See break down on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, number 1055, page 7:",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "壞了 /坏了"
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
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"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
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"english": "program break",
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"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "luhistua"
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"code": "de",
"english": "building",
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"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
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"word": "zusammenfallen"
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"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
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"roman": "rozvalýtysja",
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"_dis1": "1 1 74 1 3 1 1 13 1 1 1 3",
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"roman": "chāichú",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "拆除"
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"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
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"word": "abreißen"
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"english": "exalted",
"lang": "German",
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"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
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"_dis1": "1 1 1 86 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "kuǎtái",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "垮臺 /垮台"
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"code": "nl",
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"lang_code": "nl",
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"word": "mennä pieleen"
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"_dis1": "1 1 1 86 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3",
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"word": "abbrechen"
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{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 86 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3",
"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
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"word": "fehlschlagen"
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"lang_code": "uk",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "avariar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "ca",
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"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "espatllar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "tíngbǎi",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "停擺 /停摆"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "da",
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"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "gå itu"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "gå i stykker"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "kapotgaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "stukgaan"
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "falen"
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "panei"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "hajota"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "tomber en panne"
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"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "gl",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
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"vulgar"
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"word": "escarallar"
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"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "ka",
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"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "gapuč̣da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "გაფუჭდა"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "moišala",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "მოიშალა"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "kaputtgehen"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "hu",
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"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "felmondja a szolgálatot"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "elromlik"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "guastarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "rompersi"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"alt": "こわれる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kowareru",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "壊れる"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "osx",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "afbrekan"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "از کار افتادن"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "cessar"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "fallar"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "descomponerse"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "averiarse"
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"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "estropearse"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "romperse"
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"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "es",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "lagarearse (DEA)"
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{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
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"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "gå sönder"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 5 5 4 37 7 3 2 3 3 6 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "bozulmak"
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]
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"ref": "1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance",
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}
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"(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally."
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"code": "da",
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"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"word": "umkippen"
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"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
"code": "de",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"colloquial"
],
"word": "zusammenklappen"
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"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
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"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeesik"
},
{
"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összetör"
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"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "letör"
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"word": "összeroppan"
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"word": "załamać się"
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"imperfective"
],
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{
"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
"code": "pl",
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"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "być w rozsypce"
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"_dis1": "6 18 2 1 7 38 15 0 2 1 4 4",
"code": "pt",
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "despedaçar"
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"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "transtornarse"
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"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "çökmek"
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{
"word": "wear down"
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"roman": "shìwēi",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "式微"
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"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "bryde sammen"
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"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "mureta"
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"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
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"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "abnehmen"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 2 14 76 0 0 1 1 2",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "inutilizar"
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"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitar"
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"code": "es",
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"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitarse"
},
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 2 14 76 0 0 1 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "deteriorarse"
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"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 2 14 76 0 0 1 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zayıflamak"
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]
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"(ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose."
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"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shuāibài",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "衰敗 /衰败"
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"Terms with Swedish translations",
"Terms with Turkish translations",
"Terms with Ukrainian translations",
"Terms with Vietnamese translations",
"Terms with Walloon translations",
"en:Dance"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "break-down"
},
{
"word": "breakdown"
},
{
"word": "broken down"
},
{
"word": "broken-down valise"
},
{
"word": "my car has broken down"
}
],
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"form": "breaks down",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "breaking down",
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"participle",
"present"
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"form": "broke down",
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"past"
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}
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},
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"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"pos": "verb",
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"word": "break it down"
}
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"English terms with usage examples"
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"text": "I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed.",
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"ref": "2026 February 18, Paul Clifton, “West of England Line problems laid bare”, in RAIL, number 1055, page 7:",
"text": "\"We love our little diesel trains. They potter up and down. They break down. The C6 overhaul is only a temporary answer. By the time they are replaced, they will be 45 years old.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To stop functioning."
],
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[
"machine",
"machine"
],
[
"computer",
"computer"
],
[
"vehicle",
"vehicle"
],
[
"stop",
"stop"
],
[
"functioning",
"functioning"
]
],
"qualifier": "vehicle",
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"(intransitive, of a machine, computer, vehicle, etc.) To stop functioning."
],
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"of a machine"
],
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"en:stop functioning, v.i."
],
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"intransitive",
"usually"
],
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"computer",
"computing",
"engineering",
"mathematics",
"natural-sciences",
"physical-sciences",
"sciences"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
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{
"word": "break apart"
},
{
"word": "break up"
},
{
"word": "fall apart"
},
{
"word": "fall down"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure."
],
"links": [
[
"unexpectedly",
"unexpectedly"
],
[
"collapse",
"collapse"
],
[
"physically",
"physically"
],
[
"structure",
"structure"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To unexpectedly collapse, physically or in structure."
],
"senseid": [
"en:unexpectedly collapse, physically, v.i."
