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1 collapse
I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) crollare2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) avere un collasso3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) andare in pezzi4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) ripiegare•* * *collapse /kəˈlæps/n. [uc]1 crollo; caduta: the collapse of a circus tent, il crollo del tendone di un circo; to be in danger of collapse, essere pericolante2 (edil.) cedimento; collasso; sprofondamento4 crollo; rovina, collasso; caduta ( di un governo, ecc.): the collapse of one's plans, la rovina dei propri progetti; The collapse of the whole country must be avoided, bisogna evitare il collasso dell'intera nazione6 ( Borsa, fin.) crollo; crac; tracollo; pesante caduta; collasso: the collapse of a business, il crac di un'azienda; a collapse of (o in) prices, un crollo dei prezzi; the collapse of a currency, il collasso di una moneta8 (med.) collasso; crollo (psicologico): lung collapse, collasso polmonare; mental [nervous] collapse, collasso mentale [nervoso]; on the verge of collapse, sull'orlo del crollo; prossimo a crollare♦ (to) collapse /kəˈlæps/A v. i.2 sprofondare; crollare: The roof may collapse under the weight of the snow, il tetto può crollare sotto il peso della neve3 ( di persona) cadere; lasciarsi cadere, crollare (su qc.): to collapse to the floor, cadere a terra; The old man collapsed into an armchair, il vecchio si è lasciato cadere su una poltrona4 ( di governo, ecc.) cadere; ( di ditta, ecc.) subire un tracollo, fallire, andare a rotoli (o in rovina)8 crollare (psicologicamente); avere un crollo psicologico: He collapsed and confessed everything, è crollato e ha confessato tuttoB v. t.1 far crollare: The explosion collapsed several buildings, l'esplosione fece crollare diversi edifici7 combinare insieme; fondere● to collapse in chaos, cadere in preda al caos □ to collapse in tears, scoppiare a piangere □ (fam.) to collapse with laughter, piegarsi in due dal ridere.* * *I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare -
2 collapse
A n1 (of regime, system, empire, bank, front, price, currency, economy, market, hopes) effondrement m (of, in de) ; to be on the point ou brink of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;2 (of deals, talks, relationship) échec m (of de) ;3 (of company, newspaper) faillite f (of de) ;4 ( of person) ( physical) écroulement m ; ( mental) effondrement m ; to be close to collapse être sur le point de s'écrouler ; to be on the verge ou brink ou point of collapse être sur le point de s'effondrer ;5 (of building, bridge) effondrement m ; (of tunnel, wall, roof) écroulement m ; (of chair, bed) affaissement m ;7 ( of balloon) dégonflement m.B vtr1 ( fold) plier [bike, umbrella] ;2 ( combine) synthétiser [ideas, paragraphs] ;3 Comput réduire.C vi1 ( founder) [regime, system, empire, bank, currency, economy, hopes, plan] s'effondrer ; [case, trial, prosecution] échouer ; [deal, talks] échouer ; to collapse in chaos finir dans le chaos ;2 ( go bankrupt) [company, business] faire faillite (through à cause de) ;3 ( slump) [person] s'écrouler (due to à cause de ; under sous) ; to collapse onto the bed/into sb's arms s'effondrer sur le lit/dans les bras de qn ; to collapse and die mourir subitement ; to collapse in tears s'effondrer en larmes ; to collapse into giggles avoir le fou-rire ;4 ( fall down) [building, bridge] s'effondrer (on, on top of sur) ; [tunnel, roof, wall] s'écrouler (on, on top of sur) ; [chair, bed] s'affaisser (under sous) ;7 ( fold) [bike, umbrella] se plier. -
3 collapse
1. noun1) (of person) (physical or mental breakdown) Zusammenbruch, der; (heart attack; of lung, blood vessel, circulation) Kollaps, der2. intransitive verb1) [Person:] zusammenbrechen; [Lunge, Gefäß, Kreislauf:] kollabierencollapse with laughter — (fig.) sich vor Lachen kugeln
