derrumbar



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derrumbar vtr (construcciones, edificaciones)demolish vtr
  raze vtr
  knock down vtr phrasal sep
 Ordenaron derrumbar el edificio porque estaba en ruinas.
 They ordered for the building to be demolished because it was in ruins.
derrumbar vtr (ánimo, voluntad, fuerza)destroy, shatter, devastate vtr
 La muerte de su esposa le derrumbó.
 His wife's death destroyed (or: devastated) him.
derrumbar vtr (tirar al suelo)knock down vtr phrasal sep
  (government)overthrow, topple vtr
 Lo derrumbó de un puñetazo.
 He knocked him down with one punch.
derrumbarse v prnl (hundirse moralmente) (informal)crack vi
  break down vi phrasal
 Cuando la policía le presentó las pruebas Juan se derrumbó y confesó.
 When the police showed him the evidence he cracked and confessed.
derrumbarse v prnl (derribarse)fall down vi phrasal
  collapse vi
 El edificio se derrumbó porque había muchas grietas en las paredes.
 All the cracks in the walls caused the building to fall down.
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
derrumbar vtr figurado (personas, sistemas)topple vtr
  bring down vtr phrasal sep
 Intentaron derrumbar el sistema con ataques de la oposición.
 They tried to topple the system with attacks from the opposition.
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