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{
"forms": [
{
"form": "breaks down",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "breaking down",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "broke down",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "broken down",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "broke down",
"tags": [
"informal",
"participle",
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "break<,,broke,broken> down",
"past_ptc2": "broke down",
"past_ptc2_qual": "informal"
},
"expansion": "break down (third-person singular simple present breaks down, present participle breaking down, simple past broke down, past participle broken down or (informal) broke down)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle)"
],
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[
"stop",
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],
[
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],
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"machine",
"machine"
],
[
"computer",
"computer"
],
[
"vehicle",
"vehicle"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle)"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
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{
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"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lamácca",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лама́цца"
},
{
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"roman": "zlamácca",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "злама́цца"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "stukgaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "kapot gaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "defect raken"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "rikkoutua"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "vikaantua"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "lakata toimimasta"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "tomber en panne"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "versagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "den Geist aufgeben"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "psuć się"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zepsuć się"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lomatʹsja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ломаться"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
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"roman": "slomatʹsja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сломаться"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "averiarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "romperse"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hỏng"
},
{
"_dis1": "68 2 3 6 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hỏng hóc"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "lakata toimimasta"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "vikaantua"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "abstürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "de",
"english": "freeze",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "sich aufhängen"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "de",
"english": "program break",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "hängen"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vpásty",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "впа́сти"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 6 3 3 5 3 3 3",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zavýsnuty",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зави́снути"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 7 2 2 5 3 3 3",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 7 2 2 5 3 3 3",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "rikkoutua"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 7 2 2 5 3 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 7 2 2 5 3 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "liegenbleiben"
},
{
"_dis1": "57 2 4 8 3 7 2 2 5 3 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "eine Panne haben"
}
]
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"To collapse, physically or in structure. (unexpectedly)"
],
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"collapse",
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]
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"(intransitive) To collapse, physically or in structure. (unexpectedly)"
],
"tags": [
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],
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"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "uiteenvallen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "instorten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "romahtaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "sortua"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "luhistua"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "de",
"english": "building",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "einstürzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "zusammenfallen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozvalýtysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розвали́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 52 4 1 1 13 14 2 4 3 2 4",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rujnuvátysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "руйнува́тися"
}
]
},
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{
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"word": "break-down"
},
{
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"word": "breakdown"
},
{
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"word": "broken down"
},
{
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"word": "broken-down valise"
},
{
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"word": "my car has broken down"
}
],
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"To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)"
],
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],
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"(transitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)"
],
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 72 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "break it down"
}
],
"tags": [
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],
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{
"_dis1": "2 4 67 1 2 7 4 1 5 1 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "afbreken"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 67 1 2 7 4 1 5 1 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "vernietigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 67 1 2 7 4 1 5 1 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "slopen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 67 1 2 7 4 1 5 1 2 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "inslaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 67 1 2 7 4 1 5 1 2 2",
"code": "de",
"english": "building",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "abreißen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 4 67 1 2 7 4 1 5 1 2 2",
"code": "de",
"english": "exalted",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "niederbrechen"
}
]
},
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"glosses": [
"To cease to function. (others)"
],
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"links": [
[
"cease",
"cease"
],
[
"function",
"function"
]
],
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"(intransitive) To cease to function. (others)"
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
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"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "avariar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "espatllar-se"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "gå itu"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "gå i stykker"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "kapotgaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "stukgaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "falen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "panei"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "tomber en panne"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "escarallar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gapuč̣da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "გაფუჭდა"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moišala",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "მოიშალა"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "kaputtgehen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "felmondja a szolgálatot"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "elromlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "guastarsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "rompersi"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"alt": "こわれる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kowareru",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "壊れる"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "afbrekan"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "از کار افتادن"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "cessar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "fallar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "averiarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "estropearse"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "romperse"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "gå sönder"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 3 3 65 2 7 3 2 3 2 1 3",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "bozulmak"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To fail, especially socially or for political reasons."
],
"id": "en-break_down-en-verb-SYkB3Pw8",
"links": [
[
"fail",
"fail"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "mislukken"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "kariutua"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "mennä pieleen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "abbrechen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "fehlschlagen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "de",
"english": "negotiations",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "scheitern"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "provalýtysja",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "провали́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 87 2 1 1 3 1 1 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbankrutuváty",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
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"imperfective"
],
"word": "збанкрутува́ти"
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]
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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?",
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"To give in, relent, concede, or surrender."
