breakdown
A. -noun
1. (=failure)
a. [of system, electricity] fallo (m)
b. [of negotiations, marriage] fracaso (m)
c. [of vehicle, machine]   avería (f), descompostura (f) Latin America
2. (figurative)
a. [of talks] ruptura (f)
3. (medicine)   colapso (m), crisis feminine invariable nerviosa
4. (=analysis)
a. [of numbers etcetera]   análisis masculine invariable, desglose (m) (chemistry) descomposiciónoun (f)
(=report) informe (m) detallado
B. -compound
·breakdown service -noun
(British, Great Britain) (automobiles) servicio (m) de asistencia en carretera
·breakdown truck
·breakdown van -noun
(British, Great Britain) (automobiles) (camiónoun (m)) grúa (f)