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Meaning of cave-in | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. The act of something collapsing or caving in.
  2. The location where something has caved in.
  3. The act of relenting.
    idiomatic

Equivalents

Bosanski zapad
Suomi myöntyminen sortuma taipuminen
Français éboulement
Hrvatski zapad
Polski zapad zapadlisko
Português desmoronar
Русский завал обвал
Српски zapad

Examples

“We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.”
“We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel.”
“It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

cave-painting cavea caveach Caveat caveat loan caveating

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