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Kollaps
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See also: kollaps
German
Etymology
19th century, learned borrowing from Latin collāpsus.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kollaps m (strong, genitive Kollapses or Kollaps, plural Kollapse)
- synonym of Kreislaufzusammenbruch (“syncope, circulatory collapse”)
- Synonym: (medical parlance) Synkope
- Einer der Marathonläufer erlitt einen Kollaps und kam ins Krankenhaus.
- One of the marathon runners collapsed and was hospitalized.
- (figurative) collapse, breaking down of a system, function
- Synonym: Zusammenbruch
- Die vielen Anfragen führten zum zeitweiligen Kollaps der Webseite.
- The large number enquiries caused the website to break down temporarily.
- (rare) collapse of a building, structure
- Synonyms: Einsturz, Zusammenbruch
Declension
Declension of Kollaps [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
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