Summary
cave-in {noun}
derrumbe · desprendimiento · socavado
to cave in {verb}
ceder · colapsar · hundir
English-Spanish translation for "cave-in"
"cave-in" Spanish translation
cave-in {noun}
to cave in {verb}
to cave in {vb} (also: to yield, to demit)
I am sorry that the Agriculture Minister, Mr Brown, seemed to cave in.
to cave in {vb}
to cave in {vb} (also: to fold, to bring down)
Synonyms
Synonyms (English) for "cave in":
© Princeton Universitycollapse · fall in · give · give way · break · founder · subsidence
Usage examples
Usage examples for "cave-in" in Spanish
However, I fear that the crisis will be worse if the European Parliament caves in and accepts as adequate what is clearly an inadequate Treaty.
They merely demonstrate that our executive bodies have caved in to monetarist pressure, and they play into the hands of those who oppose the single currency.
I always put it dramatically and say that we do not need to go back to living in caves, but must use modern technology to cut down on CO2 and other harmful substances.
I need look no further for proof of this than the words of our colleague Mr Pirker, who just accused the left of caving in to its own supporters.
In conclusion, and I will finish here Mr President, we do not want to be, as if in a new version of Plato's myth, the shadows in a cave where the true life is the European Council.
We did not 'cave in ', as the rapporteur said; however, we did express our opinion that we are not convinced that we can just treat people in this way.
Similar words
cauterization · cautery · caution · cautionary · cautious · cautiously · cautiousness · cavalier · cavalry · cave · cave-in · caveat · cavern · cavernous · caves · caviar · caving · cavitation · cavity · caw · cay
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