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1 fight for higher wages
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2 ♦ fight
♦ fight /faɪt/n.1 combattimento; lotta; scontro; battaglia: a fight between two armies, un combattimento fra due eserciti; to give fight, dare battaglia; to put up a fight, opporre resistenza; resistere; combattere; to make a fight of it, battersi bene; combattere bene; to put up a good [poor] fight, battersi bene [male]4 (fig.) battaglia; lotta: the fight against AIDS [against crime], la lotta contro l'AIDS [contro la criminalità]; a fight for higher wages, una battaglia per ottenere salari più alti5 competizione; gara; lotta6 [u] spirito combattivo; combattività; volontà di combattere: He still had some fight in him, aveva ancora dello spirito combattivo; to show fight, mostrarsi combattivo; mostrare i denti; fight or flight response, reazione fisiologica davanti a un pericolo ( che prepara alla fuga o all'attacco)● to fight the good fight, ► to fight.♦ (to) fight /faɪt/(pass. e p. p. fought)A v. i.1 combattere; battersi: Italy fought against Germany in World War I, l'Italia combatté contro la Germania nella prima guerra mondiale; to fight with sb., combattere fianco a fianco di qc.; to fight hard, battersi accanitamente; He fought bravely, combatté (o si batté) con coraggio; I had to fight through a lot of hard opposition, dovetti superare un'accanita opposizione2 azzuffarsi; picchiarsi; venire alle mani; fare a pugni: The cats are fighting, i gatti si stanno azzuffando4 (fig.) combattere; lottare: to fight against poverty, lottare contro la povertà; to fight for one's rights, lottare per i propri diritti; I fought to regain my self-control, ho lottato per ritrovare il mio autocontrolloB v. t.1 combattere: to fight a battle [a war], combattere una battaglia [una guerra]2 (fig.) combattere; lottare contro; battersi contro: to fight crime, combattere la criminalità; to fight a fire, lottare contro un incendio; He fought Jones for the party leadership, contese a Jones la guida del partito3 resistere a; lottare contro; opporsi a: to fight a smile, lottare per non sorridere, (mil., antiq.) manovrare in battaglia● to fight a cause (o a suit at law) against sb., portare avanti una causa contro q. □ (fam.) to fight one's corner, lottare per difendere i propri interessi □ to fight a duel, fare un duello; battersi (in duello) □ to fight an election, essere candidato in un'elezione: He fought a hard election campaign, si è impegnato in una difficile campagna elettorale □ to fight fire with fire, combattere il fuoco col fuoco □ to fight for breath, respirare a fatica □ to fight for one's (o for dear) life, lottare per la vita; lottare contro la morte □ to fight the good fight, cercare di vivere bene; comportarsi bene □ to fight like a tiger, lottare come una tigre; battersi come un leone □ to fight a losing battle, combattere una battaglia già perduta; lottare per una causa persa □ to fight shy of, evitare; evitare di (fare qc.); tenersi lontano da □ to fight to the bitter end, lottare fino all'ultimo □ to fight to a finish, battersi a oltranza; □ to fight one's way through st., farsi largo (o farsi strada, aprirsi un varco) a fatica tra qc. □ (fig.) to fight one's way to the top, arrivare in alto, lottando tenacemente. -
3 fight
1. Iabs boys (dogs, etc.) are fighting .мальчишки и т. д. дерутся; they set the cocks fighting они стравили петухов2. II1) fight in some manner fight resolutely (desperately, heroically, doggedly, to the finish, to the last, etc.) бороться решительно и т. д.; they fought to the death они сражались /боролись, стояли/ насмерть; fight tooth and nail сражаться не на жизнь, а на смерть; they fell fighting valiantly они мужественно пали в бою2) fight at some time my brother and sister often (always, never, etc.) fight мои брат и сестра часто и т. д. ссорятся3. III1) fight smth. fight the fire (the gale, fight disease, the vermin, that tendency of yours, etc.) бороться с пожаром и т. д.', you must fight their resistance (discontent) вы должны подавить их сопротивление (недовольство)2) fight smth., smb. fight a battle вести борьбу; участвовать в сражении; they fought a losing battle они вели бессмысленную / заранее обреченную на провал/ борьбу; fight a duel драться на дуэли; fight an enemy (this man, the opposition candidate, etc.) веста борьбу с врагом и т. д.3) fight smth. fight a prize оспаривать приз /награду/; fight a cause отстаивать какое-л. дело; he decided to fight that point он решил оспаривать этот пункт /дать бой по этому вопросу/; they fight everything I say что бы я ни сказал, они все встречают в штыки; I intend to fight that suit to the last я приму все меры, чтобы выиграть дело (в суде); fight a football match (a race) участвовать в футбольном матче (в соревнованиях по бегу); fight an election вести предвыборную борьбу; from now on you'll have to fight your own battles с этого времени тебе придется самому отстаивать свои интересы4) fight smb., smth. fight troops (reserves, etc.) маневрировать войсками и т. д.; fight a ship управлять кораблем; fight a gun вести огонь из орудия (в бою); fight a tank