phrasal verb · B2 · Often · both

ломаться

break down

Meaning of ломаться

stop functioning

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RU[lɐˈmat͡sə]
break down
ломаться - break down
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ломаться with Russian translation

ломаться usage examples

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Наша машина начала сломалась на шоссе, поэтому нам пришлось вызвать эвакуатор.

🇨🇳ZH🇷🇺RU

Если игнорировать странные звуки, старый холодильник может сломаться на следующей неделе.

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ломаться belongs to the topic "On the Road". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

ломаться出故障
душ淋浴
лифт电梯
полотенце毛巾
телевизор电视
вид景色
завтрак早餐

ломаться synonyms

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выйти из строя
More formal expression to indicate equipment or system failure.
перестать работать
Direct descriptive phrase — to stop performing its function.
отказать
Formal/neutral — about refusal to work (a system or a component failing).
сбоить
Means intermittent or irregular malfunctions.
перегореть
Usually about bulbs/electrical parts burning out; also figurative for emotional or professional burnout.
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В
🇷🇺ru
выйти из строя

More formal expression to indicate equipment or system failure.

B2Very Often
🇷🇺ru

Direct descriptive phrase — to stop performing its function.

B2Very Often
О
🇷🇺ru
отказать

Formal/neutral — about refusal to work (a system or a component failing).

B2Often
С
🇷🇺ru
сбоить

Means intermittent or irregular malfunctions.

B2Often
П
🇷🇺ru
перегореть

Usually about bulbs/electrical parts burning out; also figurative for emotional or professional burnout.

B2Often
З
🇷🇺ru
заглохнуть

Describes a sudden engine stop or cessation of a mechanism with a motor.

B2Often
З
🇷🇺ru
заглючить

Colloquial/slang — about a software or device glitch, often brief and unpredictable.

B2Often

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ломаться meaning: what does it mean?

переставать работать и выходить из строя о технике

ломаться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

ломаться is pronounced as [lɐˈmat͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

ломаться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Our car began to break down on the highway, so we had to call for a tow. Translation: Наша машина начала сломалась на шоссе, поэтому нам пришлось вызвать эвакуатор.

Is ломаться part of Climate and Ecology vocabulary?

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Is ломаться part of Household Appliances vocabulary?

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