desmoronar

v.

1 to cause to crumble (edificio, roca).

2 to break into pieces, to crumb, to crumble, to break into small crumbs.

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desmoronar

► verbo transitivo

1 to crumble, destroy

► verbo pronominal desmoronarse

1 to crumble, collapse, fall to pieces

2 (venir a menos) to crumble, collapse

3 figurado (decaer el ánimo) to lose heart, fall apart

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1. VT

1) (=desgastar) to wear away

2) (=erosionar) to erode

la erosión ha desmoronado loa muros — erosion has caused the walls to crumble

2.

See:

desmoronarse

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* desmoronarse = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.

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* desmoronarse = collapse, crumble, fall + apart, fall to + pieces, come apart at + the seams, fall apart at + the seams.

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desmoronar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹imperio/sociedad› to destroy; ‹rocas/cornisa› to cause … to collapse, bring about the collapse of

2 ‹fe/moral› to destroy

■ desmoronarse

v pron

1 «muro/edificio» to collapse; «imperio/sociedad» to crumble, collapse

2 «fe/moral» to crumble

todas mis esperanzas se desmoronaron all my hopes crumbled o were dashed

durante los interrogatorios se desmoronó física y psicológicamente the questioning broke her physically and mentally

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desmoronar verbo reflexivo to crumble, fall to pieces
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Spanish:
escarpa

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desmoronar

♦ vt

[edificio, roca] to cause to crumble

♦ See also the pronominal verb desmoronarse

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desmoronar

v/t bring down, cause the collapse of

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desmoronar vt

: to wear away, to erode

♦ See also the reflexive verb desmoronarse