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1 fall-off

fall-off /ˈfɔ:lɒf/
n.

declino; diminuzione; riduzione; calo; flessione; contrazione: a fall-off in sales, una diminuzione (o flessione) delle vendite; a fall-off in exports, una contrazione delle esportazioni.

English-Italian dictionary > fall-off
2 ■ fall off

■ fall off
v. i. + avv.

1 cadere ( da un punto più alto): He was standing on a chair when he fell off, era in piedi su una sedia ed è caduto

2 ( di bottone e sim.) staccarsi; venire via

3 (fig.) staccarsi ( da un partito, ecc.); defezionare

4 ( di prezzi, ecc.) calare; diminuire; scendere; contrarsi: Sales have fallen off, le vendite sono calate

5 peggiorare; deteriorarsi; scadere: The quality of the goods has fallen off badly, la qualità della merce è assai peggiorata

6 (naut.) scadere sottovento; scarrocciare.

English-Italian dictionary > ■ fall off
3 fall off

1) [person, hat] cadere; [ label] staccarsi

2) fig. [attendance, sales] diminuire; [ quality] peggiorare, scendere; [ curve on graph] decrescere, scendere

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(to become smaller in number or amount: Audiences often fall off during the summer.) diminuire

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1. vi + adv

(person, leaf) cadere, (part) staccarsi, (diminish: demand, numbers, interest) diminuire, abbassarsi, (quality) scadere

the exhaust fell off — è caduto il tubo di scarico

unemployment has fallen off — la disoccupazione è diminuita

2. vi + prep

cadere da

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1) [person, hat] cadere; [ label] staccarsi

2) fig. [attendance, sales] diminuire; [ quality] peggiorare, scendere; [ curve on graph] decrescere, scendere

English-Italian dictionary > fall off
4 fall off

1) lit [person, hat, label] tomber

2) fig [attendance, sales, output] diminuer; [enthusiasm, quality] baisser; [support] retomber; [curve on graph] décroître

English-French dictionary > fall off
5 sales fall off

объем продаж падает

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > sales fall off
6 sales fall off

Экономика: объём продаж падает

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > sales fall off
7 sales fall off

объём продаж падает

Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > sales fall off
8 sales fall off

Маркетинг

объем продаж (товара) падает

Англо-русский экономический словарь > sales fall off
9 sales fall off

объем продаж падает

English-Russian travelling dictionary > sales fall off
10 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

(verb: preterite fell, past participle fallen)

1. noun

   a. [of person, rocks] chute f ; (in price, temperature) baisse f (in de)

• to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec

   b. (US) ( = autumn) automne m

• in the fall en automne

2. plural noun

falls ( = waterfall) chute f d'eau

• the Niagara Falls les chutes du Niagara

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person, object] tomber ; [building] s'effondrer ; [temperature, price] baisser

• he fell into the river il est tombé dans la rivière

• to fall off a bike tomber de vélo

• he let the cup fall il a laissé tomber la tasse

• to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds

• he fell into bed il s'est effondré sur son lit

• his face fell son visage s'est assombri

• her hair fell to her shoulders les cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules

• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la vallée

• to fall to one's knees tomber à genoux

• he was falling over himself to be polite (inf) il était excessivement poli

• Christmas Day falls on a Sunday Noël tombe un dimanche

   b. ► to fall + adjective

• to fall ill tomber malade

• to fall pregnant tomber enceinte

• to fall asleep s'endormir

• to fall silent se taire

• his work fell short of our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente

4. compounds

► fall-back position noun position f de repli

► fall guy (inf!) noun

( = scapegoat) bouc m émissaire ; ( = easy victim) pigeon (inf) m

► fall about (inf) intransitive verb

(British) ( = fall about laughing) se tordre de rire (inf)

► fall apart intransitive verb s'effondrer ; [scheme, deal] tomber à l'eau

► fall back intransitive verb

( = retreat) reculer

• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancer

• to fall behind with one's work prendre du retard dans son travail

• she fell behind with the rent elle était en retard pour son loyer► fall down intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. ( = fail) [person] échouer

• she fell down on the last essay elle a raté la dernière dissertation

► fall for inseparable transitive verb

   a. to fall for sb tomber amoureux de qn

   b. ( = be taken in by) he really fell for it! (inf) il s'est vraiment fait avoir ! (inf)

► fall in intransitive verb

   a. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedans

   b. [troops] former les rangs

► fall into inseparable transitive verb

[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en

• to fall into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeil

• to fall into debt s'endetter

• she fell into a deep depression elle a sombré dans la dépression

• to fall into decline connaître le déclin

• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle

• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb

• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner

• public support for the project has fallen off l'opinion publique a retiré son soutien au projet

► fall on inseparable transitive verb

• to fall on hard times avoir des revers de fortune

► fall out intransitive verb

( = quarrel) se brouiller

► fall over intransitive verb tomber par terre

► fall through intransitive verb

• all their plans have fallen through tous leurs projets sont tombés à l'eau

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[fɔːl] 1.
noun

1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m

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)

a fall in value — une dépréciation

3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f

the government's fall from power — la chute du gouvernement

4)

fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f

5) US ( autumn) automne m

6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f

7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f
2.
falls plural noun chutes fpl
3.
intransitive verb (prét fell; pp fallen)

1) ( come down) tomber

to fall 10 metres — tomber de 10 mètres

to fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]

to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]

to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]

to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]

to fall down — tomber dans [hole, 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 the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre

to fall on the floor — tomber par terre

2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser

to fall (by) — baisser de

to fall to — descendre à

to fall from — descendre de

to fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%

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

4) euph ( die) tomber

5) fig ( descend) [night, 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

7) ( be incumbent on)

it falls to somebody to do — c'est à quelqu'un de faire

8) ( throw oneself)

to fall into bed — se laisser tomber sur son lit

to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux

to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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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 something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose

English-French dictionary > fall
11 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

chute ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (k) baisse ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) automne ⇒ 1 (j) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (f)-(h), 2 (j)-(m) se laisser tomber ⇒ 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (c) s'assombrir ⇒ 2 (i) cascade ⇒ 4

(pt fell [fel], pp fallen ['fɔ:ln])

1 noun

(a) (tumble) chute f;

∎ have you had a fall? êtes-vous tombé?, avez-vous fait une chute?;

∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;

∎ a forty-metre fall une chute de quarante mètres;

∎ literary the fall of night la tombée de la nuit;

∎ to be heading or riding for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ the government is riding for a fall le gouvernement va au-devant de la défaite

(b) (of rain, snow) chute f;

∎ there was a heavy fall of snow overnight il y a eu de fortes chutes de neige dans la nuit

(c) Theatre (of curtain) baisser m

(d) (collapse → of building, wall) chute f, effondrement m; (→ of dirt, rock) éboulement m, chute f; (→ of city, country) chute f, capitulation f; (→ of regime) chute f, renversement m;

∎ the fall of the Roman Empire la chute de l'Empire romain;

∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille

(e) (ruin → of person) perte f, ruine f;

∎ Religion the Fall (of Man) la chute (de l'homme)

(f) (decrease → in price, income, shares, temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in currency) dépréciation f, baisse f (in de); (more marked) chute f (in de); (→ of barometer, in pressure) chute f (in de)

(g) (lowering → of water) décrue f, baisse f; (→ of voice) cadence f

(h) (drape)

∎ the fall of her gown le drapé de sa robe, la façon dont tombe sa robe

(i) (slope) pente f, inclinaison f

(j) American (autumn) automne m;

∎ in the fall en automne

(k) Sport (in judo) chute f; (in wrestling) chute f

2 intransitive verb

(a) (barrier, cup, napkin, water, person) tomber;

