English-German translation for "break down"

"break down" German translation

break down
transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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ein-, niederreißen, abbrechen, -reißen hauen brechen, besiegen, beugen, zugrunde richten zerlegen, aufgliedern, aufschlüsseln, analysieren aufspalten
  • hauen
    break down mining | BergbauBERGB
    break down mining | BergbauBERGB
  • brechen, besiegen, beugen, zugrunde richten
    break down defeat, destroy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    break down defeat, destroy figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • aufspalten
    break down chemistry | ChemieCHEM
    break down chemistry | ChemieCHEM
  • break down syn vgl. → see „analyze“
    break down syn vgl. → see „analyze“
break down
intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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zusammenbrechen versagen, stecken bleiben, eine Panne haben zerbrechen, in die Brüche gehen stürzen
  • zerbrechen, in die Brüche gehen
    break down be destroyed
    break down be destroyed
  • stürzen
    break down of horse
    break down of horse

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