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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) recair/cair

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) acontecer

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) ficar

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono

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[fɔ:l] n 1 queda, caída, distância de caída, tombo, salto, baixa, inclinação, iluminação, declive. to give one a fall / fazer alguém cair. the ice gave me a fall / levei um tombo no gelo. trees broke his fall / as árvores suavizaram sua queda. 2 queda d’água, catarata, desaguamento, desembocadura de rio, precipitação de chuva ou de neve e sua quantidade. a fall of rain / uma pancada de chuva. the Niagara Falls / as cataratas do Niágara. 3 desmoronamento, desabamento (ruínas, destruição), capitulação de praças, rendição, tomada, derrota, aniquilação. 4 corte de árvores, derrubada. 5 tombo de costas, encontro (luta romana). 6 baixa de temperatura, de maré, de preço. to speculate on the fall / especular na baixa. a fall in prices / uma baixa nos preços. a fall of temperature / uma queda de temperatura. 7 derruba (demissão de empregados em massa). 8 queda de voz, de tom: cadência. 9 queda de forças vitais: morte. 10 queda de elementos: decadência. 11 Amer outono. 12 Naut tirador de talha, extremidade livre da corda de talha. 13 a) inclinação, propensão, tendência. b) declínio, descrédito, desgraça. 14 decaída, ruína, lapso, pecado. 15 outono, queda de folhas. 16 the Fall Eccl o pecado original. • vt+vi (ps fell, pp fallen) 1 cair, tombar, deixar-se cair, cair em terra, descer sobre a terra, correr. when night falls / ao cair da noite. 2 desaguar, desembocar. 3 abater-se, esmorecer, fraquejar, decair. 4 desmoronar, desabar, ruir. 5 abater, derrubar. 6 baixar, decrescer, diminuir (temperatura, maré, preço), ceder, abrandar-se, acalmar (vento). 7 chocar, encontrar, acometer, vencer (luta). 8 baixar de tom, de voz. 9 fundir-se, perecer, cessar, acabar, morrer. 10 ser demitido. 11 sentir um desapontamento. 12 pender, inclinar-se. 13 tornar-se, ficar, aparecer, surgir, acontecer, suceder. 14 incidir, recair, coincidir, pertencer, reverter. 15 escapar (palavras). 16 cair da graça ou perder prestígio. 17 abaixar-se, envergonhar-se. 18 cair em pecado, arruinar-se. 19 apostatar. 20 render-se, capitular, ser tomado (praça). 21 morrer no campo de batalha. to fall aboard abalroar, colidir com um navio. to fall a-crying pôr-se a chorar. to fall a-fighting começar a brigar. to fall among cair entre, achar-se entre ou no meio de. to fall away abandonar, apostatar, dissolver-se, decair, definhar. to fall back recuar, ceder, retirar-se. to fall back upon recorrer a. to fall behind ficar para trás, perder terreno. to fall by the ears começar a disputar, brigar. to fall calm acalmar, amainar (o vento). to fall down desmoronar, prosternar-se. to fall down with the tide descer rio abaixo com a maré. to fall dry cair em seco. to fall due vencer o prazo. to fall flat falhar completamente, malograr, não produzir efeito. to fall for engraçar-se, enamorar-se. he fell for her / ele apaixonou-se por ela. to fall foul Naut abalroar, colidir com, atacar, provocar conflito. to fall from renegar, abandonar, desertar. to fall from grace cair em pecado. to fall in desabar, ruir, cair, abater-se, vencer-se, findar, reverter ao possuidor primitivo por prescrição, Mil entrar em forma, engatar. to fall in love with apaixonar-se por. to fall in with encontrar, topar ou dar com alguém ou com alguma coisa acidentalmente, concordar, harmonizar-se, conformar-se, aquiescer, coincidir. to fall in with the enemy / vir às mãos, romper as hostilidades. to fall into assentir, consentir. he fell into an error / ele caiu num erro. she fell into a passion (ou rage) / ela encolerizou-se (ou enfureceu-se). to fall into a habit adquirir um costume. to fall into conversation começar uma conversa. to fall into disuse cair em desuso. to fall into oblivion cair em esquecimento. to fall off cair de um lugar, desprender-se, retirar-se, recuar, abandonar, renegar, desamparar, desavir-se, rebelar-se, declinar, afrouxar. Naut descair, desviar-se, arribar, virar para sotavento. to fall on cair, recair sobre, dirigir-se, cair em tal dia, lançar-se sobre, topar ou dar com. a cry fell on my ear / um grito chegou-me ao ouvido. Christmas fell on Sunday last year / no ano passado o Natal caiu num domingo. the accent falls on the last syllable / o acento recai sobre a última sílaba. he fell on his legs / ele caiu de pé, teve sorte. he fell on his sword / lançou-se sob a espada (suicidou-se). to fall out acontecer, ocorrer, suceder, sair bem ou mal, resultar, dar em resultado, cair fora, Naut inclinar-se para fora, Mil debandar, sair de forma, desavir-se. the land fell out of cultivation / o campo ficou abandonado. to fall out of flesh emagrecer. to fall out of one’s hands cair das mãos de alguém. to fall out with someone desavir-se ou romper. to fall short faltar, escassear, ser insuficiente, não atingir o objetivo (tiro). to fall short of ficar frustrado, enganado, logrado ou abaixo de, não alcançar, faltar ao cumprimento. the supplies fell short of the expected / os fornecimentos não corresponderam ao que era esperado. to fall silent emudecer, ficar silencioso, calado. to fall through falhar, fracassar, ser reprovado, abortar, dar em nada. to fall to leeward Naut sotaventear. to fall to pôr-se a fazer alguma coisa, aplicar-se, pôr-se a comer com sofreguidão, tocar por sorte, competir, cair (por sorte a alguém). the property fell to him / a propriedade coube a ele. he fell to praying / ele começou a rezar. it falls to my lot / isto é comigo. it falls to her / isso compete a ela. he fell to religion / ele dedicou-se à religião. the lion fell to his rifle / o leão sucumbiu ao tiro da sua espingarda. all our hopes fell to the ground / todas as nossas esperanças se desfizeram. the land falls to the river / o terreno cai sobre o rio. to fall to pieces desabar, despedaçar-se, desagregar-se. to fall under estar compreendido, contido, incluído, enquadrar-se, cair sob, expor-se, ser submetido. this falls under class B / isto entra na classe B. to fall under one’s displeasure cair no desagrado de alguém. to fall upon encontrar-se, lançar-se, assaltar, lançar mão, adotar, considerar, meditar. he fell upon an expedient / ele lançou mão de um expediente. to fall within estar incluído, incorrer. it falls within the amount / isto entra no montante.

