colapsar

v.

1 to bring to a halt, to stop.

el tráfico ha colapsado las calles traffic has blocked the streets

2 to collapse, to come to pieces, to go to pieces, to fall to pieces.

Susana colapsó luego del divorcio Susan collapsed after the divorce.

El puente hechizo colapsó The makeshift bridge collapsed.

El gordo colapsó el catre The fat man collapsed the folding bed.

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colapsar

► verbo transitivo

1 (ciudad, aeropuerto, etc) to paralyse; (tráfico) to bring to a standstill, bring to a halt

► verbo intransitivo

1 to collapse

► verbo pronominal colapsarse

1 to collapse

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1. VT

1) (=derribar) to cause to collapse

2) [+ tráfico, circulación] to bring to a halt o standstill; [+ puerta] to jam, block; [+ entrada] to block

2.

VI

See:

colapsarse

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verbo transitivo (Esp) (paralizar) <tráfico> to bring ... to a standstill

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= clog.

Ex. This type of papers clog the system with already published ideas and impede the publication of new material.

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verbo transitivo (Esp) (paralizar) <tráfico> to bring ... to a standstill

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= clog.

Ex: This type of papers clog the system with already published ideas and impede the publication of new material.

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colapsar [A1 ]

vt

A (paralizar) ‹tráfico› to bring … to a standstill, paralyze*

el tráfico estaba colapsado traffic was at a complete standstill

el incendio colapsó durante varias horas el aeropuerto the fire brought the airport to a standstill o paralyzed the airport for several hours

B (Chi) ‹construcción/casa› to cause … to collapse

■ colapsar

vi

(Chi) to collapse

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colapsar verbo transitivo to bring to a standstill
'colapsar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bloquear

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colapsar

♦ vt

1. [actividad] to bring to a halt, to stop;

el tráfico ha colapsado las calles traffic has blocked the streets

2. [pulmón] to cause to collapse

♦ See also the pronominal verb colapsarse

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colapsar

I v/t paralyze;

colapsar el tráfico bring traffic to a standstill

II v/i L.Am.

collapse