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[kə'læps] 1. vibuilding zawalać się (zawalić się perf); table, resistance załamywać się (załamać się perf); marriage, system rozpadać się (rozpaść się perf); government, company upadać (upaść perf); hopes rozwiewać się (rozwiać się perf); plans runąć ( perf); person ( faint) zemdleć ( perf), zasłabnąć ( perf); ( from exhaustion) padać (paść perf)2. n( of building) zawalenie się nt; (of table, resistance) załamanie się nt; (of marriage, system) rozpad m; (of government, company) upadek m; ( MED) zapaść f* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zawalić się2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) (u)paść3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) załamać się4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) składać (się)•
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collapse — I n. 1) (an) economic collapse 2) an emotional, mental collapse 3) a total collapse (he was in a state of total collapse) II v. 1) (d; intr.) to collapse from, with (to collapse from exhaustion) 2) (d; intr.) to collapse under (the weight of… … Combinatory dictionary
exhaustion — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, pure, sheer, total, utter ▪ extreme ▪ emotional, mental, nervous … Collocations dictionary
collapse — [kə laps′] vi. collapsed, collapsing [< L collapsus, pp. of collabi < com , together + labi, to fall: see LAP1] 1. to fall down or fall to pieces, as when supports or sides fail to hold; cave in; shrink together suddenly 2. to break down… … English World dictionary
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 — 1. A condition of extreme prostration, similar or identical to hypovolemic shock and due to the same causes. 2. A state of profound physical depression. 3. A falling together of the walls of a structure. 4. The failure of a physiologic … Medical dictionary
exhaustion — 1. Extreme fatigue; inability to respond to stimuli. 2. Removal of contents; using up of a supply of anything. 3. Extraction of the active constituents of a drug by treating with water, alcohol, or other solvent. [L. ex haurio, pp. haustus, to… … Medical dictionary
collapse — /keuh laps /, v., collapsed, collapsing, n. v.i. 1. to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly: The roof collapsed and buried the crowd. 2. to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for convenient storage: This bridge table collapses. 3 … Universalium
collapse — col•lapse [[t]kəˈlæps[/t]] v. lapsed, laps•ing, n. 1) to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly 2) to be made so that sections or parts can be folded up, as for storage 3) to break down; fail utterly: The peace talks have collapsed[/ex] 4) to fall… … From formal English to slang
collapse — v 1. cave in, tumble down, founder, give way, crumple, crumple up, fall down, fall inward or outward, come apart; crumble, fall into pieces, break into fragments, break apart, fall into ruin; be demolished, be torn down, be felled, be pulled down … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Classic Maya collapse — Maya civiliza … Wikipedia
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