collapse

collapse
collapse [kəˈlæps]
1. intransitive verb
   a. [person, government, building] s'écrouler ; [defences, market, prices, system] s'effondrer ; [agreement, plan] tomber à l'eau ; [company] faire faillite ; [talks, legal case, trial] échouer ; [marriage] se solder par un échec
• to collapse into laughter être écroulé de rire
• he collapsed and was taken to hospital il a eu un grave malaise et a été emmené à l'hôpital
• she collapsed onto her bed, exhausted elle s'est écroulée sur son lit, épuisée
   b. ( = fold) [table, chairs] se plier
2. noun
[of person, building] écroulement m ; [of government] chute f ; [of company] faillite f ; [of defences, market, prices, system] effondrement m ; [of talks, agreement, marriage, trial] échec m ; [of empire, plan] effondrement m
• the country faces economic collapse l'économie du pays est au bord de la faillite
* * *
[kə'læps] 1.
noun
1) (of regime, system, bank, economy, market, hopes) effondrement m (of, in de)

to be on the point of collapse — être sur le point de s'effondrer

2) (of deals, talks, relationship) échec m
3) (of company) 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

5) (of building, bridge) effondrement m; (of tunnel, wall) écroulement m; (of chair, bed) affaissement m
6) Medicine (of lung) collapsus m
2.
transitive verb
1) (fold) plier
2) (combine) synthétiser
3.
intransitive verb
1) (founder) [regime, system, economy, hopes, plan] s'effondrer; [case, deal, talks] échouer
2) (go bankrupt) [company] faire faillite (through à cause de)
3) (slump) [person] s'écrouler

to collapse onto the bed — s'effondrer sur le lit

to collapse and die — mourir subitement

to collapse in tears — s'effondrer en larmes

4) (fall down) [building, bridge] s'effondrer; [tunnel, wall] s'écrouler; [chair] s'affaisser (under sous)
5) (deflate) [balloon] se dégonfler; [soufflé] tomber
6) Medicine [lung] se dégonfler
7) (fold) [bike] se plier

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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