2) [Zelt:] in sich zusammenfallen; [Tisch, Stuhl:] zusammenbrechen; [Turm, Brücke, Gebäude, Mauer, Dach:] einstürzen3) (fig.): (fail) [Verhandlungen, Pläne, Hoffnungen:] scheitern; [Geschäft, Unternehmen usw.:] zusammenbrechen4) (fold down) [Regenschirm, Fahrrad, Tisch:] sich zusammenklappen lassen* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) zusammenbrechen2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) zusammenbrechen3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) scheitern4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) zusammenklappen•- academic.ru/14144/collapsible">collapsible* * *col·lapse[kəˈlæps]I. vi1. (fall down) things, buildings zusammenbrechen, einstürzen; people zusammenbrechen, kollabieren geh2. (fail) zusammenbrechen; enterprise zugrunde gehen; government stürzen, zu Fall kommen; hopes sich akk zerschlagen; plans, talks scheitern; prices einbrechen; property market zusammenbrechen; society zerfallenhis whole world had \collapsed für ihn war eine Welt zusammengebrochenII. n\collapse of a bridge/building Einsturz m einer Brücke/eines Gebäudesto be on the brink [or verge] of \collapse kurz vor dem Aus stehen\collapse of a business Zusammenbruch m eines Unternehmens\collapse of confidence Verlust m der Glaubwürdigkeit\collapse of one's marriage Scheitern nt einer Eheto suffer a mental/nervous \collapse einen Nervenzusammenbruch erleiden* * *[kə'lps]1. vihis health collapsed — er hatte einen Kollaps
she collapsed onto her bed, exhausted — sie plumpste erschöpft aufs Bett
2) (= fall down, cave in) zusammenbrechen; (building, wall, roof also) einstürzen; (lungs) zusammenfallen, kollabieren3) (fig: fail) zusammenbrechen; (negotiations) scheitern; (civilization) untergehen; (prices) stürzen, purzeln (inf); (government) zu Fall kommen, stürzen; (plans) scheitern, zu Fall kommen; (hopes) sich zerschlagenhis whole world collapsed about him —
4) (= fold table, umbrella, bicycle etc) sich zusammenklappen lassen; (telescope, walking stick) sich zusammenschieben lassen; (life raft) sich zusammenlegen or -falten lassen2. vttable, umbrella, bicycle etc zusammenklappen; telescope, walking stick zusammenschieben; life raft zusammenlegen or -falten3. n3) (fig: failure) Zusammenbruch m; (of negotiations also) Scheitern nt; (of civilization) Untergang m; (of government) Sturz m; (of hopes) Zerschlagung f* * *collapse [kəˈlæps]A v/i1. zusammenbrechen, einfallen, -stürzen2. fig scheitern (Plan etc), platzen umg (Prozess etc)3. fig (moralisch oder physisch) zusammenbrechen, zusammenklappen umg5. TECH zusammenlegbar sein, sich zusammenklappen lassenB v/t1. zusammenbrechen lassen, zum Einsturz bringen2. zusammenlegen, -klappenC s1. Einsturz m:cause the collapse of → B 12. fig Scheitern n, Platzen n umg:collapse of a bank Bankkrach m;collapse of prices (tiefer) Preissturz3. fig (moralischer oder physischer) Zusammenbruch4. MED Kollaps m:nervous collapse Nervenzusammenbruch;have a nervous collapse einen Nervenzusammenbruch erleiden* * *1. noun1) (of person) (physical or mental breakdown) Zusammenbruch, der; (heart attack; of lung, blood vessel, circulation) Kollaps, der2) (of tower, bridge, structure, wall, roof) Einsturz, der2. intransitive verb1) [Person:] zusammenbrechen; [Lunge, Gefäß, Kreislauf:] kollabierencollapse with laughter — (fig.) sich vor Lachen kugeln
2) [Zelt:] in sich zusammenfallen; [Tisch, Stuhl:] zusammenbrechen; [Turm, Brücke, Gebäude, Mauer, Dach:] einstürzen3) (fig.): (fail) [Verhandlungen, Pläne, Hoffnungen:] scheitern; [Geschäft, Unternehmen usw.:] zusammenbrechen4) (fold down) [Regenschirm, Fahrrad, Tisch:] sich zusammenklappen lassen* * *n.Einsturz -ë m.Kollaps -e m. v.einen Kollaps erleiden ausdr.zusammen brechen v.zusammenbrechen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.zusammenfallen v. -
4 collapse
[kə'læps] 1. гл.1) сильно ослабеть, свалиться (от болезни, перенапряжения)Syn:faint 3.2) упасть духом3) разрушаться, обваливаться, оседатьThe extensive warehouse collapsed and fell outwards with a terrific crash into the street. — Огромное здание склада осело и с ужасающим грохотом рухнуло посреди улицы.
