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1 crollare
collapse* * *crollare v. intr.1 to collapse, to give* way, to crash: il ponte crollò sotto il peso dei carri armati, the bridge gave way (o collapsed) under the weight of the tanks; quel muro sta crollando, that wall is tumbling (o falling); crollare a terra, to crash to the ground2 (fig.) ( cedere) to crumble, to break* down, to collapse: i suoi nervi crollarono per la lunga tensione, his nerves gave way under the long strain; è crollato subito alla vista della polizia, he broke down immediately at the sight of the police; vide tutte le sue speranze crollare, she saw all her hopes collapsing (o crumbling); sono bastate poche domande per far crollare il suo alibi, a few questions were enough to demolish his alibi; sto crollando dal sonno, I'm dead on my feet3 ( lasciarsi cadere) to flop down, to slump, to sink*: crollò su di una sedia, he slumped (o sank) into an armchair4 (econ., comm.) to collapse, to fall* down; ( di prezzi) to slump; ( di titoli) to crash: i prezzi del petrolio stanno crollando, oil prices are collapsing (o falling); la Borsa crollò improvvisamente, there was a sudden slump in the Stock Exchange◆ v.tr. (non com.) to shake*: crollare la testa, to shake one's head; crollare le spalle, to shrug one's shoulders.* * *[krol'lare]1) [muro, edificio] to collapse, to come* (tumbling) down, to fall* down, in; [soffitto, tetto] to cave in; [ pila di libri] to topple; (sotto un peso) [mobile, scaffale] to give* way2) (andare in rovina) [impero, paese] to break* up, to crumble, to collapsecrollare sul letto — to fall o flop down on the bed
4) (stramazzare) [ persona] to fall* down, to collapsecrollare per la stanchezza, per la fatica — to collapse with exhaustion, to flake out
6) fig. [prezzi, valute, azioni] to plummet, to tumble, to fall*, to plunge7) (essere annientato) [sogno, popolarità, illusione] to founder, to crumble••crollare dal sonno — to be dead, asleep on one's feet
* * *crollare/krol'lare/ [1](aus. essere)1 [muro, edificio] to collapse, to come* (tumbling) down, to fall* down, in; [soffitto, tetto] to cave in; [ pila di libri] to topple; (sotto un peso) [mobile, scaffale] to give* way2 (andare in rovina) [impero, paese] to break* up, to crumble, to collapse3 (lasciarsi cadere) crollare sul letto to fall o flop down on the bed; crollare su una poltrona to collapse into an armchair4 (stramazzare) [ persona] to fall* down, to collapse; crollare per la stanchezza, per la fatica to collapse with exhaustion, to flake out5 (cedere) [ persona] to break* (down), to crack, to fall* apart; essere sul punto di crollare to be close to breaking point6 fig. [prezzi, valute, azioni] to plummet, to tumble, to fall*, to plunge7 (essere annientato) [sogno, popolarità, illusione] to founder, to crumblecrollare dal sonno to be dead, asleep on one's feet; gli crollò il mondo addosso the world fell apart around him. -
2 fatiscente
fatiscente agg. ( cadente) crumbling, falling into ruin (pred.), decaying, collapsing: un palazzo fatiscente, a crumbling (o decaying) building.* * *[fatiʃ'ʃɛnte]aggettivo crumbling, dilapidated, scruffy, tumbledown* * *fatiscente/fati∫'∫εnte/crumbling, dilapidated, scruffy, tumbledown. -
3 fragoroso
fragoroso agg. noisy, loud, deafening; rumbling: una risata fragorosa, a loud laugh; lo accolse il fragoroso applauso del pubblico, the deafening applause of the public greeted him; il crollo fragoroso della parete fece tremare i vetri, the deafening crash of the collapsing wall made all the windows shake.* * *[frago'roso]aggettivo [ risata] loud, riotous, uproarious; [tuono, scoppio] resounding, loud; [ applauso] loud, wild* * *fragoroso/frago'roso/ -
4 sfacelo
m ruin* * *sfacelo s.m. breakup, ruin (anche fig.): lo sfacelo dell'impero, the breakup of the empire; è una famiglia in sfacelo, it is a family which is breaking up; quella casa è in pieno sfacelo, that house is falling to pieces; azienda in sfacelo, collapsing company; andare in sfacelo, to go to rack and ruin; mandare in sfacelo, to bring to rack and ruin // la squadra è uno sfacelo!, the team is a disaster!* * *[sfa'tʃɛlo]sostantivo maschile1) (disfacimento) decay2) fig. (rovina) breakdown, break-up* * *sfacelo/sfa't∫εlo/sostantivo m.1 (disfacimento) decay; andare in sfacelo to fall into decay2 fig. (rovina) breakdown, break-up. -
5 stramazzone
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