crumble

crumble
['krʌmbl] 1.
verbo transitivo (anche crumble up) sbriciolare [bread]; sgretolare [soil]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [bread] sbriciolarsi; [soil, cliff, facade] sgretolarsi; [building] diroccarsi
2) fig. [relationship, economy, empire] crollare; [opposition, hope] crollare, andare in pezzi
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verb
(to break into crumbs or small pieces: She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled.) sbriciolare
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crumble /krʌmbl/
n. [uc] (cucina)
1 impasto sbriciolato di farina, burro e zucchero
2 crumble; dolce di frutta coperta da un tale impasto.
(to) crumble /ˈkrʌmbl/
A v. t.
sbriciolare; sgretolare; frantumare
B v. i.
1 sbriciolarsi; sgretolarsi
2 (fig.) cadere; crollare; andare in rovina: My hopes were crumbling (to dust), le mie speranze crollavano (o andavano in fumo); Prices are about to crumble, i prezzi stanno per crollare
3 (mil. e sport) (della difesa, ecc.) sgretolarsi; disgregarsi.
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['krʌmbl] 1.
verbo transitivo (anche crumble up) sbriciolare [bread]; sgretolare [soil]
2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [bread] sbriciolarsi; [soil, cliff, facade] sgretolarsi; [building] diroccarsi
2) fig. [relationship, economy, empire] crollare; [opposition, hope] crollare, andare in pezzi

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