No. 15,761 in Russian
проваливаются
"Проваливаются" means "fall through" or "collapse."
In a sentence
Лёд слишком тонкий, и люди проваливаются, когда наступают на него.
The ice is too thin, and people fall through it when they step on it.
In this sentence, 'проваливаются' refers to falling through a thin layer, such as ice.
У студентов получается хорошо отвечать, но иногда они проваливаются на сложных вопросах.
The students answer well, but sometimes they fail on difficult questions.
Here, 'проваливаются' refers to failing or not succeeding in an intellectual challenge.
Его планы пропасти из виду проваливаются, потому что обстоятельства меняются.
His plans to vanish from sight fail because circumstances change.
In this case, 'проваливаются' conveys the idea of plans or intentions not being fulfilled or failing.
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