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1 caerse
pron.v.1 all the meanings of the active form.2 to be, afflicted, to be overwhelmed, to be disconsolate.Caerse de su peso to be very true, or manifest* * *1 (gen) to fall, fall down2 (desprenderse) to fall out* * ** * *VERBO PRONOMINAL1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] [persona, objeto] to fall over; [edificio] to collapse, fall (down)¿te has caído? — did you fall over?
¡cuidado, no te caigas! — watch out or you'll fall over!
b) [desde una altura] to fall•
caerse de algo — to fall off sthc)caérsele algo a algn: se me cayeron las monedas — I dropped the coins
2) (=desprenderse) [hoja] to fall off; [diente] to fall out3)• caerse de: se cae de cansancio — he's so tired he could drop
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me caigo de sueño — I'm so sleepy I could drop, I'm asleep on my feet•
el edificio se cae de viejo — the building is so old it's falling to bits o it's on the point of collapsing* * *(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumbleEx. In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.Ex. The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex. The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex. Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.Ex. With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.Ex. It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.Ex. The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex. He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.* * *(v.) = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumbleEx: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.Ex: Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor.Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.Ex: He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end.* * *
■caerse verbo reflexivo
1 to fall (down): se cayó de la banqueta, she fell off the stool
se me cayó el lápiz, I dropped my pencil
me caí de culo, I fell down arse first
2 (el pelo, los dientes) to lose: se me cae el pelo, I'm losing my hair
3 (desprenderse) to fall out: se me cayó un botón de la camisa, I've lost a button from my shirt
♦ Locuciones: caerse de espaldas: casi se cae de espaldas cuando supo que la habían elegido, he almost fell backwards when he found out that they had chosen her
' caerse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
descolgarse
- fleje
- pedazo
- peligro
- soltarse
- caer
- ir
- miedo
- punto
- resbalar
- simpatizar
- sostener
English:
come off
- come out
- crash
- down
- droop
- drop
- face
- fall
- fall away
- fall down
- fall off
- fall out
- fall over
- name
- over
- penny
- pitch
- plunge
- sag
- stay up
- topple
- tumble
- tumble out
- blow
- come
- dead
- go
- tip
- trip
* * *vpr1. [persona] to fall over o down;el chico resbaló y se cayó the boy slipped and fell over;¡ten cuidado o te caerás! be careful or you'll fall (over)!;no me caí de milagro it's a miracle I didn't fall (over);caerse de algo to fall from sth;se cayó de la moto she fell off her motorbike;se cayó de bruces/cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;Famse cayó de culo he fell flat on his backside;se cayó de espaldas he fell over backwards;se cayó redonda she slumped to the ground, she collapsed in a heap;estoy que me caigo [de cansancio] I'm ready to drop;Famcasi me caigo del susto I nearly fell over with fright;Famno tiene dónde caerse muerto he hasn't got a penny to his name2. [objeto] to drop, to fall;[árbol] to fall;se me cayó el libro I dropped the book;agárralo bien, que no se te caiga hold onto it tight so you don't drop it;¡se le ha caído la cartera! you've dropped your Br wallet o US billfold!3. [desprenderse] [diente, pelo] to fall out;[botón] to fall off; [hojas] to fall; [cuadro] to fall down;las hojas están empezando a caerse the leaves are starting to fall;se me ha caído un diente one of my teeth has fallen out;no quiere aceptar que se le esté cayendo el pelo he refuses to accept that he's going bald o that his hair is starting to fall out;Fameste coche se cae en pedazos this car is falling to pieces;Famesta casa se cae de vieja this house is falling apart with age, this house is so old it's falling apart;Famel polémico prólogo