Breakdown in spanish
Descompostura
pronunciation: deskoʊmpoʊstuɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: deskoʊmpoʊstuɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
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break down = averiarse, estropear, romper, venirse abajo, destruir, petarse, estar petado.
Example: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.break + Nombre + down = desglosar, descomponer, dividir, analizar.
Example: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.breakdown1 = depresión nerviosa.
Example: The same sort of breakdown of an individual may also be experienced in the repetitive work done by some assembly line workers.more:
» emotional breakdown = crisis emocional.
Example: He came close to death when he was hospitalised earlier this month following a 'small emotional breakdown'.» have + a breakdown = sufrir una depresión nerviosa.
Example: When individuals experience 'overload' with too many information and communications inputs able to be processed, we can have a breakdown.» nervous breakdown = ataque de nervios, depresión nerviosa, crisis nerviosa, colapso nervioso.
Example: If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!.breakdown2 = desglose, análisis.
Example: When she arrived at her boss's office at the appointed time, she learned why she had been asked for the breakdown of her day's activities.breakdown3 = disolución, desintegración.
Example: They believe that the excessive breadth of disclosure and claim in some chemical patents could lead to the breakdown of data bases.more:
» family breakdown = desintegración familiar, desintegración de la familia.
Example: Problems resulting from family breakdown are caused when relationships end with hostility, without talking through the situation.breakdown4 = interrupción.
Example: Problems arise from the breakdown of the expressiveness of the notation of DC.breakdown5 = avería, rotura, fallo.
Example: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.more:
» breakdown lorry = grúa.
Example: On the way home from work me and five other cars were hit by a breakdown lorry coming down the hill whose brakes had stopped working.» breakdown truck = grúa.
Example: The tram was so badly wrecked that it had to be taken away by a breakdown truck.» mechanical breakdown = rotura mecánica.
Example: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster.