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desplome

collapse

noun dehs-PLOH-meh Rare

Also means

plunge

Usage Note

Desplome denotes a sudden, dramatic fall — of a building, prices, a currency, or a person's health. It comes from desplomarse ('to collapse, to plummet'). It is stronger and more sudden than caída ('fall') or declive ('decline'). Always masculine.

Examples

"El desplome de la bolsa sorprendió a los inversores."

Natural Translation

The stock market collapse surprised investors.

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