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A n1 (of regime, system, empire, bank, front, price, currency, economy, market, hopes) effondrement m (of, in de) ; to be on the point ou brink of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;2 (of deals, talks, relationship) échec m (of de) ;3 (of company, newspaper) faillite f (of de) ;4 ( of person) ( physical) écroulement m ; ( mental) effondrement m ; to be close to collapse être sur le point de s'écrouler ; to be on the verge ou brink ou point of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;5 (of building, bridge) effondrement m ; (of tunnel, wall, roof) écroulement m ; (of chair, bed) affaissement m ;7 ( of balloon) dégonflement m.B vtr1 ( fold) plier [bike, umbrella] ;2 ( combine) synthétiser [ideas, paragraphs] ;3 Comput réduire.C vi1 ( founder) [regime, system, empire, bank, currency, economy, hopes, plan] s'effondrer ; [case, trial, prosecution] échouer ; [deal, talks] échouer ; to collapse in chaos finir dans le chaos ;2 ( go bankrupt) [company, business] faire faillite (through à cause de) ;3 ( slump) [person] s'écrouler (due to à cause de ; under sous) ; to collapse onto the bed/into sb's arms s'effondrer sur le lit/dans les bras de qn ; to collapse and die mourir subitement ; to collapse in tears s'effondrer en larmes ; to collapse into giggles avoir le fou-rire ;4 ( fall down) [building, bridge] s'effondrer (on, on top of sur) ; [tunnel, roof, wall] s'écrouler (on, on top of sur) ; [chair, bed] s'affaisser (under sous) ;7 ( fold) [bike, umbrella] se plier.
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