collapse · verb
Sens et exemples
S’écrouler brusquement parce qu’une structure est trop faible pour rester debout.
Part of the old roof collapsed after several days of heavy rain.
The shelves collapsed under the weight of the books and equipment.
Engineers closed the bridge because they feared it might collapse without urgent repairs.
A temporary wall had collapsed, blocking the path to the main entrance.
Formes
- collapse base form
- collapses third-person singular present
- collapsed past tense; past participle
- collapsing present participle