a fall from a horse

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the Fall — (Rel) la Caída

• to fall on one's feet — caer de pie; (fig) salir bien parado

• to fall to or on one's knees — arrodillarse, caer de rodillas

• he fell into bed exhausted — se desplomó en la cama, exhausto

• they left as darkness fell — partieron al caer la noche

• to let sth fall — dejar caer algo

• night was falling — anochecía, se hacía de noche

• it all began to fall into place — (fig) todo empezó a encajar

• to fall short of sb's expectations — defraudar las esperanzas de algn

• to fall into temptation — sucumbir a la tentación

• to fall among thieves — (esp Bible) ir a parar entre ladrones

• to fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia; (fig) caer en desgracia

• to fall asleep — quedarse dormido, dormirse

• to fall to bits — (Brit) hacerse pedazos+

• to fall due — vencer

• to fall heir to sth — heredar algo

• to fall ill — caer enfermo, enfermarse

• to fall in love (with sth/sb) — enamorarse (de algo/algn)

• to fall open — abrirse

• to fall to pieces — hacerse pedazos

• to fall silent — callarse

fall guy * N — (=easy victim) víctima f (de un truco); (=scapegoat) cabeza f de turco

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

the Fall (of Man) (Eccl) — der Sündenfall

fall of rock — Steinschlag m