derrumbar

/derumˈbaɾ/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
derrumbo
preterite (yo)
derrumbé
past participle
derrumbado

Meaning

  1. to demolish, collapse

    • El puente se derrumbó.

      The bridge collapsed.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

demoler

demoler and derrumbar are close synonyms for "to demolish"; derrumbar also separately means "to collapse," intransitively.

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