break down |
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| Vrste leksičkih jedinica: | phrasal verb |
| Teme: | completion |
| Izvorne domene: | - |
| Čestice: | down |
| Usporedba: | - |
| Glagoli: | break |
| ZEROJ razine: | B1 | Sinonimi: | - | Antonimi: | - | Definicija: | If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working. | Primjeri: |
On the way, my car broke down. Dan’s car broke down on the way to London. The car broke down in the middle of traffic and I have no cell phone.
Collins English Dictionary: break down
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Motivacija: |
DOWN: completeness of action (reaching a goal, the highest limit) Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |