break down

break down
1) (to use force on (a door etc) to cause it to open.) derribar, echar abajo
2) (to stop working properly: My car has broken down.) estropearse, dejar de funcionar
3) (to fail: The talks have broken down.) fracasar
4) (to be overcome with emotion: She broke down and wept.) derrumbarse
break down vb averiarse / estropearse
the car has broken down el coche se ha averiado
break down vi
1) : estropearse, descomponerse
the machine broke down: la máquina se descompuso
2) fail: fracasar
3) cry: echarse a llorar
break down vt
1) destroy: derribar, echar abajo
2) overcome: vencer (la resistencia), disipar (sospechas)
3) analyze: analizar, descomponer
break down (a machine)
n.
• averiarse s.m.
v.
• aportillar v.
• averiarse v.
• desdoblar v.
Sense I
1) v + adv
\<\<vehicle/machine\>\> estropearse, averiarse*, descomponerse* (AmL), quedarse en pana (Chi), quedarse varado (Col); \<\<system\>\> fallar, venirse* abajo; \<\<talks\>\> fracasar
2) (lose composure) perder* el control
3) (divide into components)

it breaks down as follows — el total puede desglosarse de la siguiente manera

Sense II
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
\<\<door/barrier\>\> echar abajo, derribar
5)
a) (divide up) \<\<expenditure\>\> desglosar; \<\<sentence\>\> descomponer*

the process can be broken down into three steps — el proceso puede dividirse en tres pasos

b) (Chem) descomponer*
1. VT + ADV
1) (=destroy) [+ door etc] echar abajo, derribar; [+ resistance] vencer, acabar con; [+ suspicion] disipar
2) (=analyse) [+ figures] analizar, desglosar; [+ substance] descomponer
2.
VI + ADV [machine] estropearse, malograrse (Peru), descomponerse (LAm); (Aut) averiarse, descomponerse (LAm); [person] (under pressure) derrumbarse; (from emotion) romper or echarse a llorar; [health] quebrantarse; [talks etc] fracasar; [chemicals, waste] descomponerse
* * *
Sense I
1) v + adv
\<\<vehicle/machine\>\> estropearse, averiarse*, descomponerse* (AmL), quedarse en pana (Chi), quedarse varado (Col); \<\<system\>\> fallar, venirse* abajo; \<\<talks\>\> fracasar
2) (lose composure) perder* el control
3) (divide into components)

it breaks down as follows — el total puede desglosarse de la siguiente manera

Sense II
4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o
\<\<door/barrier\>\> echar abajo, derribar
5)
a) (divide up) \<\<expenditure\>\> desglosar; \<\<sentence\>\> descomponer*

the process can be broken down into three steps — el proceso puede dividirse en tres pasos

b) (Chem) descomponer*

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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