A broken-down car was standing in the middle of the road.
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Broken-down
Synonyms for "broken-down" (59 found)
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Related words (29)
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18 translations across 7 languages.
Arabic
4 entries- خربان adj (no longer in working order)
- خربان adj (no longer in working order)
- خربان adj (no longer in working order)
- مُعَطَّل adj (no longer in working order)
Bulgarian
1 entries- повреден adj (no longer in working order)
Finnish
4 entries- epäkuntoinen adj (no longer in working order)
- rapistunut adj (not properly maintained)
- rappeutunut adj (not properly maintained)
- rappiolla adj (ruined in character or strength)
French
3 entries- H.S. adj (no longer in working order)
- en panne adj (no longer in working order)
- hors-service adj (no longer in working order)
German
1 entries- kaputt adj (no longer in working order)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- قوسقونسز adj (not properly maintained)
Polish
1 entries- uszkodzony adj (no longer in working order)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Sami saw Layla's rusty broken-down little car.
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A broken-down lorry is blocking traffic in both directions.
Source: tatoeba (10682072)
Elias was living in an old broken-down building.
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