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pancaking

/ˈpæn.keɪ.kɪŋ/

Translations

pancakingnoun

aplatissementSens général, lorsque quelque chose se aplatit ou s’écrase fortement.

Improper landing can lead to the aircraft pancaking on the runway.

Un atterrissage raté peut provoquer l’aplatissement de l’avion sur la piste.

effondrement en galetteTerme figuré et technique, surtout en contexte de structure qui s’écrase étage par étage.

The building's pancaking during the earthquake resulted in significant damage and loss of life.

L’effondrement en galette de l’immeuble pendant le séisme a causé d’importants dégâts et des pertes humaines.

pancakinggerund / present participle

/ˈpænˌkeɪkɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that is flattening or collapsing in a pancake-like manner.

en galetteSe dit d’éléments aplatis ou écrasés en couches, surtout en contexte technique.

Engineers inspected the pancaking floors for additional reinforcement.

Les ingénieurs ont inspecté les planchers en galette pour prévoir un renforcement supplémentaire.

Additional translations

aplati en couchesVariante descriptive, plus transparente en français.

pancakeverb

pancaking

Gerund

pancaked

Past Simple

pancaked

Past Participle

pancaking

Gerund

/ˈpæn.keɪk/

Used figuratively to mean ‘to collapse or flatten into a broad, thin shape; to land heavily in a flat position.’

s'écraserSe dit d’un objet ou d’un véhicule qui s’affaisse ou s’écrase à plat.

The roof pancaked under the weight of the snow.

Le toit s'est écrasé sous le poids de la neige.

Additional translations

Synonyms

press flat

flatten down

flatten out

Definitions

pancakingnoun

The act or process of flattening or collapsing in a manner similar to a stack of pancakes, often used to describe a structural failure where floors collapse onto each other.

The building's pancaking during the earthquake resulted in significant damage and loss of life.

The act or process of becoming flattened or spread out like a pancake in any context, not limited to structural failure.

Improper landing can lead to the aircraft pancaking on the runway.

pancakinggerund / present participle

Flattening or collapsing in thin, broad layers; serving as an attribute before a noun.

Engineers inspected the pancaking floors for additional reinforcement.

pancakeverb

To collapse, flatten, or land heavily in a broad, flat shape.

The roof pancaked under the weight of the snow.

In aviation, to make a flat, hard landing with little or no flare.

The pilot pancaked the old biplane onto the grass strip.