潰れる

verb (ichidan)つぶれる · tsubureru

1. Englishto be crushed; to be squashed; to be smashed; to be destroyed

   • 雪の重さで家がつぶれた。The house collapsed under the weight of snow.

2. Englishto go bankrupt; to go under; to fail; to collapse

3. Englishto be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to collapse (e.g. of a project); to fall through

   • 父が亡くなって私の留学計画は完全につぶれた。My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.

4. Englishto be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.); to cease functioning

5. Englishto be taken up (of one's time); to be lost; to be wasted

6. Englishto be missed (of a chance); to be lost

7. Englishto be lost (of face, composure, etc.); to broken down (e.g. of one's courage); to be broken (of one's heart)

8. Englishto be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.); to wear away; to become dull

9. Englishto get dead drunk