German-English translations for zerfallen

come undone
decayThe pair loved to take pictures in the decaying hospital on forty-third street.The cats body decayed rapidly.The extreme humidity decayed the wooden sculptures in the museums collection in a matter of years.

decompose
dilapidate
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disintegrate
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The disadvantage of these coalitions is that they disintegrate easily following each change of government. Letztere haben den Nachteil, dass sie bei einem Regierungswechsel leicht zerfallen. The traditional Europe of Christian rules will survive, but if the European Union continues to develop in the direction of a single federal state, it will disintegrate. Das traditionelle Europa der christlichen Regeln wird überleben, doch wenn sich die Europäische Union weiter in Richtung eines einzigen Bundesstaates entwickelt, wird sie zerfallen.
resolve
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to resolve a riddleI resolve to finish this work before I go homeHe was resolved by an unexpected event.