Detailed translations for "cave in"

cave-in

cave-in(also: collapse, breaking-down)
der Einbruch{masculine}
der Einsturz{masculine}
Another cave-in during construction of the Second Avenue subway line has workers threatening to
Ein weiterer Einsturz während der Bauarbeiten an der Second-Avenue-U-Bahn-Linie lässt die Arbeiter
This seam in the sedimentary layers suggests some sort of molten cave-in a few decades back.
Diese Schicht im Sedimentgestein weist auf einen geschmolzenen Einsturz vor Jahrzehnten hin.

to cave in

1. geology

to cave in
to cave in
Except I think this place would cave in on us.
Nur, dass hier vorher alles einstürzen würde.
to cave in
einsinken{intransitive verb}

2. ground etc.

to cave in(also: to subside)
einsinken{intransitive verb}

3. construction

to cave in

4. other

to cave in(also: to cave to sth.)
to cave in(also: to cave to sth.)
unter etw. einknicken{intransitive verb}

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