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breakdown [breakdowns] (failure, particularly mechanical)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪk.daʊn]
[US: ˈbreɪk.ˌdaʊn]

mankementsubstantief
{n}

pannesubstantief
{f}

stilstandsubstantief
{m}

breakdown [breakdowns] (lapse of mental stability)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪk.daʊn]
[US: ˈbreɪk.ˌdaʊn]

ineenstortingsubstantief
{f}

instortingsubstantief
{f}

inzakkingsubstantief
{f}

inzinkingsubstantief
{f}

zenuwinstortingsubstantief
{f}

breakdown [breakdowns] (listing or categorization in great detail)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪk.daʊn]
[US: ˈbreɪk.ˌdaʊn]

opdelingsubstantief
{f}

opsplitsingsubstantief
{f}

uitsplitsingsubstantief
{f}

breakfast [breakfasts] (first meal of the day)
noun
[UK: ˈbrek.fəst]
[US: ˈbrek.fəst]

ontbijtsubstantief
{n}

breakfast [breakfasted, breakfasting, breakfasts] (to eat the morning meal)
verb
[UK: ˈbrek.fəst]
[US: ˈbrek.fəst]

ontbijtenwerkwoord

breakfast cereal (food made from processed grains)
noun
[UK: ˈbrek.fəst ˈsɪə.rɪəl]
[US: ˈbrek.fəst ˈsɪ.riəl]

ontbijtgranensubstantief
{n-Pl}

breakneck (dangerously fast; hell-for-leather)
adjective
[UK: ˈbreɪk.nek]
[US: ˈbreɪk.ˌnek]

halsbrekendbijvoeglijk naamwoord

breakthrough [breakthroughs] (military advance)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪk.θruː]
[US: ˈbreɪk.ˌθruː]

doorbraaksubstantief
{c}

breakwater (construction in or around a harbour)
noun
[UK: ˈbreɪ.kwɔː.tə(r)]
[US: ˈbreɪ.ˌkwɒ.tər]

golfbrekersubstantief
{m}

havendamsubstantief
{c}

havenhoofdsubstantief
{n}

all hell breaks loose (the situation becomes chaotic)
phrase
[UK: ɔːl hel breɪks luːs]
[US: ɔːl ˈhel ˈbreɪks ˈluːs]

de hel breekt losphrase

bed and breakfast (guesthouse providing breakfast)
noun
[UK: bed ənd ˈbrek.fəst]
[US: ˈbed ænd ˈbrek.fəst]

bed and breakfastsubstantief
{n}

logies en ontbijtsubstantief
{n}

circuit breaker (high-current electrical switch)
noun
[UK: ˈsɜːk.ɪt.ˌbreɪk.ə]
[US: ˈsɜːk.ɪt.ˌbreɪk.ə]

zekeringsubstantief
{f}

coffee break (a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.fi breɪk]
[US: ˈkɑː.fi ˈbreɪk]

koffiepauzesubstantief
{m} {f}

daybreak (dawn)
noun
[UK: ˈdeɪ.breɪk]
[US: ˈdeɪ.ˌbrek]

dageraadsubstantief
{m}

groundbreaking (innovative)
adjective
[UK: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌbrekɪŋ]
[US: ˈɡraʊnd.ˌbrekɪŋ]

baanbrekendbijvoeglijk naamwoord

grensverleggendbijvoeglijk naamwoord

heartbreak (anguish)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːt.breɪk]
[US: ˈhɑːrt.ˌbrek]

hartzeersubstantief
{n}

icebreaker [icebreakers] (ship designed to break through ice)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪs.breɪkə(r)]
[US: ˈaɪˌs.brekər]

ijsbrekersubstantief
{m}

nervous breakdown [nervous breakdowns] (disabling attack of a psychological disorder)
noun
[UK: ˈnɜː.vəs breɪk daʊn]
[US: ˈnɝː.vəs ˈbreɪk ˈdaʊn]

zenuwinzinkingsubstantief
{f}

outbreak [outbreaks] ((fig.) an outburst or sudden eruption, especially violent)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊt.breɪk]
[US: ˈaʊt.ˌbrek]

uitbrekensubstantief
{n}

outbreak [outbreaks] (a sudden increase)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊt.breɪk]
[US: ˈaʊt.ˌbrek]

explosiesubstantief

outbreak [outbreaks] (an eruption, sudden appearance)
noun
[UK: ˈaʊt.breɪk]
[US: ˈaʊt.ˌbrek]

uitbarstingsubstantief

uitbraaksubstantief
{n}

strikebreaker (worker hired to replace a striking worker)
noun
[UK: ˈstraɪk.breɪkə(r)]
[US: ˈstraɪk.ˌbrekər]

stakingsbrekersubstantief

tea break (a short break or rest period during the day when a cup of tea or coffee is drunk)
noun

theepauzesubstantief
{m} {f}

windbreak (sheet, stack of material, or screen used to protect people or fire from wind)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪnd.breɪk]
[US: ˈwɪnd.breɪk]

windschermsubstantief
{n}

word break (a point in writing where a word is split so that part of it is relegated to the next line, typically at the end of a syllable and marked with a hyphen)
noun

woordafbrekingsubstantief
{f}

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