fell without a fight

French translation: s\'est écroulé sans la moindre résistance

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English term or phrase:fell without a fight
French translation:s\'est écroulé sans la moindre résistance
Entered by: Sylvie LE BRAS

09:30 Jun 30, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / excavator
English term or phrase: fell without a fight
The mighty excavator was put straight to work on a project to demolish the main building of the College X.

Following a few weeks of ongoing demolition work the building ***fell without a fight***.

Comme cela concerne un bâtiment, je me demande quels termes conviendront le mieux à cette expression idiomatique :

est tombé sans sourciller
est tombé sans combattre
est tombé facilement

Merci pour votre aide
Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 15:45
s'est écroulé sans la moindre résistance
Explanation:
Une idée parmi tant d'autres.
Selected response from:

Marylène Piallat
Spain
Local time: 15:45
Grading comment
C'est ça, merci Marylène !
Merci à toutes et à tous
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3s'est écroulé sans la moindre résistance
Marylène Piallat
3 +2s’est effondré d’un coup
Daniela B.Dunoyer
4S.est.effondre.sans.fournir de.resistance
Maïté Mendiondo-George


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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
s’est effondré d’un coup


Explanation:
C'est ce que je dirais

Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cathy Rosamond
4 hrs
  -> Merci Cathy !

agree  Elodie Marias
5 hrs
  -> Merci Elodie
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
s'est écroulé sans la moindre résistance


Explanation:
Une idée parmi tant d'autres.

Marylène Piallat
Spain
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
C'est ça, merci Marylène !
Merci à toutes et à tous

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle Cluzel
33 mins
  -> Merci

agree  Madeleine van Zanten
36 mins
  -> Merci

agree  Helene Carrasco-Nabih
58 mins
  -> Merci
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
S.est.effondre.sans.fournir de.resistance


Explanation:

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Maïté Mendiondo-George
France
Local time: 15:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in GermanGerman
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