∎ the napkin fell to the floor la serviette est tombée par terre;

∎ I slipped and fell on the ice j'ai dérapé sur la glace et je suis tombé;

∎ the child fell into the pond l'enfant est tombé dans la mare;

∎ she fell off the stool/out of the window elle est tombée du tabouret/par la fenêtre;

∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;

∎ he fell over the pile of books il est tombé en butant contre le tas de livres;

∎ just let your arms fall to your sides laissez simplement vos bras pendre ou tomber sur les côtés;

∎ he fell in a heap on the floor il s'est affaissé ou il est tombé comme une masse;

∎ he fell full length il est tombé de tout son long;

∎ the crowd fell on or to their knees la foule est tombée à genoux;

∎ he fell at her feet to ask forgiveness il est tombé à genoux devant elle pour lui demander pardon;

∎ she did let fall a few hints elle a fait effectivement quelques allusions;

∎ the book fell open at page 20 le livre s'est ouvert à la page 20;

∎ also figurative to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;

∎ a cat always falls on its feet un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes;

∎ I fell flat on my face je suis tombé à plat ventre ou face contre terre; familiar figurative je me suis planté;

∎ American very familiar also figurative he fell flat on his ass il s'est cassé la gueule;

∎ his only joke fell flat la seule plaisanterie qu'il a faite est tombée à plat;

∎ the scheme fell flat le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ despite all their efforts, the party fell flat en dépit de leurs efforts, la soirée a fait un flop;

∎ to fall to bits or to pieces tomber en morceaux;

∎ all her good intentions fell by the wayside toutes ses bonnes intentions sont tombées à l'eau;

∎ the job fell short of her expectations le poste ne répondait pas à ses attentes

(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;

∎ I fell into the armchair je me suis laissé tomber dans le fauteuil;

∎ they fell into one another's arms ils sont tombés dans les bras l'un de l'autre

(c) (bridge, building) s'écrouler, s'effondrer

(d) (err, go astray) s'écarter du droit chemin; Religion (sin) pécher;

∎ Religion to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce

(e) (ground) descendre, aller en pente

(f) (government) tomber, être renversé; (city, country) tomber;

∎ after a long siege the city fell après un long siège, la ville a capitulé;

∎ Constantinople fell to the Turks Constantinople est tombée aux mains des Turcs

(g) (darkness, light, night, rain, snow) tomber;

∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;

∎ the tree's shadow fell across the lawn l'arbre projetait son ombre sur la pelouse

(h) (land → eyes, blow, weapon) tomber;

∎ my eyes fell on the letter mon regard est tombé sur la lettre

(i) (face, spirits) s'assombrir;

∎ at the sight of her, his face fell quand il l'a vue, son visage s'est assombri ou s'est allongé;

∎ my spirits fell tout d'un coup, j'ai perdu le moral

(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;

∎ the curtains fall right to the floor les rideaux tombent ou descendent jusqu'au sol;

∎ the fabric falls in gentle folds ce tissu retombe en faisant de jolis plis;

∎ his hair fell to his shoulders ses cheveux lui descendaient ou tombaient jusqu'aux épaules;

∎ his hair keeps falling into his eyes ses cheveux n'arrêtent pas de lui tomber dans les yeux

(k) (decrease in level, value → price, temperature) baisser, tomber; (→ pressure) baisser, diminuer; (→ wind) tomber;

∎ the thermometer/temperature has fallen ten degrees le thermomètre/la température a baissé de dix degrés;

∎ their voices fell to a whisper ils se sont mis à chuchoter;

∎ the boss fell in our esteem le patron a baissé dans notre estime

(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;

∎ curses fell from her lips elle laissa échapper des jurons;

∎ the tears started to fall il/elle se mit à pleurer

(m) (occur) tomber;

∎ May Day falls on a Tuesday this year le Premier Mai tombe un mardi cette année;

∎ the accent falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe

(n) (descend)

∎ a great sadness fell over the town une grande tristesse s'abattit sur la ville;

∎ a hush fell among or over the crowd tout d'un coup, la foule s'est tue

(o) (become)

∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;

∎ the child fell fast asleep l'enfant est tombé dans un profond sommeil;

∎ the bill falls due on the 6th la facture arrive à échéance le 6;

∎ he will fall heir to a vast fortune il va hériter d'une grande fortune;

∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;

∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;

∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn);

∎ to fall silent se taire;

∎ it falls vacant in February (job) il se trouvera vacant au mois de février; (apartment) il se trouvera libre ou il se libérera au mois de février;

∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;

∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression

(p) (die) mourir;

∎ the young men who fell in battle les jeunes tombés au champ d'honneur

(q) (be classified)

∎ the athletes fall into two categories les sportifs se divisent en deux catégories;

∎ these facts fall under another category ces faits entrent dans une autre catégorie;

∎ that falls outside my area of responsibility cela ne relève pas de ma responsabilité;

∎ that does not fall within the scope of our agreement ceci n'entre pas dans le cadre de ou ne fait pas partie de notre accord

(r) (inheritance)

∎ the fortune fell to his niece c'est sa nièce qui a hérité de sa fortune

(s) Sport (in cricket)

∎ two English wickets fell on the first day deux batteurs anglais ont été éliminés le premier jour

3 compound-forming noun

American (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal

4 falls plural noun

(waterfall) cascade f, chute f d'eau;

∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du Niagara

►► familiar fall guy (dupe) pigeon m; (scapegoat) bouc m émissaire^□ ;

Hunting fall trap assommoir m

➲ fall about intransitive verb

British familiar se tordre de rire;

∎ they fell about (laughing) ils se tordaient de rire

➲ fall apart intransitive verb

(a) (book, furniture) tomber en morceaux; figurative (nation) se désagréger; (conference) échouer; (system) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ her plans fell apart at the seams ses projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ her life was falling apart toute sa vie s'écroulait;

∎ their marriage is falling apart leur mariage est en train de se briser ou va à vau-l'eau

(b) (person) s'effondrer;

∎ he more or less fell apart after his wife's death il a plus ou moins craqué après la mort de sa femme

➲ fall away intransitive verb

(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler

(b) (diminish in size → attendance, figures) diminuer; (→ fears) se dissiper, fondre

(c) (defect) déserter;

∎ support for his policies is beginning to fall away dans la politique qu'il mène il commence à perdre ses appuis

(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser

➲ fall back intransitive verb

(a) (fall) tomber à la renverse ou en arrière

(b) (retreat, recede) reculer, se retirer; Military se replier, battre en retraite

(c) (lag, trail) se laisser distancer, être à la traîne

(d) Stock Exchange & Finance

∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points

➲ fall back on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;

∎ it's good to have something to fall back on (skill) c'est bien de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose; (money) il vaut mieux avoir d'autres ressources;

∎ he knew he could always fall back on his parents il savait qu'il pouvait compter sur ses parents

➲ fall behind

1 intransitive verb

se laisser distancer, être à la traîne; Sport se laisser distancer; (in cycling) décrocher;

∎ she fell behind in or with her work elle a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ they've fallen behind with their reading ils ont pris du retard dans leurs lectures;

∎ we can't fall behind in or with the rent nous ne pouvons pas être en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

prendre du retard sur;

∎ he's fallen behind the rest of the class il a pris du retard sur le reste de la classe

➲ fall down intransitive verb

(a) (book, person, picture) tomber (par terre); (bridge, building) s'effondrer, s'écrouler;

∎ that house looks as if it's about to fall down on dirait que cette maison va s'écrouler

(b) (argument, comparison) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ where the whole thing falls down is… là où plus rien ne tient debout ou où tout s'écroule c'est…

➲ fall down on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;

∎ he's been falling down on the job lately il n'était pas ou ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur dernièrement

➲ fall for inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (become infatuated with) tomber amoureux de^□ ;

∎ they fell for each other ils sont tombés amoureux l'un de l'autre;

∎ they really fell for Spain in a big way ils ont vraiment été emballés par l'Espagne

(b) (be deceived by) se laisser prendre par^□ ;

∎ they really fell for it! ils ont vraiment mordu!, ils se sont vraiment fait avoir!;

∎ don't fall for that hard luck story of his ne te fais pas avoir quand il te raconte qu'il a la poisse;

∎ I'm not falling for that one! ça ne prend pas!, à d'autres!

