topple

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈtɑpl̩/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈtɒpl̩/

Verb

topple (topples, present participle toppling; past and past participle toppled)

1. (transitive) to push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something

   The massed crowds toppled the statue of the former dictator.

2. (intransitive) to totter and fall, or to lean as if about to do so

   The pile of pennies began to topple.

Translations

• French: renverser, (of statues) déboulonner
• German: stürzen, umkippen
• Italian: abbattere, abbattersi
• Portuguese: derrubar
• Russian: опроки́дывать
• Spanish: derribar

Translations

• French: tomber, chuter
• German: umfallen, umkippen, wackeln
• Italian: reclinare, reclinarsi
• Russian: вали́ться
• Spanish: recargar

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