caved in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for caved in the English»French Dictionary

I.cave [Brit keɪv, Am keɪv] N

cave

grotte f

underwater caves

grottes sous-marines

II.cave [Brit keɪv, Am keɪv] VB intr

cave

faire de la spéléologie

I.cave in VB [Brit keɪv -, Am keɪv -] (cave in)

1. cave in lit:

cave in tunnel, roof, building:

s'effondrer

cave in beam:

s'infléchir

his ribs caved in under the impact

il a eu les côtes enfoncées par l'impact

2. cave in fig person:

cave in

céder

II.cave in VB [Brit keɪv -, Am keɪv -] (cave [sth] in, cave in [sth])

cave in roof

défoncer

cave in skull, rib cage

enfoncer

cave dweller N

cave dweller

troglodyte m

cave painting N

cave painting

peinture f rupestre

cave-in N

cave-in

effondrement m

Aladdin's cave N fig

Aladdin's cave

caverne f d'Ali-baba

Translations for caved in the French»English Dictionary

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grotte

cave

rupestre

cave attr

caverne d'Ali Baba

Aladdin's cave

troglodyte

cave-dweller, troglodyte spec

caved in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for caved in the English»French Dictionary

I.cave [keɪv] N

1. cave (hole):

cave

grotte f

2. cave MIN:

cave

affaissement m

II.cave [keɪv] VB intr

cave

faire de la spéléologie

cave painting N

cave painting

peinture f rupestre

cave-in N

cave-in

affaissement m

cave in VB intr a. fig

cave in

céder

cave painting N

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cave painting

peinture pariétale f

Translations for caved in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

grotte

cave

habitations troglodytiques

cave dwellings

troglodyte

cave dweller

s'affaisser (se tasser, rapetisser) refl

subside, cave in intr

antre d'un sorcier

cave

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although the bridge had been repaired after being damaged in smaller floods of 1950 but was undercut again and caved in without causing any injuries.

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In town, some buildings bear the spattered pockmarks of shrapnel damage, while others have a caved-in wall or roof from a direct hit by a shell, or a rocket.

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This was the forerunner of the classic 1950s model pose: chest caved-in and hipbones jutting forward.

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The former had part of its ceiling caved in and was filled with silt from flash floods, but contained 280 potsherds.

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Some of the residents were alerted by the commotion and evacuated seconds before the entire building caved in.

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She was covered with pustules, gray and hard like pearls, her toothless mouth caved in, and dyed red hair wild.

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I was queueing at the cash desk when the roof suddenly caved in.

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