collapse

collapse
kə'læps
verb
1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) derrumbarse
2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) sufrir un colapso
3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) fracasar
4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) plegarse
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collapse vb
1. derrumbarse / hundirse / venirse abajo
the house collapsed la casa se vino abajo
2. desplomarse
he collapsed in the street and died se desplomó en la calle y se murió
El gerundio de collapse se escribe collapsing
collapse
tr[kə'læps]
noun
1 (falling down) derrumbamiento; (falling in) hundimiento
2 (failure, breakdown) fracaso
3 (prices, currency) caída en picado; (business, company) quiebra
4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL colapso
intransitive verb
1 (building, bridge, etc) derrumbarse, desplomarse; (roof) hundirse, venirse abajo; (tired person) desplomarse
■ she collapsed in an armchair se desplomó en un sillón
2 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL (person) sufrir un colapso
3 (fail - project, talks, etc) fracasar, venirse abajo; (- hopes) desvanecerse
■ I felt as if my whole world had collapsed sentí como si el mundo entero se hundiera
■ all opposition to the plan collapsed toda la oposición al plan fracasó
4 (prices, currency) caer en picado; (business, company) quebrar, ir a la bancarrota
5 (chair, table) plegarse
transitive verb
1 (table) plegar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to collapse with laughter desternillarse de risa
collapsed lung colapso pulmonar
collapse [kə'læps] vi, -lapsed ; -lapsing
1) : derrumbarse, desplomarse, hundirse
the building collapsed: el edificio se derrumbó
2) fall: desplomarse, caerse
he collapsed on the bed: se desplomó en la cama
to collapse with laughter: morirse de risa
3) fail: fracasar, quebrar, arruinarse
4) fold: plegarse
collapse n
1) fall: derrumbe m, desplome m
2) breakdown, failure: fracaso m, colapso m (físico), quiebra f (económica)
collapse
n.
• caída s.f.
• colapso s.m.
• derrumbamiento s.m.
• despeño s.m.
• desplome s.m.
• fracaso s.m.
• hundimiento s.m.
v.
• aplanarse v.
• aplomarse v.
• derrumbarse v.
• desmayarse v.
• desplomar v.
• hundir v.
• plegar v.

I kə'læps
intransitive verb
1) (fall down) \<\<building\>\> derrumbarse, desmoronarse, desplomarse
2)
a) (fall) \<\<person\>\> desplomarse

we collapsed with laughter — nos desternillamos de risa

b) (Med) \<\<person\>\> sufrir un colapso
3) (fail) fracasar, venirse* abajo
4)
a) (fold up) \<\<table/chair\>\> plegarse*
b) collapsing pres p <table/chair> plegable

II
count & mass noun
a) (of building) derrumbe m, desmoronamiento m
b) (Med) colapso m
c) (of plan) fracaso m; (of company) quiebra f
[kǝ'læps]
1.
N (Med) colapso m ; [of building, roof, floor] hundimiento m , desplome m ; [of government] caída f ; [of plans, scheme] fracaso m ; (financial) ruina f ; [of civilization, society] ocaso m ; (Comm) [of business] quiebra f ; [of prices] hundimiento m , caída f
2. VI
1) [person] (Med) sufrir un colapso; (with laughter) morirse (de risa); [building, roof, floor] hundirse, desplomarse; [civilization, society] desaparecer, extinguirse; [government] caer; [scheme] fracasar; [business] quebrar; [prices] hundirse, bajar repentinamente

the bridge collapsed during the storm — el puente se vino abajo durante la tormenta

the deal collapsed — el negocio fracasó

the company collapsed — la compañía quebró or se hundió

2) (=fold down) plegarse, doblarse
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I [kə'læps]
intransitive verb
1) (fall down) \<\<building\>\> derrumbarse, desmoronarse, desplomarse
2)
a) (fall) \<\<person\>\> desplomarse

we collapsed with laughter — nos desternillamos de risa

b) (Med) \<\<person\>\> sufrir un colapso
3) (fail) fracasar, venirse* abajo
4)
a) (fold up) \<\<table/chair\>\> plegarse*
b) collapsing pres p <table/chair> plegable

II
count & mass noun
a) (of building) derrumbe m, desmoronamiento m
b) (Med) colapso m
c) (of plan) fracaso m; (of company) quiebra f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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