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pasti

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pasti, prevrniti se

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) padati

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) pasti, biti

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zaspati, zaljubiti se

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripasti

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) padec

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) padavina

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) padec

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesen

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(in, to, from) pasti, padati; pripasti, pripadati; podreti, prevrniti, zgruditi se; popustiti, popuščati; upadati; spustiti se; zoology roditi se; spuščati se; izlivati se; viseti; (z)manjšati, poleči se; poginiti; podleči; z vnemo se lotiti; propadati; zgoditi se; morati;

transitive verb American dialectal

sekati drevesa

o fall adoing — začeti kaj (npr. alaughing zasmejati se)

to fall asleep — zaspati

to fall to blows — stepsti, spopasti se

to fall due — zapasti (menica)

to fall dumb — onemeti

to fall from favour — pasti v nemilost

to fall flat — doživeti neuspeh

to fall foul of — spopasti se, napasti; prepirati se

to fall from grace — grešiti

to fall in love — zaljubiti se

to fall in two — razpoloviti se

to fall into habit — navaditi se

to fall into conversation with s.o. — začeti pogovor s kom

to fall a prey ( —ali victim, sacrifice) — postati žrtev

to fall into a rage — pobesneti

to fall heir to — podedovati po

to fall to pieces — razpasti

to fall on a sword figuratively narediti samomor

to fall on one's feet — imeti srečo, izvleči se

his face fell — kislo je pogledal

to fall to one's lot — biti komu usojeno

to fall between two stools — usesti se med dva stola

to fall into oblivion — biti pozabljen

padanje, padec, upadanje; padavina; pobočje, strmina, reber; spuščanje; slap; propad; poraz; smrt; music kadenca; sečnja

to have a fall — pasti

the fall of man — izvirni greh

to ride for a fall — izpostavljati se nevarnosti, drveti v pogubo

to try a fall with — boriti, meriti se s

to sustain a fall — pasti, padati

jesen

the fall of the year ( —ali leaf) — jesen;

adjective American

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person, object, government upadać (upaść perf); snow, rain padać, spadać (spaść perf); price, temperature, dollar spadać (spaść perf); night, darkness, silence zapadać (zapaść perf); light, shadow padać (paść perf); sadness zapanowywać (zapanować perf)

- fall apart

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) padać

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) przewracać się

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) przypadać

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) upadek

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) opad

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) upadek

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesień

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnout

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) upadnout

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesat

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) nastat, připadnout na

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) stát se

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) připadnout na

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) (nápadné) množství

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) podzim

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1. verb

1) to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally:

2) ( often with over ) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident:

3) to become lower or less:

4) to happen or occur:

5) to enter a certain state or condition:

6) (formal only with it as subject):

2. noun

1) the act of falling:

2) (a quantity of) something that has fallen:

3) capture or (political) defeat:

4) (American) the autumn:

[aʊt] adj

1) ( absent) abwesend, nicht da, weg ( fam) workers im Ausstand;

the library book was \out das Buch war [aus der Bücherei] entliehen;

the jury is \out, considering their verdict die Geschworenen haben sich zur Beratung des Urteilsspruchs zurückgezogen;

the workers were \out, demanding higher wages die Arbeiter waren auf der Straße, um für höhere Löhne zu demonstrieren

2) ( outside)

to be \out draußen sein; sun, moon, stars am Himmel stehen;

they are \out in the garden sie sind draußen im Garten;

everyone was \out on deck alle waren [draußen] an Deck;

to be \out of hospital/ prison aus dem Krankenhaus/Gefängnis entlassen worden sein;

he's \out ( prisoner) er ist [wieder] draußen ( fam)

3) ( on the move) unterwegs;

the army was \out die Armee war ausgerückt;

the postman was \out on his rounds der Postbote machte gerade seine Runde;

to be \out and about unterwegs sein;