➲ fall in intransitive verb

(a) (tumble) tomber;

∎ you'll fall in! tu vas tomber dedans!;

∎ he leant too far over the side of the boat and fell in il s'est trop penché hors du bateau et il est tombé

(b) (roof) s'effondrer, s'écrouler

(c) (line up) se mettre en rang, s'aligner; Military (troops) former les rangs; (one soldier) rentrer dans les rangs;

∎ fall in! à vos rangs!

➲ fall into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;

∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;

∎ to fall into sb's clutches or sb's hands tomber dans les griffes de qn, tomber entre les mains de qn;

∎ figurative the pieces began to fall into place les éléments ont commencé à se mettre en place

(b) (begin)

∎ she fell into conversation with the stranger elle est entrée en conversation avec l'étranger

➲ fall in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (frequent)

∎ to fall in with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn;

∎ she fell in with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des gens louches

(b) British (agree with → suggestion) accepter; (→ request) accéder à;

∎ I'll fall in with whatever you decide to do je me rangerai à ce que tu décideras

➲ fall off intransitive verb

(a) (drop off) tomber; (in mountain climbing) dévisser;

∎ the leaves of this plant are falling off les feuilles de cette plante tombent, cette plante perd ses feuilles;

∎ she fell off the bicycle/horse elle est tombée du vélo/de cheval

(b) (diminish → attendance, exports, numbers, sales) diminuer, baisser; (→ profits) diminuer; (→ enthusiasm, production) baisser, tomber; (→ population, rate) baisser, décroître; (→ speed) ralentir; (→ interest, zeal) se relâcher; (→ popularity) baisser; (→ wind) tomber

➲ fall on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (drop on) tomber sur;

∎ something fell on my head j'ai reçu quelque chose sur la tête

(b) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ the starving children fell on the food les enfants, affamés, se sont jetés sur la nourriture;

∎ Military the guerrillas fell on the unsuspecting troops les guérilleros ont fondu sur ou attaqué les troupes sans qu'elles s'y attendent

(c) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ they fell on hard times ils sont tombés dans la misère, ils ont subi des revers de fortune

(d) (of responsibility) revenir à, incomber à;

∎ suspicion falls on them c'est eux que l'on soupçonne;

∎ responsibility for looking after them falls on me c'est à moi qu'il incombe de prendre soin d'eux

➲ fall out intransitive verb

(a) (drop out) tomber;

∎ the keys must have fallen out of my pocket les clés ont dû tomber de ma poche;

∎ his hair is falling out ses cheveux tombent, il perd ses cheveux

(b) (quarrel) se brouiller, se disputer;

∎ she's fallen out with her boyfriend elle est ou s'est brouillée avec son petit ami

(c) (happen) se passer, advenir;

∎ as things fell out en fin de compte

(d) Military rompre les rangs;

∎ fall out! rompez!

(e) American familiar (fall asleep) s'endormir^□

➲ fall over intransitive verb

(a) (lose balance → person) tomber (par terre); (→ thing) se renverser, être renversé

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ she was falling over herself to make us feel welcome elle se mettait en quatre pour nous faire bon accueil;

∎ the men were falling over each other to help her les hommes ne savaient pas quoi inventer pour l'aider

➲ fall through intransitive verb

(fail) échouer;

∎ the deal fell through l'affaire n'a pas abouti;

∎ all our plans fell through at the last minute tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau au dernier moment

➲ fall to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (begin) se mettre à;

∎ we fell to work nous nous sommes mis à l'œuvre;

∎ we all fell to talking about the past nous nous sommes tous mis à parler du passé

(b) (devolve upon) appartenir à, incomber à;

∎ the task that falls to us is not an easy one la tâche qui nous incombe ou revient n'est pas facile;

∎ it fell to her to break the news to him ce fut à elle de lui annoncer la nouvelle

2 intransitive verb

∎ (eat) he brought in the food and they fell to il a apporté à manger et ils se sont jetés dessus;

∎ she fell to as if she hadn't eaten for a week elle a attaqué comme si elle n'avait rien mangé depuis huit jours

➲ fall upon inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ Military the army fell upon the enemy l'armée s'est abattue ou a fondu sur l'ennemi;

∎ they fell upon the food ils se sont jetés sur la nourriture

(b) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ the family fell upon hard times la famille a subi des revers de fortune

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12 fall

fall ⇒ Seasons

A n

1 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 ;

4 fall from grace ou favour disgrâce f ; the Fall Relig la chute ;

5 US ( autumn) automne m ; in the fall of 1992 à l'automne 1992 ;

6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;

7 ( in wrestling) tombé m ; ( in judo) chute f.

B falls npl chutes fpl.

C vi ( prét fell, pp fallen)

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 ;

4 euph ( die) tomber ; to fall on the battlefield tomber au champ d'honneur ;

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.

Idioms

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.

Phrasal verbs

■ fall about ○ GB to fall about (laughing ou with laughter) se tordre ○ de rire.

■ fall apart

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.

■ fall away

1 [paint, plaster] se détacher (from de) ;

2 [ground] descendre en pente (to vers) ;

3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.

■ fall back gen reculer ; Mil se replier (to sur).

■ 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:

▶ 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 in

1 [sides, walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer ;

2 Mil [soldier] rentrer dans les rangs ; [soldiers] former les rangs ; fall in! à vos rangs!

■ 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 off

1 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 open [book] tomber ouvert ; [robe] s'entrebâiller.

■ fall out:

▶ fall out

1 [page, contact lens] tomber ; his hair/tooth fell out il a perdu ses cheveux/une dent ;

2 Mil [soldiers] rompre les rangs ; fall out! rompez! ;

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 ;

4 GB ( turn out) se passer ; it fell out that… il s'avéra que…

■ fall over:

▶ fall over [person] tomber (par terre) ; [object] se renverser ;

▶ 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.

■ fall upon = fall on.

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13 off

off [ɒf]

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1. preposition

2. adverb

3. adjective

4. noun

5. compounds

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1. preposition

   a. ( = from) de

• he jumped off the wall il a sauté du mur

• the orange fell off the table l'orange est tombée de la table

• he cut a piece off the steak il a coupé un morceau du steak

• he was sitting on the wall and fell off it il était assis sur le mur et il est tombé

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• he took the book off the table il a pris le livre sur la table

• we ate off paper plates nous avons mangé dans des assiettes en carton

   b. ( = missing from) there are two buttons off my coat il manque deux boutons à mon manteau

• the lid was off the tin le couvercle n'était pas sur la boîte

   c. ( = away from) de

• the helicopter was just a few metres off the ground l'hélicoptère n'était qu'à quelques mètres du sol

• a flat just off the high street un appartement dans une rue qui donne sur la rue principale

• it's off the coast of Brittany c'est au large de la Bretagne

   d. ( = not taking, avoiding) (inf) I'm off coffee/cheese at the moment je ne bois pas de café/ne mange pas de fromage en ce moment

2. adverb

   a. ( = away) the house is 5km off la maison est à 5 km

• my holiday is a week off je suis en vacances dans une semaine

► to be off (inf) ( = going) partir

• we're off to France today nous partons pour la France aujourd'hui

• they're off! (in race) les voilà partis !

