crouler

kʁule

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Conjugation

Definition of crouler - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

intr.

effondrementtomber en s'effondrant sous un poids trop important

Le vieux mur a croulé sous le poids de la neige.

s'écrouler

s'effondrer

submergéêtre submergé par une grande quantité de quelque chose

Elle croule sous les devoirs depuis la rentrée.

déborder

être submergé

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crouler sous

être submergé par une grande quantité de quelque chose

Elle croule sous les demandes de ses clients.

crouler sous les dettes

avoir tellement de dettes qu'on ne peut plus les rembourser

L'entreprise croule sous les dettes et risque la faillite.

crouler sous le poids de

être submergé par une charge trop importante à supporter

Nous croulons sous le poids de toutes ces nouvelles obligations administratives.

crouler sous le fardeau

être dépassé par trop de responsabilités ou de difficultés

Elle croule sous le fardeau de ses multiples obligations.

Origin of crouler

français, crouler (s'effondrer)

Examples of crouler in a sentence

La scène a croulé sous le poids des danseurs.
Il croule sous les factures à payer chaque mois.
Nous croulons sous les demandes de renseignements.

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English:collapse, be swamped, ...
German:einstürzen, überhäufen, ...
Italian:crollare, essere sommerso, ...
Spanish:derrumbarse, estar abrumado, ...
Portuguese:desabar, estar atolado, ...
Chinese:倒塌, 被压得喘不过气, ...
Japanese:崩れ落ちる, 〜に押しつぶされる, ...
Arabic:انهار, غمر, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְמוֹטֵט, לְהִשָּׁטֵף, ...
Russian:обрушиться, быть заваленным, ...
Ukrainian:обвалюватися, завалюватися, ...
Catalan:ensorrar-se, estar aclaparat per, ...
Danish:styrte sammen, drukne i, ...
Dutch:instorten, overstelpt zijn met, ...
Greek:καταρρέω, πνίγομαι, ...
Hungarian:összeomlani, elborítja valami, ...
Khmer:ដួលរលំ, លិចលង់, ...
Korean:무너지다, 압도되다, ...
Polish:zawalić się, być przytłoczonym, ...
Portuguese (BR):desabar, cair de cabeça, ...
Romanian:a se prăbuși, a fi copleșit, ...
Swedish:rasa, drunkna i, ...
Thai:ถล่ม, ล้นหลาม, ...
Turkish:çökmek, ezilmek, ...
Vietnamese:sụp đổ, bị ngập, ...

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