( after an illness) wieder auf den Beinen sein

4) ( in blossom)

to be \out blühen

5) ( far away) draußen;

the fishing boats were \out at sea die Fischerboote waren draußen auf See;

he lived \out in Zambia er lebte in [o im fernen] Zambia;

\out here hier draußen;

\out west (Am) an der Westküste;

they moved \out west sie an die Westküste gezogen

6) ( available) erhältlich, zu haben ( fam) ( on the market) auf dem Markt; book veröffentlicht, herausgekommen;

this is the best automatic camera \out das ist die beste Automatikkamera auf dem Markt

7) (fam: existing) vorhanden;

I think he's the greatest footballer \out ich halte ihn für den besten Fußballer, den es zur Zeit gibt

8) ( not secret) heraus, raus ( fam)

the secret is \out das Geheimnis ist gelüftet [worden];

once the news is \out,... wenn die Neuigkeit erst einmal bekannt ist,...;

[the] truth will \out die Wahrheit wird ans Licht kommen

9) ( asleep)

to be \out schlafen;

( unconscious) bewusstlos [o ( fam) weg] sein;

to be \out for the count boxing k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] sein ( fam)

to be \out like a light sofort einschlafen [o ( fam) weg sein];

to be \out cold bewusstlos sein

10) ( finished) aus, zu Ende;

school will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni;

before the drive/ the film/the song is \out bevor die Fahrt/der Film/das Lied vorbei ist;

before the month/year is \out vor Ende [o Ablauf] des Monats/Jahres;

over and \out aviat ≈ Ende der Durchsage, over and out fachspr

11) sports ( not playing) nicht [mehr] im Spiel, draußen ( fam) (in cricket, baseball) aus;

( outside a boundary) ball, player im Aus;

Johnson is \out on a foul Johnson wurde wegen eines Fouls vom Platz gestellt;

Owen is \out with an injury Owen ist mit einer Verletzung ausgeschieden

12) (fam: thrown-out) draußen ( fam)

to be \out ( of school) fliegen ( fam)

to be \out on the streets ( be unemployed) arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen ( fam) ( be homeless) obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben

13) (fam: unacceptable) unmöglich ( fam) ( unfashionable) aus der Mode, passee ( fam), out ( fam)

14) ( not possible) unmöglich;

that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage

15) ( off) light, TV aus;

( not burning) fire aus, erloschen

16) ( inaccurate) falsch, daneben ( fam)

to be \out danebenliegen ( fam)

our estimates were \out by a few dollars wir lagen mit unseren Schätzungen um ein paar Dollar daneben;

to be \out in one's calculations sich akk verrechnet haben, mit seinen Berechnungen danebenliegen ( fam)

17) ( in search of)

to be \out for sth auf etw akk aus sein ( fam), es auf etw akk abgesehen haben;

he's just \out for a good time er will sich nur amüsieren;

to be \out to do sth es darauf abgesehen haben, etw zu tun;

they're \out to get me die sind hinter mir her ( fam)

to be \out for trouble Streit suchen

18) ( revealed as homosexual)

to be \out sich akk geoutet haben (sl)

she's been \out for three years now sie hat sich vor drei Jahren geoutet

19) ( at lowest point)

the tide is \out es ist Ebbe;

we had a walk here when the tide was \out bei Ebbe sind wir hier spazieren gegangen

20) ( introduced to society) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt;

Jane isn't \out yet Jane ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt worden adv

1) ( outdoors) draußen, im Freien;

it's bitterly cold \out today es ist heute schrecklich kalt draußen;

“Keep \out!” „Betreten verboten!“

2) ( with outward movement) nach draußen, raus ( fam)

get \out! raus hier! ( fam)

can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?;

\out with it heraus damit! ( fam), [he]raus mit der Sprache! ( fam)

to ask sb \out jdn einladen;

he's asked her \out er hat sie gefragt, ob sie mit ihm ausgehen will;

to eat \out im Restaurant [o auswärts] essen;

to go \out ausgehen, weggehen, rausgehen ( fam)

are you going \out tonight? gehst du heute Abend weg?;

to see sb \out jdn hinausbegleiten;

to turn sth inside \out clothes etw auf links drehen

3) ( removed) heraus, raus ( fam)

I can't get the stain \out ich kriege den Fleck nicht wieder raus ( fam)

to put a fire \out ein Feuer löschen;

to cross \out sth etw ausstreichen [o durchstreichen];

4) ( completely) ganz, völlig;

burnt \out (a. fig) ausgebrannt (a. fig) fuse durchgebrannt; candle heruntergebrannt;

tired \out völlig erschöpft;

\out and away (Am) bei weitem;

she is \out and away the best student I have ever taught sie ist mit Abstand die beste Studentin, die ich jemals hatte

5) ( aloud)

he cried \out in pain er schrie vor Schmerzen auf;

she called \out to him to stop sie rief ihm zu, er solle anhalten;

to laugh \out [loud] [laut] auflachen

6) ( to an end)

to die \out aussterben; ( fig); applause verebben;

to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten];

7) ( free from prison) entlassen;

to come [or get] \out freikommen;

to let sb \out jdn freilassen

8) ( unconscious)

to go \out like a light ( fig) auf der Stelle einschlafen, sofort weg sein ( fam)

to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen;

to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen

9) ( dislocated)

to put sth \out etw ausrenken;

when she was in the car accident, it put her back \out sie verrenkte sich bei dem Autounfall den Rücken

