colapso
collapse
noun koh-LAHP-soh Rare
Origin: From Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi 'to fall together'.
Also means
breakdown
Usage Note
Colapso covers a physical collapse (a building, a person's health), a system breakdown (colapso del tráfico, traffic gridlock), and a medical circulatory collapse. The verb form is colapsar. In journalism it frequently describes economic or political failures.
Examples
"El edificio sufrió un colapso parcial."
Natural Translation
The building suffered a partial collapse.
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