4)а) потерпеть крах, неудачу (о предприятии, планах)б) приводить к краху, неудаче2. сущ.Such complete destruction and devastation of the country would collapse the government. — Такое полное разрушение и разорение страны привело бы к краху правительства.
1) полный упадок сил, изнеможение; коллапсThe body was on the very verge of collapse. — Тело было на грани полного истощения.
2) разг. упадок духаHe sank upon the ground in a collapse of misery. — Он опустился на землю, охваченный отчаянием.
3) обрушение ( обычно здания)The building is in danger of collapse. — Зданию грозит обрушение.
4) крушение, крах; провалfilled with shame at the collapse of the enterprise — наполненный чувством стыда от провала всего дела
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5 collapse
col·lapse [kəʼlæps] vi1) ( fall down) things, buildings zusammenbrechen, einstürzen; people zusammenbrechen, kollabieren ( geh)2) ( fail) zusammenbrechen; enterprise zugrunde gehen; government stürzen, zu Fall kommen; hopes sich akk zerschlagen; plans, talks scheitern; prices einbrechen; property market zusammenbrechen; society zerfallen;his whole world had \collapsed für ihn war eine Welt zusammengebrochen n\collapse of a business Zusammenbruch m eines Unternehmens;\collapse of confidence Verlust m der Glaubwürdigkeit;\collapse of one's marriage Scheitern nt einer Ehe;to suffer a mental/nervous \collapse einen Nervenzusammenbruch erleiden -
6 yıkkın
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7 amenazar
v.1 to threaten (person).amenazar a alguien con hacer algo to threaten somebody with doing somethingamenazar a alguien con el despido/de muerte to threaten to sack/kill somebodyEl pandillero amenazó al guarda The gang member threatened the guard.La droga amenaza al vecindario Drugs threaten the neighborhood.2 to threaten to, to look like it is going to, to look like it's going to.Esa pared amenaza caerse That wall threatens to fall down.* * *1 (coaccionar) to threaten2 (presagiar) to threaten1 (coaccionar) to threaten2 figurado (presagiar) to threaten\amenazar de muerte a alguien to threaten to kill somebody* * *verb* * *1.VT to threaten2.VI to threaten, impend* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona to threatenb) ( dar indicios de)2.amenazar via) personaamenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf
b) ( dar indicios de)3.amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf
amenazar v impers (Meteo)* * *= pose + threat, threaten, make + threats, menace, rattle + Posesivo + saber, bare + Posesivo + teeth, show + Posesivo + teeth.Nota: En señal de amenaza y/o defensa.Ex. Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.Ex. Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.Ex. He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.Ex. Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.Ex. President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.Ex. He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.Ex. Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) persona to threatenb) ( dar indicios de)2.amenazar via) personaamenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf
b) ( dar indicios de)3.amenazar con + inf — to threaten to + inf
amenazar v impers (Meteo)* * *= pose + threat, threaten, make + threats, menace, rattle + Posesivo + saber, bare + Posesivo + teeth, show + Posesivo + teeth.Nota: En señal de amenaza y/o defensa.Ex: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.
