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to make something fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard. Firefighters had to break the door down to reach the people trapped inside. to destroy something or make it disappear, especially a particular feeling or attitude that somebody has. to break down resistance/opposition. to break down somebody’s reserve/shyness.
- nervous breakdown - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
a period of serious mental illness in which somebody is...
- break down phrasal verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...
1 to make something fall down, open, etc. by hitting it hard...
- nervous breakdown - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
break down vi phrasal: figurative (person: cry) ponerse a llorar, romper a llorar loc verb : largarse a llorar loc verb (PR) desmelenarse⇒ v prnl : Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. Stella se puso a llorar cuando la policía le contó sobre el accidente de su marido. break down vi phrasal: figurative ...
phrasal verb with break verb uk / breɪk / us / breɪk / broke | broken. to remove something from its place by force: He threatened to break the door down. Some of the campers had broken down fences and lit fires that caused a lot of damage. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
verb [ phrasal ] / ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn/ to stop functioning. averiarse dañarse. Our car broke down. Nuestro coche se averió. to fail and not be able to continue. romperse quebrarse. The peace talks are in danger of breaking down. Las negociaciones de paz están en peligro de quebrarse. to lose control of emotions. desmoronarse. She broke down and cried.
3 de oct. de 2023 · MEANING 1: To stop working. The first meaning of 'break down' that we will look at in this post is that which means to stop working or functioning. This is used specifically for machinery, equipment and vehicles.
to end negotiations unsuccessfully romperse; fracasar. After days of negotiations, the talks broke down. Después de varios días de negociaciones, el diálogo se rompió. Sintaxis: intransitive. Derivados: breakdown [n.] (interrupción, ruptura) to remove or dismount derribar; desmontar; dividir.
phrasal verb with break verb uk / breɪk / us / breɪk / broke | broken. to remove something from its place by force: He threatened to break the door down. Some of the campers had broken down fences and lit fires that caused a lot of damage. SMART Vocabulary: palabras y expresiones relacionadas.
