el
masculine
/koˈlapso/
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Translation
collapse, breakdown
Word origin
From Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi ('to fall together'), from com- ('together') plus labi ('to slip, to fall').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- collabi
- English cognates
- collapse, lapse
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcolapsos
Examples
provocó .
The accident caused the collapse of traffic across the whole city.
sanitario.
The doctors feared a collapse of the health system.
Sufrió cansancio .
He suffered a breakdown from tiredness and the heat.
¿ economía?
How could the collapse of the economy be avoided?
borde .
The bridge was on the verge of collapse after the storm.
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