"break down" meaning in All languages combined

See break down on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ˌbɹeɪk ˈdaʊn\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-VCcortex-break down.wav Forms: to break down [infinitive], breaks down [present, third-person, singular], broke down [preterite], broken down [participle, past], breaking down [participle, present]
  1. Tomber en panne, se détraquer.
    Sense id: fr-break_down-en-verb-vdX8-Jg9 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  2. Décomposer.
    Sense id: fr-break_down-en-verb-7MY94Izp Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. Se décomposer.
    Sense id: fr-break_down-en-verb-4yi4B~-f Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  4. Éclater en sanglots, s’effondrer en larmes.
    Sense id: fr-break_down-en-verb-mMi7Ybof Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  5. S’effondrer nerveusement, déprimer
    Sense id: fr-break_down-en-verb-04s90-yG Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  6. Clarifier, simplifier.
    Sense id: fr-break_down-en-verb-RYw9Z5Wc Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (panne): breakdown

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has broken down shortly after embarking for exercises in the US.",
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          "text": "Manure is the best nitrogen supplement, and a mixture of five parts leaves to one part manure will break down quickly.",
          "translation": "Le fumier est le meilleur supplément d'azote, et un mélange de cinq parties de feuilles pour une partie de fumier se décomposera rapidement."
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          "text": "Manure is the best nitrogen supplement, and a mixture of five parts leaves to one part manure will break down quickly.",
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        }
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