прова́л — meaning in English

English meaning

• collapse verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
• crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
• debacle noun A sudden, humiliating failure or collapse.
• failure noun The state of not achieving a desired or intended result.
• flop verb To fall or drop down heavily and loosely.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
• ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.

Senses

прова́л is used for these senses in English:

• collapse The act of collapsing.
• crash (finance) A sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures).
• debacle (figurative) An event or enterprise that ends suddenly and disastrously, often with humiliating consequences. [from early 19th c.]
• failure State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
• failure An object, person or endeavour in a state of failure, has failed at something or incapable of success.
• flop A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
• let-down (countable) A disappointment or anticlimax.
• miss A failure to obtain or accomplish something; a failure to succeed.

collapse — full definition

1. verb To fall down or cave in suddenly.
2. verb To fail suddenly and completely.
3. verb To suddenly fall to the ground, typically from exhaustion, illness, or fainting.
4. verb To fold something into a smaller, more compact shape.

crash — full definition

1. noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
2. noun A sudden failure of a computer program or system.
3. noun A sudden, sharp fall in the value of stocks, currency, or other assets.
4. verb To collide violently, or (of a vehicle) to be involved in an accident.
5. verb To stop working suddenly (of a computer or program).

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