breakdown Pronunciation: /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/Translate breakdown | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of breakdownn 1 (of vehicle, machine) panne (f) 2 (of communications, negotiations) rupture (f); (of discipline, order) effondrement (m) 3to have a (nervous) breakdown = faire une dépression (nerveuse) 4 (of figures, statistics) ventilation (f)breakdown in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of breakdown in the British & World English dictionary Definition of breakdown in the US English dictionary