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1 Translation result for
to break down
in Spanish
verb
break down
verb
derribar, echar abajo
;
estropearse, descomponerse
;
fracasar
;
vencer (la resistencia), disipar (sospechas)
;
echarse a llorar
;
analizar, descomponer
Example sentences of
break down
verb
•
She
broke down
and started to cry.
•
The prisoner finally
broke down
under intensive questioning.
•
Our car
broke down
on the highway.
•
Their marriage had
broken down
, and there was nothing to do about it.
•
When presented with the pile of files, the first thing he did was to
break
them
down
by month, order within the month, and region.
More examples
•
The enamel of a human tooth will begin to
break down
when exposed to sugar for too long.
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Synonyms of
break down
verb
analyze
,
resolve
,
dissect
,
deconstruct
,
cry
,
destroy
,
fail
,
overcome
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break down
verb
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Reverse translation for
to break down
derribar
- to demolish, to knock down, to shoot down, to bring down (an airplane), to overthrow
echar abajo
estropearse
- to spoil, to go bad, to break down
descomponerse
- to break down, to decompose
fracasar
- to fail, to fall through
vencer
(la resistencia)
- to vanquish, to defeat, to win, to triumph, to expire, to overcome, to surmount, to fall due, to mature
disipar
(sospechas)
- to dissipate, to dispel, to squander
echarse a llorar
analizar
- to analyze
descomponer
- to rot, to decompose, to break, to break down
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