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10 Language-to-English Dictionariess'effriter
Pronunciation / Transliteration: seh-free-tay
"Le vieux mur commence à s'effriter avec le temps."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To break or fall apart into small fragments, pieces, or crumbs.
"The dry cookies began to crumble as soon as I touched them."
- 1
A baked dessert consisting of fruit covered with a crumbly mixture of flour, butter, and sugar.
"We enjoyed a warm apple crumble with a scoop of vanilla ice cream."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, originating as a frequentative form of 'crumb' (from Old English 'crume'), combined with an intensive or iterative suffix. It historically evolved to describe the process of breaking into small fragments or losing structural integrity over time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crumble" is said worldwide
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s'effriter
Transliteration: seh-free-tay
"Le vieux mur commence à s'effriter avec le temps."
bröckeln
Transliteration: broek-eln
"Der trockene Putz fing an zu bröckeln."
sbriciolare
Transliteration: zbree-cho-lah-re
"Il pane vecchio tende a sbriciolarsi facilmente."
desmoronarse
Transliteration: des-mo-ro-nar-se
"La galleta empezó a desmoronarse en mis manos."
esfarelar
Transliteration: es-fa-re-lar
"O bolo estava tão seco que começou a esfarelar."
टुकड़े-टुकड़े होना
Transliteration: tukde-tukde hona
"पुरानी दीवार धीरे-धीरे बिखर रही है।"
崩溃
Transliteration: bēng kuì
"饼干拿在手里就碎了。"
바스러지다
Transliteration: bas-reo-ji-da
"쿠키가 손안에서 쉽게 바스러졌다."
崩壊する
Transliteration: hōkai suru
"古いクッキーがボロボロと崩れた。"
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