- crumble
- verb(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) desmigajar, desmenuzar- crumblycrumble vb deshacersethis cheese crumbles when you try to cut it este queso se deshace cuando intentas cortarlothe wood was rotten and crumbled when you touched it la madera estaba podrida y al tocarla se deshacíaEl gerundio de crumble se escribe crumblingcrumbletr['krʌmbəl]transitive verb1 (gen) desmenuzar, deshacer; (bread) desmigar, desmigajarintransitive verb1 (food) desmenuzarse, deshacerse; (cliff, building) desmoronarse2 figurative use (empire, support, marriage) derrumbarse; (hopes) desvanecerse, derrumbarse, venirse abajonoun1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL compota de fruta cubierta de una masa de harina, mantequilla y azúcarcrumble ['krʌmbəl] v, -bled ; -bling vt: desmigajar, desmenuzarcrumble vi: desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmenuzarsecrumblev.• derrumbarse v.• desmenuzar v.• desmigajar v.• desmoronar v.• desplomar v.• migar v.'krʌmbəl
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intransitive verb \<\<cake/soil\>\> desmenuzarse*; \<\<wall\>\> desmoronarse; \<\<democracy/resolve\>\> desmoronarse, derrumbarse
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vt \<\<earth/cake\>\> desmenuzar*; \<\<bread\>\> desmigajar['krʌmbl]1.VT [+ bread] desmigar, desmigajar; [+ earth, cheese etc] desmenuzar2. VI1) [bread] desmigarse, desmigajarse; [earth, cheese etc] desmenuzarse; [building, plaster etc] desmoronarse2) (fig) [hopes, power, self-confidence] desmoronarse, venirse abajo; [coalition] venirse abajo, derrumbarse* * *['krʌmbəl]
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intransitive verb \<\<cake/soil\>\> desmenuzarse*; \<\<wall\>\> desmoronarse; \<\<democracy/resolve\>\> desmoronarse, derrumbarse
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vt \<\<earth/cake\>\> desmenuzar*; \<\<bread\>\> desmigajar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.