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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| break down vi phrasal | (machine: stop working) | gå sönder vitr partikel |
| Anmärkning: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun. |
| | The car broke down on the way home. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (person: cry) | bryta ihop, bryta samman vitr partikel |
| | Stella broke down when the police told her about her husband's accident. |
| break down vi phrasal | figurative (collapse, become weak) (förstöras) | brytas ned vitr partikel |
| | (bildlig: blir svagare) | svikta vitr |
| | The union called a strike after talks broke down over retirement benefits. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (door, wall: knock down) (fönster, dörr) | slå in vtr partikel oskj |
| | (konstruktion) | bryta ned, riva ned vtr partikel oskj |
| | The police broke down the door when they raided the house. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (substance: disintegrate) | bryta ned vtr partikel oskj |
| | Stomach acid breaks down food during digestion. |
break [sth] down,
break down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (analyze) | bena upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | | spalta upp vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | dissekera vtr |
| | We can break down the process into a number of separate stages. |