collapse

crollare

Rompersi e cadere all’improvviso.

In inglese semplice: To break and fall down suddenly.

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

Sinonimi: fall down, cave in

Espressioni comuni: bridge collapse, roof collapse, collapse suddenly

crollare, fallire

Smettere di funzionare o fallire improvvisamente e del tutto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fail, break down

Espressioni comuni: collapse completely, talks collapse, economy collapse

ripiegare, far crollare

Far cadere qualcosa o ripiegarlo in una forma più piccola.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fold up

Espressioni comuni: collapse a tent, collapse the frame, collapse a chair

crollo, collasso

Caduta improvvisa o fallimento completo di qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: collapse of something (The collapse of the roof damaged several cars.)

Sinonimi: breakdown, failure

Espressioni comuni: sudden collapse, economic collapse, collapse of something