• I must be off il faut que je me sauve (inf)

• off you go! file ! (inf)

• where are you off to? où allez-vous ?

   b. (as holiday) I've got this afternoon off j'ai congé cet après-midi

• to take a day off prendre un jour de congé

• he gets one week off a month il a une semaine de congé par mois

   c. ( = removed) he had his coat off il avait enlevé son manteau

• the lid was off le couvercle n'était pas mis

   d. (as reduction) 10% off 10 % de remise or de rabais

• I'll give you 10% off je vais vous faire une remise or un rabais de 10 %

   e. (referring to time inf)

► off and on par intermittence

• they lived together off and on for six years ils ont vécu ensemble six ans, par intermittence

3. adjective

   a. ( = absent from work) he's been off for three weeks cela fait trois semaines qu'il est absent

• he's off sick il est en congé de maladie

   b. ( = off duty) she's off at 4 o'clock today elle termine à 4 heures aujourd'hui

• he's off on Tuesdays il ne travaille pas le mardi

   c. ( = not functioning, disconnected) [machine, TV, light] éteint ; [engine, gas at main, electricity, water] coupé ; [tap] fermé ; [brake] desserré

   d. ( = cancelled) [meeting, trip, match] annulé

   e. ( = bad) (British) [fish, meat] avarié ; [milk] tourné ; [butter] rance

• it's off ce n'est plus bon

   f. (indicating wealth, possession) they are comfortably off ils sont aisés

• how are you off for bread? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme pain ?

   g. ( = not right inf) it was a bit off, him leaving like that ce n'était pas très bien de sa part de partir comme ça

• that's a bit off! ce n'est pas très sympa ! (inf)

4. noun

( = start inf) to be ready for the off être prêt à partir

5. compounds

► off air adverb (TV, radio) hors antenne

• to go off air [broadcast] rendre l'antenne ; [station] cesser d'émettre

• to take sb off air reprendre l'antenne à qn

• to take sth off air arrêter la diffusion de qch ► off-air adjective (TV, radio) hors antenne

► off-centre adjective décentré

► off chance noun

• I came on the off chance of seeing her je suis venu à tout hasard, en pensant que je la verrais peut-être ► off-colour adjective (British)

he's off-colour today il n'est pas dans son assiette (inf) aujourd'hui ► off day noun

   a. ( = bad day)

he was having an off day il n'était pas en forme ce jour-là

   b. (US) ( = holiday) jour m de congé

► off-key adverb

• to sing off-key chanter faux ► off-licence noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux

► off-limits adjective interdit (d'accès)

► off-line (Computing) adjective autonome adverb

• to go off-line [computer] se mettre en mode autonome

• to put the printer off-line mettre l'imprimante en mode manuel ► off-load transitive verb [+ goods] décharger ; [+ task, responsibilities] se décharger de

► off-peak (British) adjective [period, time, hour] creux ; [train, electricity] en période creuse ; [telephone call] à tarif réduit (aux heures creuses)

• off-peak rates tarif m réduit

• off-peak ticket billet m au tarif réduit heures creuses adverb (outside rush hour) en dehors des heures de pointe ; (outside holiday season) en période creuse ► off-piste adjective adverb

hors-piste

► off-putting adjective [task] rebutant ; [food] peu ragoûtant ; [person, manner] rébarbatif

► off-road adjective [driving, vehicle] tout terrain inv

► off-roader noun véhicule m tout terrain

► off-sales noun (British) ( = shop) magasin m de vins et spiritueux

► off-screen adjective hors écran

► off-season adjective hors saison noun

basse saison f

• in the off-season en basse saison ► off-the-cuff adjective impromptu

► off-the-peg, off-the-rack (US) adjective de confection

► off-the-record adjective ( = unofficial) officieux ; ( = confidential) confidentiel

► off-the-shelf adjective [goods, item] immédiatement disponible adverb

• to buy sth off-the-shelf acheter qch directement ► off-the-wall (inf) adjective bizarre

► off-white adjective blanc cassé inv

► off year noun (US Politics) année sans élections importantes

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OFF-BROADWAY

Dans le monde du théâtre new-yorkais, on qualifie de off-Broadway les pièces qui ne sont pas montées dans les grandes salles de Broadway. Les salles off-Broadway, généralement assez petites, proposent des billets à des prix raisonnables. Aujourd'hui, les théâtres les plus à l'avant-garde sont appelés off-off-Broadway.

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Note: off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc). For translations consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, run, clear etc)

off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off colour etc and translations for these will be found under the noun entry (limit, colour etc)

For other uses of off see the entry below
[ɒf], US [ɔːf] 1.
(colloq) noun

(from) the off — (dès) le départ

just before the off — ( of race) juste avant le départ
2.
adverb

1) ( leaving)

to be off — partir, s'en aller

it's time you were off — il est temps que tu partes

I'm off — gen je m'en vais; ( to avoid somebody) je ne suis pas là

to be off to a good start — avoir pris un bon départ

he's off again talking about his exploits! — fig et voilà c'est reparti, il raconte encore ses exploits!

2) ( at a distance)

to be 30 metres off — être à 30 mètres

some way off — assez loin

3) ( ahead in time)

Easter is a month off — Pâques est dans un mois

the exam is still several months off — l'examen n'aura pas lieu avant plusieurs mois

4) Theatre

trumpet sound off — on entend une trompette dans les coulisses
3.
adjective

1) ( free)

Tuesday's my day off — je ne travaille pas le mardi

to have the morning off — avoir la matinée libre

2) ( turned off)

to be off — [water, gas] ( at mains) être coupé; [tap] être fermé; [light, TV] être éteint

3) ( cancelled)

to be off — [match, party] être annulé

our engagement's off — nous avons rompu nos fiançailles

the ‘coq au vin’ is off — ( from menu) il n'y a plus de ‘coq au vin’

4) ( removed)

the lid is off — il n'y a pas de couvercle

with her make-up off — sans maquillage

to have one's leg off — (colloq) se faire couper la jambe

25% off — Commerce 25% de remise

5) (colloq) ( bad)

to be off — [food] être avarié; [milk] avoir tourné
4.
off and on adverbial phrase par périodes
5.
preposition

1) ( away from in distance)

off the west coast — au large de la côte ouest

three metres off the ground — à trois mètres (au-dessus) du sol

2) ( away from in time)

to be a long way off doing — être encore loin de faire

3) (also just off) juste à côté de [kitchen etc]

just off the path — à quelques mètres du sentier

4) ( astray from)

it is off the point — là n'est pas la question

to be off centre — être mal centré

5) ( detached from)

to be off its hinges — être sorti de ses gonds

there's a button off — [cuff etc] il manque un bouton à

6) (colloq) ( no longer interested in)

to be off one's food — ne pas avoir d'appétit

I'm off her at the moment! — il ne faut pas me parler d'elle en ce moment!

7) (colloq) (also off of)

to borrow something off a neighbour — emprunter quelque chose à un voisin

to eat off a tray — manger sur un plateau

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how are we off (colloq) for...? — qu'est-ce qu'il nous reste comme...? [flour etc]

off with her head! — qu'on lui coupe la tête!

that's a bit off — (colloq) GB ça c'est un peu fort (colloq)

to feel a bit off(-colour) (colloq) — GB ne pas être dans son assiette (colloq)

to have an off day — ne pas être dans un de ses bons jours

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14 fall

fo:l 1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) falle, dette, ramle

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) falle om, synke/styrte sammen

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) falle, synke

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

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) falle, 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.) tilfalle
2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) fall

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

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

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

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- 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
- fall through

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subst. \/fɔːl\/

1) fall

• she had a fall and injured her ankle

2) fall, undergang

• the fall of the fortress

• the fall of the Government

• what caused the fall of the Ottoman Empire?

hva forårsaket det ottomanske rikets fall?

