collapse

1. (intransitive)To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.

   The wall collapsed when it was hit by the wrecking ball.

   einstürzen, kollabieren, zusammenfallen

   разруша́тьсяrazrušátʹsja, разру́шитьсяrazrúšitʹsja, обва́ливатьсяobválivatʹsja

   обва́люватисяobváljuvatysja, обвали́тисяobvalýtysja, розва́люватисяrozváljuvatysja

   fall apart

2. (intransitive)To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

   Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.

   zusammenbrechen, kollabieren

   collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

3. (intransitive)To fold compactly.

   einfallen

   скла́дыватьсяskládyvatʹsja, сложи́тьсяsložítʹsja, свора́чиватьсяsvoráčivatʹsja

   fold or close up

4. (figuratively, transitive)To conflate, to ignore the distinctions between.

5. (transitive)In a hierarchical list (such as a directory tree or table of contents), to hide the subentries of (an entry).

6. (intransitive)To suffer a batting collapse.

   Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.

   suffer a nervous breakdown

7. (transitive)To cause something to collapse.

   Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.

   einsacken lassen, zusammenfallen lassen, zusammensinken lassen

   скла́дыватьskládyvatʹ, сложи́тьsložítʹ, свора́чиватьsvoráčivatʹ

   cause to burst

8. (intransitive)To pass out and fall to the floor or ground, as from exhaustion or other illness; to faint.

   The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.

   ohnmächtig niedersinken, ohnmächtig zusammensinken, kollabieren

1. The country's economy is about to collapse.

   Економіка країни на грані краху. — deniko

   ruЭкономика страны находится на грани краха. — marafon

   deDie Wirtschaft des Landes steht vor dem Zusammenbruch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. The bridge collapsed.

   Міст рухнув. — deniko

   ruМост рухнул. — Wezel

   deDie Brücke brach zusammen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. The tower is going to collapse.

   ruБашня вот-вот рухнет. — marafon

   deDer Turm ist am Einstürzen. — Esperantostern

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4. Tom died when the building collapsed.

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5. I'm on the verge of collapse.

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