Sentence examples of "break down" in English

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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.
It was his car, not mine, that broke down yesterday. C'était sa voiture, pas la mienne, qui est tombée en panne hier.
Tom had to walk home since his car broke down. Tom dû marcher jusqu'à la maison car sa voiture est tombée en panne.
The car broke down on the way to the airport. La voiture est tombée en panne en allant à l'aéroport.
We must work hard to break down social barriers. Nous devons travailler dur à abattre les barrières sociales.
We really hope another war will not break out. Nous espérons vraiment qu'il n'y aura pas une autre guerre.
Turn that music down! Éteins cette musique !
A war may break out at any moment. Une guerre peut éclater à tout moment.
The hotel is down there. L'hôtel est là en bas.
There's danger that the levee will break. We have to evacuate immediately. Il y a un risque que la digue cède. Nous devons évacuer immédiatement.
She went down the stairs. Elle a descendu l'escalier.
One more thing. If you try anything on Mayu I'll break your spine. Une chose encore. Si tu t'en prends de quelque manière que ce soit à Mayu, je te brise les reins.
He has a habit of moving his head up and down when he is listening to a conversation. Il a l'habitude de hocher la tête en écoutant une conversation.
I wish I could break the habit of smoking. Si seulement je pouvais perdre l'habitude que j'ai de fumer.
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