English-Italian translations for breakdown

• analisi
  Com'era la strada? Questo è il tipo di analisi che dobbiamo effettuare per ogni tipo d'incidente se vogliamo salvare vite umane. That is the type of breakdown we need in every area of injury if we are going to save lives.
  E' necessario introdurre nell'analisi di dettaglio anche la distinzione di genere in modo da ottenere dati sulla differenziazione legata al sesso. Gender should also be introduced as a breakdown to have information regarding possible gender differences.
  Condividiamo pienamente la sua analisi che abbiamo sentito e che è stata così caldamente plaudita, e sosteniamo la sua iniziativa. We fully approve of the breakdown he presented to us, which received such an ovation, and we support his initiative.
• avaria
  Un' avaria minima al sistema di refrigerazione di un reattore nucleare non può mai essere considerata insignificante, dato che contiene acqua pesante con isotopi radioattivi. The smallest breakdown in the cooling system of a nuclear reactor can never be considered as insignificant, as it contains heavy water with radioactive isotopes.
  Tale presenza provoca un serio e giustificato allarme a causa di una grave avaria al reattore nucleare, fra l' altro, in violazione delle direttive dell' Unione europea. This is causing very serious and justified alarm, due to a serious breakdown in the nuclear reactor, and because, among other things, European Union directives are not being complied with.

Definition of breakdown

• A failure, particularly mechanical; something that has failed
• A physical collapse or lapse of mental stability
• Listing, division or categorization in great detail
• A detailed description of a forthcoming project, including the characters and roles required
• A musical technique by which the music is stripped down, becoming simpler, varying in heaviness depending on the genre
• A loss of organization (of the parts of a system
• A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of persons or pairs in succession, common in Southern United States African American music
• Any rapid bluegrass dance tune, especially featuring a five-string banjo
• The percussion break of songs chosen by a DJ for use in hip-hop music

Examples

• We saw a breakdown by the side of the road.
• After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.
• Looking at the breakdown of the budget, I see a few items we could cut.
• Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Related words

• breakdown truck
• breakdown lorry
• breakdown process
• breakdown service
• breakdown van
• breakdown triangle
• breakdown bay
• breakdown product
• nervous breakdown