break down on the highway
сломаться на шоссе
Our van broke down on the highway in the middle of the night.
Наш фургон сломался на шоссе посреди ночи.
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phrasal verb · B1 · often · UK/US
break down
break down
Meaning of break down
English
to stop working (of a machine or system)
Русский
испортиться так, что прибор нужно чинить: машина, лифт, телефон
Pronunciation
British English
/ˌbreɪk ˈdaʊn/
American English
/ˌbreɪk ˈdaʊn/
break down with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом break down
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break down usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The car broke down on the way home.
Машина сломалась по дороге домой.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
Our washing machine broke down again.
Наша стиральная машина снова сломалась.
break down synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between break down, stop working, break, crash, fail, malfunction, go wrong, and stall
ENThe heater stopped working last night.
B
🇬🇧English
break
Be damaged; for a car or engine use break down
B2very often
ENThe radio broke after I dropped it.
ENThe program crashed and I lost my work.
ENThe engine failed and we had to stop.
M
🇬🇧English
malfunction
Formal or technical: to work incorrectly
B2often
ENThe machine malfunctioned during the test.
C
🇬🇧English
conk out
Informal: suddenly stop working
B2rare word
ENThe mower conked out halfway through the lawn.
Advanced: broader words
G
🇬🇧English
go wrong
Broader: develop a fault or problem
B2very often
ENSomething went wrong with the heating system.
S
🇬🇧English
stall
Of an engine: stop suddenly
B2often
ENThe car stalled at the traffic lights.
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What does break down mean?
to stop working (of a machine or system)
How do you pronounce break down?
break down is pronounced [ˌbreɪk ˈdaʊn].
How is break down used in a sentence?
Машина сломалась по дороге домой. Translation: The car broke down on the way home.
Is break down part of Errors and Bugs vocabulary?
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Is break down part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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