se ha caído de la nueva edición del libro the controversial preface has been dropped from the new edition of the book;Famel famoso catedrático se cayó de la lista de ponentes en el último momento the famous professor withdrew from the list of speakers at the last moment4. [falda, pantalones] to fall down;se te caen los pantalones your trousers are falling downla red se ha caído the network is down* * *v/r fall (down);caerse de risa fall about laughing;caerse de sueño be ready to drop;caerse de viejo be falling apart with age;este coche se cae de viejo the car is so old it’s falling apart;no tener dónde caerse muerto not have a penny to one’s name* * *vr: to fall down* * *caerse vbse me ha caído un botón I've lost a button / one of my buttons has fallen offse le ha caído un diente he's lost a tooth / one of his teeth has fallen out -
2 resbalar
v.1 to slip.2 to slide.le resbalaban las lágrimas por el rostro tears ran o trickled down her cheeks3 to be slippery (estar resbaladizo).* * *1 (deslizarse) to slide2 (sin querer - persona) to slip3 (- vehículo) to skid4 (gotas, lágrimas) to trickle (down)5 figurado to slip up, make a slip* * *verb* * *1. VI1) [al andar] to slip (en, sobre on)(Aut) to skid2) (=equivocarse) to slip up, make a slip3) * (=ser indiferente)2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( caerse) to sliplas lágrimas le resbalaban por las mejillas — the tears ran o trickled down his cheeks
2) (fam) ( equivocarse) to slip up3) (fam) ( ser indiferente)todo lo que le digas le resbala — anything you say to him is just like water off a duck's back (colloq)
2.mis problemas/las críticas le resbalan — he couldn't care less about my problems/criticism (colloq)
resbalarse v pron to slipnos resbalamos por la pendiente — we slithered o slid down the slope
* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( caerse) to sliplas lágrimas le resbalaban por las mejillas — the tears ran o trickled down his cheeks
2) (fam) ( equivocarse) to slip up3) (fam) ( ser indiferente)todo lo que le digas le resbala — anything you say to him is just like water off a duck's back (colloq)
2.mis problemas/las críticas le resbalan — he couldn't care less about my problems/criticism (colloq)
resbalarse v pron to slipnos resbalamos por la pendiente — we slithered o slid down the slope
* * *resbalar [A1 ]viA (caerse) to slipcuidado, no vayas a resbalar be careful you don't slipse dejó resbalar por la barandilla he slid down the banisterlas lágrimas le resbalaban por las mejillas the tears ran o rolled o trickled down his cheeksB ( fam) (equivocarse) to slip upesa pregunta lo hizo resbalar that question caught him outC ( fam)(ser indiferente): sus críticas le resbalaban their criticisms just washed over hertodo lo que le digas le resbala everything you say to him is like water off a duck's back o goes in one ear and out the other ( colloq)los problemas de los demás le resbalan he's totally unaffected by o ( colloq) he couldn't care less about other people's problemsto slipse resbaló bajando las escaleras he slipped coming down the stairsnos resbalamos por la pendiente we slithered o slid down the slope* * *
resbalar ( conjugate resbalar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( caerse) to slip;◊ las lágrimas le resbalaban por las mejillas the tears ran o trickled down his cheeks
2 (fam) ( ser indiferente):◊ todo lo que le digas le resbala anything you say to him is just like water off a duck's back (colloq);
todo le resbala he couldn't care less about anything (colloq)
resbalarse verbo pronominal ( caerse) to slip
resbalar verbo intransitivo
1 (patinar y perder el control) to slip
2 (caer lentamente) to roll: la lluvia resbala por el cristal, the rain trickles down the window-pane
3 (ser deslizante) este suelo no resbala, this floor isn't slippery
4 Auto to skid
5 (meter la pata, equivocarse) to slip up
♦ Locuciones: resbalarle algo a uno, not to care about sthg o to be indifferent to sthg: sus comentarios me resbalan, I couldn't care less about his comments
' resbalar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
patinar
- deslizar
English:
skid
- slide
- slide off
- slip
- slip down
- footing
