Sentence examples of "break down" in English

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Translations: all18 tomber en panne16 défoncer1 other translations1
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The police used a battering ram to break down the door. La police a utilisé un bélier pour défoncer la porte.
My car broke down on the way. Ma voiture est tombée en panne en route.
Her car broke down on the way. Sa voiture tomba en panne sur le chemin.
My motorcycle broke down on the way. Ma moto est tombée en panne sur le chemin.
If the car breaks down, we'll walk. Si la voiture tombe en panne, nous marcherons.
Because of heavy rain my car broke down. À cause de la pluie ma voiture est tombée en panne.
The iron broke down due to over-heating. Le fer est tombé en panne à cause de la chaleur excessive.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue. L'ambulance est tombée en panne au milieu de l'avenue.
Our car broke down in the middle of the street. Notre voiture est tombée en panne en plein milieu de la rue.
The car broke down on the way to the airport. La voiture est tombée en panne en allant à l'aéroport.
Tom had to walk home since his car broke down. Tom dû marcher jusqu'à la maison car sa voiture est tombée en panne.
It was his car, not mine, that broke down yesterday. C'était sa voiture, pas la mienne, qui est tombée en panne hier.
My car broke down this morning and won't be repaired until Friday. Ma voiture est tombée en panne ce matin et ne sera pas réparée avant vendredi.
He had the kindness to lend me his car when mine broke down. Il a eu la gentillesse de me prêter sa voiture quand la mienne est tombée en panne.
As our taxi broke down on the way, we had to walk to the station. Comme notre taxi est tombé en panne, nous avons dû marcher jusqu'à la station.
He said, "My car is always breaking down." "Ma voiture tombe toujours en panne.", dit-il.
My television was broken down, so I had to get it repaired. Ma télévision tomba dans en panne, donc je dus l'emmener réparer.
We must work hard to break down social barriers. Nous devons travailler dur à abattre les barrières sociales.
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