GERMAN · B2WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

zerfallen

crumble; disintegrate

Das alte Papier zerfiel beim Anfassen, weshalb wir die Dokumente nur noch fotografierten.

The old paper crumbled when touched, so we only photographed the documents after that.

break up; lose cohesion

Nach dem Rücktritt des Vorsitzenden zerfiel die Gruppe in mehrere kleinere Initiativen.

After the chairman resigned, the group broke up into several smaller initiatives.

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