* * *♦ vi2. [deslizarse] to slide ( por along);le resbalaban las lágrimas por el rostro tears ran o trickled down her cheeks;los coches resbalaban sobre el hielo the cars were sliding on the ice3. [estar resbaladizo] to be slippery;este suelo resbala this floor is slippery♦ vtFamsus problemas me resbalan his problems leave me cold;le resbala todo lo que le digo everything I say to him goes in one ear and out the other;¡me resbala lo que diga de mí! I couldn't care less what she says about me!* * *v/i slide; figslip up* * *resbalar vi1) : to slip, to slide2) : to slip up, to make a mistake3) : to skid* * *resbalar vb3. (ser resbaladizo) to be slippery¡cuidado, el suelo resbala mucho! be careful, the floor's very slippery! -
3 он поскользнулся и упал
General subject: he slipped and fell overУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > он поскользнулся и упал
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4 caer
v.1 to fall.tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down)caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/treecaer rodando por la escalera to fall down the stairsMaría cayó por las gradas Mary fell down the stairs.2 to fall (rain, snow).cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain3 to go down, to set (sun).al caer el día o la tarde at duskal caer el sol at sunset4 to fall for it.5 to drop in (to visit). ( Latin American Spanish)Se me cayó el vaso I dropped the glass.6 to decrease, to decline, to fall, to drop.La presión barométrica cayó The barometric pressure decreased=fell.7 to drop it.Se me cayó I dropped it.8 to fall on, to drop on, to fall over.Me cayó una gota de lluvia A raindrop fell on me.9 to crash on.Se me cayó el sistema The system crashed on me.* * *Present Indicativecaigo, caes, cae, caemos, caéis, caen.Past IndicativePresent SubjunctiveImperfect SubjunctiveFuture SubjunctiveImperative* * *verb1) to fall2) drop3) hang•- caerse- caer bien
- caer mal* * *Para las expresiones caer en la cuenta, caer en desuso, caer en el olvido, caer enfermo, caer redondo, caerse de risa, ver la otra entrada.1. VERBO INTRANSITIVO1) [persona, objeto]a) [desde la posición vertical] to fall•
[hacer] caer algo — to knock sth overb) [desde una altura] to fall•
[dejar] caer — [+ objeto] to drop; [+ comentario] to slip in•
[dejarse] caer — [sobre sofá, cama] to fall; (=visitar) to drop in, drop bysuele dejarse caer por aquí — he usually drops in {o} by
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caer [sobre] algo/algn — to fall on sth/sbqueremos que caiga sobre él todo el peso de la Ley — we want the full weight of the law to be brought to bear on him
su excarcelación está al caer — his release is imminent {o} is expected any day
2) [lluvia, helada]¡qué nevada ha caído! — what a heavy snowfall!, what a heavy fall of snow!
3) (=colgar) to hang, falles una tela que cae mucho — it's a fabric which hangs {o} falls nicely
4) (=bajar) [precio, temperatura] to fall, droppicado 2., 2)caerá la temperatura por debajo de los veinte grados — the temperature will fall {o} drop below twenty degrees
5) (=ser derrotado) [soldados, ejército] to be defeated; [deportista, equipo] to be beaten; [ciudad, plaza] to fall, be captured; [criminal] to be arrested6) (=morir) to fall, diemuchos cayeron en el campo de batalla — many fell {o} died on the field of battle
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caer [en] (=incurrir) —no debemos caer en el triunfalismo — we mustn't give way to triumphalism {o} to crowing over our triumphs
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caer en el [error] de hacer algo — to make the mistake of doing sth•
caer en la [tentación] — to give in {o} yield to temptationy no nos dejes caer en la tentación — (Biblia) and lead us not into temptation
caer bajo —
trampa 2)¡qué bajo has caído! — [moralmente] how low can you get!, how can you sink so low?; [socialmente] you've certainly come down in the world!
8) (=darse cuenta)no caigo — I don't get it *, I don't understand
ya caigo — I see, now I understand, now I get it *
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caer en [que] — to realize that9) [fecha] to fall, besu cumpleaños cae en viernes — her birthday falls {o} is on a Friday
¿en qué cae el día de Navidad? — what day is Christmas Day?, what day does Christmas fall on?
