Learn “collapse”, “protesters”, “depositors” in slow English. From: Paraguay president resigns after bank collapse.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- bank collapse
Hear useful words from the bulletin about Paraguay’s bank collapse and political crisis.
A bank collapse is the sudden failure of a bank.
- political crisis
Hear useful words from the bulletin about Paraguay’s bank collapse and political crisis.
A political crisis is a serious problem affecting a country’s government or politics.
- bulletin
Hear useful words from the bulletin about Paraguay’s bank collapse and political crisis.
A bulletin is a short news report or announcement.
- collapse
You heard “collapse” in the news.
Here, collapse means the sudden failure of a business or system.
- collapse
For example: The sudden collapse of the bridge closed the road.
Here, collapse means the bridge falling down.
- protesters
You heard “protesters” in the news.
Protesters are people who publicly show they oppose something.
- Protesters
For example: Protesters gathered outside city hall to oppose the new rule.
Here, protesters are people gathered to show they disagree with the rule.
- depositors
You heard “depositors” in the news.
Depositors are people who put money into a bank.
- depositors
For example: The bank sent a message to depositors about its new hours.
Here, depositors are people who keep money in the bank.