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1 fall
drop, fall* * *subst. (i verdi) decline in value, depreciation subst. [av priser, kurser, temperatur, o.l.] fall (f.eks.a fall of prices, a fall of temperature
) subst. [ minkning] fall, drop, decrease, downfall subst. [ redusering] fall,drop subst. [fra makt, posisjon] downfall, overthrow, fall (f.eks.the fall of the Government, the King
) subst. [foss, elv] fall subst. [ vinkel] slope, downward gradient, downward slope, drop subst. (i vannstand) fall of the water level subst. (vvs) [ledningens, sanitær] grade, slope inclination subst. [ toners] cadence, fall subst. (vvs) [ ventilasjon] air drop subst. (sjøfart) [ tau på seilbåt] halyard subst. [om draperi, kjole etc.] hang (f.eks.the hang of the curtain (, of her dress
)) subst. [ i håret] fall, wave (i hvert fall) at any rate, at all events, anyhow, in any case (i hvert fall) (i det minste) at least (hovmod står for fall) pride goes before a fall (hårets fall) the lie of the hair, (langt) the fall of the hair (i beste fall) at best (i motsatt fall) if not, otherwise (i så fall) if so, if that is the case (i verste fall) at worst, if the worst comes to the worst (regeringen står for fall) the Government is heading for a fall, T the Government is on its last legs (stå for fall) be about to fall -
2 detting
subst. (i hvert detting) at any rate, at all events subst. (i motsatt detting) if not, otherwise subst. (i så detting) in that case, in that event, if so subst. (stå for detting) be about to fall subst. [ ventilasjon] air drop subst. [ tilfelle] case subst. fall, drop, decrease, dip, angle of dip, downfall subst. [ sanitær] grade subst. [ ledningens] grade, slope inclination subst. [ tau på seilbåt] halyard subst. [ vinkel] slope, downward gradient -
3 forgape seg
verb. fall in love, be crazy about, have a crush on
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fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall — [[t]fɔ͟ːl[/t]] ♦ falls, falling, fell, fallen 1) VERB If someone or something falls, they move quickly downwards onto or towards the ground, by accident or because of a natural force. [V prep] Her father fell into the sea after a massive heart… … English dictionary
fall */*/*/ — I UK [fɔːl] / US [fɔl] verb [intransitive] Word forms fall : present tense I/you/we/they fall he/she/it falls present participle falling past tense fell UK [fel] / US past participle fallen UK [ˈfɔːlən] / US [ˈfɔlən] 1) to move quickly downwards… … English dictionary
