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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 ingiù
all'ingiù down(wards)* * *ingiù, in giù avv. → giù 1 // all'ingiù, (verso il basso) down, downward (s): guardare all'ingiù, to look down (wards); aveva i baffi piegati all'ingiù, he had a drooping moustache; il corpo giaceva riverso sulla poltrona con la testa (all') ingiù, the body was slumped head down in the armchair // dall'ingiù, upwards: la saracinesca si apre dall'ingiù, the shutter opens upwards.* * *[in'dʒu] 1. 2.* * *ingiù/in'dʒu/I avverbio(anche in giù) down(wards); all'ingiù downward(s); guardare (all')ingiù to look down(wards); dalla vita ingiù from the waist down; abita più ingiù he lives down the road -
3 pigramente
pigramente avv.1 lazily: si abbandonò pigramente su una poltrona, she slumped into an armchair
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