German

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Etymology

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nieder- +‎ brechen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːdɐˌbʁɛçn̩/
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Verb

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niederbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present bricht nieder, past tense brach nieder, past participle niedergebrochen, past subjunctive bräche nieder, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to demolish, to tear down (with haben)
    Synonyms: abreißen, niederreißen, zerstören
  2. to collapse, to fall down (with sein)
    Synonyms: zusammenstürzen, niederstürzen
  3. (Austria, Bavaria) to collapse (of a person) (with sein)
    Synonyms: zusammenbrechen, zusammensacken, kollabieren

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