Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
caved in
English answer:
hit by a blunt object creating a hollow or indentation
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S.J
Apr 21, 2022 21:17
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English term
caved in
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caved in
His head had been caved in before being stabbed to death.
The meaning is literal here.
Thanks in advance,
The meaning is literal here.
Thanks in advance,
Responses
| 4 +12 | hit by a blunt object creating a hollow or indentation |
Kiet Bach
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| 4 -1 | crashed/tumbled |
Renaly Ferreira
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| 4 -1 | hundido |
Daniel Rodriguez
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Responses
+12
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hit by a blunt object creating a hollow or indentation
cave in: the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
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-1
1 hr
Renaly Ferreira
Brazil
Brazil
Specializes in field
Brazil
Translator|English⇋ Brazilian Portuguese
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
crashed/tumbled
Suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: We would never say that someone's head had been 'crashed' or 'tumbled' (unless perhaps they were guillotined!)
6 hrs
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-1
1 day 2 hrs
Daniel Rodriguez
Brazil
Brazil
Brazil
30 years
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Uruguayan)
Works in: Portuguese to Spanish, English to Spanish, Spanish to Portuguese, and 3 more.
hundido
1
Hacer que algo o alguien quede completamente sumergido en un líquido o que se vaya hacia el fondo de él.
hundir una flota
2
Introducir un cuerpo en el interior de otro cuerpo o de una materia, especialmente hasta que quede totalmente dentro.
hundió la espada en el pecho del enemigo
Hacer que algo o alguien quede completamente sumergido en un líquido o que se vaya hacia el fondo de él.
hundir una flota
2
Introducir un cuerpo en el interior de otro cuerpo o de una materia, especialmente hasta que quede totalmente dentro.
hundió la espada en el pecho del enemigo
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