Ex: Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.Ex: He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.* * *amenazar [A4 ]vt1 «persona» to threatenlo amenazaron de muerte they threatened to kill him, they issued a death threat against himme amenazaron con una navaja they threatened me with a knifeamenazar a algn CON + INF:nos amenazó con llamar a la policía he threatened to call the police2(dar indicios de): el edificio amenaza derrumbarse the building is in danger of collapsing o of collapseesas nubes amenazan lluvia those clouds look threatening, it looks like rain (judging from those clouds)■ amenazarvi1 «persona»: amenazar CON algo; to threaten sthlos mineros amenazan con una nueva huelga the miners are threatening a further strikeamenazar CON + INF to threaten to + INFamenazó con dimitir she threatened to resign2 (dar indicios de) amenazar CON + INF to threaten to + INFel incendio amenazaba con extenderse the fire threatened to spread■( Meteo):amenaza tormenta there's a storm brewingamenaza lluvia it's threatening to rain, it looks like rain, it looks as if it's going to rain* * *
amenazar ( conjugate amenazar) verbo transitivo
b) ( dar indicios de):
verbo intransitivo amenazar con hacer algo to threaten to do sth
amenazar v impers (Meteo):
amenaza lluvia it's threatening to rain
amenazar verbo transitivo to threaten: los secuestradores le amenazaron de muerte, the kidnappers threatened to kill him
' amenazar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acechar
- advertir
- ruina
- intimidar
English:
loom
- menace
- overhang
- threaten
- shake
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to threaten;amenazar a alguien con hacerle algo to threaten to do sth to sb;amenazar a alguien con hacer algo to threaten sb with doing sth;amenazar a alguien con el despido to threaten to fire o sack sb;amenazar a alguien de muerte to threaten to kill sbesa casa amenaza ruina that house is in danger of collapsing♦ viamenazaron con ejecutar a los rehenes they threatened to execute the hostages2.amenazar con [dar señales de] to threaten to;una huelga que amenaza con crear un caos de transporte a strike which threatens to cause transport chaos;una especie que amenaza con desaparecer an endangered species, a species which is in danger of extinction♦ v impersonalamenaza lluvia/tormenta it looks like it's going to rain/there's going to be a storm* * *I v/t threaten (con, de with);amenazar a alguien de muerte threaten to kill s.o.;amenazar ruina threaten to collapse, be on the verge of collapse;amenaza tempestad there’s a storm brewingII v/i:amenazar con threaten to* * *amenazar {21} v: to threaten* * *amenazar vb1. (a una persona) to threaten2. (una cosa) to look like -
8 crouler
crouler [kʀule]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[maison, mur] to collapse* * *kʀuleverbe intransitif1) ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble2) ( être submergé)crouler sous — [personne] to be weighed down by
* * *kʀule vi1) (= ployer)crouler sous [poids] — to collapse under, [travail] to be snowed under with
crouler sous les applaudissements; La salle croulait sous les applaudissements. — The applause nearly brought the house down., The building shook with the thunderous applause.
2) (sans complément) vieilli (= s'écrouler) to collapse* * *crouler verb table: aimer vi1 [mur, bâtiment] ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble; [butte de terre] to fall down; se laisser crouler dans un fauteuil to collapse into an armchair;2 ( aller à la ruine) [empire, pays, régime] to collapse; crouler de toutes parts to collapse on all sides;3 ( être submergé) crouler sous to be weighed down by [dettes, travail, projets]; [personne] to be inundated with [fleurs]; to be weighed down with [paquets]; [arbre] to be weighed down with [fruits]; [ville] to crumble under [obus]; crouler sous les applaudissements [salle] to resound with applause; crouler sous le poids de [meuble, étagère, table] to groan under the weight of.[krule] verbe intransitif -
9 rozpadać się
