crumble

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

1. (figuratively, intransitive, often) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
2. (transitive) To break into crumbs.
3. (transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.

Noun

A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

Conceptes

ensorrar-se

esfondrar-se

esmicolar

ensulsiar-se

enfonsar-se

esllavissar-se

derruir-se

engrunar

esgrunar

esmicar

esmollar

anar-se’n en orris

fer-se miques

desmoronar-se

derrumbar-se

arruïnar

esmicolar-se

decaure

esbocinar

deteriorar-se

ensulsir-se

Sinònims

collapse

crush

break up

disintegrate

decay

fall

fall apart

break

chop up

grind

crumple

go to pieces

granulate

molder

slice

powder

slice up

tumble down

cause to crumble

be friable

pound

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granulize

rub

mill

cave in

fall to pieces

shatter

shred

break down

destroy

spread

hash

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dilapidate

tumble

fall in

break apart

break into pieces

moulder

erode

soaked

soften

stamp

step on

strike

subside

be eroded

crumble away

draw to an end

go to rack and ruin

press together

Traduccions

émietter

zerbröckeln

effriter

desmoronarse

zerkrümeln

desmenuzar

desmigajar

sgretolarsi

casser

desmoronar

krümeln

afbrokkelen

s’effondrer

s’émietter

sbriciolare

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkɹʌmbəl/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: *crymblen

Heretat de anglès antic: *crymlan

Cognat amb neerlandès: kruimelen

Cognat amb alemany: Krümel

Cognat amb alemany: Krume

Cognat amb alemany: krümeln

In summary

From earlier crymble, crimble, from Middle English *crymblen, kremelen, from Old English *crymlan (“to crumble”), from *crymel (“a small crumb; crumble”), diminutive of Old English cruma (“crumb”), equivalent to crumb + -le (diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kruimelen (“to crumble”), German Low German krömmeln (“to crumble”), German Krümel, diminutive of German Krume, German krümeln, krümmeln (“to crumble”). Alteration of vowel due to analogy with crumb.