Обрушиваться - translation, pronunciation and examples
collapse
fall down
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обрушиваться usage examples
Weak ground caused the building to collapse.
Из‑за слабого грунта здание начало обрушиваться.
The old bridge might collapse under the flood.
Старый мост может обрушиваться из-за наводнения.
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to fall down or give way (about a building/structure); a top-down collapse process
to break apart or fall due to loss of strength; often used for buildings or systems
to cave in or fall away suddenly, often of walls, layers, or yields
to collapse or fall down suddenly and dramatically; stronger and sometimes more literary
to fall (down) — a general verb for dropping or falling; broader meaning and not always destruction
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What's the difference between обрушиваться / рушиться / обваливаться / рухнуть / упасть / провалиться
to fall down or give way (about a building/structure); a top-down collapse process
Part of the roof collapsed during the storm.
Во время шторма часть крыши обрушилась.
to break apart or fall due to loss of strength; often used for buildings or systems
The old bridge began to collapse after the flood.
Старый мост начал рушиться после наводнения.
to cave in or fall away suddenly, often of walls, layers, or yields
A section of the wall caved in due to the age of the bricks.
Участок стены обвалился из‑за старости кирпича.
to collapse or fall down suddenly and dramatically; stronger and sometimes more literary
After the explosion part of the building tumbled down.
После взрыва часть здания рухнула.
to fall (down) — a general verb for dropping or falling; broader meaning and not always destruction
The rain‑weakened beams could simply fall down.
Дождем ослабленные балки могли просто упасть.
to fall through or cave inwards; also used figuratively to mean to fail
The asphalt gave way under the car and the ground caved in.
У участка земли под весом машины провалился асфальт.
to be destroyed or fall into ruin; to cease to exist in its former form
After the earthquake many houses were completely destroyed.
После землетрясения многие дома полностью разрушились.
to fall apart gradually, lose integrity; often about objects and constructions
The old staircase is gradually falling apart.
Старая лестница постепенно разваливается.
to collapse (borrowed term), often technical/medical; denotes a system failure or total breakdown
The hospital network collapsed due to the influx of patients.
Сеть больниц коллапсировала из‑за наплыва пациентов.
to cause to collapse (transitive): to bring about a collapse; denotes actions that trigger falling
An incorrect calculation of the columns can bring down the entire structure.
Неправильный расчет колонн может обрушить всю конструкцию.
to crumble or fall off in pieces or layers; does not necessarily mean complete collapse
Over time, the plaster on the wall began to crumble.
Со временем штукатурка на стене начала осыпаться.
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обрушиваться translation: collapse. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce обрушиваться
[əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]
обрушиваться translation
collapse
обрушиваться examples
Das alte Haus ist gestern eingestürzt.
обрушиваться transcription
[əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]
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обрушиваться meaning: what does it mean?
рушиться и резко терять устойчивость, вызывая обвалы
обрушиваться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
обрушиваться is pronounced as [əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
обрушиваться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Das alte Haus ist gestern eingestürzt. Translation: Старый дом вчера обрушился.
Is обрушиваться part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?
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