breakdown

panne

Situation où une machine ou un véhicule cesse de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : A situation in which a machine or vehicle stops working.

• A breakdown delayed our trip.
• The factory closed after a major machine breakdown.
• Does your insurance cover roadside breakdowns?

Synonymes : failure, malfunction

Expressions courantes : mechanical breakdown, car breakdown, breakdown service, engine breakdown

dépression nerveuse, effondrement psychologique

Période de souffrance psychologique intense où une personne n’arrive plus à gérer sa vie quotidienne.

En anglais simple : A period of severe mental distress when someone cannot manage ordinary daily life.

• He had a nervous breakdown.
• She needed time off after her breakdown.
• Months of stress brought him close to an emotional breakdown.

Synonymes : mental crisis

Expressions courantes : nervous breakdown, mental breakdown, have a breakdown

ventilation, répartition détaillée

Liste détaillée montrant les différentes parties d’un ensemble, par exemple des coûts ou des résultats.

En anglais simple : A detailed list showing the separate parts of something, such as costs or results.

• Here is a breakdown of the costs.
• The report includes a sales breakdown by country.
• Could you provide a detailed breakdown of our spending?

Comment l'utiliser : breakdown of something (Please send a breakdown of the total cost.); breakdown by something (The report gives a breakdown by age group.)

Synonymes : itemization, detailed list, analysis

Expressions courantes : breakdown of costs, detailed breakdown, cost breakdown

véhicule en panne

Véhicule ou machine qui a cessé de fonctionner.

En anglais simple : A vehicle or machine that has stopped working.

• We passed a breakdown near the bridge.
• A recovery truck towed the breakdown away.
• Two breakdowns were blocking the narrow road.

Synonymes : disabled vehicle

Expressions courantes : tow a breakdown, roadside breakdown