collapse

/kəˈlæps/ verb

Translation

FALL [I] › When someone collapses, they fall down, usually because they are ill or weak.

düşmek, yıkılmak

He collapsed and died of a heart attack.1601

OBJECT [I, T] › to fall down or towards the inside, or to make a structure or object fall down or towards its inside

çökmek, yıkılıp dağılmak, göçmek

The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.1601

FAIL [I] › to fail to work or succeed

çalışamamak veya başaramamak

The peace talks have collapsed.18522311

(Definition of collapse verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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