],
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"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
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{
"word": "break apart"
},
{
"word": "break up"
},
{
"word": "tear down"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intentionally demolish; to pull down."
],
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[
"intentionally",
"intentionally"
],
[
"demolish",
"demolish"
],
[
"pull down",
"pull down"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To intentionally demolish; to pull down."
],
"senseid": [
"en:intentionally demolish, v.t."
],
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"transitive"
]
},
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"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
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"word": "break apart"
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{
"word": "break up"
}
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"text": "Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party.",
"type": "example"
},
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10,
20
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],
"text": "Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To fail, especially socially or for political reasons."
],
"links": [
[
"fail",
"fail"
],
[
"socially",
"socially"
],
[
"political",
"political"
],
[
"reason",
"reason"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons."
],
"senseid": [
"en:fail, v.i., including nonphysically"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English idioms",
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
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"text": "Is it worth taking it to a repair shop, or should I just break down and buy a new one?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender."
],
"links": [
[
"give in",
"give in"
],
[
"give up",
"give up"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, idiomatic) To give in or give up: relent, concede, surrender."
],
"senseid": [
"en:give in or give up, v.i."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Near-synonym: come undone"
},
{
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35,
45
]
],
"text": "She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day.",
"type": "example"
},
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7,
17
]
],
"ref": "1921, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:",
"text": "Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1936 Sept. 15, F. Scott Fitzgerald, letter to Beatrice Dance",
"text": "As to Ernest... He is quite as nervously broken down as I am but it manifests itself in different ways. His inclination is towards megalomania and mine towards melancholy."
}
],
"glosses": [
"To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally."
],
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[
"unstable",
"unstable"
],
[
"collapse",
"collapse"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally."
],
"senseid": [
"en:of a person, render or become unstable"
],
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{
"word": "come undone"
}
],
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"ergative",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"coordinate_terms": [
{
"word": "wear away"
},
{
"word": "wear down"
}
],
"examples": [
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49,
59
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],
"text": "His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.",
"type": "example"
},
{
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122,
132
]
],
"ref": "2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To render or to become weak and ineffective."
],
"links": [
[
"weak",
"weak"
],
[
"ineffective",
"ineffective"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective."
],
"senseid": [
"en:render or become weak, figuratively"
],
"tags": [
"ergative",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
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22,
32
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],
"text": "Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To (cause to) decay, to decompose."
],
"links": [
[
"decay",
"decay"
],
[
"decompose",
"decompose"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose."
],
"senseid": [
"en:decay or decompose physically, v.i. or v.t."
],
"tags": [
"ergative"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Near-synonyms: break apart, break up, take apart, tear down, tear up"
},
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114,
125
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"ref": "1950 June, N. H. Bousfield, “Angers, a French Provincial Railway Centre”, in Railway Magazine, page 371:",
"text": "The goods station is a transhipment centre (centre de transbordement) at which loads made up at other centres are broken down and redespatched to destinations in the area.",
"type": "quotation"
},
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"ref": "1973 December 29, “Lesbian Questionnaire”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 28, page 1:",
"text": "Meetings began in June and shortly after the group of twelve women decided to break-down into two sub groups in order to examine the subject more efficiently.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To separate into a number of parts."
],
"senseid": [
"en:take apart, v.t."
],
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{
"word": "break apart"
},
{
"word": "break up"
},
{
"word": "take apart"
},
{
"word": "tear down"
},
{
"word": "tear up"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Near-synonym: analyze"
},
{
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36,
46
]
],
"text": "If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you.",
"type": "example"
},
{
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100,
111
]
],
"ref": "2026 March 9, Cyrus Veyssi, “In Defense of Influencers”, in TIME, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2026:",
"text": "A great example is Blair Imani, an author, historian, and creator whose “Smarter in Seconds” series breaks down socio-political issues into very basic, helpful explanations in less than 60 seconds.",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of."
],
"links": [
[
"divide",
"divide"
],
[
"indepth",
"indepth"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of."
],
"senseid": [
"en:analyze, explain analytically"
],
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{
"word": "analyze"
}
],
"tags": [
"ergative",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
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"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Near-synonym: catabolize"
},
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28,
38
]
],
"text": "His stomach took a while to break down his food.",
"type": "example"
},
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25,
35
]
],
"text": "His food took a while to break down in his stomach.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To digest."
],
"links": [
[
"digest",
"digest"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative) To digest."
],
"senseid": [
"en:digest, v.t. or v.i."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "catabolize"
}
],
"tags": [
"ergative"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English informal terms"
],
"glosses": [
"Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing."
],
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[
"Bust down",
"bust down"
],
[
"bust a move",
"bust a move"
],
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"break",
"break"
],
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"drums",
"drums"
],
[
"bass",
"bass"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(informal) Bust down or bust a move; the act of performing energetic, often freestyle or hip-hop moves, frequently during a song’s instrumental break where only drums or bass are playing."