10) ( open)

to open \out ausbreiten;

can you open \out the sofa bed for me? kannst du die Schlafcouch für mich ausziehen?;

to open \out a map eine Karte ausbreiten [o auseinanderfalten];

11) ( unfashionable)

to go \out aus der Mode kommen, altmodisch werden;

to have gone \out with the ark völlig altmodisch [o von vorgestern]; [o ( hum) ( fam) von anno Tobak] sein

12) ( time off)

he took ten minutes \out er nahm eine Auszeit von zehn Minuten

13) ( reach lowest point)

the tide is coming \out die Ebbe setzt ein vt

1) ( eject) jdn rausschmeißen ( fam) sports jdn vom Platz stellen

2) boxing jdn k.o. schlagen

3) usu pass ( reveal homosexuality) jdn outen (sl) prep aus +dat;

she ran \out the door sie rannte zur Tür hinaus

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla, detta

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) detta um koll

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) lækka, falla

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) bera upp á

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) verða, lenda í tilteknu ástandi

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) koma í hlut (e-s)

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) fall, (snjó-/úr)koma

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) haust

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (le)esik

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) elesik

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) süllyed

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) esik

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) elalszik, beleesik vkibe, stb.

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) rá marad, neki jut

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) esés

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) csapadék (mennyisége)

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) bukás

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) ősz

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n. sonbahar, yaprak dökümü, düşme, dökülme, düşüş, döküm, kat, fırfır, yağış, yıkılma, çöküş, inme, ucuzlama, çağlayan, şelâle, yavrulama, tuş, eğim, yamaç

v. düşmek, inmek, dökülmek, yıkılmak, devrilmek, yağmak, ucuzlamak, eğimli olmak, dağılmak, karanlık bastırmak, gece çökmek, tam yerine denk gelmek, oturmak (lâf), hastalanmak, yatağa düşmek, kötü yola düşmek

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) düşmek

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) düşmek

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) düşmek

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) olmak

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.)...-e düşmek

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) (payına) düşmek

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) düşme

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) yağış

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) çöküş, yıkılış

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) sonbahar

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pudota, osua

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) kaatua

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) laskea

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tulla, sattua

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) vaipua, joutua johonkin tilaan

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) langeta jonkun osaksi

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) putoaminen

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) tulo, määrä

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) kukistuminen

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) syksy

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) krist

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) nokrist

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristies; pazemināties

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) (par dienu) iekrist

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) iemīlēties

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) iekrist; būt kārtai

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) krišana; kritiens

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) nokrišņi

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) sabrukums; bojāeja

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) rudens

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krišana, kritiens; nokrišņi; ietece; ūdenskritums; krišanās, pazemināšanās; krišana, pagrimums; bojāeja, sabrukums; rudens; apjērošanās; ciršana; spēkošanās, cīņa; kadence; falle; krist; nokrist; krist, nokarāties; nolaisties; pazemināties, kristies; norimties; iet bojā, krist; sagāzties, sabrukt; iestāties; ietecēt; iegadīties, iekrist; kļūt

1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (nu)kristi

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) pargriūti

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) kristi, mažėti

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) būti, išeiti

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) patekti į kokią nors būseną/būklę

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) tekti

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) kritimas

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) krituliai

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) žlugimas

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) ruduo

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n. fall; nedgång; sänkning; sammanstörtande; höst; vattenfall; kapitulation; lutning, sluttning

v. falla; gå ner; reduceras, minskas; bli; drabba; bli tillfångatagen

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falla

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falla (ramla) omkull

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) sjunka, avta

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) inträffa

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falla, bli

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) åligga, tillkomma

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall, kull[]

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) -fall, nederbörd

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) fall

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) höst

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) (s)padnúť

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) (s)padnúť

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) klesať

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) byť, padnúť na

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) (vyjadruje stav) zaspať; zamilovať sa

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) pripadnúť

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) pád

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) napadané množstvo

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) pád

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jeseň

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) a cădea

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) a cădea

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) a scădea

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) a cădea

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) a ajunge (într-o stare de)

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) a-i rămâne să

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) că­dere

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) cădere, prăbuşire

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) cădere

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) toamnă

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) πέφτω

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) πέφτω

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) πέφτω

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) `πέφτω`

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) περιέρχομαι σε μία κατάσραση(αποκοιμιέμαι,ερωτεύομαι κλπ.)

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) λαχαίνω

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) πτώση,πέσιμο

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) πτώση

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) πτώση

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) φθινόπωρο

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) tomber

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) tomber

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) baisser

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tomber

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) tomber

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incomber à

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) chute

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) chute

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) chute

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) automne

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1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) cair

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) cair

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) cair, baixar

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) cair

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) cair

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) caber

1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) queda

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) queda

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) queda

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) outono

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(fell; féll, féllum; fallinn), v.

