En esta página: breaking down, break down

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
breaking down n (disintegration)decadencia nf
  destrucción nf
 The weather contributes hugely to the breaking down of rock into smaller particles.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
break down vi phrasal (machine: stop working)averiarse⇒ v prnl
  romperse⇒ v prnl
Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun.
 The car broke down on the way home.
 El auto se averió camino a casa.
break down vi phrasal figurative (person: cry)ponerse a llorar, romper a llorar loc verb
  largarse a llorar loc verb
  (PR)desmelenarse⇒ v prnl
 Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident.
 Stella se puso a llorar cuando la policía le contó sobre el accidente de su marido.
break down vi phrasal figurative (collapse, become weak)colapsar⇒ vi
  hundirse⇒ v prnl
  desmoronarse⇒, derrumbarse⇒ v prnl
 The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits.
 El sindicato llamó a una huelga luego de que las negociaciones sobre las jubilaciones colapsaran.
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (door, wall: knock down) (puertas, paredes)tirar abajo loc verb
  echar abajo loc verb
  derribar⇒ vtr
 The police broke down the door when they raided the house.
 La policía tiró abajo la puerta cuando allanaron la casa.
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (substance: disintegrate)descomponer⇒ vtr
 Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion.
 Los ácidos estomacales descomponen la comida durante la digestión.
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 figurative (analyze) (analizar)descomponer⇒ vtr
  desglosar⇒ vtr
  analizar⇒ vtr
 We can break down the process into a number of separate stages.
 Podemos descomponer el proceso en un número de etapas separadas.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'breaking down' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
biodegradation - corrosion - siege machine - subdivision - wrecking
Spanish:
descomposición - desmoronamiento


Forum discussions with the word(s) "breaking down" in the title:

  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.
See Google Translate's machine translation of 'breaking down'.

In other languages: French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Infórmanos de los anuncios inapropiados.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.