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1 collapse
[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) sugriūti2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) kristi (be sąmonės)3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) žlugti4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) su(si)lankstyti, suirti• -
2 beg
[beɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - begged; verb1) (to ask (someone) for (money, food etc): The old man was so poor that he had to beg in the street; He begged (me) for money.) prašyti išmaldos, elgetauti2) (to ask (someone) desperately or earnestly: I beg you not to do it.) maldauti•- beggar2. verb(to make very poor: He was beggared by the collapse of his firm.) nuskurdinti- beg to differ -
3 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) su(si)burti2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) vienytis3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) atsigauti, atgauti (jėgas)2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) mitingas, susirinkimas, sueiga2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) ralis3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) atsigavimas4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) pasikeitimas kirèiais• -
4 ruin
['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) žlugimas2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) pragaištis, pražūtis3) (financial disaster; complete loss of money: The company is facing ruin.) krachas2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) sužlugdyti, sugriauti2) (to spoil; to treat too indulgently: You are ruining that child!) gadinti•- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins
См. также в других словарях:
collapse — ► VERB 1) suddenly fall down or give way. 2) (of a person) fall down as a result of physical breakdown. 3) fail suddenly and completely. ► NOUN 1) an instance of a structure collapsing. 2) a sudden failure or breakdown. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
collapse — (v.) 1732, from L. collapsus, pp. of collabi fall together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + labi to fall, slip (see LAPSE (Cf. lapse)). The adj. collapsed is attested from c.1600, from L. collapsus, and perhaps this suggested a verb. R … Etymology dictionary
collapse — verb 1》 (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way. ↘[usu. as adjective collapsed] (of a lung or blood vessel) fall inwards and become flat and empty. 2》 fall down as a result of illness or injury. 3》 fail suddenly and completely. noun… … English new terms dictionary
collapse — [[t]kəlæ̱ps[/t]] ♦♦ collapses, collapsing, collapsed 1) VERB If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed... The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble... [V ing] Most of… … English dictionary
collapse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 building, etc. suddenly falling ADJECTIVE ▪ sudden ▪ the sudden collapse of the bridge PHRASES ▪ be in danger of collapse 2 medical condition ADJECTIVE … Collocations dictionary
collapse — ▪ I. collapse col‧lapse 1 [kəˈlæps] verb [intransitive] if a company, organization, or system collapses, it suddenly fails or becomes too weak to continue: • We did not want existing company pension schemes to collapse. [m0] ▪ II. collapse… … Financial and business terms
collapse — I. verb (collapsed; collapsing) Etymology: Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from com + labi to fall, slide more at sleep Date: 1732 intransitive verb 1. to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely ; fall into a jumbled or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
collapse */*/ — I UK [kəˈlæps] / US verb Word forms collapse : present tense I/you/we/they collapse he/she/it collapses present participle collapsing past tense collapsed past participle collapsed 1) [intransitive] if a building or other structure collapses, it… … English dictionary
collapse — col|lapse1 [ kə læps ] verb ** ▸ 1 fall down suddenly ▸ 2 fail or stop existing ▸ 3 fall because sick/tired ▸ 4 be folded/taken apart ▸ 5 (make) lose air inside ▸ 6 start laughing 1. ) intransitive if a building or other structure collapses, it… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
collapse — [c]/kəˈlæps / (say kuh laps) verb (collapsed, collapsing) –verb (i) 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: the roof collapsed. 2. to be made so that parts can be folded, placed, etc., together: this card table collapses. 3. to break down; come… …
collapse — 1 verb 1 STRUCTURE (I) if a building, wall, piece of furniture etc collapses, it suddenly falls down because its structure is weak or because it has been hit with a sudden violent force: The roof is in danger of collapsing. | Uncle Ted s chair… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