1) to fall;

eigi fellr tré við fyrsta högg, a tree falls not with the first stroke;

falla af baki, to fall from horse back;

falla á kné, to fall on one’s knees;

falla áfram (á bak aptr), to fall forwards (backwards);

falla flatr, to fall prostrate;

falla til jarðar, to fall to the ground;

refl., láta fallast (= sik falla), to let oneself fall (þá lét Loki falla í kné Skaða);

2) to drop down dead, be killed, fall (in battle);

3) to die of plague (féllu fátœkir menn um alit land);

4) to flow, run (of water, stream, tide);

særinn fell út frá landi, ebbed;

féll sjór fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave-mouth;

síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose;

þeir sá þá ós mikinn falla í sjóinn, fall into the sea;

á fél (a river flowed) við skála Ásólfs;

var skipit svá hlaðit, at inn féll um söxin, that the sea rushed in at the prow;

5) of clothes, hair, to fall, hang down;

hárit féll á herðar honum aptr, the hair fell back on his shoulders;

létu kvennváðir um kné falla, they let women’s dress fall about hi s knees;

6) to fall, calm down (of the wind);

féll veðrit (the storm fell) ok gerði logn;

7) to fail, be foiled;

sá eiðr fellr honum til útlegðar, if he fails in taking the oath, he shall be liable to outlawry;

falla á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain;

falla or fallast at máli, sókn, to fail in one’s suit;

falla frá máli, to give it up;

fallinn at frændum, bereft of kinsmen;

dœmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar yðrar eignir, I sentence your estates to be forfieited for his slaughter;

refl., ef gerðarmenn láta fallast, if the umpires fail to do their duty;

þá fallust öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, then voice and hands alike failed the Gods;

féllust þeim allar kvéðjur, their greetings died on their lips;

vill sá eigi falust láta andsvör, he will not fail or falter in replying;

8) to fall out happen;

mér féll svá gæfusamliga (it befell me so quickly), at;

stundum kann svá at falla, at, sometimes it may so happen that;

9) to be had or produced (þat járn fellr í firði þeim; þar fellr hveiti ok vín);

10) with adv., e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, a thing falls heavily, lightly upon one (þetta mun ðr þungt falla);

féll þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle turned against the emperor;

e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly;

henni féll meinit svá nær, at, the illness fell on her so sore, that;

mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him;

hörmuliga fellr oss nú, at, it falls out sadly for us, that;

11) to please, suit;

kvað sér, þat vel falla til attekta, said that it suited him well for drawing revenue from;

honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise was pleasant in his ears;

jarli féllst þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it;

mun mér illa falla, ef, it will displease me, if;

féll vel á með þeim, they were on good terms;

refl., honum féllst þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, he was pleased with it;

féllst hvárt öðru vel í geð, they loved each other;

12) with preps. and advs.,

falla af, to fall, abate (féll af vindr, byrr);

falla á e-n, to befall one;

þær féllu lyktir í, at, the end was, that;

falla í e-t, to fall into;

falla í brot, to fall in a fit;

falla í óvit, to faint, swoon;

falla í villu, to fall into heresy;

falla í vald e-s, to fall into one’s power;

féll veðrit í logn, the storm calmed down;

falla niðr, to fall, drop;

mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr falla, my poem will soon be forgotten;

féll svá niðr þeirra tal, their conversation dropped, they left off talking;

falla saman, to fill in with, agree;

þó at eigi félli alit saman með þeim, though they, did not agree in everything;

falla til, to occur, happen, fall out;

ef auðna fellr til, if luck will have it so;

litlu síðar féll til fagrt leiði, fair wind came on;

öll þingviti, er til falla, all the fines that may fall in, be due;

nema þörf falli til, unless need be;

sem sakir falla til, as the case falls;

falla undir e-n, to fall to one’s lot (of inheritance, obligation);

arfr fellr undir e-n, devolves upon one;

falla út, to recede, of the tide (þá er út féll sjórinn);

falla við árar, to fall to at the oars.

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pret. féll, 2nd pers. féllt, mod. féllst, pl. féllu; pres. fell, pl. föllum; part. fallinn; reflex. féllsk, fallisk, etc., with the neg. suffix fellr-at, féll-at, féllsk-at, Am. 6, vide Lex. Poët. [Common to all Teut. languages except Goth. (Ulf. renders πίπτειν by drjûsan); A. S. feallan; Engl. fall; Germ. fallen; Dan. falde; Swed. falla.]

A. to fall; as in Engl. so in Icel. falla is the general word, used in the broadest sense; in the N. T. it is therefore used much in the same passages as in the Engl. V., e. g. Matth. v. 14, vii. 25, 27, x. 29, xii. 11, xiii. 4, xxi. 44, Luke xiv. 5, John xii. 24, Rom. xi. 11, xiv. 4, 1 Cor. x. 12, 1 Tim. vi. 9, Rev. viii. 10: blómstrið fellr, James i. 11: again, the verbs hrynja and hrapa denote ruin or sudden fall, detta a light fall, hrasa stumbling; thus in the N. T. hrynja is used, Luke xxiii. 30, Rev. vi. 16; hrapa, Luke x. 18, xi. 17, xiii. 4, Matth. xxiv. 29; hrasa, Luke x. 30; detta, xvi. 21: the proverb, eigi fellr tré við hit fyrsta högg, a tree falls not by the first stroke, Nj. 163, 224; hann féll fall mikit, Bs. i. 343; hón féll geigvænliga, id.; falla af baki, to fall from horseback, 344; f. áfram, to fall forwards, Nj. 165; f. á bak aptr, to fall on the back, 9; f. um háls e-m, to fall on one’s neck, Luke xv. 20; f. til jarðar, to fall to the ground, fall prostrate, Fms. vii. 13, Pass. 5. 4: to fall on one’s face, Stj. 422. Ruth ii. 10; f. fram, to fall down, Matth. iv. 9; f. dauðr ofan, to fall down dead, Fær. 31; ok jafnsnart féll á hann dimma og myrkr, Acts xiii. 11; hlutr fellr, the lot fell (vide hlut-fall), i. 26.

