collapse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəˈlæps/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəˈlæps/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kə laps)

Inflections of 'collapse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
collapses
v 3rd person singular
collapsing
v pres p
collapsed
v past
collapsed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
collapse vi (thing: fall)desplomarse, derrumbarse v prnl
  venirse abajo loc verb
  (techo, tejado)hundirse v prnl
 The building collapsed after the fire.
 El edificio se desplomó tras el incendio.
collapse n (falling down)caída nf
  derrumbe, derrumbamiento nm
  (techo, tejado)hundimiento nm
 The collapse of the wall damaged a car.
 La caída del muro dañó el coche.
 El derrumbe (or: derrumbamiento) del muro dañó el coche.
collapse n ([sb]: falling down) (Medicina)colapso nm
 Passers-by rushed to help after her collapse on a busy shopping street.
 Los transeúntes corrieron a ayudarla cuando sufrió un colapso en una concurrida calle comercial.
collapse n figurative (economy: decline)desplome, derrumbe, colapso nm
 Economists predicted a collapse of the stock market.
 Los economistas predijeron un desplome en el mercado bursátil.
collapse n ([sb]: mental breakdown)colapso nervioso loc nom m
 Doctors attribute his collapse to the immense stress he has been under.
 Los médicos atribuyen su colapso nervioso al inmenso estrés que estuvo sufriendo.
collapse vi ([sb]: fall)desplomarse v prnl
 She collapsed onto the floor.
 Se desplomó en el suelo.
collapse vi (fold into small size)plegarse, doblarse v prnl
 That chair can collapse to fit in this bag.
 Esta silla puede plegarse y caber en este bolso.
collapse vi (suffer a mental breakdown)tener un colapso nervioso loc verb
 He had been working too hard and, finally, he just collapsed.
 Estuvo trabajando demasiado, y finalmente tuvo un colapso nervioso.
collapse [sth] vtr (internet menu, etc.: reduce to headings)colapsar vtr
 Click on the arrow to collapse the menu.
 Aprieta la flecha para colapsar el menú.
collapse vi (physiology: deflate, implode)colapsar vi
 The vein collapsed and gangrene developed.
 La vena colapsó y desarrolló gangrena.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
collapse vi figurative (stop working) (figurado)derrumbarse v prnl
  sufrir un colapso loc verb
  fracasar vtr
 The government collapsed after the conflict.
 El gobierno se derrumbó tras el conflicto.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
collapse [sth] down vtr phrasal sep (dismantle or disassemble)desmantelar, desarmar vtr
 Quitó los parantes para desarmar la tienda.
collapse [sth] down vtr phrasal sep (cause to fold together)plegar vtr
 Plegó el paraguas y lo apoyó contra la pared.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
collapse in prices n (decrease in market value)depreciación nf
 The collapse in stock prices means I will have to postpone my retirement.
  desplome de los precios, desplome de los valores grupo nom
 El desplome de los precios significa que voy a tener que posponer mi jubilación.
  caída de precios grupo nom
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Collocations: collapsed after a [hard, long] day, [financial, economic, political] collapse, collapse [into bed, onto the sofa], more...

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