come apart
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Verb | 1. | ![]() change integrity - change in physical make-up burst, break open, split - come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure; "The bubble burst" puncture - be pierced or punctured; "The tire punctured" smash - break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow; "The window smashed" break - destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments; "He broke the glass plate"; "She broke the match" fragment, fragmentise, fragmentize, break up - break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" crush - become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure; "The plastic bottle crushed against the wall" |
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يَتَفَكَّك
rozložit serozpadnout se
falde fra hinandengå i stykker
fara/detta í sundur
parçalanmak
w>come apart
vi (= fall to pieces) → kaputtgehen, auseinanderfallen; (= be able to be taken apart) → zerlegbar sein; it just came apart in my hands → es ist in meinen Händen in Stücke gegangen
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apart
(əˈpaːt) adverb separated by a certain distance. The trees were planted three metres apart; with his feet apart; Their policies are far apart; She sat apart from the other people.
apart from except for. I can't think of anything I need, apart from a car.
come apart to break into pieces. The book came apart in my hands.
take apart to separate (something) into the pieces from which it is made. He took the engine apart.
tell apart (usually with can, *cannotetc) to recognize the difference between; to distinguish. I cannot tell the twins apart.
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