effondrer

to collapse, to cave in

e . f ɔ̃ . d ʁ e
effondr to collapse, to cave in + er Infinitive
verb Rare #50,018
to collapse, to cave in Usually used with a reflexive pronoun: s’effondrer.
FR: Le vieux bâtiment risque de s’effondrer.
EN: The old building might collapse.
Conjugation of effondrer
Indicative future
SingularPlural
Third effondrera —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third effondra —
effondrer

Utilise plus de force et tu vas t'effondrer.

Use more force and you’ll collapse.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

La dictature venait de s’effondrer.

The dictatorship had just collapsed.

— The Salt of the Earth (2014)

Je vais m'effondrer si je ne m'assois pas.

I’m going to collapse if I don’t sit down.

La semaine dernière, le Vieux Bras droit avait fini par s’effondrer.

Last week, the Old Right Hand had finally collapsed.