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обрушиваться

collapse

Meaning of обрушиваться

fall down

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Russian[əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]
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обрушиваться with English translation

обрушиваться usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Weak ground caused the building to collapse.

Из‑за слабого грунта здание начало обрушиваться.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The old bridge might collapse under the flood.

Старый мост может обрушиваться из-за наводнения.

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обрушиваться belongs to the topic "Natural Phenomena". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

обрушиватьсяcollapse
времена годаseasons of the year
веснаspring
зимаwinter
начинатьсяbegin
заканчиватьсяend
температураtemperature

обрушиваться synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between обрушиваться / рушиться / обваливаться / рухнуть / упасть / провалиться

🇷🇺Russian
обрушиваться

to fall down or give way (about a building/structure); a top-down collapse process

B2Often

Part of the roof collapsed during the storm.

Во время шторма часть крыши обрушилась.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
рушиться

to break apart or fall due to loss of strength; often used for buildings or systems

B2Often

The old bridge began to collapse after the flood.

Старый мост начал рушиться после наводнения.

О
🇷🇺Russian
обваливаться

to cave in or fall away suddenly, often of walls, layers, or yields

B2Often

A section of the wall caved in due to the age of the bricks.

Участок стены обвалился из‑за старости кирпича.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
рухнуть

to collapse or fall down suddenly and dramatically; stronger and sometimes more literary

B2Often

After the explosion part of the building tumbled down.

После взрыва часть здания рухнула.

У
🇷🇺Russian
упасть

to fall (down) — a general verb for dropping or falling; broader meaning and not always destruction

B2Very Often

The rain‑weakened beams could simply fall down.

Дождем ослабленные балки могли просто упасть.

П
🇷🇺Russian
провалиться

to fall through or cave inwards; also used figuratively to mean to fail

B2Often

The asphalt gave way under the car and the ground caved in.

У участка земли под весом машины провалился асфальт.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разрушиться

to be destroyed or fall into ruin; to cease to exist in its former form

B2Often

After the earthquake many houses were completely destroyed.

После землетрясения многие дома полностью разрушились.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разваливаться

to fall apart gradually, lose integrity; often about objects and constructions

B2Often

The old staircase is gradually falling apart.

Старая лестница постепенно разваливается.

К
🇷🇺Russian
коллапсировать

to collapse (borrowed term), often technical/medical; denotes a system failure or total breakdown

B2Rarely

The hospital network collapsed due to the influx of patients.

Сеть больниц коллапсировала из‑за наплыва пациентов.

О
🇷🇺Russian
обрушить

to cause to collapse (transitive): to bring about a collapse; denotes actions that trigger falling

B2Often

An incorrect calculation of the columns can bring down the entire structure.

Неправильный расчет колонн может обрушить всю конструкцию.

О
🇷🇺Russian
осыпаться

to crumble or fall off in pieces or layers; does not necessarily mean complete collapse

B2Often

Over time, the plaster on the wall began to crumble.

Со временем штукатурка на стене начала осыпаться.

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обрушиваться translation: collapse. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce обрушиваться

[əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]

обрушиваться translation

collapse

обрушиваться examples

Weak ground caused the building to collapse.

обрушиваться transcription

[əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]

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обрушиваться meaning: what does it mean?

рушиться и резко терять устойчивость, вызывая обвалы

обрушиваться pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

обрушиваться is pronounced as [əb.ruˈʂivat͡sə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

обрушиваться definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Weak ground caused the building to collapse. Translation: Из‑за слабого грунта здание начало обрушиваться.

Is обрушиваться part of Natural Phenomena vocabulary?

Yes, обрушиваться (collapse) can be learned in the Natural Phenomena topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is обрушиваться part of Weather and Seasons vocabulary?

Yes, обрушиваться (collapse) can be learned in the Weather and Seasons topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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