cave-in

cave-in
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el hundimiento
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The mine cave-in in Indonesia ocurred during a monsoon.El hundimiento de una mina en Indonesia ocurrió durante un monzón.
b. el derrumbe
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(M)
The cave-in buried 20 workers.El derrumbe sepultó a 20 trabajadores.
a. la claudicación
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(F)
Your daughter is a vulnerable teenager. A cave-in to peer pressure was inevitable.Tu hija es una adolescente vulnerable. Una claudicación ante presiones sociales fue inevitable.
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