mentally or otherwise
- break down → craquer
to fail
- break down → tomber en panne

break down

verb

Retirer les cloisons qui séparent.
- décloisonner → decompartmentalize; decompartmentalise; break down; obstacle
abattre pièce à pièce (se dit surtout en parlant des bâtiments, des constructions).
- démolir → demolish; break down; pull down; take down; destroy; quash
b Rompre, briser en poussant, en pesant, etc.
- enfoncer → knock down; break down; break through; break open
Arriver dans une situation où un outil ou un véhicule ne fonctionne plus par manque de carburant où à cause de batteries vides, ou encore doit être réparé.
- tomber en panne → break down; crash

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• break down	→ décomposer	↔ abbauen — Chemie, Biologie, Wirtschaft: von komplexeren in einfachere Strukturen und Formen, in geringerwertige Zustände oder Qualitäten umwandeln

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break down:

to break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)

to break down (sever; adjourn)

to break down (demolish; tear down; break up; destroy; wreck; tear loose; pull down; take down; get down; drag down)

to break down (go to pieces; give way)

to break down (have a breakdown; go to the dogs)

to break down (break off)

Conjugations for break down:

present

simple past

present perfect

past continuous

future

continuous present

subjunctive

diverse

break down adj

break down (go wrong; get lost)

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