3) nedgang, reduksjon, fall

• a fall in prices

4) (amer.) høst

5) (ned)fall

• we had a heavy rain fall last night

det falt mye regn i natt

6) helling, utforbakke, fall(høyde)

7) ( bryting) fall

8) ( av skog) hugst, felling

9) ( om elv) utløp

10) senking (av stemme)

11) ( musikk) kadens

12) ( om lam) fødsel, kull

• the fall of lambs

antall nyfødte lam

13) ( på damehatt) slør

• fall of lace

kniplingsslør

14) ( teknikk) taljereip

15) ( sjøfart) fall, (talje)løper, båttalje

be riding for a fall gå undergangen i møte, være ille ute, komme til å gå en ille, hovmod står for fall

the Fall (of Man) ( religion) syndefallet

fall of rain nedbør (i form av regn), regnfall, regnmengde

fall of snow snøfall, nedbør (i form av snø)

fall of the hammer ( ved auksjon) hammerslag

falls (vann)fall, foss

• the Niagara Falls

have a fall falle, ramle

speculate for a fall ( handel) ligge i baissen

the fall of darkness mørkets frembrudd

try a fall with somebody ( bryting) ta brytetak på noen ( overført) ta et nappetak med noen, måle sine krefter med noen

work somebody's fall se ➢ ruin, 1
II
verb ( fell - fallen) \/fɔːl\/

1) falle, ramle, dette

• he fell ten feet

• leaves fall in autumn

2) falle om, ramle om, trille

3) styrte (sammen), falle sammen, kollapse

• the building fell

4) gå ned, synke, falle

• the temperature has fallen

• prices are falling

• her voice fell to a whisper

5) gå under, styrte, falle

• the government fell

• the fortress has fallen

festningen er falt\/erobret

6) falle på, falle over, senke seg

• the night is falling

natten faller på

• a great silence fell upon them

en overveldende taushet senket seg over dem

7) falle på, inntreffe

• Easter Sunday falls on the first Sunday in April this year

1. påskedag faller på første søndag i april i år

8) synke sammen, synke ned

• he fell on a seat

9) falle ned, henge (ned), nå, rekke (ned)

• her hair falls over her shoulders

• his beard fell to his chest

10) helle, skråne, slutte (nedover), senke seg

• the ground falls towards the river

• fall steeply

slutte brått, stupe

11) falle, dø i kamp

• thousands of men fell in the war

12) ( om øyne) slå ned, senke

• her eyes fell

hun slo ned øynene

13) kaste seg ned, knele

• he fell down in front of her and begged her

14) ( gammeldags) falle (for en fristelse), synde

15) avta, legge seg, løye, slokne

• the wind fell during the night

16) ( om elv) munne ut

17) ( spesielt om lam) bli født

18) bli

• fall lame

• fall ill

bli syk

fall about ( hverdagslig) le uhemmet

fall across støte på, treffe på

fall among thieves ( bibelsk) falle iblant røvere, råke iblant røvere

fall apart eller fall to pieces ( også overført) falle fra hverandre, gå i stykker, gå i oppløsning, rase sammen

• the nation is falling apart

• the old chair fell apart when he sat down in it

(spesielt amer.) være fra seg

• he fell apart with excitement

han var fra seg av begeistring

fall asleep sovne, falle i søvn

fall astern ( sjøfart) sakke akterut, bli akterutseilt

fall away svikte, falle fra falle bort, bortfalle, forsvinne tære vekk, svinne falle bratt, gå nedover, skråne

fall back falle tilbake trekke seg tilbake gi plass, vike unna

fall back (up)on ( militærvesen) trekke seg tilbake til ta sin tilflukt til, ty til, falle tilbake på

fall behind sakke akterut, bli (liggende) etter, ikke henge med

• he always falls behind

• as they were talking business, I fell behind

ligge etter, komme på etterskudd

• fall behind with one's rent

fall behind somebody bli passert av noen, bli distansert av noen

fall below ligge under, ikke overstige

fall by falle for (noens hånd, sverd e.l.)

fall down falle ned, ramle ned, falle (om), falle sammen, rase (sammen), styrte (sammen)

• the wall fell down

falle ned, kaste seg ned

• he fell down before the king

legge seg

• the corn fell down after the rain

mislykkes, feile

• he fell down on the job

han mislyktes i jobben

fall flat falle pladask (på magen), stupe fremover ( overført) falle til jorden, mislykkes

fall for ( hverdagslig) falle for, bli forelsket i

• he fell for her in a big way

han falt pladask for henne, han ble kjempeforelsket i henne

gå på, la seg lure av, gå med på

• he fell for their clever suggestions

fall foul of eller run foul of kollidere med, tørne sammen med havne i konflikt med

• as a teenager he fell foul of the law

som tenåring kom han i klammeri med politiet

fall from falle (ned) fra

• he fell from a tree

bli styrtet fra, falle fra

• fall from power

• fall from grace

komme i unåde

fall in falle sammen, ramle sammen, kollapse, styrte sammen, rase (sammen)

• the roof fell in

falle i, ramle i

( militærvesen) mønstre, stille opp

• he fell in the troops

fall in! ( militærvesen) oppstilling!

fall into komme inn i, henfalle til, falle inn i falle i, synke ned i

• she fell into a deep sleep

• I think he is falling into a depression

komme inn i, henfalle til, falle inn i

• fall into bad habits

falle i, la seg dele inn i, kunne deles inn i

• it falls into three parts

fall into a rage bli rasende

fall into a conversation komme i snakk

fall into disrepair forfalle

fall into place falle på plass, ordne seg

fall into the trap gå i fellen

fall in (up)on overraske, besøke uventet

fall in with treffe, bli kjent med

• I fell in with a couple of Swedes

gå med på, være med på, være enig i, like, rette seg etter

• he immediately fell in with her ideas

passe (bra) sammen med, gå (bra) sammen med, gli inn i, stemme overens med, sammenfalle med

• he fell inn very well with the company

fall low ( overført) synke dypt

fall off falle av, ramle av, falle ned fra, ramle ned fra

• he fell off his horse

• he fell off a tree

avta, minske, synke, gå ned, gå tilbake

• sales have fallen off

• the pupil is falling off

tape seg, bli dårligere, forringes

• the novel falls off toward the end

falle fra, trekke seg unna, svikte

( sjøfart) falle (av), avvike (fra kurs)

fall on one's feet ( overført) komme ned med begge beina først (komme seg relativt uskadet fra en vanskelig situasjon)

fall on somebody kaste seg over noen

fall out falle ut, ramle ut, falle av (om hår) ende, skje

• things fell out well

falle seg (så), vise seg

• it (so) fell out that I was late

( militærvesen) tre av, tre ut av geledd bli uenige, komme på kant

fall out laughing (slang, amer.) holde på å ramle av stolen av latter, holde på å le seg i hjel

fall out of komme ut av, legge bort

• fall out of a habit

gå av

• fall out of use

fall out with komme på kant med

fall over falle om, ramle om, velte, falle over ende

fall over oneself være overivrig, snuble av iver, anstrenge seg til det ytterste (overført)

