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From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  break down
       v 1: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of;
            break down into components or essential features;
            "analyze a specimen"; "analyze a sentence"; "analyze a
            chemical compound" [syn: analyze, analyse, dissect,
             take apart] [ant: synthesize]
       2: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down
          racial discrimination" [syn: crush]
       3: lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had
          not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her
          baby died, she snapped" [syn: lose it, snap]
       4: stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went";
          "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke
          down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The
          engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went
          after the accident" [syn: fail, go bad, give way, die,
           give out, conk out, go, break]
       5: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
          [syn: decompose, break up]
       6: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion";
          "Negociations broke down" [syn: crumble, crumple, tumble,
           collapse]
       7: cause to fall or collapse
       8: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
          [syn: collapse]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (''για μηχάνημα'') χαλάω
     2 (''για σχέση'') αποτυγχάνω
     3 δεν μπορώ να ελέγχω την εκδήλωση των συναίσθημα μου

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     n.
     (misspelling of en breakdown)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer,
  vehicle)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To collapse, physically or in structure.
  (unexpectedly)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)
     4 (lb en intransitive) To cease to function. (others)
     5 (lb en intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political
  reasons.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To give in, relent, concede, or
  surrender.
     7 (lb en ergative figuratively) To render or to become unstable due
  to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     n.
     (misspelling of en breakdown)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer,
  vehicle)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To collapse, physically or in structure.
  (unexpectedly)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)
     4 (lb en intransitive) To cease to function. (others)
     5 (lb en intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political
  reasons.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To give in, relent, concede, or
  surrender.
     7 (lb en ergative figuratively) To render or to become unstable due
  to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     n.
     (misspelling of en breakdown)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer,
  vehicle)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To collapse, physically or in structure.
  (unexpectedly)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)
     4 (lb en intransitive) To cease to function. (others)
     5 (lb en intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political
  reasons.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To give in, relent, concede, or
  surrender.
     7 (lb en ergative figuratively) To render or to become unstable due
  to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     n.
     (misspelling of en breakdown)
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer,
  vehicle)
     2 (lb en intransitive) To collapse, physically or in structure.
  (unexpectedly)
     3 (lb en intransitive) To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally)
     4 (lb en intransitive) To cease to function. (others)
     5 (lb en intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political
  reasons.
     6 (lb en intransitive idiomatic) To give in, relent, concede, or
  surrender.
     7 (lb en ergative figuratively) To render or to become unstable due
  to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     Englanti vb.
     1 hajota, särkyä
     2 murtaa (este)
     3 murtua (kyyneliin); romahtaa (henkisesti tai fyysisesti)
     4 (neuvottelusta) katketa
     5 eritellä, jäsentää, jakaa osiin, selittää osissa t. kohta kohdalta

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  break down
     Engelska vb.
     1 gå sönder, sluta fungera
     2 bryta ihop
     3 brytas ned
     4 ge extra detaljer; ge en mer detaljerad beskrivning av