collapse1 Pronunciation: /kəˈlæps/Translate collapse | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of collapsevi 1 [building] derrumbarse, desmoronarse 2 [person] desplomarse; [Med] sufrir un colapso 3 (fail) fracasar 4 (fold up) [table/chair] plegarse*collapse in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of collapse in the British & World English dictionary Definition of collapse in the US English dictionary