cave in

• Verbe à particule signifiant s'effondrer vers l'intérieur ou céder sous la pression ou la persuasion.

A phrasal verb meaning to collapse inward or to yield to pressure or persuasion.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Collapseformal

   To fall down or inward, usually due to structural failure or pressure.

   s'effondrer

   • The old mine shaft caved in after the earthquake.
   • The roof of the tunnel caved in under the weight of the snow.
   • The building's foundation caved in, causing a major collapse.

   Synonymesbucklecollapsecrumblecrumplefall ingive waysubsidetumble

   Antonymesrisestandsupportwithstand

2. Yield or Surrenderinformal

   To give in to pressure, demands, or persuasion; to stop resisting.

   Céder, capituler

   • After hours of negotiation, he finally caved in to their demands.
   • She caved in and agreed to go to the party.
   • The company caved in to public pressure and changed its policy.

   Synonymesbucklecapitulateconcedecrumplegive inrelentsubmitsuccumbsurrenderyield

   Antonymesdefyendureholdpersistrefuseresiststandwithstand

Verbe de basecave