cave in in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cave in in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for cave in in the English»French Dictionary

I.cave [Brit keɪv, Am keɪv] N

I.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADJ

1. full (completely filled):

complet/-ète
plein à craquer inf

II.full [Brit fʊl, Am fʊl] ADV

I.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] N

2. favour (kindness):

do me a favour! lit

III.favour Brit, favor Am [Brit ˈfeɪvə, Am ˈfeɪvər] VB trans

I.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] N

1. terms (conditions):

termes mpl
terms COMM
terms of trade COMM, ECON

IV.term [Brit təːm, Am tərm] VB trans

I.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] N

IV.effect [Brit ɪˈfɛkt, Am əˈfɛkt] VB trans

I.case1 [Brit keɪs, Am keɪs] N

See also rest, headcase

I.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] N

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

See also take place

I.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public/-ique

I.chief [Brit tʃiːf, Am tʃif] N

II.chief [Brit tʃiːf, Am tʃif] ADJ attr

V.chief [Brit tʃiːf, Am tʃif]

I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

2. short ELEC → short circuit

III.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

IV.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

VII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] VB trans, intr

short ELEC → short circuit

VIII.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

See also short circuit, cut short

cave in in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cave in in the English»French Dictionary

See also out, in between

out → out of

See also inch

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
By the year 1868, the house's roof was beginning to cave-in and a great deal of the southern wall had collapsed.
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There were 58 men and boys who died during the terrible cave-in, buried 434 ft below ground.
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He picks up the phaser of a dead guard and begins firing wildly, which causes a cave-in and knocks himself unconscious.
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Due to the seriousness of the cave-in, the rescue party realizes that they may need explosives to blast a hole for a rescue.
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Her parents died in a cave-in when she was seven.
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This delays the capture long enough to enable the creature to create a cave-in (presumably to keep his family safe from the humans).
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Police reported that numerous streets were flooded, including a cave-in caused by runoff.
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A cave-in traps the trio with only fifteen minutes worth of air.
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Where there has been a cave-in, a lot of wildlife is seen emerging from the grave.
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Shiver causes a cave-in thanks to her amazement of the gems' sparkles, which they narrowly manage to escape thanks to her.
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