breakdown

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breakdown
[ˈbreɪkdaʊn]
sustantivo
1avería (f) (failure) (of car, machine, computer); ruptura (f) (of talks); fallo (m) (of communication) (español de España)falla (f) (Am)
  • (nervous) breakdown -> depresión (f) or crisis f inv nerviosa
  • he had a breakdown -> le dio una depresión (nervous)
  • breakdown truck -> grúa (f) (británico)
2desglose (m) (analysis) (of figures, costs)

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breakdown [breik-daun]
sustantivo
1Parada imprevista, avería repentina, pana (failure of car, machine).
  • They had a breakdown on the highway -> se les estropeó el coche en la autopista
  • Breakdown service -> servicio de asistencia en carretera
  • The system suffered a complete breakdown -> el sistema colapsó
2Colapso, crisis. (Medicina)
  • Nervous breakdown -> crisis nerviosa
3Derrumbamiento, falta de éxito o mal éxito, fracaso.
4(Quím.) Descomposición (into constituent elements), análisis. (m)
  • A breakdown of expenditure -> un desglose de los gastos
Interrupción (of service, communications); fracaso, ruptura. (of negotiations).(Comput.)

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breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]
noun
1 (failure) [of system, electricity] fallo; (m) [of negotiations, marriage] fracaso; (m) [of vehicle, machine] avería; (f) descompostura; (f) (LAm)
2 [of talks] ruptura; (f)
3 (Med) colapso; (m) crisis nerviosa; (f)
4 (analysis) [of numbers etc] análisis; (m) desglose; (m) (Chem) descomposición; (f) (report) informe detallado; (m)
modifier
breakdown service (n) (Britain) (Aut) servicio de asistencia en carretera; (m)
breakdown truck breakdown van (n) (Britain) (Aut) (camión ) grúa; (m) (f)

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