collapse
verb
1 verb of structure INTRANSITIVEtit verb tit anuas the wall could collapse d'fhéadfadh an balla titim, d'fhéadfadh an balla tabhairt uaidhthe roof collapsed on top of them thit an díon anuas sa mhullach orthu 2 verb of person INTRANSITIVEtit as do sheasamh tit i laige tit i bhfanntais I nearly collapsed with the heat ba bheag nár thit mé as mo sheasamh leis an teashe collapsed in a heap thit sé ina chnapShow full entry
3 verb let yourself drop INTRANSITIVEshe collapsed into bed thit sí isteach sa leaba 4 verb fail, end suddenly INTRANSITIVEthe talks collapsed thit na cainteanna as a chéile, theip ar na cainteannathe economy collapsed thit an tóin as an ngeilleagar 5 verb drop in value INTRANSITIVEthe euro collapsed thit luach an euro, thit an tóin as an euro 6 verb fold
INTRANSITIVEit collapses to make a bed is féidir é a fhilleadh chun leaba a dhéanamh as
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7 verb merge TRANSITIVEcumaisc verb cuir le chéile to collapse two things into one dhá rud a chumasc in aon rud amháin 8 verb go flat INTRANSITIVEsleabhac verb the balloon collapsed shleabhac an balúnnoun
9 noun failure, sudden endcliseadh masc tobchliseadh masc teip fem2 with the collapse of the talks le cliseadh na gcainteannathe collapse of the economy tobchliseadh an gheilleagairthe system is on the point of collapse tá an córas ar tí titim as a chéile, tá an córas ar an dé deiridh 10 noun falling downtitim fem2 what caused the collapse of the crane? cén fáth ar thit an chraein? 11 noun passing outtitim i bhfanntaisjust before my collapse díreach sular thit mé as mo sheasamhshe suffered a collapse thit sí as a seasamh, thit sí i bhfanntais, tháinig lagar uirthi 12 noun fall in valuecliseadh masc titim fem2 the collapse of the housing market cliseadh an mhargaidh thithíochtathe sudden collapse in sterling an tobthitim i luach an steirling