effondrer

Meaning

to collapse

Concepts

collapse

crumble

fall

topple over

Synonyms

écrouler

abattre

s’effondrer

Translations

kazmak

hundir

çöktürmek

toprak bellemek

afkalven

openbreken

afondrar

afoundra

prefondar

abater

afundar

desabar

ruir

desmoronar-se

col·lapsar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/e.fɔ̃.dʁe/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: esfondrer

Cognate with Catalan: esfondrar

In summary

Inherited from Old French esfondrer, from Vulgar Latin *exfunderare, from fundus (“fond”). Compare Catalan esfondrar.