Polyglot Dictionary

s'effondrer

/se.fɔ̃.dʁe/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
s'effondre
past
s'est effondré
perfect
effondré

Meaning

  1. to collapse

    • Il s'effondre sur le sol.

      He collapses on the floor.

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

aluir

aluir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to collapse."

Portuguese

ruir

ruir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to collapse."

Practice

1 What does s'effondrer mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il s'___ sur le sol.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches s'effondrer?

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