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1 crumble
crumble [ˈkrʌmbl][+ bread] émietter[buildings] tomber en ruines ; [earth, rocks] s'ébouler ; [bread] s'émietter ; [hopes, economy] s'effondrer ; [person] se laisser abattre3. noun* * *['krʌmbl] 1.transitive verb (also crumble up) émietter [bread]; réduire [quelque chose] en poussière [soil]2.1) lit [rock, façade] s'effriter; [building] se délabrer; [cliff] s'ébouler2) fig [relationship, economy] se désagréger; [empire] s'écrouler; [opposition] s'effondrer -
2 crumble
B vtr ( also crumble up) émietter [bread] ; écraser [cheese, biscuit etc] ; réduire [qch] en poussière [soil].C vi2 fig [relationship, economy] se désagréger ; [empire] s'écrouler ; [opposition, hope, determination] s'effondrer. -
3 crumble
crumble ['krʌmbəl](bread, stock cube) émietter; (earth, plaster) effriter(bread, stock cube) s'émietter; (plaster) s'effriter; (building) tomber en ruines, se désagréger; (earth, stone) s'ébouler; figurative (hopes, society) s'effondrer, s'écrouler;∎ everything is crumbling to dust tout tombe en poussière;∎ figurative his world was crumbling around him tout son petit monde s'écroulait ou s'effondrait3 noun -
4 crumble
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) (s')émietter, s'effondrer- crumbly -
5 to crumble
se désagréger; s'effriter; se déliter; tomber en poussièreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to crumble
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Crumble — à la rhubarbe. Le crumble, en général aux fruits est un gâteau d’origine britannique composé d’une couche de fruits dans le fond du plat, et d’une couche de pâte à l’apparence émiettée d’où le nom : en anglais to crumble sign … Wikipédia en Français
Crumble — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Crumble recién sacado del horno Crumble es un pastel elaborado con frutas originario de la cocina inglesa. Se elabora con diversas frutas a las que se recubre con una masa de harina y manteca (generalmente… … Wikipedia Español
Crumble — Crum ble, v. i. To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. [1913 Webster] If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Crumble — Crum ble (kr[u^]m b l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbled} (kr[u^]m b ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbling} (kr[u^]m bl[i^]ng).] [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. kruimelen G. kr[ u]meln.] To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crumble — ● crumble nom masculin (de l anglais to crumble, émietter) Préparation de fruits (pommes, poires, fruits rouges, etc.) recouverts de pâte sablée et cuite au four. (Cuisine anglaise.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
crumble — index decay, degenerate, disintegrate, ebb, give (yield), impair, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
crumble — late 15c., kremelen, from O.E. *crymelan, presumed frequentative of gecrymman to break into crumbs, from cruma (see CRUMB (Cf. crumb)). The b is 16c., probably on analogy of French derived words like humble, where it belongs, or by influence of… … Etymology dictionary
crumble — disintegrate, decompose, *decay, rot, putrefy, spoil … New Dictionary of Synonyms
crumble — [v] break or fall into pieces break up, collapse, crumb, crush, decay, decompose, degenerate, deteriorate, disintegrate, dissolve, fragment, go to pieces, granulate, grind, molder, perish, powder, pulverize, putrefy, triturate, tumble; concepts… … New thesaurus
crumble — ► VERB 1) break or fall apart into small fragments. 2) gradually disintegrate or fail. ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a pudding made with fruit and a topping of flour and fat rubbed to the texture of breadcrumbs. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
crumble — [krum′bəl] vt. crumbled, crumbling [freq. of CRUMB] to break into crumbs or small pieces vi. to fall to pieces; disintegrate n. Rare a crumb or crumbling substance … English World dictionary