derrumbar

v.

1 to demolish (puente, edificio).

2 to knock down, to overturn, to overthrow, to crumble.

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

Ellos derrumbaron sus ilusiones They knocked down his illusions.

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derrumbar

► verbo transitivo

1 (demoler) to pull down, demolish, knock down

2 (despeñar) to throw down, hurl down

► verbo pronominal derrumbarse

1 (un edificio) to collapse, fall down; (un techo) to fall in, cave in

2 figurado to collapse

■ después de tanta tensión se derrumbó y rompió a llorar with all the tension she collapsed and burst into tears

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verb

to topple

- derrumbarse

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1. VT

1) [+ edificio] to knock down, demolish

2) (=despeñar) to fling down, hurl down

3) (=volcar) to upset, overturn

2.

See:

derrumbarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <casa/edificio> to demolish, pull down

b) <dictadura> to overthrow, topple

2.

derrumbarse v pron

a) edificio to collapse

b) persona to go to pieces; esperanzas/ilusiones to be shattered, collapse

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* derrumbarse = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <casa/edificio> to demolish, pull down

b) <dictadura> to overthrow, topple

2.

derrumbarse v pron

a) edificio to collapse

b) persona to go to pieces; esperanzas/ilusiones to be shattered, collapse

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* derrumbarse = collapse, crumble, cave in, go to + rack and ruin, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams, go to + ruin.

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derrumbar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹casa/edificio› to demolish, pull o knock o tear down

2 ‹dictadura› to overthrow, topple

■ derrumbarse

v pron

1 «edificio» to collapse

2 «persona» to go to pieces; «esperanzas/ilusiones» to be shattered, collapse

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derrumbar (conjugate derrumbar) verbo transitivo ‹casa/edificio› to demolish, pull down
derrumbarse verbo pronominal

a) [edificio] to collapse

b) [persona] to go to pieces;

[esperanzas/ilusiones] to be shattered, collapse
derrumbar vtr (hacer caer) to knock, pull down
'derrumbar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatir

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derrumbar

♦ vt

1. [puente, edificio] to demolish;

[muro, pared] to knock down;

las fuertes nevadas derrumbaron muchos árboles the heavy snowfalls brought down many trees

2. [moralmente] to destroy, to devastate

♦ See also the pronominal verb derrumbarse

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derrumbar

v/t knock down

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derrumbar vt

1) demoler, derribar: to demolish, to knock down

2) despeñar: to cast down, to topple

♦ See also the reflexive verb derrumbarse

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derrumbar vb to demolish / to knock down