• he fell over himself to oblige her

• they fell over each other to get his services

de sloss om å få benytte hans tjenester

fall short ikke nå målet, ikke strekke til, begynne å ta slutt, komme til kort

• I fell short of her expectations

jeg svarte ikke til hennes forventninger

fall silent bli stille, stilne

fall through falle gjennom falle igjennom, falle i fisk, mislykkes

fall to falle på, ramme, tilkomme, påhvile

• the cost falls to me

• this duty falls to me

tilfalle, komme (noen) til del

falle for

• two wolves fell to his rifle

slå igjen, smelle igjen

• the door fell to

( om mat) hugge inn, lange inn begynne (på), gi seg til, ta fatt (på), sette i gang (med)

• fall to singing

• fall to blows

havne i slagsmål

• fall to work

ta til arbeidet

fall together ( språkvitenskap) sammenfalle, bli identisk

fall under falle (inn) under, komme (inn) under, høre (inn) under, høre til, sortere under, rangeres blandt

• it falls under another heading

råke ut for, bli utsatt for

• fall under suspicion

fall (up)on falle på

• her eyes fell (up)on me

påhvile, tilkomme

• the cost falls on me

• the duty falls (up)on me

• it has fallen (up)on me to support the family

det påhviler meg å forsørge familien

angripe, overfalle, kaste seg over

• the enemy fell (up)on the city

• they fell (up)on the food

komme på, råke på

• fall upon a theme

råke ut for, rammes av

• fall (up)on hard times

fall within falle inn (under), høre til, inngå i

• this doesn't fall within my province

have fallen behind with ligge etter med, være på etterskudd med

English-Norwegian dictionary > fall
15 fall

1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

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

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

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

fall to the ground — zu Boden 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 power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

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

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

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

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

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

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

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

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

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

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

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 ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

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

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

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- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fallen

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

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

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

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

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) überlassen bleiben
2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) der Sturz

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

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

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

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- 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
- fall through
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fall

[fɔ:l, AM esp fɑ:l]

I. NOUN

1. (tumble, drop) Fall m; (harder) Sturz m

she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz das Bein

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz abfangen

to have a \fall hinfallen; (harder) stürzen

to take a \fall stürzen; (from a horse) vom Pferd fallen

to have [or take] a nasty \fall schwer stürzen

2. no pl (descent) Fallen nt; of leaves Herabfallen nt geh; (drop) of an axe, a guillotine Herunterfallen nt; of a level also [Ab]sinken nt

the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe f

the rise and \fall of the tide Ebbe und Flut

3. METEO, GEOG

\fall of earth Erdrutsch m

[heavy] \falls of rain/snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle

\fall of rock Steinschlag m

4. SPORT (in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5. no pl (slope) Gefälle nt

6. no pl (decrease) Rückgang m (in + gen); in support Nachlassen nt (in + gen); in a level also Sinken nt (in + gen)

there was a \fall in support for his party at the last election die Unterstützung für seine Partei hat bei den letzten Wahlen nachgelassen

\fall in demand/price/temperature Nachfrage-/Preis-/Temperaturrückgang m

there has been a slight \fall in the price of petrol der Benzinpreis ist leicht zurückgegangen

sudden \fall in price Preissturz m

\fall in pressure Druckabfall m

\fall in moral standards Verfall m der Sitten

a sharp \fall in temperature ein Temperaturabfall m, ein Temperatursturz m

\fall in value Wertverlust m

7. no pl (defeat) of a city Einnahme f; of a dictator, regime Sturz m

the \fall of the Berlin Wall/Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels

the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches

\fall from power Entmachtung f

8. no pl REL

▪ the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

9. AM (autumn) Herbst m

10. (waterfall)

▪ \falls pl Wasserfall m

[the] Victoria F\falls die Viktoriafälle

11.

▶ to be as innocent as Adam before the F\fall ( saying) so unschuldig sein wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall

▶ to take a [or the] \fall for sb/sth AM ( fam) für jdn/etw die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, für jdn/etw einstehen

II. NOUN MODIFIER

AM (sun, weather) Herbst-

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f

\fall plowing Wintersaat f

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<fell, fallen>

1. (drop, tumble) fallen; (harder) stürzen; (topple) person hinfallen; (harder) stürzen; tree, post, pillar umfallen; (harder) umstürzen

he fell badly and broke his arm er stürzte schwer und brach sich den Arm

the bridge fell into the river die Brücke stürzte ins Wasser

her horse fell at a fence ihr Pferd blieb an einem Hindernis hängen

the bomb fell on the church and totally destroyed it die Bombe fiel auf die Kirche und zerstörte sie vollständig

the picture's \fallen behind the piano das Bild ist hinter das Klavier gefallen

to \fall into sb's/each other's arms jdm/sich in die Arme fallen

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen

to \fall under a bus/train unter einen Bus/Zug geraten

to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen

to \fall flat on one's face aufs Gesicht [o fam auf die Nase] fallen

to \fall on the floor/to the ground auf den Boden fallen

to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen

to \fall down dead tot umfallen

2. (hang) fallen

to \fall loosely locker fallen

▪ to \fall around/on/to sth auf etw akk fallen [o geh herabhängen]

his hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls sein Haar fiel ihm in goldenen Locken auf die Schulter

her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

a curl/a strand of hair fell into her face eine Locke/Strähne fiel ihr ins Gesicht

3. (descend) fallen; light, shadow

▪ to \fall across/on/over sth auf etw akk fallen; blow, weapon

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw treffen; ( fig) darkness, night hereinbrechen; ( fig) silence

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw überfallen

the audience was still laughing as the curtain fell als der Vorhang fiel, lachte das Publikum immer noch

the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit

more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet

darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder

the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden

silence fell on the group of men [ein] Schweigen überfiel die Männer

4. (slope) [steil] abfallen

5. (decrease) sinken; price, temperature, pressure, value also fallen; demand, sales, numbers also zurückgehen; ( fig) barometer fallen

water supplies have \fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Stand abgesunken

the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück

church attendance has \fallen dramatically die Anzahl der Kirchenbesucher ist drastisch zurückgegangen [o gesunken]

\falling prices pl Preisrückgang m

6. (be defeated) government, regime, politician gestürzt werden; empire untergehen; city, town eingenommen werden, fallen

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden

▪ to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen

Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu

7. (lose a position, status) fallen

to \fall in the charts/the table in den Charts/der Tabelle fallen

to have \fallen to the bottom of the league table ganz unten in der Tabelle stehen

to \fall in sb's estimation in jds Achtung sinken

8. (fail)

to stand or \fall on sth mit etw dat stehen und fallen

the proposal will stand or \fall on the possible tax breaks der Vorschlag wird mit den zu erwartenden Steuervergünstigungen stehen und fallen

9. ( liter: die in a battle) fallen

10. (be) liegen

Easter \falls early/late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät

this year, my birthday \falls on a Monday diese Jahr fällt mein Geburtstag auf einen Montag

the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe

11. (belong)

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

to \fall into a category/class in [o unter] eine Kategorie/Klasse fallen

▪ to \fall outside sth nicht in etw akk fallen

this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich

▪ to \fall under sth in etw akk fallen

that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich

that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...

▪ to \fall within sth in etw akk fallen

any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, fällt in den Zuständigkeitsbereich dieses Gerichts

12. (be divided)

▪ to \fall into sth sich in etw akk gliedern

the text \falls into three sections der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien

13. (become)

to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen

to \fall asleep einschlafen

to \fall due fällig sein

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen

to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden

to \fall open aufklappen

to \fall silent verstummen

to \fall vacant frei werden

14. (enter a particular state)

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden

to \fall into error/sin REL sich akk versündigen

to \fall out of favour [or AM favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein

to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun

to \fall into hysterics sich akk vor Lachen kringeln fam

to \fall under the influence of sb/sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten

to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben

to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein

to \fall into a reflective mood ins Grübeln kommen

to have \fallen under the spell of sb/sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein

15.

