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Detailed Translations for break down from English to Spanish

break down:

to break down verb (breaks down, broke down, breaking down)

  1. to break down (sever; adjourn)
  2. to break down (demolish; tear down; break up; )
  3. to break down (go to pieces; give way)
  4. to break down (have a breakdown; go to the dogs)
  5. to break down (break off)

Conjugations for break down:

present
  1. break down
  2. break down
  3. breaks down
  4. break down
  5. break down
  6. break down
simple past
  1. broke down
  2. broke down
  3. broke down
  4. broke down
  5. broke down
  6. broke down
present perfect
  1. have broke down
  2. have broke down
  3. has broke down
  4. have broke down
  5. have broke down
  6. have broke down
past continuous
  1. was breaking down
  2. were breaking down
  3. was breaking down
  4. were breaking down
  5. were breaking down
  6. were breaking down
future
  1. shall break down
  2. will break down
  3. will break down
  4. shall break down
  5. will break down
  6. will break down
continuous present
  1. am breaking down
  2. are breaking down
  3. is breaking down
  4. are breaking down
  5. are breaking down
  6. are breaking down
subjunctive
  1. be broke down
  2. be broke down
  3. be broke down
  4. be broke down
  5. be broke down
  6. be broke down
diverse
  1. break down!
  2. let's break down!
  3. broke down
  4. breaking down
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

break down adj

  1. break down (go wrong; get lost)

