collapse

s’effondrer

Se briser et tomber brusquement.

En anglais simple : To break and fall down suddenly.

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

Synonymes : fall down, cave in

Expressions courantes : bridge collapse, roof collapse, collapse suddenly

s’effondrer, échouer

Cesser de fonctionner ou échouer soudainement et complètement.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fail, break down

Expressions courantes : collapse completely, talks collapse, economy collapse

replier, faire s’effondrer

Faire tomber quelque chose ou le replier pour qu’il prenne moins de place.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : fold up

Expressions courantes : collapse a tent, collapse the frame, collapse a chair

effondrement

Chute soudaine ou échec complet de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : collapse of something (The collapse of the roof damaged several cars.)

Synonymes : breakdown, failure

Expressions courantes : sudden collapse, economic collapse, collapse of something