10) (=tocar)el premio gordo ha caído en Madrid — the first prize (in the lottery) {o} the jackpot went to Madrid
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caerle [a algn], le pueden caer muchos años de condena — he could get a very long sentence11) (=estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae eso? — whereabouts is that?
eso cae más hacia el este — that lies {o} is further to the east
12)• caer [dentro] de (=estar comprendido en) —
eso cae dentro de la responsabilidad de los ayuntamientos — that falls within the remit of town councils
13) (=causar impresión)no les caí — CAm I didn't hit it off with them, I didn't get on well with them, they didn't take to me
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caer [bien] a algn, me cae (muy) bien — I (really) like him, I like him (very much)Pedro no le cayó bien a mi padre — Pedro didn't make a very good impression on my father, my father didn't really take to Pedro
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caer [gordo] {o} [fatal] a algn * —me cae gordo {o} fatal el tío ese — I can't stand that guy
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caer [mal] a algn, me cae mal — I don't like him14) (=sentar)a) [información, comentario]me cayó fatal lo que me dijiste — I was very upset by what you said, what you said really upset me
b) [ropa]15) (=terminar)•
al caer la [noche] — at nightfall•
al caer la [tarde] — at dusk2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex. The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.Ex. There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex. The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex. The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex. Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.----* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal — I fell badly o awkwardly
se dejó caer en el sillón/en sus brazos — she flopped into the armchair/fell into his arms
el avión cayó en picada or (Esp) en picado — the plane nosedived
caer parado — (AmL) ( literal) to land on one's feet; ( tener suerte) to fall o land on one's feet
dejar caer algo — < objeto> to drop; < noticia> to let drop o fall; < indirecta> to drop
2) chaparrón/nevada3)a) cortinas/falda to hangb) terreno to drop4)a) ( incurrir)caer en algo: no caigas en ese error don't make that mistake; cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look; la obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculous; caer muy bajo to stoop very low; qué bajo has caído — you've really sunk low this time
b) (en engaño, timo)caer como angelitos — (fam)
cayeron como chinos or angelitos — they swallowed it hook, line and sinker
5) (fam) (entender, darse cuenta)ah, ya caigo! — ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq); ( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember
no caigo — I can't think o I'm not sure what (o who etc) you mean
no caí en que tú no tenías llave — I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6) ( en un estado)caer en desuso — palabra to fall into disuse; costumbre to die out
7)a) gobierno/ciudad to fallb) ( perder el cargo) to lose one's jobse hará una investigación, caiga quien caiga — an inquiry will be held, however many heads have to roll
c) soldado ( morir) to fall, die; ( ser apresado) to be caught8)a) desgracia/maldicióncaer sobre alguien — to befall somebody (frml or liter)
la que me (te, etc) ha caído encima — (fam)
b)al caer la tarde/la noche — at sunset o dusk/nightfall
antes de que caiga la noche — before it gets dark o before nightfall
9) (fam) ( tocar en suerte)10) (+ compl)a) ( sentar)b) ( en cuestiones de gusto)me cae de gordo or de mal... — (fam) I can't stand him (colloq)
11)a) (fam) ( presentarse) to show up, turn up (BrE)de vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí — she drops by o in now and then
estar al caer: los invitados están al caer — the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)
b) ( abalanzarse)caer sobre alguien — to fall upon o on somebody
caerle encima a alguien — (fam) to pounce o leap on somebody
12)a) ( estar comprendido)cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción — it comes under o falls within our jurisdiction
b) cumpleaños/festividad to fall onel 20 cae en (un) domingo — the 20th falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday
¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? — what day's the 27th?
c) (Esp fam) ( estar situado) to be¿por dónde cae? — whereabouts is that?
