s'affaisser

Ça fuyait tellement que tout s'affaissait.
It had leaked so much, this whole area was bulging down.
Certaines femmes disent que non, mais moi, je sens toujours comme si une partie de moi s'affaissait. Plus bas vers le sol, Un ange gagne ses ailes.
Some women say they don't, but me, I feel like every time a part of me sags lower to the ground, an angel gets its wings.
La bouche de mon grand-père s'affaissait quand il enlevait son dentier.
My grandfather's mouth would sink when he would take his dentures out.
Le plancher était tellement rouillé qu'il s'affaissait au milieu.
The floor was so rusted, it literally sagged in the middle.
Un tuyau avait craqué, l'allée s'affaissait.
You know, there was a broken pipe, sidewalk.
Je sentais que le monde s'affaissait sur moi et que je ne m'en relèverais pas.
I felt the world was falling on me and that I was never going to get up.
Le cottage avait l'air délabré : son toit s'affaissait et certaines fenêtres étaient cassées.
The cottage looked run-down: its roof sagged and some windows were broken.
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