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breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]1. nouna. [of machine, vehicle, electricity supply] panne fb. [of communications, relationship, talks] rupture fc. ( = mental illness) dépression f nerveused. ( = analysis) analyse f ; (into categories) décomposition f ( into en ) ; [of sales figures, costs] ventilation f2. compounds* * *['breɪkdaʊn] 1.1) Automobile, Technology panne f (in, of de)2) ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f; (of discipline, order) dégradation f; ( of alliance) éclatement m; ( of plan) échec m3) Medicine dépression f4) ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics) ventilation f; ( of argument) décomposition fa breakdown of the voters according to sex/age — une répartition de l'ensemble des électeurs par sexe/tranche d'âge
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breakdown ['breɪkdaʊn]∎ to have a breakdown tomber en panne(b) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f; (of system, service) arrêt m complet; (of tradition, state of affairs) détérioration f, dégradation f; (of marriage, relationship) échec m∎ to have a breakdown faire une dépression (nerveuse)(d) (analysis → of ideas, statistics) analyse f; (→ of reasons) décomposition f; Commerce (→ of costs, figures) ventilation f; Finance (→ of account, expenses) décomposition f, ventilation f; (→ of bill, estimate) détail m; (→ of script) pré-découpage m; (→ for recording) dépouillement m;∎ a breakdown of the population by age une répartition de la population par âge;∎ give me a breakdown of the annual report faites-moi l'analyse du rapport annuel►► Cars breakdown gang équipe f de dépannage;Cars breakdown and recovery service service m de remorquage et de dépannage;Cars breakdown service service m de dépannage;breakdown truck, breakdown van dépanneuse f, camion m de dépannage -
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A n1 Aut, Mech, Tech panne f (in, of de) ; in the event of a breakdown en cas de panne ; he had a breakdown on the motorway il est tombé en panne sur l'autoroute ;2 ( collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f ; (of discipline, order) dégradation f ; (of alliance, coalition) éclatement m ; ( of plan) échec m ;3 Med dépression f ; to have a (nervous) breakdown faire une dépression (nerveuse) ; to be on the verge of a breakdown être au bord de la dépression ; it's enough to give you a nervous breakdown! hum il y a de quoi faire une dépression! ;4 ( detailed account) (of figures, statistics, costs, budget) ventilation f ; ( of argument) décomposition f ; (by sex, age, nationality) a breakdown of the voters according to sex/age une répartition de l'ensemble des votants par sexe/tranche d'âge ; a breakdown of how I spent the week un emploi du temps détaillé de ma semaine passée ;
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breakdown lorry — breakdown truck UK / US or breakdown lorry UK / US noun [countable] Word forms breakdown truck : singular breakdown truck plural breakdown trucks British a truck used for pulling away another vehicle that has stopped working … English dictionary
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