venirse abajo

v.

to fall down, to fall to the ground, to tumble, to collapse.

María cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.

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venirse abajo

(edificio etc) to collapse, fall down 2 (planes) to fall through 3 (persona) to go to pieces 4 (país, empresa) to go to the dogs 5 (relación etc) to be on the skids

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to fall, collapse

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(v.) = break down, tumble down, tumble, fall + apart

Ex. It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex. The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.

Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex. Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.

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(v.) = break down, tumble down, tumble, fall + apart

Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.

Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.

Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.