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1 fall
[fɔːl] 1. n(of person, object, government) upadek m; (in price, temperature) spadek m; ( of snow) opady pl; (US) ( autumn) jesień f- falls2. vi, pt fell, pp fallenperson, 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)to fall flat — nie udawać się (nie udać się perf), nie wychodzić (nie wyjść perf)
to fall in love (with sb/sth) — zakochiwać się (zakochać się perf) (w kimś/czymś)
to fall short of sb's expectations — nie spełniać (nie spełnić perf) czyichś oczekiwań
Phrasal Verbs:- fall for- fall in- fall off- fall out* * *[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) padać2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) przewracać się3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) przypadać2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) upadek2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) opad3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) upadek4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) jesień•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
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2 fall on/upon
(to attack: The robbers fell on the old man and beat him; They fell hungrily upon the food.) napaść na, rzucić się na -
3 curse
[kəːs] 1. vikląć (zakląć perf), przeklinać2. vt 3. n( spell) klątwa f, przekleństwo nt; (swearword, scourge) przekleństwo nt* * *[kə:s] 1. verb1) (to wish that evil may fall upon: I curse the day that I was born!; The witch cursed him.) przeklinać2) (to use violent language; to swear: He cursed (at his own stupidity) when he dropped the hammer on his toe.) kląć2. noun1) (an act of cursing, or the words used: the witch's curse.) przekleństwo, klątwa2) (a thing or person which is cursed: Having to work is the curse of my life.) przekleństwo• -
4 prey
[preɪ] 1. nzdobycz f2. vtto fall prey to ( fig) — padać (paść perf) ofiarą +gen
Phrasal Verbs:- prey on* * *[prei]plural - prey; noun(a bird or animal, birds or animals, that is/are hunted by other birds or animals for food: The lion tore at its prey.) zdobycz- prey on
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См. также в других словарях:
fall upon — index accost, assail, attack, oppugn, strike (assault) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fall upon — phrasal verb fall on or fall upon [transitive] Word forms fall on : present tense I/you/we/they fall on he/she/it falls on present participle falling on past tense fell on past participle fallen on 1) mainly literary fall on something to start… … English dictionary
fall upon — ► fall on (or upon) 1) attack fiercely or unexpectedly. 2) (of someone s eyes or gaze) be directed towards. 3) (of a burden or duty) be borne or incurred by. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall upon — fall (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike. Informal: light into, pitch into. See ATTACK … English dictionary for students
fall\ upon — • fall (up)on v 1. To go and fight with; attack. The robbers fell on him from behind trees. 2. formal To meet (troubles). The famous poet fell upon unhappy days … Словарь американских идиом
fall upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, ambush, appear unexpectedly, arrive at, arrive upon, assail, assault, attack, be unexpected, blitz, bob up, bump into, bushwhack, come across, come among, come at, come down on, come unawares, come up… … Moby Thesaurus
fall upon — verb find unexpectedly the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb she struck a goldmine The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake • Syn: ↑strike, ↑come upon, ↑light upon, ↑chance upon, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fall upon — verb To fall on; to experience; to suffer. With the rise of the Internet, some media fell upon hard times … Wiktionary
fall upon — phrasal see fall on … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall upon — See fall on … New dictionary of synonyms
To fall upon — Fall Fall (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p. {Fallen} (f[add]l n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS. feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen, Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere to deceive, Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