2. to fall dead, fall in battle, Lat. cadere, Nj. 31, Eg. 7, 495, Dropl. 25, 36, Hm. 159, Fms. i. 8, 11, 24, 38, 95, 173, 177, 178, ii. 318, 324, 329, iii. 5, iv. 14, v. 55, 59, 78, 85, vi. 406–421, vii–xi, passim.

3. of cattle, to die of plague or famine, Ann. 1341.

4. medic., falla í brot, to fall in a fit, Bs. i. 335; f. í óvit, to swoon, Nj. 210: the phrase, f. frá, to fall, die (frá-fall, death), Grág. i. 139, 401, Fms. iv. 230, vii. 275; f. í svefn, to fall asleep, Acts xx. 9.

II. to flow, run, of water, stream, tide, etc.: of the tide, særinn féll út frá landi, ebbed, Clem. 47; féll þar sær fyrir hellismunnann, the sea rose higher than the cave’s mouth, Orkn. 428; síðan féll sjór at, the tide rose, Ld. 58; ok þá er út féll sjórinn, Þorf. Karl. 420; sjórinn féll svá skjótt á land, at skipin vóru öll á floti, Fms. iv. 65: also used of snow, rain, dew, Vsp. 19; snjó-fall, a fall of snow: of the ashes of a volcano, cp. ösku-fall, s. v. aska: of a breaker, to dash, menn undruðusk er boði féll í logni, þar sem engi maðr vissi ván til at fyrri hefði fallit, Orkn. 164: of a river, nema þar falli á sú er eigi gengr fé yfir, Grág. ii. 256; vötn þau er ór jöklum höfðu fallit, Eg. 133; á féll ( flowed) við skála Ásólfs, Landn. 50, A. A. 285; þeir sá þá ós (fors, Hb.) mikinn falla í sjóinn, Landn. 29, v. l., cp. Fms. i. 236; Markar-fljót féll í millum höfuð-ísa, Nj. 142; á fellr austan, Vsp. 42; falla forsar, 58; læk er féll meðal landa þeirra, Landn. 145: of sea water, sjár kolblár fellr at þeim, the ship took in water, Ld. 118, Mar. 98; svá at inn féll um söxin, that the tea rushed in at the stern, Sturl. iii. 66.

2. to stream, of hair; hárit silki-bleikt er féll ( streamed) á herðar honum aptr, Fms. vii. 155.

β. of clothes, drapery, Edda (Ht. 2) 121.

III. to fall, of the wind; féll veðrit ok görði logn, the wind fell, Eg. 372; þá féll byrrinn, Eb. 8; ok fellr veðrit er þeir koma út at eyjum, Ld. 116; hón kvaðsk mundu ráða at veðrit félli eigi, Gullþ. 30; í því bili fellr andviðrit, Fbr. 67; þá féll af byrrinn, Fms. vi. 17.

2. falla niðr, to fall, drop; mitt kvæði mun skjótt niðr f., my poem will soon be forgotten, Fms. vi. 198; mun þat (in the poem) aldri niðr f. meðan Norðrlönd eru bygð, 372; féll svá þeirra tal, their speech dropped, they left off talking, Fas. iii. 579; as a law term, to let a thing drop, lát niðr f., Fs. 182; féllu hálfar bætr niðr fyrir sakastaði þá er hann þótti á eiga, Nj. 166, 250, Band. 18; þat eitt fellr niðr, Grág. i. 398, Fms. vii. 137; falla í verði, to fall in price, etc.

IV. to fail, be foiled, a law term; sá (viz. eiðr) fellr honum til útlegðar, i. e. if he fails in taking the oath he shall be liable to outlawry, N. G. L. i. 84 (eið-fall); en ef eiðr fellr, þá fari hann útlægr, K. Á. 214; fellr aldri sekt handa á milli, the fine is never cancelled, N. G. L. i. 345; f. á verkum sínum, to have been caught red-handed, to be justly slain, Eg. 736; vera fallinn at sókn, to fail in one’s suit, N. G. L. i. 166; hence metaph. fallin at frændum, failing, bereft of friends, Hðm. 5; fallinn frá minu máli, having given my case up, Sks. 554, 747; því dæmi ek fyrir dráp hans fallnar eignir ykkar, I sentence your estates to lie forfeited for his slaughter, Fs. 122; f. í konungs garð, to forfeit to the king’s treasury. Fms. iv. 227; reflex., ef honum fellsk þessor brigð, if his right of reclamation fails, Gþl. 300; ef menn fallask at því, if men fail in that, N. G. L. ii. 345; ef gerð fellsk, if the reparation comes to naught, id.; ef gerðar-menn láta fallask, if they fail to do their duty, id., cp. i. 133, 415; to fail, falter, in the phrase, e-m fallask hendr, the hands fail one; bliknaði hann ok féllusk honum hendr, Ó. H. 70; þá féllusk öllum Ásum orðtök ok svá hendr, their voice and hands alike failed them, Edda 37; en bóndum féllusk hendr, því á þeir höfðu þá engan foringja, Fms. vi. 281; féllusk þeim allar kveðjur er fyrir vóru, their greeting faltered, i. e. the greeting died on their lips, Nj. 140; vill sá eigi fallask fáta andsvör, he would not fail or falter in replying, Hkr. i. 260; féllskat saðr sviðri, her judgment did not fail, Am. 6.

