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top·ple

(tŏp′əl)

v. top·pled, top·pling, top·ples

v.tr.

1. To push or knock over: bumped into the table and toppled the lamp.

2. To bring about the downfall, destruction, or ending of. See Synonyms at overthrow.

3. To defeat, as in a contest: toppled the league leader.

v.intr.

To totter and fall: buildings that toppled in the earthquake.

[Frequentative of top.]

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topple

(ˈtɒpəl)

1. to tip over or cause to tip over, esp from a height

2. (intr) to lean precariously or totter

3. (tr) to overthrow; oust

[C16: frequentative of top¹ (verb)]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

top•ple

(ˈtɒp əl)

v. -pled, -pling. v.i.

1. to fall forward, as from top-heaviness or weakness; pitch.

2. to lean over or totter, as if threatening to fall.

v.t.

3. to cause to topple.

4. to overthrow, as from a position of authority: to topple a king.

[1535–45; appar. top ¹ (v.) + -le]

topple

Past participle: toppled
Gerund: toppling

Imperative
topple
topple

Present
I topple
you topple
he/she/it topples
we topple
you topple
they topple

Preterite
I toppled
you toppled
he/she/it toppled
we toppled
you toppled
they toppled

Present Continuous
I am toppling
you are toppling
he/she/it is toppling
we are toppling
you are toppling
they are toppling

Present Perfect
I have toppled
you have toppled
he/she/it has toppled
we have toppled
you have toppled
they have toppled

Past Continuous
I was toppling
you were toppling
he/she/it was toppling
we were toppling
you were toppling
they were toppling

Past Perfect
I had toppled
you had toppled
he/she/it had toppled
we had toppled
you had toppled
they had toppled

Future
I will topple
you will topple
he/she/it will topple
we will topple
you will topple
they will topple

Future Perfect
I will have toppled
you will have toppled
he/she/it will have toppled
we will have toppled
you will have toppled
they will have toppled

Future Continuous
I will be toppling
you will be toppling
he/she/it will be toppling
we will be toppling
you will be toppling
they will be toppling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been toppling
you have been toppling
he/she/it has been toppling
we have been toppling
you have been toppling
they have been toppling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been toppling
you will have been toppling
he/she/it will have been toppling
we will have been toppling
you will have been toppling
they will have been toppling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been toppling
you had been toppling
he/she/it had been toppling
we had been toppling
you had been toppling
they had been toppling

Conditional
I would topple
you would topple
he/she/it would topple
we would topple
you would topple
they would topple

Past Conditional
I would have toppled
you would have toppled
he/she/it would have toppled
we would have toppled
you would have toppled
they would have toppled

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Verb 1. [画像:topple - fall down, as if collapsing]topple - fall down, as if collapsing; "The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"

tumble

come down, descend, go down, fall - move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

keel over - turn over and fall; "the man had a heart attack and keeled over"

2. [画像:topple - cause to topple or tumble by pushing]topple - cause to topple or tumble by pushing

tumble, tip

push, force - move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

topple

verb

1. fall over, fall, collapse, tumble, overturn, capsize, totter, tip over, keel over, overbalance, fall headlong He released his hold and toppled slowly backwards.

2. knock over, upset, knock down, tip over Wind and rain toppled trees and electricity lines.

3. overthrow, overturn, bring down, oust, unseat, bring low the revolution which toppled the regime

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

topple

verb

1. To turn or cause to turn from a vertical or horizontal position:

capsize, knock over, overthrow, overturn, turn over, upset.

2. To come to the ground suddenly and involuntarily:

drop, fall, go down, nose-dive, pitch, plunge, spill, tumble.

Idiom: take a fall.

3. To bring about the downfall of:

bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert, tumble, unhorse.

4. To undergo capture, defeat, or ruin:

collapse, fall, go down, go under, surrender.

Translations

يَنْقَلِب، يَسْقُط

svalit

vælte

kippen umkippen

volcar volcarse voltear derribar derrocar

renverser

ledõl

velta; detta um koll

cadere far cadere vacillare

nuvirsti

apgāztiesnogāztnogāzties

ramle rase sammen

zvaliť sa

devirmek devrilmekdüşmek

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topple

[ˈtɒpl]

A. VT

1. (also topple over) (= knock over) → volcar ; (= cause to fall) → hacer caer

2. (= overthrow) → derribar, derrocar

B. VI

1. (also topple down) → caerse, venirse abajo (also topple over) → volcarse ; (= lose balance) → perder el equilibrio
he toppled over a cliff → cayó por un precipicio
after the crash the bus toppled over → después del choque el autobús se volcó

2. (fig) [government etc] → venirse abajo, caer

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

topple

[ˈtɒp^əl]

(= knock over) → abattre

(= cause to fail) [+ government, regime] → renverser

vi (also topple over) → tomber top-ranked [ˌtɒpˈræŋkt] adj [player, team] → du haut du classement top-ranking [ˌtɒpˈræŋkɪŋ] adj [official] → le plus haut placé(la)(e); [officer] → haut gradé(e)top-rated [ˌtɒpˈreɪtɪd] adj

(= best) [hotel, restaurant, chef] → de premier ordre

(= most watched) [TV show] → à forte audience top secret top-secret adj [mission, information] → top secret/ète
top-secret documents → des documents top secrets top-security [ˌtɒpsɪˈkjʊərəti] adj [prison] → de haute sécurité top-security wing n → quartier m de haute sécurité top-shelf [ˌtɒpˈʃɛlf] adj (British) [magazine, material] → érotique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

topple

vi → wackeln ; (= fall) → fallen ; (fig, from power) → gestürzt werden

vt → umwerfen ; (from a height) → hinunterkippen or -werfen; (fig) government etc → stürzen ; to topple somebody from power → jdn stürzen or entmachten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

topple

[ˈtɒpl]

1. vt (fig) (overthrow) → far cadere, rovesciare

2. vi → cadere, rovesciarsi

topple over

1. vi + adv → cadere

2. vi + prep → cadere da
he toppled over a cliff → è caduto da una scogliera

topple

(ˈtopl) verb

to (make something) fall. He toppled the pile of books; The child toppled over. omval, laat omval يَنْقَلِب، يَسْقُط събарям (се) (fazer) cair svalit (se) kippen vælte ρίχνω, ανατρέπω, πέφτω, σωριάζομαι caer, volcar; derrumbar ümber tõukama, ümber kukkuma واژگون کردن؛ انداختن kaatua, kaataa renverser; basculer לִיפּוֹל, לְהַפִּיל गिर पड़ना srušiti (se), oboriti ledönt; ledől merobohkan velta; detta um koll rovesciare; capitombolare ひっくり返す 쓰러뜨리다 nuversti, nuvirsti nogāzt; nogāzties; apgāzties menumbangkan omvallen velte, ramle, rase sammen przewracać غورځول، ارتول، اړول، نسكورول: لوېدل، اوښتل، غورځېدل، چپه چېدل، نسكورېدل cair a (se) răsturna свалить zvaliť (sa) prevrniti (se) pasti stjälpa, ramla โค่น devirmek, devrilmek; düşmek 推翻 валитися; перекидати(ся) گرانا đổ 推翻

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