English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "ineenstorting" is om skielik neer te val of mee te gee, dikwels as gevolg van eksterne druk of geweld. Dit kan ook verwys na 'n volledige ineenstorting of mislukking van 'n stelsel, struktuur of organisasie, wat lei tot 'n skielike en ernstige afname of verlies van funksie. Daarbenewens kan die term gebruik word om 'n persoon se fisiese of geestelike toestand te beskryf wat skielik versleg of misluk, wat lei tot 'n verlies van bewussyn, energie of beheer.

Sentence Examples

  1. I pull one of the extra banquet chairs off the stack and collapse.
  2. A collapse was out of the question unless a severe unforeseen natural disaster occurred.
  3. I hobble back as fast as I am able and as I shut the garage door and lock it from the inside, relief washes through me and I almost collapse.
  4. There was some sort of collapse in the ruins when she was a kid.
  5. She wanted to scream, wanted to tear every beam from the rafters and collapse the building in on its occupants, even if it meant she would be crushed along with them.
  6. Working her way through the hall, she was careful to check the stability of the ground before each step to avoid another collapse.
  7. The drunk moved unhurriedly from the street, using as support the wall that had caused his original collapse, and which was now so vital in preventing a plummet from the vertical.
  8. When the operator answered, his voice sounded on the edge of collapse, it was flat and quiet.
  9. He felt his mind collapse when he saw what the demons were clustered over.
  10. That and being tied to a stupid tree all night made me want to collapse into bed and knock myself unconscious.