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break down verb

  • (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.
 hajota, luhistua, mennä rikki, murtua, romahtaa, saada hermoromahdus
  • (intransitive) To cease to function. (others)
 hajota, mennä rikki
  • (ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.
 eritellä
  • (intransitive) To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle)
 hajota, lakata toimimasta, mennä rikki, rikkoutua, vikaantua
  • (intransitive) To fail, especially socially or for political reasons.
 kariutua, mennä pieleen
  • (ergative) To (cause to) decay, to decompose.
 maatua, sulattaa
  • (ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.
 murentua, mureta
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