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  • 111break down — phrasal verb Word forms break down : present tense I/you/we/they break down he/she/it breaks down present participle breaking down past tense broke down past participle broken down 1) [intransitive] if a machine or vehicle breaks down, it stops… …

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  • 112Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart — Single par Alicia Keys extrait de l’album The Element of Freedom Face B Lover Man Sortie 17 novembre 2009 Enregistrement 2009 Durée 4:09 (album version) …

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  • 113break down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. [V P] Their car broke down. 2) PHRASAL VERB If a discussion, relationship, or system breaks down, it fails because of a problem or disagreement. [V P] Talks with business… …

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  • 114bro|ken-down — «BROH kuhn DOWN», adjective. 1. shattered; ruined: »broken down health. 2. unfit for use: »a house filled with broken down furniture, a broken down shack …

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  • 115run-down — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dilapidated, broken down, tumbledown; weakened, weary, debilitated, done up, used up, in a bad way. See deterioration. n., informal, narrative, description. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Exhausted] Syn …

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  • 116To break down — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. i. 1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder. [1913 Webster] 2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a bubble, a tumor, a seed… …

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  • 117ˌbreak (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb if a substance breaks down, or if it is broken down, it separates into the parts that it is made up of The substance is easily broken down by bacteria.[/ex] …

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  • 118tumble-down — adjective in deplorable condition a street of bedraggled tenements a broken down fence a ramshackle old pier a tumble down shack • Syn: ↑bedraggled, ↑broken down, ↑derelict, ↑d …

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  • 119Combe Down — Coordinates: 51°21′40″N 2°20′33″W / 51.3610°N 2.3425°W / 51.3610; 2.3425 …

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  • 120break down — {v.} (stress on down ) 1. To smash or hit (something) so that it falls; cause to fall by force. * /The firemen broke down the door./ 2. To reduce or destroy the strength or effect of; weaken; win over. * /By helpful kindness the teacher broke… …

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