управлять танком (в бою)4. XIbe fought at some place a bloody battle was fought near the frontier у границы произошло кровопролитное сражение; be fought in some manner the race (the match) was very closely fought гонки (соревнования) прошла в острой борьбе5. XIIIfight to do smth. fight to preserve their freedom (to regain one's liberty, to have the right to decide for themselves, etc.) бороться /сражаться, веста бой/ за то, чтобы сохранить свободу /за сохранение свободы/ и т. д., the boys fought to prove their mettle мальчишки дрались, чтобы показать, какие они храбрые; we fought to gain more time мы стремились выиграть побольше времени6. XVI1) fight against /with/ smb., smth. fight against the enemy (against that country, with a person, against difficulties, against a disease, with temptations, with an evil, against nature, etc.) бороться с врагом /против врага/ и т. д.', England fought against /with/ Germany in two wars Англия дважды воевала с Германией; they fought against fearful odds они сражались против значительно превосходящих сил /в самых неблагоприятных условиях/; fight for smth. fight for one's country (for liberty, for one's independence, for peace, for one's rights, for justice against force, for higher wages and better conditions, for existence, for survival, etc.) бороться /сражаться/ за свою родину и т. д.; I know what I'm fighting for я знаю, за что сражаюсь; fight for one's life отчаянно драться, сражаться не на жизнь, а на смерть; fight for glory (for fame, for the prize, etc.) добиваться славы и т. д., стремиться к славе и т. д.; fight about /over/ smth. I think I'm right but I'm not going to fight about it думаю, что я прав, но не стану спорить; fight with smth. fight with swords (with the fists, etc.) драться на шпагах и т. д.; fight with revolvers стрелять друг в друга из револьверов; fight with bravery проявлять в бой /в борьбе/ храбрость; fight with success успешно сражаться; fight in smth. fight in the Franco-Prussian war (in the North African campaign, in the battle of X, in fifty seven battles, etc.) принимать участие /участвовать/ в франко-прусской войне и т. д., fight in a duel драться на дуэли; fight under smb. fight under General А. воевать под командованием генерала А.; fight in defence (on behalf) of smb., smth. fight in defence of the people бороться за свой народ; fight on behalf of a good cause бороться за правое дело2) fight with smb. have you been fighting with the boy next door again? ты опять подрался с соседским мальчиком?; fight with each other for a place драться друг с другом из-за места; fight over smith, fight over a bone (over a trifle, etc.) драться из-за кости и т.д.; fight over the box стараться отнять друг у друга коробку || fight among themselves ссориться, ругаться; they always fight among themselves вечно они воюют /дерутся, спорят/ между собой;7. XIX1fight like smb. fight like a lion (like a wild cat, like vultures over succession, etc.) драться как лев и т. д.8. XXI1fight smth., smb. with smb., smth. fight a battle with very few soldiers (with these weapons, with a small force, with no support to speak of, with facts and words, etc.) вести борьбу /сражение/ с горсткой солдат и т. д., fight smb. with his own weapons бить кого-л. его собственным оружием; fight one's wag (in)to (out of, through, etc.) smth. fight one's way into the town (into the building, etc.) ворваться /войти/ с боями в город и т. д., fight one's way through the bushes (through the snow, through the enemy's country, to the top, etc.) пробиться сквозь кустарник и т. д., fight one's way out of the crowd (out of the surrounded fort, etc.) вырваться из толпы и т. д.; fight one's way in life /in the world/ пробить себе дорогу в жизни; fight smth. at smth. fight a case at law отстаивать дело в суде || fight smb.'s battles for him заступаться /лезть в драку/ за кого-л.; отстаивать чьи-л. интересы -
4 wage
1. n обыкн. plзаработная плата, зарплатаto cut down wages — снижать / сокращать зарплату
to freeze / to hold down wages — замораживать зарплату
to increase wages — поднимать / повышать / увеличивать зарплату
to lower wages — снижать / сокращать зарплату
to put up / to raise wages — поднимать / повышать / увеличивать зарплату
- average monthly wageto reduce wages — снижать / сокращать зарплату
- average wage
- back wages
- basic wage
- battle for higher wages
- cutting down of wages
- daily wage
- decline in real wages
- demands for higher wages
- dismissal wage
- efficiency wages
- fight for higher wages
- fixed wage
- forms of wages
- freeze of wages
- guaranteed wage
- hourly wage
- increase in wages
- level of wages
- living wage
- loss in wages
- low wages
- minimum legal wage
- monthly wage
- national minimum wage
- nominal wages
- non-payment of wages
- official poverty wages
- overdue wages
- piece wage
- poor wages
- progressive wages
- proper living wage
- real wages
- rise in wages
- rock-bottom wages
- set wage
- squeeze on wages
- stab wages
- starvation wages
- terminal wage
- time wage
- unpaid wages
- wages held back
- wages rise with inflation
- weekly wage 2. vвести, проводить, осуществлятьto wage war on smb — вести войну против кого-л.
