Fall to pieces Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈfɑɫ/, /ˈfɔɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈpisəz/, /ˈpisɪz

FAWL-tuh-PEE-siz

UK

fˈɔːl/ /tˈuː/ /pˈiːsɪz

FAWL-too-PEE-siz

Definición

To break apart physically or to become emotionally overwhelmed and unable to cope with a situation.

Uso & Matices

Informal and often emotional. Used for both physical objects ('The chair fell to pieces') and emotional states ('She fell to pieces when she heard the news'). Frequently used in the context of stress, grief, or overwhelming situations. Similar: 'fall apart'.

• Spanish: desmoronarse - venirse abajo
• Portuguese (BR): desmoronar-se - cair aos pedaços (emocionalmente)
• Portuguese (PT): desmoronar-se - ficar destruído (emocionalmente)
• Chinese (Simplified): 崩溃 - 四分五裂
• Chinese (Traditional): 崩潰 - 四分五裂
• Hindi: बिखर जाना - टूट जाना (भावनात्मक रूप से)
• Arabic: ينهار - يتفكك (عاطفياً)
• Bengali: টুকরো টুকরো হয়ে যাওয়া - ভেঙে পড়া (মানসিকভাবে)
• Russian: развалиться на части - сломаться (эмоционально)
• Japanese: バラバラになる - 打ちひしがれる
• Vietnamese: vỡ vụn - suy sụp (tinh thần)
• Korean: 산산조각나다 - 완전히 무너지다
• Turkish: parçalara ayrılmak - yıkılmak (duygusal olarak)
• Urdu: ٹکڑے ٹکڑے ہونا - جذباتی طور پر بکھر جانا
• Indonesian: hancur berkeping-keping - hancur secara emosional

Oraciones de Ejemplo

After the accident, she fell to pieces.

basic

The old toy fell to pieces when I touched it.

basic

He fell to pieces at the funeral.

basic

As soon as she heard the bad news, she just fell to pieces.

natural

When my plans fell to pieces, I had to start over from scratch.

natural

You could see she was trying to be strong, but inside she was falling to pieces.

natural