broken down


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Translations
porouchaný
nedbrudt
hajonnut
pokvaren
故障した
부서진
trasig
ชำรุด เสียหาย
hỏng hóc

broken down

مُعَطَّل porouchaný nedbrudt kaputt χαλασμένος averiado hajonnut tombé en panne pokvaren rotto 故障した 부서진 versleten i stykker zepsuty quebrado поврежденный trasig ชำรุด เสียหาย kırık hỏng hóc 出故障的
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Here I was more in my element, for rising on either side of me were the huge bulks of big machines, all greatly corroded and many broken down, but some still fairly complete.
She'd care little for money or gewgaws, but she'd break her heart to see her old father - come to this - broken down - worthless
Still the Trojans and brave Hector would not yet have broken down the gates and the great bar, had not Jove turned his son Sarpedon against the Argives as a lion against a herd of horned cattle.
AN FCT High Court, Jabi on Friday dissolved a six-year-old union between Michael Ndep and his wife, Jackline, on grounds that the marriage had broken down irretrievably due to abandonment.
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They made their way to the scene where the craft had broken down close to the Tyne Bridge.
According to Mersey Gateway's vehicle recovery policy, recovery operations are restricted to ensure "all broken down and stranded vehicles are removed with an acceptable time frame of 30 minutes".
Some passengers suggested that the operator had tried to hoodwink commuters with announcements that the train was "moving slowly because of trains in front" when in fact the train had broken down. "I should have known when we were told to get off.
POLICE are stressing the importance of exiting a vehicle which breaks down on the motorway after a broken down car burst into flames when it was struck by a lorry on the M6 on Wednesday, December 27 The collision happened on the M6 southbound shortly after 2.20am between junction 18 at Middlewich and junction 17 at Sandbach.
A SERIES of collisions and a broken down vehicle caused delays of up to 40 minutes on the M62 westbound last night.