V. metaph., falla í villu, to fall into heresy, Ver. 47; f. í hórdóm, to fall into whoredom, Sks. 588; f. í vald e-s. to fall into one’s power, Ld. 166; f. í fullsælu, to drop ( come suddenly) into great wealth, Band. 31; f. í fullting við e-n, to fall a-helping one, to take one’s part, Grág. i. 24; lyktir falla á e-t, to come to a close, issue, Fms. ix. 292. xi. 326; f. á, to fall on, of misfortune, vide á-fall.

2. falla undir e-n, to full to one’s lot, of inheritance, obligation; arfr fellr undir e-n. devolves upon one, Gþl. 215; f. frjáls á jörð to be free born, N. G. L. i. 32; f. ánanðigr á jörð, to be born a bondsman, Grág. ii. 192.

3. falla við árar, to fall to at the oars, Fms. xi. 73, 103; Þorgeirr féll þá svá fast á árar (pulled, so bard), at af gengu báðir háirnir, Grett. 125 A; f. fram við árar, id., Fas. ii. 495 (in a verse).

VI. to fall out, befall; ef auðna fellr til, if it so falls out by luck, Fms. iv. 148; ef auðna vildi til f. með þeim, xi. 267; litlu siðar fellr til fagrt leiði, a fair wind befell them, 426; alla hluti þá er til kunni f., Nj. 224; öll þingvíti er til f., all the fines that may fall in, be due, Gþl. 21; nema þörf falli til, unless a mishap befalls him, i. e. unless he be in a strait, 76; mér féll svá gæfusamliga, it befell me so luckily, Barl. 114; verðuliga er fallit á mik þetta tilfelli, this accident has justly befallen me, 115; sem sakir f. til, as the case falls, Eg. 89.

2. to fall, be produced; þat (the iron) fellr í firði þeim er Ger heitir, Fas. iii. 240; þar fellr hveiti ok vín, 360.

VII. impers. in the phrases, e-m fellr e-t þungt, létt, etc., a thing falls lightly, heavily upon, esp. of feeling; þetta mun yðr þungt f., it will fall heavily on you, Band. 18; felir þá keisaranum þyngra bardaginn, the battle fell out ill to ( turned against) the emperor, Fms. xi. 32; at oss mundi þungt f. þessi mál, Nj. 191.

2. the phrases, e-m fellr e-t nær, it falls nigh to one, touches one nearly; svá fellr mér þetta nær um trega, Nj. 170; sjá einn var svá hlutr, at Njáli féll svá nær, at hana mátti aldri óklökvandi um tala, this one thing touched Njal so nearly, that he could never speak of it without tears, 171; mér fellr eigi firr en honum, it touches me no less than him, Blas. 41; henni féll meinit svá, nær, at …, the illness fell on her so sore, that …, Bs. i. 178; féll henni nær allt saman, she was much vexed by it all (of illness), 351; e-t fellr bágliga, hörmuliga etc. fyrir e-m, things fall out sadly for one. Vígl. 30, El. 15.

B. Metaph. to fall in with, agree, fit, suit, Germ. gefallen:

I. to please, suit; kvað sér þat vel falla til aftekta, said that it suited him well for drawing taxes from, Fb. ii. 122: en allt þat, er hann heyrði frá himnaguði, féll honum harla vel, pleased him very well, Fms. i. 133; honum féll vel í eyru lofsorð konungs, the king’s praise suited his ears well, tickled, pleased his fancy, Bret. 16: reflex., þat lof fellsk honum í eyru, 4; jarli fellsk þat vel í eyru, the earl was well pleased to hear it, Bjarn. 7.

β. falla saman, to fall in with, comply, agree; en þó at eigi félli allt saman með þeim, though they did not agree in all, Bs. i. 723.

γ. féllsk vel á með þeim, they loved one another, Fas. i. 49; féll vel á með þeim Styrkári, i. e. he and S. were on good terms, Fms. iii. 120.

δ. honum féllsk þat vel í skap, it suited his mind well, pleased him, Fas. i. 364; féllsk hvárt öðru vel í geð, they agreed well, liked one another well, Band. 9; fallask á e-t, to like a thing; brátt kvartar að mér fellst ei á, Bb. 3. 23.

2. to beseem, befit; heldr fellr þeim ( it befits them), at sýna öðrum með góðvilja, Str. 2.

3. falla at e-u, to apply to, refer to; þetta eitt orð er at fellr eiðstafnum, Band. MS. 15 (Ed. 18 wrongly eiðrinn instead of eiðnum).

