breakdown

breakdown
breakdown [ˈbreɪkdaʊn]
1. noun
   a. [of machine, vehicle, electricity supply] panne f
   b. [of communications, relationship, talks] rupture f
   c. ( = mental illness) dépression f nerveuse
• to have a (nervous) breakdown faire une dépression nerveuse
   d. ( = analysis) analyse f ; (into categories) décomposition f (into en ) ; [of sales figures, costs] ventilation f
• give me a breakdown of these results faites-moi l'analyse de ces résultats
2. compounds
► breakdown service noun service m de dépannage
► breakdown truck, breakdown van noun (British) dépanneuse f
* * *
['breɪkdaʊn] 1.
noun
1) Automobile, Technology panne f (in, of de)

in the event of a breakdown — en cas de panne

he had a breakdown — il est tombé en panne

2) (collapse) (of communications, negotiations) rupture f; (of discipline, order) dégradation f; (of alliance) éclatement m; (of plan) échec m
3) Medicine dépression f

to have a (nervous) breakdown — faire une dépression (nerveuse)

4) (detailed account) (of figures, statistics) ventilation f; (of argument) décomposition f

a breakdown of the voters according to sex/age — une répartition de l'ensemble des électeurs par sexe/tranche d'âge

5) Biology, Chemistry décomposition f
2.
noun modifier [vehicle, truck] de dépannage

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