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Meanings of
collapse
in English
Portuguese
ruir
Spanish
caer
Back to the meaning
Break down, literally or metaphorically.
give
break
founder
fall in
cave in
give way
Portuguese
ruir
Portuguese
amarrotar
Catalan
ensorrar-se
Spanish
ajarse
Back to the meaning
Fall apart.
tumble
crumble
crumple
break down
Portuguese
amarrotar
Synonyms
Examples for "
give
"
give
break
founder
fall in
cave in
Examples for "
give
"
1
Public opinion polls on the EU referendum question
give
a confused picture.
2
So for example, let me
give
you an example: the music business.
3
Ask her,' he says gently, 'to
give
the young woman good advice.
4
EU treaty changes to
give
the UK greater control over its borders.
5
France will choose to try the case or
give
Rwanda the case.
1
Yes, that really was his only
break
in the case thus far.
2
Popular films did, however,
break
into the best picture race last year.
3
Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you
break
the law.
4
NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases
break
out.
5
Mr Bell said health interventions could
break
the addiction and crime cycle.
1
The Microsoft
founder
has been the wealthiest American every year since 1994.
2
Business: Microsoft
founder
and the visionary behind the world's largest software company.
3
The apolipoprotein B mutation was the Arg3500Gln
founder
mutation in Northern Europe.
4
Results: Four independent
founder
mice bearing various copies of transgene were generated.
5
Laor, Michael,
founder
of Cisco Systems Development Center in Israel; February 2009.
1
The
fall
in
value in this case will be 55 per cent.
2
The
fall
in
the year since last March was 5 per cent.
3
Let me point out one important reason for the
fall
in
interest.
4
Few, for example, foresaw the recent
fall
in
the price of oil.
5
A moderate
fall
in
housing prices could actually support the broader economy.
1
The Israeli government doesn't want to be seen to
cave
in
immediately.
2
THE Hermit lived in a
cave
in
the hollow of a hill.
3
That means fewer air pockets are left when mud-brick houses
cave
in
.
4
I could stand --in the entrance to the
cave
in
--.
5
I was sure walls would start to
cave
in
at any moment.
1
It's not yet been established what caused the balcony to '
give
way
'
.
2
After 15 minutes' cycling the orchards
give
way
to marsh and reedbeds.
3
Inch by bitter, fighting inch Paul saw Loren forced to
give
way
.
4
Engine-driven components like power steering pumps will
give
way
to electric ones.
5
But in the future, the phone might
give
way
to another platform.
Catalan
tenir un col·lapse nerviós
Back to the meaning
Suffer a nervous breakdown.
crack
crack up
crock up
break up
Catalan
tenir un col·lapse nerviós
Portuguese
colapsar
Catalan
explotar
Spanish
explotar
Back to the meaning
Cause to burst.
burst
Portuguese
colapsar
Other meanings for "collapse"
Usage of
collapse
in English
1
Last year, auto supporters said an industry
collapse
would devastate the economy.
2
Officials said the second building was not yet at risk of
collapse
.
3
There is great concern across Europe about the
collapse
of bee populations.
4
Aid groups say health services across the country are close to
collapse
.
5
Progressives anticipated direct government action to address the consequences of economic
collapse
.
6
Our economy will be far from
collapse
,
said a senior Iranian official.
7
Simply put, without women's unpaid domestic work, the paid economy would
collapse
.
8
The
collapse
of the global tobacco market has reduced government revenues further.
9
After the economic
collapse
,
the Defence Forces' budget was particularly hard hit.
10
But the 20th century saw the market for the product systematically
collapse
.
11
The result has been a
collapse
in public scrutiny of the police.
12
Economic
collapse
will provoke sharp differences between parties and dramatic government action.
13
The list gained attention because of the Corinthian Colleges
collapse
last year.
14
Our river system is in crisis and the environment is in
collapse
.
15
Mr McMaster's
collapse
came in the second week of the royal commission.
16
Many UK local authorities, charities and individuals lost money in the
collapse
.
Other examples for "collapse"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
collapse
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
economic collapse
collapse in
follow the collapse
financial collapse
complete collapse
More collocations
Translations for
collapse
Portuguese
ruir
desmoronar
desabar
amarrotar
amarfanhar
esfarelar-se
despedaçar
colapsar
lipotimia
Spanish
caer
derrumbarse
colapsar
romperse
ceder
irse a pique
ajarse
arruinar
venirse abajo
desmoronarse
explotar
estallar
lipotimia
colapso
Catalan
ensorrar-se
anar-se'n en orris
esfondrar-se
tenir un col·lapse nerviós
explotar
esclatar
lipotímia
col·lapse
Russian
коллапс
Collapse
through the time
Collapse
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
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