13) precios/temperatura to fall, drop14) (Ven) ( aportar dinero) (fam) to chip in (colloq)15) (Ven fam) llamada2.caerse v pron1)a) ( de una altura) to fall; ( de la posición vertical) to fall, to fall overcaerse del caballo/de la cama — to fall off one's horse/out of bed
se cayó redondo — (fam) he collapsed in a heap
está que se cae de cansancio — (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)
b) (+ me/te/le etc)oiga, se le cayó un guante — excuse me, you dropped your glove
cuidado, no se te vaya a caer — be careful, don't drop it
caerse con alguien — (Col fam) to go down in somebody's estimation
no tiene/tienen dónde caerse muerto/muertos — (fam) he hasn't/they haven't got a penny to his/their name
se cae por su propio peso or de maduro — it goes without saying
2) ( desprenderse) diente to fall out; hojas to fall off; botón to come off, fall off* * *= drop, fall, tumble, slump, take + a tumble.Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.* al caer la noche = at nightfall.* caer aguanieve = sleet.* caer al vacío = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer como chinches = drop like + flies.* caer como moscas = drop like + flies.* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.* caer de espaldas = fall on + Posesivo + back.* caer dentro de = fall within/into, fall into.* caer dentro de la competencia de = be the province of, fall within + the province of.* caer de pie = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet.* caer deshecho = flake out.* caer desplomado = slump in + a heap.* caer en = run + foul of, lapse into, slip into, slide into.* caer en barbecho = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en batalla = fall in + battle.* caer en combate = fall in + action.* caer en descrédito = come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute.* caer en desgracia = fall from + grace, fall into + disfavour, tumble into + disgrace, come into + disrepute, fall into + disrepute, be in the doghouse, fall + foul of.* caer en desuso = fall into + disuse, fall out of + fashion, go out of + use, lapse, fall into + disfavour, die out, drop from + sight, go out of + favour, pass away, fall into + desuetude, fall into + desuetude, pass into + desuetude, sink into + desuetude, sink into + oblivion.* caer en el error de = fall into + the error of, blunder into.* caer en el olvido = fall into + obscurity, fall into + oblivion, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion, blow over.* caer enfermo = become + ill, fall + ill, get + sick.* caer en forma de cascada = cascade.* caer en gracia = take + a fancy to, take + a shine to, take + a liking to.* caer en la cuenta = dawn on, wise up, the penny dropped, suss (out).* caer en la cuenta de = realise [realize, -USA].* caer en la nada = fall into + the void, fall into + (empty) space.* caer en la oscuridad = fall into + obscurity, sink into + oblivion, sink into + obscurity, fade into + obscurity, fade into + oblivion.* caer en la tentación = fall into + temptation.* caer en la trampa = fall into + the trap, fall for + it, fall into + the snare.* caer en manos de = fall into + the hands of.* caer en manos enemigas = fall into + enemy hands.* caer en oídos sordos = fall on + deaf ears, meet + deaf ears.* caer en picado = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosedive.* caer en redondo = flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness, pass out, keel over.* caer en terreno baldío = fall on + barren ground, fall on + fallow ground.* caer en terreno pedregoso = fall on + stony ground.* caer en una broma = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.* caer en una trampa = tumble into + pitfall.* caer en un hábito = lapse into + habit.* caer fuera de = fall outside, lie beyond.* caer fuera del alcance de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de = be on the outer fringes of.* caer fuera del interés de = lie outside + the scope of.* caer fuera del interés de uno = fall outside + Posesivo + interest.* caer fuera del objetivo de = fall outside + the scope of.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* caer mal = rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.* caer por selección = drop.* caer presa de = fall + prey to, be prey of.* caerse = fall out, fall off, tumble down, topple over, come + a cropper, go down, fall over, take + a tumble.* caerse a = topple onto.* caerse bien = hit it off.* caerse colándose por = fall through.* caerse de = fall off of.* caerse de bruces = fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.* caerse de la cama = roll out of + bed.* caerse hacia atrás = fall backwards.* caerse hacia delante = fall forward.* caérsele la baba por = go + gaga (over).* caerse muerto = drop + dead.* caerse recondo = pass out.* caerse redondo = keel over, flake out, lose + Posesivo + consciousness.