derrumbar

Signification

1. (transitive) to demolish
2. (reflexive) to break down, to slump
3. (reflexive) to undermine

Coupé comme

de‧rrum‧bar

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/derumˈbaɾ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *dērūpāre, from rūpēs (“cliff, rock”), with influence from romper (“to break”). Cognate with Portuguese derrubar (“to overthrow, to destroy, to knock down”) and with Spanish derrubio (“debris, deposit”).