crumble

crum·ble  (krmbl)

v. crum·bled, crum·bling, crum·bles

v.tr.

To break into small fragments or particles.

v.intr.

1. To fall into small fragments or particles; disintegrate. See Synonyms at decay.

2. To give way; collapse: an ego that crumbles under pressure.

n.

A baked dessert of fruit topped with a crumbly pastry mixture: cherry crumble.

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[Alteration (influenced by crumb) of Middle English cremelen, from Old English *crymelen, frequentative of gecrymmian, to break into crumbs, from cruma, crumb.]

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crumble [ˈkrʌmb^əl]

vb

1. to break or be broken into crumbs or fragments

2. (intr) to fall apart or away his resolution crumbled

n

(Cookery) Brit a baked pudding consisting of a crumbly mixture of flour, fat, and sugar over stewed fruit apple crumble

[variant of crimble, of Germanic origin; compare Low German krömeln, Dutch kruimelen]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	crumble - fall apart; "the building crumbled after the explosion"; "Negotiations broke down" crumple, collapse, break down, tumble change integrity - change in physical make-up
	2.	crumble - break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" fall apart disintegrate - break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; "The material disintegrated"; "the group disintegrated after the leader died"
	3.	crumble - fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" decay, dilapidate change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" deteriorate - become worse or disintegrate; "His mind deteriorated" rust, corrode - become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid; "The metal corroded"; "The pipes rusted" weather - change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut" eat at, erode, gnaw at, gnaw, wear away - become ground down or deteriorate; "Her confidence eroded" wilt, droop - become limp; "The flowers wilted" ruin - fall into ruin fall apart, wear out, bust, wear, break - go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

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crumble

verb

1. disintegrate, collapse, break up, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, perish, degenerate, decompose, tumble down, moulder, go to pieces Under the pressure, the flint crumbled into fragments. The chalk cliffs are crumbling.

2. crush, fragment, crumb, pulverize, pound, grind, powder, granulate Roughly crumble the cheese into a bowl.

3. collapse, break down, deteriorate, decay, fall apart, degenerate, go to pieces, go to wrack and ruin Their economy crumbled under the weight of United Nations sanctions.

Translations

crumble [ˈkrʌmbl]

A. VT [+ bread] → desmigar, desmigajar; [+ earth, cheese etc] → desmenuzar

B. VI

1. [bread] → desmigarse, desmigajarse; [earth, cheese etc] → desmenuzarse; [building, plaster etc] → desmoronarse

2. (fig) [hopes, power, self-confidence] → desmoronarse, venirse abajo; [coalition] → venirse abajo, derrumbarse

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crumble [ˈkrʌmb^əl]

vt [+ cheese, bread, cake, stock cube] → émietter

vi

[cheese, bread, cake, stock cube] → s'émietter; [plaster, rock] → s'effriter; [land, earth] → s'ébouler

[building] → se délabrer; [wall] → tomber en ruines

(fig) [marriage] → s'effondrer; [market, economy] → s'effondrer; [state, empire, coalition] → s'effondrer

n (British) → crumble m
apple crumble → crumble aux pommes

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crumble

vt → zerkrümeln, zerbröckeln; to crumble something into/onto something → etw in/auf etw (acc) → krümeln or bröckeln

vi (brick, earth) → bröckeln; (bread, cake etc) → krümeln; (also crumble away) (earth, building) → zerbröckeln; (fig) (resistance, opposition) → sich auflösen, schmelzen; (hopes) → schwinden; (plans) → ins Wanken geraten

n (Brit Cook) → Obst nt → mit Streusel; (= topping) → Streusel pl; apple/rhubarb crumble mit Streuseln bestreutes, überbackenes Apfel-/Rhabarberdessert

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crumble [ˈkrʌmbl]

1. vt → sbriciolare

2. vi (bread) → sbriciolarsi; (earth, land) → sbriciolarsi, franare; (building) → andare in rovina; (plaster, bricks) → sgretolarsi (fig) (hopes, power) → crollare

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crumble [ˈkrʌmbl]

1. vt → sbriciolare

2. vi (bread) → sbriciolarsi; (earth, land) → sbriciolarsi, franare; (building) → andare in rovina; (plaster, bricks) → sgretolarsi (fig) (hopes, power) → crollare

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crumble

v crumble [ˈkrambl]

to break into crumbs or small pieces She crumbled the bread; The building had crumbled into ruins; Her hopes of success finally crumbled. verkrummel يَتَفَتَّت، يَنْهـار роня drobit; rozpadnout se smuldre zerkrümeln θρυμματίζω, καταρρέω desmigajar, desmenuzar murendama, murenema خرد شدن؛ فروریختن murentaa, murentua (s')émietter, s'effondrer לְפוֹרֵר चूर चूर होना razmrviti szétmorzsol menghancurkan mylja; molna sbriciolare ぼろぼろに砕ける 부수다 trupinti, trupėti, irti, žlugti drupināt; sadrupt; sairt; sagrūt musnah verkruimelen, ten onder gaan smuldre opp/bort, synke i grus rozpadać się, kruszyć się desfazer-se a (se) face fărâme крошить(ся); рушиться mrviť; rozpadnúť sa drobiti; sesuti se smrviti smula, (falla) sönder ทำให้แตกละเอียด ufala(n)mak 弄碎 кришити(ся); розпадатися ريزه ريزه هو جانا، ٹ‍ک‍ڑے ٹ‍ک‍ڑے هو جانا bẻ vụn 弄碎

adj crumbly

verkrummel, afkrummel, inkrummel, verbrokkel, afbrokkel سَهْل التَّفَتُّت ронлив drobivý smuldrende krümelig εύθραυστος desmenuzado mure ترد mureneva friable מִתפּוֹרֵר בְּקָלוּת भुरभुरा, टुटने वाला mrvljiv omladozó, roskatag rapuh sem molnar auðveldlega friabile 砕けやすい 부석부석 잘 부서지는 trapus drupans; trausls musnah kruimelig smuldrende kruchy desmoronado (s)fărâmicios рассыпчатый drobivý drobljiv trošan som lätt faller sönder, smulig ที่แตกง่าย kolay ufalanır 易弄碎的 крихкий, розсипчастий ريزه ريزه هو جانيوالى dễ vỡ vụn 易弄碎的