Translation Matrix for break down:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
derribar putting down; shooting down; shooting to death
derrumbarse tumble
fracasar drift ashore; washing ashore; washing up
hundirse collapsing; going down; plummeting; sinking; sliding; slumping; subsiding
quebrar breaking; snapping
romper breaking; demolition; destruction; rending; snapping; tearing; wrecking
separar disconnecting; disconnection; dispersing; removing; separating; uncoupling; unhooking
vencer elapsing; lapsing; passing
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
amortiguar break down; give way; go to pieces buffer; quell; slam
arruinarse break down; break off be killed; fall; go to pieces; go to the dogs; go to wrack and ruin; perish
caer en ruina break down; break off break up; collapse; crumble; decay; deteriorate; disintegrate; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go to ruin
caerse break down; break off bore through; buckle; collapse; crash down; drop; fall down; fall off; implode; knock down; knock over; penetrate; pierce; pour in; prolapse; sag; slump; somersault; strike down; tip over; topple over; tumble
decaer break down; break off be slovenly; break up; collapse; crumble; decay; decline; disintegrate; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go to ruin; neglect; regress; spoil; waining
declinar break down; give way; go to pieces conjugate; crumble; decay; decline; denounce; disapprove; disclaim; disintegrate; elapse; expire; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; fob off with; go by; go to ruin; incline; inflect; not follow up; object to; pass; refuse; reject; repudiate; shelve; slant; slope; spurn; turn down
demoler break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck break up; demolish; destruct; devastate; eliminate; exhaust; lay waste; liquidate; ruin; sap; tear down; wear out; work to death; wreck
derribar break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; give way; go to pieces; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck blot out; bring down; carve; cast; chop down; cut down; cut in; delete; deposit; destruct; devastate; eliminate; erase; exhaust; fell; fling; floor; heave; hew in; hurl; knock down; knock over; lay; lay waste; laydown; liquidate; overthrow; overturn; place; pull down; push over; put down; put to the sword; rub out; ruin; sap; set; set down; shoot down; situate; station; sweep away; take down; throw; throw down; throw over; tip over; topple; topple over; upset; wear out; wipe; wipe out; work to death; wreck
derrumbar break down; give way; go to pieces break
derrumbarse break down; break off; give way; go to pieces; go to the dogs; have a breakdown bore through; break up; buckle; collapse; crash; crash down; crumble; decay; disintegrate; drop; fall; fall apart; fall down; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; flop down; go to ruin; implode; penetrate; pierce; plop down; plummet; plump down; prolapse; sag; sink; slump; take a plunge; thunder down; topple down; tumble
desguazar break down; break up; demolish; destroy; drag down; get down; pull down; take down; tear down; tear loose; wreck sap
desilusionar break down; break off be contrary; belie; counteract; cross; disappoint; disillusion; disillusionate; frustrate; let down
desmoronarse break down; give way; go to pieces cave in; collapse; crash; crumble; crumble away; crumble down; decay; disintegrate; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; go to ruin; relapse; slump; subside; topple down
disociar adjourn; break down; sever
estropearse break down; break off attack; become obsolete; damage; decay; deteriorate; erode; rot; spoil
fliparse break down; break off; give way; go to pieces
fracasar break down; break off; give way; go to pieces be a failure; be mistaken; be overthrown; be ruined; come to grief; fail; fall; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; make a mistake; meet with disaster; take a nosedive
hundirse break down; break off allay; bear; bend; buckle; bulge; bulge out; calm down; cave in; chill; collapse; cool; cool down; cool off; crash down; crumble; decay; defect; desert; disintegrate; drop; endure; fall; fall apart; fall into decay; fall to bits; fall to pieces; get cold; get cooler; get fresh; give way; go to ruin; grow cold; grow cooler; prolapse; refrigerate; sag; sink; sink in; slump; soothe; stand; subside; sustain; throw oneself; tumble
interrumpir adjourn; break down; sever anger; break in; butt in; disturb; enrage; finish off; glance; hamper; hinder; impede; incense; intercede; interrupt; just touch; kill; murder; obstruct; stir; stonewall; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon; upset
llevarse un chasco break down; break off; give way; go to pieces
llevarse un corte break down; break off; give way; go to pieces
malograrse break down; break off be a failure; be overthrown; fall; take a nosedive
quebrantar break down; give way; go to pieces assault; beat up; become defective; break; break into pieces; burst open; come loose; crack; damage; desecrate; destroy; fall to pieces; injure; knock about; maul; snap; spring open; use force; violate; wreck
quebrar adjourn; break down; give way; go to pieces; sever become defective; break; break into pieces; break to pieces; burst open; come loose; crack; die; fall to pieces; fracture; intentionally destroy; perish; refract; shatter; smash; smash into pieces; snap; spring open; throw in
quedar desengañado break down; break off
quedar eliminado break down; break off drop out; pull out; quit
quedar sin efecto break down; break off
refractar break down; give way; go to pieces become defective; break; break into pieces; burst open; come loose; crack; destroy; die; fall to pieces; perish; snap; spring open; wreck
romper adjourn; break down; sever become defective; break; break in; break into pieces; break to pieces; break up; burst open; carve; come loose; crack; crackle; crush; cut in; dash; destroy; destruct; devastate; die; eliminate; exhaust; fall to pieces; fracture; hew in; intentionally destroy; knock to pieces; lay waste; liquidate; perish; pulverise; pulverize; refract; rend; rip; rub fine; ruin; shatter; smash; smash into pieces; smash to pieces; smash up; snap; spring open; tear; tear loose; throw in; wear out; work to death; wreck
salir fallido break down; break off be a failure; be overthrown; fail; fall; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster; take a nosedive
salir mal break down; break off be a failure; be overthrown; fail; fall; fall flat; flop; go wrong; lose one's face; meet with disaster; take a nosedive
separar adjourn; break down; sever break up; cleave; collect; come round for; crack; declutch; depress the clutch; deprive of; differentiate; disconnect; dissociate from; divide; divorce; excerpt; extract; fetch; get undone; hoard; isolate; itemise; itemize; oust; part; pick up; place apart; pot; pull off; pull out; remove; rip off; seclude; secluding; separate; set apart; sever; split; split off; split up; store; strip off; take; take along; take away; tear loose; tear off; uncouple; unpick; untie
tener un mal viaje break down; break off
vencer break down; break off; give way; go to pieces age; bring to a close; bring to a conclusion; bring to an end; bring to submission; bring under control; come to an end; conclude; conquer; control; decide; decline; end; finish; finish off; gain the day; gain the victory; master; overcome; overpower; regress; stop; subject; tame; terminate; waining; win; win over; wind up
- analyse; analyze; break; break up; collapse; conk out; crumble; crumple; crush; decompose; die; dissect; fail; give out; give way; go; go bad; lose it; snap; take apart; tumble
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
inservible break down; get lost; go wrong defective; lacking; meaningless; pointless; poor; senseless; unsound; unusable; useless; valueless; worthless

Synonyms for "break down":


Antonyms for "break down":

  • synthesize

Related Definitions for "break down":

  1. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack1
  2. separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts1
  3. stop operating or functioning1
  4. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features1
  5. make ineffective1
    • Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination1
  6. cause to fall or collapse1
  7. lose control of one's emotions1
  8. fall apart1

Wiktionary Translations for break down:

break down
verb
  1. to divide into parts for analysis
  2. to decay
  3. to become unstable, mentally or otherwise
  4. to fail

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
break down descomponer; desintegrar abbauenChemie, Biologie, Wirtschaft: von komplexeren in einfachere Strukturen und Formen, in geringerwertige Zustände oder Qualitäten umwandeln
break down demoler; derribar; derrumbar; destrozar démolirabattre pièce à pièce (se dit surtout en parlant des bâtiments, des constructions).
break down tener una avería; descomponerse; estar descompuesto tomber en panne — Arriver dans une situation où un outil ou un véhicule ne fonctionne plus par manque de carburant où à cause de batteries vides, ou encore doit être réparé.

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