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Meanings of
cave in
in inglês
português
ruir
espanhol
caer
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Break down, literally or metaphorically.
give
break
collapse
founder
fall in
give way
português
ruir
português
desabamento
catalão
esfondrament
espanhol
subsidencia
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The sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it.
subsidence
português
desabamento
Sinônimos
Examples for "
give
"
give
break
collapse
founder
fall 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
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
.
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
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.
Usage of
cave in
in inglês
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.
6
The mentioning of a
cave
in
the mountains made Pawnee Brown curious.
7
I expect we'll only need one small demonstration and they'll
cave
in
.
8
Meanwhile, Bogle had rushed across the
cave
in
quest of a weapon.
9
Prescott and Holmes had shown as yet no signs of
cave
in
.
10
His chest seemed to
cave
in
in the grip of the water.
11
Or did something else happen to her in that
cave
in
Australia?
12
There is, somewhere hereabouts, a
cave
in
which smuggled goods are stored.
13
Why should he
cave
in
and the others of us keep up?
14
My old injines are feelin' about fur an excuse to
cave
in
.
15
Her
cave
in
Switzerland is a childhood memory which I revisit regularly.
16
And when industries become top-heavy and wasteful, they
cave
in
or self-destruct.
Other examples for "cave in"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
cave
in
cave
Verb
Preposition
Translations for
cave in
português
ruir
desmoronar
desabar
desabamento
subsidência
espanhol
caer
derrumbarse
colapsar
romperse
ceder
irse a pique
subsidencia
catalão
esfondrament
esllavissament
Cave in
through the time
Cave in
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common