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{
"text": "She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day.",
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},
{
"ref": "1922, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest, chapter 6",
"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",
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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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],
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{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "kollapse"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "gå ned"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "in tranen uitbarsten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "instorten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "murtua"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "saada hermoromahdus"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "craquer"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"colloquial"
],
"word": "umkippen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
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"colloquial"
],
"word": "zusammenklappen"
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{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "katarréo",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "καταρρέω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeesik"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "szétesik"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összetör"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "letör"
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{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeroppan"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "despedaçar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "transtornarse"
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{
"_dis1": "1 18 3 1 2 11 37 13 5 3 2 5",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "çökmek"
}
]
},
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{
"text": "His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.",
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},
{
"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.",
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],
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"To render or to become weak and ineffective."
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[
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"(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective."
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"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "da",
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"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "murentua"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "mureta"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "abnehmen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "inutilizar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "deteriorarse"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 1 3 1 2 4 20 60 3 2 1 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zayıflamak"
}
]
},
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{
"text": "Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.",
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"To (cause to) decay, to decompose."
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],
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"(ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose."
],
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"ergative"
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{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "da",
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"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "ontbinden"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "maatua"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "se décomposer"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "zersetzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "verwandeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "umwandeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "zerfallen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "lebomlik"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "decomporsi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "echarse a perder"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "çürümek"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 7 4 1 2 8 6 5 46 6 3 9",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "tourner a frawéns"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
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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.",
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],
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"To separate into a number of parts."
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{
"categories": [],
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{
"text": "If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you.",
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],
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"To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of."
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[
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[
"indepth",
"indepth"
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],
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"(ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of."
],
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"ergative",
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],
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{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"word": "uitsplitsen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
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"lang": "Dutch",
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"word": "analyseren"
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{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "eritellä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "décomposer"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "herunterbrechen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "kifejt"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "partizionare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "suddividere"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "分解する"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "decompor"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 2 3 1 2 4 3 2 4 26 49 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "desglosar"
}
]
},
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"text": "His stomach took a while to break down his food.",
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"To digest."
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"(ergative) To digest."
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"ergative"
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{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "sulattaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "aufschließen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to digest",
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{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
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"lang": "Hungarian",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "digerire"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "elaborare"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "digerir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 5 3 1 73",
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to digest",
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}
],
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"plural"
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"Misspelling of breakdown."
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{
"word": "breakdown"
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{
"word": "broken-down valise"
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{
"word": "my car has broken down"
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"singular",
"third-person"
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},
{
"form": "breaking down",
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"present"
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},
{
"form": "broke down",
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"past"
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"past"
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],
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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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}
],
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"To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle)"
],
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[
"stop",
"stop"
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[
"functioning",
"functioning"
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[
"machine",
"machine"
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[
"computer",
"computer"
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[
"vehicle",
"vehicle"
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],
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"(intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle)"
],
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"intransitive"
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},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
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"glosses": [
"To collapse, physically or in structure. (unexpectedly)"
],
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[
"collapse",
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To collapse, physically or in structure. (unexpectedly)"
],
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"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English transitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)"
],
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[
"demolish",
"demolish"
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],
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"(transitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)"
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"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs"
],
"glosses": [
"To cease to function. (others)"
],
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[
"cease",
"cease"
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[
"function",
"function"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To cease to function. (others)"
],
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"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
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{
"text": "Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To fail, especially socially or for political reasons."
],
"links": [
[
"fail",
"fail"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English idioms",
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"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, relent, concede, or surrender."
],
"links": [
[
"give in",
"give in"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive, idiomatic) To give in, relent, concede, or surrender."
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic",
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English ergative verbs",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1922, Ben Travers, A Cuckoo in the Nest, chapter 6",
"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."
],
"links": [
[
"unstable",
"unstable"
],
[
"collapse",
"collapse"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally."
],
"tags": [
"ergative",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English ergative verbs",
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"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."
],
"tags": [
"ergative",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English ergative verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"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."
],
"tags": [
"ergative"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations"
],
"examples": [
{
"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"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To separate into a number of parts."
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English ergative verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"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."
],
"tags": [
"ergative",
"figuratively"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English ergative verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "His stomach took a while to break down his food.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To digest."
