break#down

Definition von break#down im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
break down: to decay
Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.
break down: to become unstable, mentally or otherwise
She is back to work now, after her break down.
break down: to fail
I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed.
break down: to give more detail
If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you.
break it down: (slang) stop!, stop what ever you are doing!to deconstruct/take apart a box - "Make sure you break down the boxes before you go, Tom."to dance/begin dancing/dance wildly - In his song "U Can't Touch This" MC Hammer says, "Break it down." Note that this is always "break it down" and not "break down".to explain something - "Could you please break this down for us? We don't get it."to stop working/functioning properly - "My car broke down last night and now it's in the shop getting fixed." or "Your engine is going to break down if you don't change the oil."to freak out or struggle emotionally ("break down" or "breakdown") - "I'm having a nervous breakdown! Help me!" or "I'm breaking down emotionally, Sally. I think I need to see a psychologist."
break down: When a substance breaks down or when something breaks it down, a biological or chemical process causes it to separate into the substances which make it up. Over time, the protein in the eggshell breaks down into its constituent amino acids The oil is attacked by naturally occurring microbes which break it down
break down: If you break down a door or barrier, you hit it so hard that it falls to the ground. An unruly mob broke down police barricades and stormed the courtroom Firemen were called after his father failed to break the door down
break down: 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"
break down: approval To break down barriers or prejudices that separate people or restrict their freedom means to change people's attitudes so that the barriers or prejudices no longer exist. His early experience enabled him to break down barriers between Scottish Catholics and Protestants. see also breakdown, broken-down
break down: cause to fall or collapse 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
break down: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack
break down: 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"
break down: If someone breaks down, they lose control of themselves and start crying. Because he was being so kind and concerned, I broke down and cried
break down: If a discussion, relationship, or system breaks down, it fails because of a problem or disagreement. Talks with business leaders broke down last night Paola's marriage broke down
break down: fall apart; "the building crimbled after the explosion"; "Negociations broke down"
break down: cause to fall or collapse
break down: To break down something such as an idea or statement means to separate it into smaller parts in order to make it easier to understand or deal with. The report breaks down the results region by region These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases
break down: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
break down: If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. Their car broke down
break down: make ineffective; "Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination"
break down: 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"
break down: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down: break, collapse under its own weight; spoil, decompose