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(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) desmigajar, desmenuzar- crumblycrumble vb deshacersethe wood was rotten and crumbled when you touched it la madera estaba podrida y al tocarla se deshacíatr['krʌmbəl]1 (food) desmenuzarse, deshacerse; (cliff, building) desmoronarse2 figurative use (empire, support, marriage) derrumbarse; (hopes) desvanecerse, derrumbarse, venirse abajo1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL compota de fruta cubierta de una masa de harina, mantequilla y azúcar: desmigajar, desmenuzarcrumble vi: desmigajarse, desmoronarse, desmenuzarsev.• derrumbarse v.• desmenuzar v.• desmigajar v.• desmoronar v.• desplomar v.• migar v.'krʌmbəl
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intransitive verb \<\<cake/soil\>\> desmenuzarse*; \<\<wall\>\> desmoronarse; \<\<democracy/resolve\>\> desmoronarse, derrumbarse
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vt \<\<earth/cake\>\> desmenuzar*; \<\<bread\>\> desmigajar['krʌmbl]1.VT [+ bread] desmigar, desmigajar; [+ earth, cheese etc] desmenuzar2. VI1) [bread] desmigarse, desmigajarse; [earth, cheese etc] desmenuzarse; [building, plaster etc] desmoronarse2) (fig) [hopes, power, self-confidence] desmoronarse, venirse abajo; [coalition] venirse abajo, derrumbarse* * *['krʌmbəl]
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intransitive verb \<\<cake/soil\>\> desmenuzarse*; \<\<wall\>\> desmoronarse; \<\<democracy/resolve\>\> desmoronarse, derrumbarse
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vt \<\<earth/cake\>\> desmenuzar*; \<\<bread\>\> desmigajar