| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| buckling adj | figurative (giving way, collapsing) | deformação sf |
| | | colapso sm |
| | The buckling industry was saved by a government bailout. |
| meltdown n | figurative, informal (emotional outburst) (descontrole emocional) | ataque de fúria loc sm |
| | (informal, BRA) | piti sm |
| | (informal, POR) | chilique sm |
| | | colapso sm |
| | He had a complete meltdown when they refused to let him on the plane. |
| | Ele teve um belo ataque de fúria quando eles se recusaram a deixar que ele embarcasse no avião. |
| collapse n | figurative (economy: decline) (figurado) | quebra sf |
| | | colapso sm |
| | Economists predicted a collapse of the stock market. |
| | Os economistas previram uma quebra no mercado de ações. |
| collapse n | (sb: mental breakdown) | colapso sm |
| | Doctors attribute his collapse to the immense stress he has been under. |
| | Os médicos atribuem o colapso ao imenso estresse que ele tem sofrido. |
| bust n | (financial: collapse) (figurado) | colapso sm |
| | After the big bust in 2008, many people were unemployed. |
| | Depois do grande colapso em 2008, muitas pessoas ficaram desempregadas. |
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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| breakdown n | (mental collapse) | colapso nervoso, colapso mental sm |
| | Apparently, Dr. Harris had a breakdown, so Dr. Watts is taking over his scheduled surgeries. |
| | Aparentemente, o dr. Harris teve um colapso nervoso (or: mental), por isso a dra. Watts vai assumir as cirurgias agendadas com ele. |
| burn out vi phrasal | figurative (person: suffer overexhaustion) (figurado) | entrar em colapso expres v |
| | | esgotar-se vp |
| | Derek burnt out after working for so many months without a break. |
| | Derek entrou em colapso após trabalhar por tantas horas sem um intervalo. |
| collapse vi | figurative (stop working) | entrar em colapso expres v |
| | The government collapsed after the conflict. |
| collapse in prices n | (decrease in market value) | colapso no preço loc sm |
| | The collapse in stock prices means I will have to postpone my retirement. |
| collapsed adj | (physiology: deflated, having imploded) | em colapso loc adv |
| | The patient suffered a collapsed ventricle. |
| collapsed adj | (government, etc.: failed, dysfunctional) | falido adj |
| | | em colapso loc adj |
| | | colapsado adj |
| crumple vi | figurative (person: collapse) (pessoa) | entrar em colapso loc v |
| | (pessoa) | colapsar vt |
| | The frail woman suddenly crumpled where she stood. |
| melt down vi phrasal | (nuclear power plant) (instalação nuclear) | derreter v int |
| | | entrar em colapso expres v |
| | After the accident, the nuclear plant began to melt down. |
| mental breakdown n | (extreme depression) | colapso nervoso sm |
| | She suffered a mental breakdown after the death of her parents. |
| nervous breakdown n | (sudden or severe emotional disorder) | esgotamento nervoso, colapso nervoso sm |
| | She suffered a nervous breakdown after the death of her child. |
| tottering adj | (country, government: about to collapse) | à beira de um colapso loc adv |
| | | instável adj |