crumbling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for crumbling in the English»French Dictionary

I.crumbling [Brit ˈkrʌmb(ə)lɪŋ, Am ˈkrəmblɪŋ] N

crumbling

effondrement m

II.crumbling [Brit ˈkrʌmb(ə)lɪŋ, Am ˈkrəmblɪŋ] ADJ

1. crumbling lit:

crumbling building

délabré

crumbling facade, concrete

qui s'effrite

crumbling cliff

prêt à s'effondrer

2. crumbling economy, empire:

crumbling

prêt à s'effondrer

I.crumble [Brit ˈkrʌmb(ə)l, Am ˈkrəmbəl] VB trans a. crumble up

crumble bread

émietter

crumble cheese, biscuit etc

écraser

crumble soil

réduire [qc] en poussière

II.crumble [Brit ˈkrʌmb(ə)l, Am ˈkrəmbəl] VB intr

1. crumble lit:

crumble bread:

s'émietter

crumble soil, facade:

s'effriter

crumble building:

se délabrer

crumble cliff:

s'ébouler

2. crumble fig:

crumble relationship, economy:

se désagréger

crumble empire:

s'écrouler

crumble opposition, hope, determination:

s'effondrer

apple crumble N U

apple crumble

crumble m aux pommes

Translations for crumbling in the French»English Dictionary

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effritement

crumbling

effritement fig

crumbling away

écroulement (de rêves, d'illusions)

crumbling

croulant (croulante) bâtiment

crumbling

décrépit (décrépite) mur

crumbling

désintégration

crumbling

émiettement lit

crumbling

délabré (délabrée) plafond, mur

crumbling

crumbling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for crumbling in the English»French Dictionary

I.crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] VB trans

1. crumble (break into crumbs):

crumble

émietter

2. crumble (break into bits):

crumble stone

effriter

II.crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] VB intr

1. crumble (break into crumbs):

crumble

s'émietter

2. crumble fig:

crumble

s'effriter

III.crumble [ˈkrʌmbl] N Brit

crumble

crumble m (dessert aux fruits recouvert de pâte émiettée et servi tiède)

Translations for crumbling in the French»English Dictionary

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s'émietter

to crumble

effriter qc

to make sth crumble

s'effriter roche

to crumble

tomber en poussière

to crumble into dust

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unfortunately, the exterior of the hall is still in a bad state of repair with crumbling stucco, peeling paintwork and boarded-up windows.

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The practical version is that they are remote, cold and crumbling, draughty and financially draining.

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Still, there are niggling indications the company's crumbling fortunes are taking a toll.

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Wet, crumbling walls, leaking zinc roofs and rodent infestation cause additional social and health problems.

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On the southern side is a bell tower, whose upper part is missing after crumbling down in an unknown date.

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They eventually figure out that the body is in the gazebo's foundation, now crumbling due to unexpected rain.

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At one time it was a busy seaport and it still displays the crumbling walls and pillars of the jetty.

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Everything that we have, everything that we live in is pointless and crumbling.

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The temple is crumbling on account of total negligence.

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My cleverness was like ice melting and tiles crumbling.

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