Finnish-English translations for sortua

  • collapse
    us
    Does recent history not teach us that artificial constructions are destined to collapse? Eikö lähihistoria ole opettanut meille, että keinotekoisten rakennelmien kohtalona on sortua? When the foundations are bad, there is a risk that the building might not be sound and could collapse. Jos perusteet ovat huonot, on olemassa vaara, ettei rakennus ole kestävä vaan voi sortua. Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
  • cave
    us
    We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelterThis wine has been aged in our cave for thirty yearsMy room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family
  • cave inWe were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.We couldnt 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.
  • crash
    us
    The piece ended in a crescendo, building up to a crash of cymbalsAfter the lightning came the crash of thunderShe broke two bones in her body in a car crash
  • give wayThe mother gave way to her crying child.After years of neglect, the rusty old bridge could give way at any time.Winter gave way to spring.
  • indulge
    us
    This is the power of enlargement, and we must see the bigger picture and not indulge in populism. Sellainen on laajentumisen voima. Meidän on nähtävä suurempi asiayhteys, emmekä saa sortua populismiin. Whilst we should protect valuable social achievements, we should not indulge in protectionism, nationalism and certainly not xenophobia. Meidän on suojeltava arvokkaita sosiaalisia saavutuksia, mutta emme saa sortua protektionismiin, nationalismiin emmekä missään tapauksessa muukalaisvihaan. This is not a time for the European Parliament to indulge in name-calling or finger-pointing, but it is a time for learning from our mistakes and making better decisions in the future. Euroopan parlamentin ei pidä nyt sortua nimittelyyn tai sormella osoitteluun. Nyt on aika oppia virheistämme ja tehdä parempia päätöksiä tulevaisuudessa.
  • tumble down

Definition of sortua

Examples

  • romahtaa kasaan
  • hajota maan tasalle
  • myötyä juomaan viinaa raittiin jakson päätteeksi

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