Collapse vs Topple

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Collapse

Top 2000 (común) B2 verb

Topple

Top 2000 (común)

	Collapse	Topple
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 //kəˈlæps// 🇺🇸 //kəˈlæps//	🇬🇧 //ˈtɒp.əl// 🇺🇸 //ˈtɑː.pəl//
Significado	Caer o romperse de repente To fall down or break apart suddenly	To fall over or make something fall over.
Ejemplo	The old bridge began to collapse under the weight of the truck.	He tried to topple the government's decision.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 2000 (común)	Top 2000 (común)
Nivel CEFR	B2	-
Categoría gramatical	verb
Colocaciones	collapse suddenly, collapse under pressure, collapse of a building, economic collapse, collapse into despair	topple over, topple down, topple the government, topple a statue, topple from power
Antónimos	rise, stand, build	upright, stabilize, support
Errores comunes	Confusing with 'collapse' as a noun; 'collapse' is a verb., Using 'collapse' without an object (it can be intransitive)., Mixing up with 'fall' in contexts where 'collapse' suggests sudden failure.	Omitting the object, e.g., saying 'The statue toppled' instead of 'The statue toppled over.', Confusing with 'tumble', which has a slightly different meaning., Using it only in political contexts instead of physical ones.
Notas de uso	Usa 'colapso' para estructuras físicas o situaciones figurativas. En contextos formales, puede referirse a sistemas o economías. Use 'collapse' for physical structures or figurative situations. In formal contexts, it may refer to systems or economies.	Used in both literal and figurative contexts. Commonly used in discussions of physical objects or political situations. Avoid in overly formal contexts.

Míralo en clips reales

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

Your planet was on the brink of collapse.

The Pitt › S1 E1

Diastolic collapse of the right atrium and right ventricle.

Three layers down, the dreams are gonna collapse with the slightest disturbance.

Avengers › Avengers Infinity War

Your planet was on the brink of collapse.

The Pitt › S1 E1

Diastolic collapse of the right atrium and right ventricle.

Collapse

This one was hers. She would spin it in the dream and it would never topple.

Topple

Preguntas frecuentes: Collapse vs Topple

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Collapse y Topple?

Collapse: To fall down or break apart suddenly Topple: To fall over or make something fall over.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Collapse: The old bridge began to collapse under the weight of the truck. Topple: He tried to topple the government's decision.

¿Puedo usar Collapse y Topple indistintamente?

No siempre. Collapse y Topple están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.