],
"tags": [
"informal"
]
}
],
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{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "lamácca",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лама́цца"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"lang_code": "be",
"roman": "zlamácca",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "злама́цца"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "huài le",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "壞了 /坏了"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "chū gùzhàng",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "出故障"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "stukgaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "kapot gaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "defect raken"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "rikkoutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "vikaantua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "lakata toimimasta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "tomber en panne"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "versagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "den Geist aufgeben"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "lerobban"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "bedöglik"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "clis"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "psuć się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zepsuć się"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "lomatʹsja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ломаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"lang_code": "ru",
"roman": "slomatʹsja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сломаться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "averiarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "romperse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "malograrse"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hỏng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"lang_code": "vi",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hỏng hóc"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dàngjī",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "當機 /当机"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "lakata toimimasta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "vikaantua"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "abstürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "freeze",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"translation": "freeze",
"word": "sich aufhängen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "program break",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"translation": "program break",
"word": "hängen"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "clis"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "vpásty",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "впа́сти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zavýsnuty",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зави́снути"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "pāomáo",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "拋錨 /抛锚"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "rikkoutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "liegenbleiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "eine Panne haben"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "lerobban"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "bedöglik"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"lang_code": "ga",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "clis"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "dǎotā",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "倒塌"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "uiteenvallen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "instorten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "romahtaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "sortua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "luhistua"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "building",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"translation": "building",
"word": "einstürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "zusammenfallen"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rozvalýtysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розвали́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "rujnuvátysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "руйнува́тися"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "chāichú",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "拆除"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "afbreken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "vernietigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "slopen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "inslaan"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "purkaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "building",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"translation": "building",
"word": "abreißen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "exalted",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"translation": "exalted",
"word": "niederbrechen"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "avariar-se"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"lang_code": "ca",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "espatllar-se"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "tíngbǎi",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "停擺 /停摆"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "gå itu"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "gå i stykker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "kapotgaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "stukgaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "falen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"lang_code": "eo",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "panei"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "tomber en panne"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"lang_code": "gl",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "escarallar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "gapuč̣da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "გაფუჭდა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"lang_code": "ka",
"roman": "moišala",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "მოიშალა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "kaputtgehen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "felmondja a szolgálatot"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "elromlik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "guastarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "rompersi"
},
{
"alt": "こわれる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kowareru",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "壊れる"
},
{
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"lang_code": "osx",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "afbrekan"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"lang_code": "fa",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "از کار افتادن"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "cessar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "fallar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "averiarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "estropearse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "romperse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "lagarearse (DEA)"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"lang_code": "sv",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "gå sönder"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to cease to function; (other than above)",
"word": "bozulmak"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "kuǎtái",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "垮臺 /垮台"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "mislukken"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "kariutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "mennä pieleen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "abbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "fehlschlagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "negotiations",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"translation": "negotiations",
"word": "scheitern"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "provalýtysja",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "провали́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "zbankrutuváty",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "збанкрутува́ти"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bēngkuì",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "崩潰 /崩溃"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "kollapse"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "gå ned"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "in tranen uitbarsten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "instorten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "murtua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "luhistua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "saada hermoromahdus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "craquer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "umkippen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "zusammenklappen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"lang_code": "el",
"roman": "katarréo",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "καταρρέω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeesik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "szétesik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összetör"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "letör"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeroppan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "załamać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "załamywać się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"lang_code": "pl",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "być w rozsypce"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "despedaçar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "transtornarse"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "çökmek"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shìwēi",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "式微"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "murentua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "mureta"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "abnehmen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "inutilizar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "deteriorarse"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zayıflamak"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "shuāibài",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "衰敗 /衰败"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "ontbinden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "maatua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "se décomposer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "zersetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "verwandeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "umwandeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "zerfallen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "lebomlik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "decomporsi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "echarse a perder"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "çürümek"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"lang_code": "wa",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "tourner a frawéns"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "fēnjiě",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "分解"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "uitsplitsen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"lang_code": "nl",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "analyseren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "eritellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "analyser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "décomposer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "herunterbrechen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "kifejt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "partizionare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "suddividere"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "bunkai-suru",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "分解する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"lang_code": "ja",
"roman": "kudakeru",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "砕ける"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"lang_code": "pt",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "decompor"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "desglosar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"lang_code": "es",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "diseccionar"
},
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "xiāohuà",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "消化"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "nedbryde"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "sulattaa"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "aufschließen"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"lang_code": "hu",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "lebont"
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"sense": "to digest",
"word": "lebomlik"
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"code": "it",
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"sense": "to digest",
"word": "decomporre"
},
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"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "digerire"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "elaborare"
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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"sense": "to digest",
"word": "digerir"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"lang_code": "tr",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "sindirmek"
}
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