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in the PONS Dictionary

I. col·lapse [kəˈlæps] VB intr

1. collapse (fall down):

collapse things, buildings
zusammenbrechen
collapse things, buildings
einstürzen
collapse people
zusammenbrechen form
collapse people
kollabieren
to collapse with laughter [at a joke] fig
sich acc [über einen Witz] kaputtlachen inf

2. collapse (fail):

collapse
zusammenbrechen
collapse enterprise
zugrunde gehen
collapse government
stürzen
collapse government
zu Fall kommen
collapse hopes
sich acc zerschlagen
collapse plans, talks
scheitern
collapse prices
einbrechen
collapse property market
zusammenbrechen
collapse society
zerfallen
his whole world had collapsed
für ihn war eine Welt zusammengebrochen

II. col·lapse [kəˈlæps] N

1. collapse (act of falling down):

collapse
Einsturz m <-es, -stür·ze>
collapse of a bridge/building
Einsturz m einer Brücke/eines Gebäudes

2. collapse (failure):

collapse
Zusammenbruch m <-(e)s, -brüche>
to be on the brink [or verge] of collapse
kurz vor dem Aus stehen
collapse of a business
Zusammenbruch m eines Unternehmens
collapse of confidence
Verlust m der Glaubwürdigkeit
collapse of one's marriage
Scheitern nt einer Ehe
collapse of prices
Preissturz m <-es, -stürze>

3. collapse MED:

collapse
Kollaps m <-es, -e>
to suffer a mental/nervous collapse
einen Nervenzusammenbruch erleiden

collapse VB intr FINMKT

collapse (plötzlich an Wert verlieren)
einbrechen
OpenDict entry

collapse VB

collapse (an item in a display hierarchy) COMPUT
zuklappen

price collapse N FINMKT

price collapse
Kursverfall m
Present
Icollapse
youcollapse
he/she/itcollapses
wecollapse
youcollapse
theycollapse
Past
Icollapsed
youcollapsed
he/she/itcollapsed
wecollapsed
youcollapsed
theycollapsed
Present Perfect
Ihavecollapsed
youhavecollapsed
he/she/ithascollapsed
wehavecollapsed
youhavecollapsed
theyhavecollapsed
Past Perfect
Ihadcollapsed
youhadcollapsed
he/she/ithadcollapsed
wehadcollapsed
youhadcollapsed
theyhadcollapsed
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