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1) ((often nervous breakdown) a mental collapse.) colapso, crisis nerviosa2) (a mechanical failure causing a stop: The car has had another breakdown. See also break down.) averíabreakdown n averíatr['breɪkdaʊn]1 (of car, machine) avería2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL crisis nombre femenino nerviosa3 (in negotiations) ruptura5 (in negotiations) fracaso\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbreakdown service (servicio de) asistencia en carreterabreakdown van / breakdown truck grúabreakdown ['breɪk.daʊn] n1) : avería f (de máquinas), interrupción f (de comunicaciones), fracaso m (de negociaciones)2) analysis: análisis m, desglose mn.• avería s.f.• colapso s.m.• desglose s.m.• distribución s.f.• falla s.f.• interrupción s.f.• pana s.f.1)a) (failure - of car, machine) avería f, descompostura f (Méx), varada f (Col), pana f (Chi); (-of service, communications) interrupción f; (- of negotiations) fracaso m, ruptura fthe system suffered a complete breakdown — ( Comput) el sistema colapsó
they had a breakdown on the motorway — se les estropeó el coche en la autopista; (before n)
breakdown service — servicio m de asistencia en carretera
breakdown truck — grúa f
b) ( nervous breakdown) crisis f nerviosa2)a) ( analysis)b) ( into constituent elements) descomposición f['breɪkdaʊn]1. N1) (=failure) [of system, electricity] fallo m ; [of negotiations, marriage] fracaso m ; [of vehicle, machine] avería f, descompostura f (LAm)2) (fig) [of talks] ruptura f3) (Med) colapso m, crisis f inv nerviosa4) (=analysis) [of numbers etc] análisis m inv, desglose m ; (Chem) descomposición f ; (=report) informe m detallado2.CPDbreakdown cover N — (Insurance) asistencia f mecánica
breakdown service N — (Brit) (Aut) servicio m de asistencia en carretera
breakdown truck, breakdown van N — (Brit) (Aut) (camión m) grúa f
* * *1)a) (failure - of car, machine) avería f, descompostura f (Méx), varada f (Col), pana f (Chi); (-of service, communications) interrupción f; (- of negotiations) fracaso m, ruptura fthe system suffered a complete breakdown — ( Comput) el sistema colapsó
they had a breakdown on the motorway — se les estropeó el coche en la autopista; (before n)
breakdown service — servicio m de asistencia en carretera
breakdown truck — grúa f
b) ( nervous breakdown) crisis f nerviosa2)a) ( analysis)b) ( into constituent elements) descomposición f
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