s’écrouler — meaning in English

English meaning

• buckle noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
• fold verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.

Senses

s’écrouler is used for these senses in English:

• buckle (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
• fold (intransitive, informal) To fall over; to collapse or give way; to be crushed.

buckle — full definition

1. noun A clasp with a hinged pin, used to fasten a belt or strap.
2. verb To fasten something with a buckle.
3. verb To bend or collapse under pressure.
4. verb To give in to pressure or stress; to stop resisting.

fold — full definition

1. verb To bend something, especially paper or fabric, over on itself.
2. verb To stop or withdraw, especially from a card game bet or a failing business.
3. noun A crease or bend made by folding.
4. noun A fenced enclosure for keeping sheep, or, figuratively, a group united by shared belief or purpose.

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