],
"links": [
[
"digest",
"digest"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(ergative) To digest."
],
"tags": [
"ergative"
]
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "lamácca",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "лама́цца"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "zlamácca",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "злама́цца"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "stukgaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "kapot gaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "defect raken"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "rikkoutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "vikaantua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "lakata toimimasta"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "tomber en panne"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "versagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"slang"
],
"word": "den Geist aufgeben"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "psuć się"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "zepsuć się"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "lomatʹsja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ломаться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "slomatʹsja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сломаться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "averiarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "romperse"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hỏng"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "(machine) to stop functioning",
"word": "hỏng hóc"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "lakata toimimasta"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "vikaantua"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "abstürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "freeze",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "sich aufhängen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "program break",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"word": "hängen"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vpásty",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "впа́сти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zavýsnuty",
"sense": "(computer) to stop functioning",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зави́снути"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "rikkoutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "liegenbleiben"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(vehicle) to stop functioning",
"word": "eine Panne haben"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "uiteenvallen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "instorten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "romahtaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "sortua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "luhistua"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "building",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "einstürzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"word": "zusammenfallen"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zlamátysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злама́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rozvalýtysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "розвали́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "rujnuvátysja",
"sense": "to collapse unexpectedly, physically or in structure",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "руйнува́тися"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "afbreken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "vernietigen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "slopen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "inslaan"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "building",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "abreißen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "exalted",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to pull down intentionally",
"word": "niederbrechen"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "avariar-se"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "espatllar-se"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "gå itu"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "gå i stykker"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "kapotgaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "stukgaan"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "falen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "panei"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "mennä rikki"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "hajota"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "tomber en panne"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "escarallar"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "gapuč̣da",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "გაფუჭდა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "moišala",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "მოიშალა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "kaputtgehen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "felmondja a szolgálatot"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "elromlik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "guastarsi"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "rompersi"
},
{
"alt": "こわれる",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kowareru",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "壊れる"
},
{
"code": "osx",
"lang": "Old Saxon",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "afbrekan"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "از کار افتادن"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "cessar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "fallar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "averiarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "estropearse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "romperse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "gå sönder"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to cease to function; (others than above)",
"word": "bozulmak"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "mislukken"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "kariutua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "mennä pieleen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "abbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "fehlschlagen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"english": "negotiations",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"word": "scheitern"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "provalýtysja",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "провали́тися"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbankrutuváty",
"sense": "to fail, especially socially or for political reasons",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "збанкрутува́ти"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "kollapse"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "gå ned"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "in tranen uitbarsten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "instorten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "murtua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "luhistua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "saada hermoromahdus"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "craquer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "umkippen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "zusammenklappen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "katarréo",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "καταρρέω"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeesik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "szétesik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összetör"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "letör"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "összeroppan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "despedaçar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "transtornarse"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become unstable or collapse, mentally or otherwise",
"word": "çökmek"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "bryde sammen"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "murentua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "mureta"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zusammenbrechen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "abnehmen"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "inutilizar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "debilitarse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "deteriorarse"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to become weak and ineffective",
"word": "zayıflamak"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "ontbinden"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "maatua"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "se décomposer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "zersetzen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "verwandeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "umwandeln"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "zerfallen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "lebomlik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "decomporsi"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "descomponerse"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "echarse a perder"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "çürümek"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to decay",
"word": "tourner a frawéns"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "uitsplitsen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "analyseren"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "eritellä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "analyser"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "décomposer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "herunterbrechen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "kifejt"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "partizionare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "suddividere"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "bunkai-suru",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "分解する"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "decompor"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to divide into parts for analysis",
"word": "desglosar"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "nedbryde"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "sulattaa"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "aufschließen"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "lebont"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "lebomlik"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "decomporre"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "digerire"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "elaborare"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "digerir"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to digest",
"word": "sindirmek"
}
],
"word": "break down"
}
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"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English multiword terms",
"English nouns",
"English phrasal verbs",
"English phrasal verbs with particle (down)",
"English verbs"
],
"forms": [
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"form": "break downs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"expansion": "break down (plural break downs)",
"name": "en-noun"
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"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
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"word": "melt down"
}
],
"senses": [
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{
"word": "breakdown"
}
],
"categories": [
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],
"glosses": [
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],
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"breakdown",
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"word": "break down"
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