What does effondrer in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word effondrer in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use effondrer in French.
The word effondrer in French means knock down, fall down, cave in, collapse, fall apart, break down, crash, slump, collapse, crumble. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word effondrer
knock downverbe transitif (faire tomber) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") Ils ont effondré ce vieux mur en 2 heures. They knocked down that old wall in two hours. |
fall down, cave inverbe pronominal (bâtiment,... : s'écrouler) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Le rempart du château va s'effondrer si on ne le consolide pas. The castle's rampart will fall down if it isn't shored up. |
collapseverbe pronominal (personne : tomber à terre) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Il s'est effondré de fatigue après avoir franchi la ligne d'arrivée. He collapsed from exhaustion after crossing the finish line. |
fall apart, break downverbe pronominal (figuré (personne : être abattu) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Elle s'est effondrée à l'annonce de la mort de sa sœur. She fell apart when she was told of her sister's death. |
crash, slumpverbe pronominal (prix,... : baisser fortement) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Le cours du gazole n'est pas près de s'effondrer. The price of diesel isn't close to crashing. |
collapse, crumbleverbe pronominal (figuré (disparaître) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Leurs espoirs de gagner se sont effondrés après leur abandon à la seconde épreuve. Their hopes of winning collapsed after they withdrew on the second trial. |
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