English–French
“collapse” in French
Pronunciation
IPA/kʁule/
Example
Après la tempête, le toit a croulé.
After the storm, the roof collapsed.
How to say “collapse” in French
“Collapse” in French is crouler.
A roof loses its support and drops into a heap, with the same sudden failure applying to a person, task, or organization.
Example sentences with crouler
L'équipe a croulé sous la pression.
The team buckled under the pressure.
Tips for using crouler
- Crouler is intransitive for the collapse itself, while crouler sous expresses being overwhelmed by a load, duty, or pressure.
Other French words for “collapse”
Après une longue journée, il s'écroule sur le canapé.
After a long day, he collapses on the sofa.
L'effondrement du pont a fermé la route.
The collapse of the bridge closed the road.