break down Significado & definición

Significado de break down en español

• 0 If a car or machine breaks down, it stops working. -- averiarse

  • My car broke down on the way to work.

• 1 to stop functioning -- averiarse

  • Our car broke down. Nuestro coche se averió.

• 2 to fail and not be able to continue -- romperse

  • The peace talks are in danger of breaking down. Las negociaciones de paz están en peligro de quebrarse.

• 3 to lose control of emotions -- desmoronarse

  • She broke down and cried. Ella se desmoronó y lloró.

• 4 to separate into parts to analyze -- romper

  • to break down the sales figures desglosar las cifras de ventas

• 5 to hit sth so that it falls -- tirar abajo

  • Police had to break the door down. La policía tuvo que derribar la puerta.

• 6 to decompose, rot -- descomponerse

  • as the plant matter breaks down mientras la materia vegetal se descompone