esfondrar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *exfunderāre. Compare French effondrer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əs.funˈdɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.fonˈdɾa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.fonˈdɾaɾ]
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Verb

esfondrar (first-person singular present esfondro, first-person singular preterite esfondrí, past participle esfondrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to make collapse, to destroy
    Synonym: enfonsar
  2. (figurative, transitive) to ruin

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