Slump into ...

Frank C.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Slump into ...

In the sentence which begins as "As for Grandad, he would slump into...", there are several acceptable choices for "slump into", including s'effondrer and s'affaler.  I chose s'écrouler based on a definition in Wordreference.  This was not accepted.  Should it have been?

Asked 2 years ago
CécileNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hi Frank, 

The verb 's'écrouler' is not correct here as it is more to collapse.

Take a look at the following Larousse page for the correct usage -

https://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais-anglais/%C3%A9crouler/27609

Bonne Continuation !

Frank C. asked:

Slump into ...

In the sentence which begins as "As for Grandad, he would slump into...", there are several acceptable choices for "slump into", including s'effondrer and s'affaler.  I chose s'écrouler based on a definition in Wordreference.  This was not accepted.  Should it have been?

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