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5 out
[aʊt] adjinv, predthe 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 demonstrieren2) ( 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;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 sein4) ( in blossom)to be \out blühen5) ( 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 gezogen6) ( 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 MarktI think he's the greatest footballer \out ich halte ihn für den besten Fußballer, den es zur Zeit gibtthe 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 kommen9) ( asleep)to be \out schlafen;to be \out for the count boxing k.o. [o ausgezählt] sein; ( fig) total hinüber [o erledigt] sein ( fam)to be \out cold bewusstlos seinschool will be \out in June die Schule endet im Juni;( 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 ausgeschiedento be \out on the streets ( be unemployed) arbeitslos sein, auf der Straße stehen ( fam) ( be homeless) obdachlos sein, auf der Straße leben14) ( not possible) unmöglich;that plan is absolutely \out dieser Plan kommt überhaupt nicht in Frage( not burning) fire aus, erloschento 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)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 suchenshe's been \out for three years now sie hat sich vor drei Jahren geoutetthe tide is \out es ist Ebbe;we had a walk here when the tide was \out bei Ebbe sind wir hier spazieren gegangen20) ( introduced to society) in die Gesellschaft eingeführt;Jane isn't \out yet Jane ist noch nicht in die Gesellschaft eingeführt worden adv1) ( outdoors) draußen, im Freien;it's bitterly cold \out today es ist heute schrecklich kalt draußen;“Keep \out!” „Betreten verboten!“get \out! raus hier! ( fam)can you find your way \out? finden Sie selbst hinaus?;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 drehenI 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;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 hatte5) ( 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] auflachen6) ( to an end)to fight sth \out etw [untereinander] austragen [o ausfechten];7) ( free from prison) entlassen;to let sb \out jdn freilassen8) ( unconscious)to knock sb \out jdn bewusstlos [o k.o.] schlagen;to pass \out in Ohnmacht fallen9) ( 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 Rückento 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] seinhe took ten minutes \out er nahm eine Auszeit von zehn Minutenthe tide is coming \out die Ebbe setzt ein vtto \out sb2) boxing jdn k.o. schlagenshe ran \out the door sie rannte zur Tür hinaus -
6 over
'əuvə 1. preposition1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) over2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) over, på den andre sida av3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) over4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) over (hele)5) (about: a quarrel over money.) om6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) i, over7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) gjennom, med8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) i løpet av2. adverb1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)4) (downwards: He fell over.)5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)3. adjective(finished: The affair is over now.) over, forbi4. noun((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.)5. as part of a word1) (too (much), as in overdo.)2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)3) (covering, as in overcoat.)4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)5) (completely, as in overcome.)•- over all
- over and done withoverIsubst. \/ˈəʊvə\/1) overskudd2) (militærvesen, våpen) treff bak målet, for høyt skudd, for langt skudd3) ( i cricket) over (6 eller 8 kast i rekkefølge)IIadv. \/ˈəʊvə\/1) over, utfor• climb\/jump over2) igjen, tilbake, til overs, for mye3) gjennom, om4) om igjenbegynne fra begynnelsen igjen \/ begynne helt på nytt5) ferdig, forbi, omme, over, slutt, ute6) ( foran adjektiv) altfor, over-, særskiltall over helt og holdent overaltcount over se ➢ countdo something over gjøre noe om igjen, gjøre noe en gang tilget something over (and done) with få noe unnagjort, få noe ut av verdenknock over se ➢ knockover against overfor, vendt mot i motsetning tilover and above dessuten, foruten, i tillegg tilover or under mer eller mindreover there der borteIIIprep. \/ˈəʊvə\/1) over2) utenpå3) ved4) i5) gjennom6) utfor7) på8) tvers over, over (til den andre siden av), på den andre siden av9) ( om tall eller mengde) over, mer enn• it costs over £ 10010) ( i tidsuttrykk) over, under, i løpet av, med, gjennom• can you stay over till Monday?11) i, på• hear something over the radio\/airhøre noe i\/på radio(en)12) angående, på grunn av, over13) om14) fremforall over over hele, i hele, over alt i, rundt omkring ibe over somebody (om kjærlighetsforhold, forelskelse) være over noen, ha kommet over noen• I don't mind that Bob's seeing other women, I'm over him nowdet gjør meg ikke noe at Bob treffer andre damer, jeg er over ham nåbe over something holde på med noe, bruke tid på noefrom over fra den andre siden avover and above eller above and beyond dessuten, foruten, i tillegg til, ytterligereIVinterj. \/ˈəʊvə\/( telekommunikasjon) over• do you read me? over!over and out! over og ut! -
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A n1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;10 Relig succomber ;11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.■ fall back on:▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.■ fall behind:▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].■ fall down:1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.■ fall for:▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].■ fall in1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;■ fall in with:▶ fall in with [sth/sb]1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].■ fall off1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.■ fall on:▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].■ fall out:▶ fall out1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;■ fall over:▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.■ fall to:▶ fall to attaquer ;▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire.
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