1. (-am, -asz); perf rozpaść; vr(o budynku, meblu) to fall apart; ( o małżeństwie) to disintegrate2. vr perf* * *I.rozpadać się1ipf.1. (= dzielić się na części) disintegrate, fall (apart); (= zawalić się) collapse; (= rozlecieć się) break up; ten budynek się rozpada this building is falling apart, this building is on the verge of collapsing; Związek Radziecki rozpadł się już jakiś czas temu the Soviet Union collapsed some time ago.2. chem., fiz. disintegrate, decay.II.rozpadać się2pf.(= zacząć padać ciągle) start raining for good.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rozpadać się
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10 ruin
1. noungo to or fall into rack and ruin — [Gebäude:] völlig verfallen; [Garten:] völlig verwahrlosen
ruin stared her in the face — sie stand vor dem Ruin
2. transitive verbyou'll be the ruin of me — du ruinierst mich [noch]
ruinieren; verderben [Urlaub, Abend]; zunichte machen [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten usw.]* * *['ru:in] 1. noun1) (a broken, collapsed or decayed state: the ruin of a city.) die Ruine2) (a cause of collapse, decay etc: Drink was his ruin.) der Ruin2. verb1) (to cause ruin to: The scandal ruined his career.) ruinieren•- academic.ru/63426/ruination">ruination- ruined
- ruins
- in ruins* * *[ˈru:ɪn]▪ to \ruin sb/sth jdn/etw zerstörencheap imported goods are \ruining many businesses durch billige Importware gehen viele Geschäfte zugrundeto \ruin a child ein Kind verderbento \ruin sb's day jdm den Tag vermiesen [o verderben]to \ruin a dress ein Kleid ruinierento \ruin one's eyesight sich dat die Augen verderbento \ruin one's future seine Zukunft ruinierento \ruin the harvest die Ernte kaputtmachento \ruin one's health seine Gesundheit ruinierento \ruin sb's holiday jdm den Urlaub verderbento \ruin sb's hopes jds Hoffnungen zunichtemachento \ruin sb's plans jds Pläne durchkreuzento \ruin sb's reputation jds Ruf ruinierenII. nto fall into \ruins zu einer Ruine verfallen2.the \ruins of Carthage die Ruinen pl von Karthagoto be [or lie] in \ruins in Trümmern liegen, eine Ruine sein; (after bombing, fire) in Schutt und Asche liegen; ( fig) zerstört seinto be on the edge [or brink] [or verge] of \ruin am Rande des Ruins stehento face [financial] \ruin vor dem [finanziellen] Ruin stehenalcohol was my \ruin Alkohol hat mich zerstörtthe \ruin of my hopes das Ende meiner Hoffnungento be on the road to \ruin sich akk auf dem Weg nach unten befindento be in/fall into \ruin[s] vollkommen zerstört sein/werden* * *['ruːɪn]1. nruin stared him in the face (financial/social) — er stand vor dem (finanziellen/gesellschaftlichen) Ruin
ruins (of building) — Ruinen pl; (of reputation, beauty) Reste pl; (of hopes, career) Trümmer pl
to be or lie in ruins (lit) — eine Ruine sein; (fig) zerstört sein; (life: financially, socially) ruiniert sein
2. vt(= destroy) building zerstören; hopes also zunichtemachen; chances, reputation, health, sb's life also ruinieren; (financially, socially) person ruinieren, zugrunde or zu Grunde richten; (= spoil) clothes, event, enjoyment, child, horse verderben* * *ruin [ˈrʊın; ˈruːın]A s1. Ruine f (auch fig):ruin marble Florentiner Marmor m2. pla) Ruinen pl, Trümmer plb) Ruine f:a castle in ruins ein verfallenes Schloss, eine Burgruine;lay in ruins zertrümmern, in Schutt und Asche legen3. Verfall m:a) verfallen,b) zugrunde gehenthat was his ruin das hat ihm das Genick gebrochen;drinking will be the ruin of him das Trinken wird ihn (noch) zugrunde richten;you’ll be the ruin of me du ruinierst mich noch;bring to ruin → B 2;the ruin of my hopes (plans) das Ende meiner Hoffnungen (Pläne)B v/t1. vernichten, zerstören2. jemanden, auch eine Sache, jemandes Gesundheit etc ruinieren, zugrunde richten, Hoffnungen, Pläne zunichtemachen, Aussichten etc verderben, jemandes Gesundheit zerrütten:ruin one’s eyes sich die Augen verderben;ruin good English die englische Sprache verhunzen3. obs ein Mädchen verführen, entehrenC v/i obs oder poet zerfallen* * *1. noungo to or fall into rack and ruin — [Gebäude:] völlig verfallen; [Garten:] völlig verwahrlosen
2. transitive verbyou'll be the ruin of me — du ruinierst mich [noch]
ruinieren; verderben [Urlaub, Abend]; zunichte machen [Aussichten, Möglichkeiten usw.]* * *n.Ruin nur sing. m.Ruine -n f.Verderben n. v.ruinieren v.verderben v.(§ p.,pp.: verdarb, ist/hat verdorben)zugrunde richten ausdr.
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