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1 collapse
kə'læps1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) falle/bryte sammen2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) falle sammen, kollapse3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) bryte sammen4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) slå(s) sammen•Isubst. \/kəˈlæps\/1) ( medisin) kollaps, sammenbrudd2) ( handel) krakk, fall, sammenbrudd, svikt, ras3) ( overført) sammenbrudd, fiasko, ruinIIverb \/kəˈlæps\/1) kollapse, falle sammen, bryte sammen, klappe sammen, få et sammenbrudd2) ( medisin) kollabere, besvime3) ( handel) bryte sammen, svikte, kollapse4) slå feil, mislykkes5) slå sammen (f.eks. en stol) -
2 breakdown
1) ((often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse.) (nerve)sammenbrudd2) (a mechanical failure causing a stop: The car has had another breakdown. See also break down.) (maskin)havari, uhellsubst. \/ˈbreɪkdaʊn\/1) sammenbrudd, kollaps2) sammenstyrtning, fall, nederlag, fiasko3) ( om helse) nedbrytning, svekkelse4) stans (på grunn av maskinskade), maskinhavari, motorstopp, trafikkaos5) ( elektrisitet) linjebrudd6) dissekering, analyse, klassifisering, oppdeling i mindre enheter7) ( biologi) nedbrytning8) forklaring: livlig amerikansk folkedans
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