capsize

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To overturn.
2. To cause (a ship) to overturn.
3. To deform under stress.

Noun

The act of, or occurrence of capsizing or overturning.

Concepts

chavirer

renverser

se renverser

changer

devenir

retourner

se retourner

tortue

tourner

verser

faire chavirer

s’écraser

démolir

Synonymes

overturn

turn over

upset

sink

overthrow

flip over

turn

keel over

topple

keel

subvert

topple over

reverse

collapse

spill

tip over

tumble

turn around

overbalance

turtle

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go down

turn turtle

turn upside down

overturned

invert

roll

change

crash

demolish

disaffirm

fall

fall over

founder

go over

inverted

overflow

overrule

return

buck

stumble

submerge

turn back

upturn

be wrecked

fall over backwards

turned upside down

be overturned

change direction

over-turn

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kæpˈsaɪz/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Attested since 1788. Origin unknown. Possibly related to Spanish chapuzar (“to sink by the head”).