Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
caved in
English answer:
hit by a blunt object creating a hollow or indentation
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caved in
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caved in
His head had been caved in before being stabbed to death.
The meaning is literal here.
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The meaning is literal here.
Thanks in advance,
Responses
4 +12 | hit by a blunt object creating a hollow or indentation | Kiet Bach |
4 -1 | crashed/tumbled | Renaly Ferreira |
4 -1 | hundido | Daniel Rodriguez |
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hit by a blunt object creating a hollow or indentation
cave in: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
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crashed/tumbled
Suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Tony M
: We would never say that someone's head had been 'crashed' or 'tumbled' (unless perhaps they were guillotined!)
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hundido
1
Hacer que algo o alguien quede completamente sumergido en un líquido o que se vaya hacia el fondo de él.
hundir una flota
2
Introducir un cuerpo en el interior de otro cuerpo o de una materia, especialmente hasta que quede totalmente dentro.
hundió la espada en el pecho del enemigo
Hacer que algo o alguien quede completamente sumergido en un líquido o que se vaya hacia el fondo de él.
hundir una flota
2
Introducir un cuerpo en el interior de otro cuerpo o de una materia, especialmente hasta que quede totalmente dentro.
hundió la espada en el pecho del enemigo
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