crater

cráter

Gran agujero redondo que se forma cuando un objeto del espacio choca contra el suelo.

En inglés sencillo: A large round hole made when something from space hits the ground.

• The rock left a huge crater.
• Several craters cover this part of the moon.
• Scientists measured the crater after the meteorite hit.

Sinónimos: impact pit

Expresiones frecuentes: impact crater, lunar crater, deep crater

cráter

Gran abertura en la cima de un volcán por donde salen roca caliente y gases.

En inglés sencillo: The large opening at the top of a volcano, where hot rock and gases come out.

• Smoke rose from the crater.
• We walked around the volcano’s crater.
• Hot water filled the crater of the geyser.

Expresiones frecuentes: volcanic crater, crater rim, crater lake

desplomarse, hundirse

Fracasar de repente de forma grave o perder casi todo el valor o la fuerza.

En inglés sencillo: To fail suddenly and badly, or lose almost all value or strength.

• Sales cratered last month.
• The company’s value cratered after the scandal.
• Could the whole economy crater this year?

Sinónimos: collapse, crash, plummet

Expresiones frecuentes: crater overnight, sales crater, prices crater

estrellarse, caerse

Caerse o chocar con fuerza, especialmente al moverse deprisa.

En inglés sencillo: To fall or hit something hard, especially while moving fast.

• He cratered on his first jump.
• My brother cratered into the snow beside me.
• She lost control and cratered at the bottom of the slope.

Cómo se usa: crater into something (The skier cratered into a pile of snow.)

Sinónimos: crash, fall

Expresiones frecuentes: crater into something, crater on landing