hundimiento

m.

1 sinking.

2 collapse, foundering, downfall.

3 subsidence, sinkage.

4 sag.

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hundimiento

► nombre masculino

1 (barco) sinking

2 (tierra) subsidence

3 (edificio) collapse

4 FINANZAS figurado crash, slump

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SM

1) [de barco] sinking

2) (=colapso) [de edificio, familia, empresa] collapse, ruin, fall; [de terreno] cave-in, subsidence

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masculino

a) (de barco) sinking

b) (de negocio) collapse

c) (de edificio - bajada de nivel) subsidence; (- derrumbe) collapse

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= sinking, subsidence, foundering.

Ex. The article 'The sinking of the ALA' describes the background to the ship, S.S. ALA named by the US government for the American Library Association (ALA) in recognition of the services rendered by the ALA to military personnel during World War I.

Ex. Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.

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masculino

a) (de barco) sinking

b) (de negocio) collapse

c) (de edificio - bajada de nivel) subsidence; (- derrumbe) collapse

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= sinking, subsidence, foundering.

Ex: The article 'The sinking of the ALA' describes the background to the ship, S.S. ALA named by the US government for the American Library Association (ALA) in recognition of the services rendered by the ALA to military personnel during World War I.

Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.

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hundimiento

masculine

1 (de un barco) sinking

2 (de un negocio) collapse

3 (de un edificio — bajada de nivel) subsidence; (— derrumbe) collapse

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hundimiento sustantivo masculino

a) (de barco) sinking

b) (de negocio) collapse

c) (de edificio — bajada de nivel) subsidence;

(— derrumbe) collapse
hundimiento sustantivo masculino
1 (de una embarcación) sinking
2 (de una construcción) collapse
3 (de tierra) subsidence
4 Fin crash, slump
(quiebra) collapse
'hundimiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
badén
- ruina
English:
collapse
- subsidence

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hundimiento nm

1. [de barco] sinking

2. [de terreno] subsidence

3. [de empresa] collapse

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hundimiento

m sinking

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hundimiento nm

1) : sinking

2) : collapse, ruin