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collapse

Main Entry: ¹collapse

Function: intransitive verb

Inflected Form(s): collapsed, collapsing

Language: English

1 : derrumbarse, desplomarse, hundirse <the building collapsed : el edificio se derrumbó>
2 fall : desplomarse, caerse <he collapsed on the bed : se desplomó en la cama> <to collapse with laughter : morirse de risa>
3 fail : fracasar, quebrar, arruinarse
4 fold : plegarse

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