collapse

derrumbarse, desplomarse

Romperse y caer de repente.

En inglés sencillo: To break and fall down suddenly.

• The roof collapsed last night.
• The bridge could collapse under that weight.
• Several walls collapsed during the earthquake.

Sinónimos: fall down, cave in

Expresiones frecuentes: bridge collapse, roof collapse, collapse suddenly

hundirse, fracasar

Dejar de funcionar o fracasar de forma repentina y completa.

En inglés sencillo: To stop working or fail suddenly and completely.

• Their business collapsed within a year.
• Peace talks collapsed after the argument.
• The whole system could collapse without support.

Sinónimos: fail, break down

Expresiones frecuentes: collapse completely, talks collapse, economy collapse

plegar, derribar

Hacer que algo caiga o plegarlo para que ocupe menos espacio.

En inglés sencillo: To make something fall down or fold into a smaller shape.

• You can collapse the chair for storage.
• We collapsed the tent before leaving.
• Press this button to collapse the frame.

Sinónimos: fold up

Expresiones frecuentes: collapse a tent, collapse the frame, collapse a chair

derrumbe, colapso

Caída repentina o fracaso completo de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A sudden fall or complete failure of something.

• The collapse left a pile of bricks.
• Nobody predicted the collapse of the company.
• Engineers are investigating the bridge collapse.

Cómo se usa: collapse of something (The collapse of the roof damaged several cars.)

Sinónimos: breakdown, failure

Expresiones frecuentes: sudden collapse, economic collapse, collapse of something