colapsar

to collapse

k o l a b ˈs a ɾ
colaps to collapse + ar Infinitive
verb Rare #38,433
to collapse Used for buildings/structures, systems, or a person fainting; appears as an -ar verb and conjugates (e.g., colapsa, colapsó).
SP: El puente va a colapsar durante la tormenta.
EN: The bridge is going to collapse during the storm.
Conjugation of colapsar
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third colapsó —
colapsar

La torre va a colapsar.

The tower is going to collapse.

La casa parecía estar a punto de colapsar en cualquier momento.

The house looked like it was about to collapse at any moment.

Los ingenieros volaron el puente, ya que estaba a punto de colapsar.

The engineers blew up the bridge, as it was about to collapse.

Los edificios son antiguos y están a punto de colapsar.

The buildings are old and are about to collapse.

El régimen obsoleto está por colapsar.

The obsolete regime is about to collapse.

Al principio es sutil, pero en unos años todo empieza a colapsar.

At first it's subtle, but in a few years everything starts to collapse.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)