engelska-franska översättning av break down

tomber en panneToute personne en vacances et qui voyage en Europe en voiture est susceptible de tomber en panne à l'étranger. Anyone who is on holiday, travelling in Europe in his car, can break down abroad.
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C'est à nous d'intervenir politiquement pour briser cet isolement. It is up to us to intervene politically to break down the barriers isolating Mr Arafat. Cela veut dire qu'aujourd'hui, nous devons briser l'isolement du Président Arafat. This means that today, we must break down the barriers that are isolating President Arafat. Mais la publicité a-t-elle pour rôle de briser les schémas de comportement dictés par les rôles sociaux? But is it the task of the advertising sector to undertake pioneering work to break down stereotypes?
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décomposerLes SPFO et substances liées aux SPFO sont hautement fluorés et extrêmement difficiles à décomposer. PFOS and PFOS-related substances are highly fluorinated and extremely difficult to break down.
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To fail, to cease to function
To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally
To render or to become weak and ineffective
To decay, to decompose
To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of
To digest

I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed
Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party
Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey
She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day
His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually
Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist
If you dont understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you
His stomach took a while to break down his food

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