▶ to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to \fall out of one's dress ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen fam

▶ sb's face fell jd machte ein langes Gesicht

▶ to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen

▶ to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben

▶ to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [etw dat] anpassen

▶ to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen

▶ to \fall into place (work out) sich akk von selbst ergeben; (make sense) einen Sinn ergeben, [einen] Sinn machen fam

▶ to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen

▶ to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben

▶ to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen liter

▶ to \fall among thieves ( old) unter die Räuber fallen veraltet

▶ to \fall into a/sb's trap in die/jdm in die Falle gehen

I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen

they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability sie haben ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten völlig überschätzt

▶ to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

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[fɔːl] vb: pret fell, ptp fallen
1. n

1) (lit, fig: tumble) Fall m no pl, Sturz m; (= decline of empire etc) Untergang m

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

to break sb's fall — jds Fall auffangen

to have a fall — (hin)fallen, stürzen

he had several falls — er ist mehrmals hingefallen or gestürzt

she had a bad fall — sie ist schwer gestürzt

to head or ride for a fall — in sein Verderben rennen

2) (= defeat of town, fortress etc) Einnahme f, Eroberung f; (of Troy) Fall m; (of country) Zusammenbruch m; (of government) Sturz m

3)

fall of rain/snow — Regen-/Schneefall m

fall of rock — Steinschlag m

there was another heavy fall (of snow) last night — es hat heute Nacht wieder viel geschneit

4) (of night) Einbruch m

5) (= lowering) Sinken nt; (in temperature) Abfall m, Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (of barometer) Fallen nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (in wind) Nachlassen nt; (in revs, population, membership) Abnahme f; (in graph) Abfall m; (in morals) Verfall m; (of prices, currency, gradual) Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m

fall in demand (Comm) — Nachfragerückgang m

6) (= slope of roof, ground) Gefälle nt; (steeper) Abfall m

7) (= waterfall also falls) Wasserfall m

the Niagara Falls — der Niagarafall

8) (WRESTLING) Schultersieg m

9) (= hang of curtains etc) Fall m

10) (US: autumn) Herbst m

in the fall — im Herbst

2. vi

1) (lit, fig: tumble) fallen; (SPORT, from a height, badly) stürzen; (object, to the ground) herunterfallen

to fall to one's death — tödlich abstürzen

to fall into a trap — in die Falle gehen

2) (= hang down hair, clothes etc) fallen

her hair kept falling into her eyes — ihr fielen dauernd die Haare in die Augen

3) (snow, rain) fallen

4) (= drop temperature, price) fallen, sinken; (population, membership etc) abnehmen; (voice) sich senken; (wind) sich legen, nachlassen; (land) abfallen; (graph, curve, rate) abnehmen; (steeply) abfallen

her eyes fell — sie schlug die Augen nieder (geh)

his face fell — er machte ein langes Gesicht

to fall in sb's estimation or eyes — in jds Achtung (dat) sinken

5) (= be defeated country) eingenommen werden; (city, fortress) fallen, erobert or eingenommen werden; (government, ruler) gestürzt werden

to fall to the enemy — vom Feind eingenommen werden; (fortress, town also) vom Feind erobert werden

6) (= be killed) fallen

to fall in battle — fallen

7) (night) hereinbrechen; (silence) eintreten

8) (BIBL) den Sündenfall tun; (old, girl) die Unschuld or Ehre verlieren (dated)

when Adam fell — nach Adams Sündenfall

9) (= occur birthday, Easter etc) fallen (on auf +acc); (accent) liegen (on auf +dat); (= be classified) gehören (under in +acc), fallen (under unter +acc)

it falls under another category — das gehört in or fällt in eine andere Kategorie

that falls within/outside the scope of... — das fällt in/nicht in den Bereich +gen..., das liegt innerhalb/außerhalb des Bereichs +gen...

10) (= be naturally divisible) zerfallen, sich gliedern (into in +acc)

to fall into three sections — sich in drei Teile gliedern

to fall into categories — sich in Kategorien gliedern lassen

11) (fig)

her eyes fell on a strange object — ihr Blick fiel auf einen merkwürdigen Gegenstand

where do you think the responsibility/blame for that will fall? — wem wird Ihrer Meinung nach die Verantwortung dafür/die Schuld daran gegeben?

12) (= become) werden

to fall asleep — einschlafen

to fall ill — krank werden, erkranken (geh)

to fall in love with sb — sich in jdn verlieben

to fall out of love with sb — aufhören, jdn zu lieben

she's forever falling in and out of love — sie verliebt sich dauernd neu

13)

(= pass into a certain state) to fall into decline (building) — verkommen; (economy) schlechter werden

to fall into ruin — (zur Ruine) verfallen

to fall into decay — verfallen

to fall into a deep sleep — in tiefen Schlaf fallen or sinken

to fall into temptation — in Versuchung geraten

to fall into conversation (with sb) — (mit jdm) ins Gespräch kommen

to fall into a state of unconsciousness — das Bewusstsein verlieren, in Ohnmacht fallen

to fall into a coma — in ein Koma fallen

to fall into disarray — in Unordnung geraten

to fall into bad habits — in schlechte Gewohnheiten verfallen

to fall apart or to pieces (chairs, cars, book etc) — aus dem Leim gehen (inf); (clothes, curtains) sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen (inf); (house) verfallen; (system, company, sb's life) aus den Fugen geraten or gehen

I fell apart when he left me — meine Welt brach zusammen, als er mich verließ

14)

(in set constructions see also n, adj etc) to fall into the hands of sb —

to fall among thieves — unter die Räuber fallen or geraten

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fall [fɔːl]

A s

1. Fall m, Sturz m, Fallen n:

fall from ( oder out of) the window Sturz aus dem Fenster;

have a bad ( oder heavy) fall schwer stürzen;

ride for a fall

a) verwegen reiten,

b) auch head for a fall fig das Schicksal oder Unheil herausfordern, ins Unglück rennen;

take the fall for sb umg für jemanden den Kopf hinhalten

2. a) (Ab)Fallen n (der Blätter etc)

b) besonders US Herbst m:

in fall im Herbst;

fall weather Herbstwetter n

3. Fall m, Herabfallen n, Faltenwurf m (von Stoff)

4. Fallen n (des Vorhangs)

5. TECH Niedergang m (des Kolbens etc)

6. Zusammenfallen n, Einsturz m (eines Gebäudes)

7. PHYS

a) → free fall

b) Fallhöhe f, -strecke f

8. a) (Regen-, Schnee) Fall m

b) Regen-, Schnee-, Niederschlagsmenge f

9. Fallen n, Sinken n (der Flut, Temperatur etc):

fall in demand WIRTSCH Nachfragerückgang m;

( heavy oder sudden) fall in prices Preis-, Kurssturz m;

speculate for a fall auf Baisse oder à la baisse spekulieren; → operate A 4

10. Abfall(en) m(n), Gefälle n, Neigung f (des Geländes):

a sharp fall ein starkes Gefälle

11. (Wasser) Fall m:

the Niagara Falls

12. An-, Einbruch m (der Nacht etc)

13. Fall m, Sturz m, Nieder-, Untergang m, Verfall m, Ende n:

the fall of Troy der Fall von Troja;

fall of life fig Herbst m des Lebens

14. a) (moralischer) Verfall

b) Fall m, Fehltritt m:

the Fall, the fall of man BIBEL der (erste) Sündenfall

15. JAGD

a) Fall m, Tod m (von Wild)

b) Falle f

16. AGR, ZOOL Wurf m (Lämmer etc)

17. Ringen: Niederwurf m:

win by fall Schultersieg m;

try a fall with sb fig sich mit jemandem messen

B v/i prät fell [fel], pperf fallen [ˈfɔːlən]