4. the phrase ‘falla við’ in Luke vi. 36 (bótin af því hinu nýja fellr eigi við hið gamla) means to agree with; hence also viðfeldinn, agreeable:—but in the two passages to be cited falla við seems to be intended for falda við, to enfold; hvergi nema þar sem falli við akr eða eng, unless field or meadow be increased or improved, N. G. L. ii. 116; ekki má falla (qs. falda) við hamingju-leysi mitt, ‘tis impossible to add a fold to my bad luck, it cannot be worse than it is, Al. 110.

II. part. fallinn; svá f., such-like, so framed; eitt lítið dýr er svá fallið, at …, a small animal is so framed, that …, Stj. 77; hví man hinn sami maðr svá fallinn, how can the same man be so framed? Fms. xi. 429:—in law phrases, such-like, as follows, svá fallinn vitnisburð, testimony as follows, Vm. 47; svo fallinn órskurð, dóm, etc., a decision, sentence … as follows, a standing phrase; þá leið fallinn, such, such-like (Germ. beschaffen), Stj. 154.

2. fallinn vel, illa, etc., well, ill-disposed; hann var vænn maðr ok vel fallinn, Fms. xi. 422; þau vóru tröll bæði ok at öllu illa fallin, Bárð. 165; fitted, worthy, bezt til konungs fallinn, Fms. i. 58; ok er hann bezt til þess f. af þessum þremr, vi. 386; at hann væri betr til fallinn at deyja fyrir þá sök en faðir hans, that he more deserved to die than his father did, x. 3; Ólafr er betr til yfirmanns f. enn mínir synir, Ld. 84; margir eru betr til fallnir fararinnar, Ísl. ii. 327; Hallgerðr kvað hann sér vel fallinn til verkstjóra, Nj. 57; sá er til þess er f., Sks. 299; ‘worthy,’ 1 Cor. vi. 2.

3. neut. fit; ok hætti þá er honum þótti fallit, when he thought fit, Fms. vi. 364; slík reip sem f. þykir, as seems needful, Sks. 420; væri þat vel fallit, at …, it would do well, to …, Fms. ii. 115; þat mun nú vel fallit, that will be right, that will do well, Nj. 145; kallaði vel til fallit, said it was quite right, Fms. xi. 321.

4. of a thing, with dat. suited to one; eigi þyki mér þér sú ferð vel fallin, i. e. this journey will not do for thee, will not do thee good, Fms. vi. 200; cp. ó-fallit, unfit.

1) (pretext) Vorwand, der

2) no art. (make-believe, insincere behaviour) Verstellung, die

3) (piece of insincere behaviour)

4) (affectation) Affektiertheit, die (abwertend); Unnatürlichkeit, die

5) (claim) Anspruch, der

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noun ((an) act of pretending: Under the pretence of friendship, he persuaded her to get into his car.) die Vortäuschung

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AM pre·tense

[AM ˈpri:t-]

1. (false behaviour, insincerity) Vortäuschung f, Vorspiegelung f

under the \pretence of friendship unter dem Deckmantel der Freundschaft

under [or by] false \pretences also LAW unter Vorspiegelung falscher Tatsachen

to give up a \pretence of sth etw nicht länger vortäuschen

to keep up a \pretence of sth etw vortäuschen, den [An]schein einer S. gen vermitteln

they kept up a \pretence of normality sie wahrten den Anschein der Normalität

the army has given up any \pretence of neutrality die Armee hat ihre vorgetäuschte Neutralität aufgegeben

to make a \pretence of doing sth [nur] so tun, als ob man etw tut

to make no \pretence of sth etw nicht verhehlen, keinen Hehl aus etw dat machen, mit etw dat nicht hinter dem Berg halten

to make no \pretence of doing sth nicht vorgeben, etw zu tun

I had made no \pretence of being interested in her ich hatte ihr keinerlei Hoffnungen gemacht

2. (story, excuse) Vorwand m

under the \pretence of doing sth unter dem Vorwand, etw zu tun

3. (claim)

to make no \pretence to sth keinen Anspruch auf etw akk erheben

I make no \pretence to having any athletic skill ich behaupte gar nicht, sportlich zu sein

4. (imagination) Vorstellungskraft f, Fantasie f

\pretence is engaged in by young children in order to learn kleine Kinder lernen mit Hilfe ihrer Fantasie

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1) (= make-believe story) erfundene Geschichte; (= make-believe person) erfundene Gestalt

2) (= feigning, insincerity) Heuchelei f, Verstellung f

3) (= affectation) Unnatürlichkeit f, Geziertheit f

4)

5) (= pretext, excuse) Vorwand m

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pretence, US pretense [prıˈtens; US auch ˈpriːˌt-] s

1. Anspruch m:

make no pretence to keinen Anspruch erheben auf (akk)

2. Vortäuschung f, Vorwand m, Scheingrund m: → false pretences

3. fig Anschein m, Verstellung f:

make a pretence of order den Anschein von Ordnung erwecken;

abandon the pretence die Maske fallen lassen;

make pretence of doing sth sich den Anschein geben, etwas zu tun;

she made pretence of being asleep sie stellte sich schlafend

4. → pretentiousness 2

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1) (pretext) Vorwand, der

2) no art. (make-believe, insincere behaviour) Verstellung, die

3) (piece of insincere behaviour)

4) (affectation) Affektiertheit, die (abwertend); Unnatürlichkeit, die

5) (claim) Anspruch, der

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Vortäuschung f.