break down

Phrasal VerbBriathra Frásacha 1 (v + adv) engineeringinnealtóireacht stop functioning intransitiveneamhaistreachclis verb cmu the printer broke down chlis an printéir, chuaigh an printéir as feidhm the train broke down bhris an traein síos 2 (v + adv) fail intransitiveneamhaistreach the talks broke down theip ar na cainteanna, chlis ar na cainteanna sometimes communication breaks down uaireanta cliseann ar an gcumarsáid, uaireanta teipeann ar an gcumarsáid society is breaking down tá an tsochaí ag titim as a chéile the marriage broke down chlis ar an bpósadh, tháinig deireadh leis an bpósadh her health broke down theip ar a sláinte, bhris ar a sláinte 3 (v + adv) demolish (sth) transitiveaistreachleag verb cmu they broke down the wall leag siad an balla, leag siad an balla go talamh, chaith siad anuas an balla 4 (v + adv) overcome (sth) transitiveaistreachsáraigh verb cmucuir de PhrV cmu we have many obstacles to break down is iomaí bac atá le sárú againn, is iomaí constaic atá le cur dínn againn it's hard to break down the stigma of mental illness is deacair an stiogma a bhaineann le meabhairshláinte a bhriseadh, is deacair fáil réidh leis an stiogma a bhaineann le meabhairshláinte we broke down their defence fuaireamar an ceann ab fhearr ar a gcosantóirí 5 (v + adv) yield to pressure intransitiveneamhaistreachtabhair isteach PhrV cmugéill verb cmu she broke down and told the truth thug sí isteach agus d'inis sí an fhírinne, ghéill sí agus d'inis sí an fhírinne 6 (v + adv) become distressed intransitiveneamhaistreachtit as a chéile cmu he broke down completely thit sé as a chéile ar fad, níor fhan cuma ná caoi air, d'imigh sé ar an bhfaraor géar ar fad, thit an lug ar an lag ar fad air 7 (v + adv) cry intransitiveneamhaistreachtosaigh ag goltosaigh ag caoineadh she broke down and wept bhris an gol uirthi, thosaigh sí ag gol, thosaigh sí ag caoineadh he broke down in tears bhris na deora air 8 (v + adv) analyse sth transitiveaistreachbris síos cmu they broke down the expenditure bhris siad an caiteachas síos, rinne siad anailís ar an gcaiteachas it breaks down the figures into age groups briseann sé na figiúirí síos de réir aoisghrúpaí it was broken down into three sections rinneadh trí chuid de, roinneadh ina thrí chuid é the houses were broken down by cost bhí na tithe roinnte de réir costais 9 (v + adv) chemistryceimic decompose transitiveaistreachbris síos cmubris anuas cmu the food is broken down into glucose bristear an bia síos ina ghlúcós intransitiveneamhaistreachbris síos cmubris anuas cmu what happens when starch breaks down? céard a tharlaíonn nuair a bhristear stáirse síos?→ break

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