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निम्नलिखित वाक्य में प्रयुक्त 'Phrasal Verb' का सही अर्थ क्या है? वाक्य: 'The negotiations broke down due to a lack of consensus between the two parties.'
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दिए गए वाक्य में प्रयुक्त 'Phrasal Verb' 'broke down' (मूल रूप: break down) का अर्थ 'अचानक असफल होना, रुक जाना या समाप्त हो जाना' होता है। यहाँ संदर्भ यह है कि दोनों पक्षों के बीच आम सहमति न होने के कारण बातचीत (negotiations) असफल हो गईं। अत: विकल्प (b) सही उत्तर है।
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