1. fallen:

the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt

2. (ab)fallen (Blätter etc)

3. (herunter)fallen, abstürzen:

he fell to his death er stürzte tödlich ab

4. (um-, hin-, nieder)fallen, stürzen, zu Fall kommen, zu Boden fallen (Person):

he fell badly ( oder heavily) er stürzte schwer; → flat¹ C 1

5. umfallen, -stürzen (Baum etc)

6. (in Locken oder Falten etc) (herab)fallen

7. fig fallen:

a) (im Krieg) umkommen

b) erobert werden (Stadt)

c) gestürzt werden (Regierung)

d) (moralisch) sinken

e) die Unschuld verlieren, einen Fehltritt begehen (Frau)

f) SPORT gebrochen werden (Rekord etc)

8. fig fallen, sinken (Flut, Preis, Temperatur etc):

the temperature has fallen (by) 10 degrees die Temperatur ist um 10 Grad gesunken;

the wind falls der Wind legt sich oder lässt nach;

his courage fell sein Mut sank;

his voice (eyes) fell er senkte die Stimme (den Blick);

his face fell er machte ein langes Gesicht;

falling visitor numbers zurückgehende Besucherzahlen; → birthrate

9. abfallen (toward[s] zu … hin) (Gelände etc)

10. auch fall apart zerfallen:

fall apart ( oder asunder, in two) auseinanderfallen, entzweigehen; → piece A 2

11. (zeitlich) eintreten, fallen:

Easter falls late this year Ostern ist oder fällt oder liegt dieses Jahr spät

12. sich ereignen

13. hereinbrechen (Nacht etc)

14. fig fallen (Worte etc):

the remark fell from him er ließ die Bemerkung fallen

15. krank, fällig etc werden:

fall heir to sth etwas erben

* * *
1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

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

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

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

fall to the ground — zu Boden 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 power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

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

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

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

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

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

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

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

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

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

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

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 ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

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

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

* * *

(US) n.

Herbst -e m. (of a regime, society) n.

Verfall -¨e m. n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Sturz ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)

= absinken v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

purzeln v.

stürzen v.

English-german dictionary > fall
16 fall

1 noun

(of prices, shares, interest rate, value) baisse f (in de)

(of currency) dépréciation f (in de)

2 intransitive verb

(of prices, shares, interest rate, value) baisser; (of currency) se déprécier

▸ fall back intransitive verb

(of shares) se replier;

∎ shares fell back one point les actions se sont repliées d'un point

▸ fall off intransitive verb

(of profits, takings, sales) diminuer

English-French business dictionary > fall
17 fall

1. n

падение, понижение; спад

- double-digit fall
- sharp fall
- steep fall
- stock price fall
- fall in demand
- fall in the exchange rate
- fall in prices
- fall in profits
- fall in revenue
- fall in sales
- fall in stocks
- fall of interest rate
- fall of interest rate on Treasury bills
- fall to a record low
- write off stock price falls against tax
2. v

падать, понижаться

- fall away
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall due
- fall foul of
- fall in
- fall on evil days
- fall on hard times
- fall on one's feet
- fall outside
- fall through
- fall under the hammer
- fall within jurisdiction
- fall short of

English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > fall
18 drop off

1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) soltarse, caerse

2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) dormirse

3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) dejar

1) v + adv

a) ( fall off) caerse*

b) ( fall asleep)

to drop off (to sleep) — dormirse*, quedarse dormido

c) ( decrease) \<\<sales/numbers\>\> disminuir*

2) v + o + adv \<\<person/goods\>\> dejar

1. VI + ADV

1) (=fall asleep) dormirse

2) (=decline) [sales, interest] disminuir

3) [part] desprenderse, soltarse

2.

VT + ADV (from car) [+ person, thing] dejar

could you drop me off at the station? — ¿me puedes dejar en la estación?

* * *

1) v + adv

a) ( fall off) caerse*

b) ( fall asleep)

to drop off (to sleep) — dormirse*, quedarse dormido

c) ( decrease) \<\<sales/numbers\>\> disminuir*

2) v + o + adv \<\<person/goods\>\> dejar

English-spanish dictionary > drop off
19 drop off

drop off

1) (fall off) [leaf, label] cadere, staccarsi

2)

drop off (to sleep) — addormentarsi, appisolarsi

3) (become weaker, fewer etc.) [attendance, business, demand, interest] calare, diminuire; drop [sth., sb.] off, drop off [sth., sb.] (leave) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

* * *

1) (to become separated or fall off: The door-handle dropped off; This button dropped off your coat.) staccarsi

2) (to fall asleep: I was so tired I dropped off in front of the television.) addormentarsi

3) (to allow to get off a vehicle: Drop me off at the corner.) fare scendere

* * *

1. vi + adv

1) (fall asleep) addormentarsi

2) (decline: sales, interest) calare, diminuire, (craze) passare

2. vt + adv

to drop sb off — (from car) far scendere qn

to drop sth off — lasciare qc

* * *

drop off

1) (fall off) [leaf, label] cadere, staccarsi

2)

drop off (to sleep) — addormentarsi, appisolarsi

3) (become weaker, fewer etc.) [attendance, business, demand, interest] calare, diminuire; drop [sth., sb.] off, drop off [sth., sb.] (leave) fare scendere, lasciare [ person]; deporre [ object]

English-Italian dictionary > drop off
20 knock off

(to stop working: I knocked off at six o'clock after studying for four hours; What time do you knock off in this factory?) acabar, salir del trabajo

knock off* (Kill)

expr.

• matar v.

1) v + adv v + prep + o ( stop work) (colloq)

when do you knock off (work)? — ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?, ¿hasta qué hora trabajas?

let's knock off for lunch — vamos a parar para comer

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( stop) (colloq) dejar de

knock it off, will you! — déjala ya! (fam)

3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (deduct, eliminate) (colloq) rebajar

I'll knock off 25% for you — le hago un descuento del 25%

4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (do quickly, easily) (colloq)

he knocks off four novels a year — se escribe cuatro novelas por año (fam)

1. VT + ADV

1) (=make fall) hacer caer; (intentionally) echar abajo

2) (=deduct)

he knocked £5 off — (from price) rebajó el precio en 5 libras, hizo un descuento de 5 libras

to knock three seconds off the record — mejorar el récord en tres segundos

3) * (=steal) birlar *

4) * (=do quickly) [+ meal] preparar enseguida; [+ garment] hacer enseguida; [+ novel] escribir rápidamente

5) * (=stop)

knock it off! — ¡déjalo ya!

6) ** (=arrest) detener, agarrar *; (=kill) cargarse *

7) *** [+ woman] tirarse a ***

2.

VI + ADV
*
he knocks off at five — sale del trabajo a las cinco

I knock off for lunch at one — dejo el trabajo a la una para (salir a) comer

* * *

1) v + adv v + prep + o ( stop work) (colloq)

when do you knock off (work)? — ¿a qué hora sales del trabajo?, ¿hasta qué hora trabajas?

let's knock off for lunch — vamos a parar para comer

2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o ( stop) (colloq) dejar de

knock it off, will you! — déjala ya! (fam)

3) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (deduct, eliminate) (colloq) rebajar

I'll knock off 25% for you — le hago un descuento del 25%

4) v + o + adv, v + adv + o (do quickly, easily) (colloq)

he knocks off four novels a year — se escribe cuatro novelas por año (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > knock off

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