Meaning
to collapse
- to suffer a sudden medical collapse or loss of consciousness
- to cave in, break down completely, or fall apart (structures, systems, economy)
In a sentence
L'atleta è collassato sul traguardo per l'eccessiva disidratazione.
The athlete collapsed at the finish line due to excessive dehydration.
Se non riduciamo la pressione, l'intero sistema sanitario rischia di collassare.
If we do not reduce the pressure, the entire healthcare system risks collapsing.
Il ponte vecchio è collassato dopo tre giorni di piogge ininterrotte.
The old bridge collapsed after three days of uninterrupted rain.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| collassare | infinitive |
| collasso | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| collassi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| collassa | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| collassiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| collassate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| collassano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| collassavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| collassavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| collassava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| collassavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| collassavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| collassavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| collassai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| collassasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| collassò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| collassammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| collassaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| collassarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| collasserò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| collasserai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| collasserà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| collasseremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| collasserete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| collasseranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| collassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| collassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| collassi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| collassiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| collassiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| collassino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| collassassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| collassassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| collassasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| collassassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| collassaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| collassassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| collasserei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| collasseresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| collasserebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| collasseremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| collassereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| collasserebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| collassa | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| collassiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| collassate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| collassando | gerund |
| collassato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Used intransitively with auxiliary 'essere' in standard Italian, though 'avere' occurs informally for inanimate objects.