* caer sobre = fall onto.* caer un chaparrón = the skies + open up.* caer un diluvio = the skies + open up.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* comprar hasta caer muerto = shop 'til you drop.* dejar caer = drop, dump.* dejar caer insinuaciones = throw + hints.* dejar caer una indirecta = drop + a hint.* dejarse caer = drop by, drop in, slump, droop, mosey.* empezar a caer en picado = hit + the skids, be on the skids.* hacer caer = oust.* maná caído del cielo = manna from heaven.* no caer bien = not take + kindly to, not take + kindly to.* no caer en buenas manos = fall into + the wrong hands.* noche + caer = night + fall.* no tener donde caerse muerto = not have two pennies to rub together.* palabras + caer en + saco roto = words + fall on + deaf ears.* precio + caer = price + fall.* recesión + caer en = recession + set in.* salir y caer = fall out (of).* sistema + caerse = system + crash.* telón + caer = curtain + fall.* trabajar hasta caer muerto = work + Reflexivo + to the ground, work + Reflexivo + to death.* volver a caer (en) = relapse (into).* * *■ caer (verbo intransitivo)A de una alturaB caer: chaparrón, nevadaC1 caer: cortinas, falda2 caer: terrenoD1 incurrir2 en un engaño, un timoE entender, darse cuentaF1 en un estado2 caer en un vicioG1 caer: gobierno, plaza etc2 perder el cargo3 caer: soldado4 caer: fugitivo5 caer enfermoH1 caer: desgracia, maldición etc2 caer: tarde, nocheI tocar en suerteJ1 sentarle mal2 en cuestiones de gustoK1 presentarse, aparecer2 caer sobre alguienL1 estar comprendido2 caer: cumpleaños etc3 estar situadoM caer: precios etcN aportar dineroO caer: llamada■ caerse (verbo pronominal)A1 de una altura2 caerse + me/te/le etcB desprenderseC equivocarseD contribuirviA (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall overcaí mal y me rompí una pierna I fell badly o awkwardly and broke my legtropezó y cayó cuan largo era he tripped and fell flat on his facecayó de espaldas/de bruces she fell flat on her back/facecayeron de rodillas y le pidieron perdón they fell o dropped to their knees and begged for forgivenesscayó el telón the curtain came down o fellla pelota cayó en el pozo the ball fell o dropped into the wellel coche cayó por un precipicio the car went over a cliffcayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spotse dejó caer en el sillón she flopped into the armchairse dejó caer desde el borde del precipicio he jumped off from the edge of the cliffel avión cayó en picada or ( Esp) en picado the plane nosedivedel helicóptero cayó en el mar the helicopter came down o crashed in the seale caían lágrimas de los ojos tears fell from her eyes o rolled down her cheeksdejar caer algo ‹objeto› to drop;‹noticia› to let drop o falllo dejó caer así, como quien no quiere la cosa she just slipped it into the conversation, she just let it drop in passingB«chaparrón/nevada»: cayó una helada there was a frostcayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavilyempezó a caer granizo it began to hailestá cayendo un aguacero it's pouringcayeron unas pocas gotas there were a few drops of rainel rayo cayó muy cerca de aquí the lightning struck very near hereC1 «cortinas/falda» (colgar, pender) to hangcon un poco de almidón la tela cae mejor a little starch makes the fabric hang betterel pelo le caía suelto hasta la cintura her hair hung down to her waist2 «terreno» to drop, fallel terreno cae en pendiente hacia el río the land falls away o slopes down toward(s) the riverD1 (incurrir) caer EN algo:no caigas en el error de decírselo don't make the mistake of telling himno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptationcayó en la tentación de leer la carta she succumbed to the temptation to read the letterla obra por momentos cae en lo ridículo at times the play lapses into the ridiculousesos chistes ya caen en lo chabacano those jokes can only be described as vulgarcaer muy bajo to stoop very lowvenderse así es caer muy bajo I wouldn't stoop so low as to sell myself like that¡qué bajo has caído! you've sunk pretty low!, how low can you get!, that's stooping pretty low!2(en un engaño, un timo): a todos nos hizo el mismo cuento y todos caímos he told us all the same story and we all fell for it¿cómo pudiste caer en semejante trampa? how could you be taken in by o fall for a trick like that?caer como chinos or angelitos ( fam): todos cayeron como chinos or angelitos they swallowed it hook, line and sinkerE ( fam)(entender, darse cuenta): ¡ah, ya caigo! oh, now I get it! ( colloq)F1(en un estado): caer en desuso «palabra» to fall into disuse;«costumbre» to die outcaer en el olvido to sink into oblivion2caer en un vicio to get into a bad habitcaer en el alcohol to take to drinkcaer en la droga to start taking drugsG1 «gobierno/ciudad/plaza» to fallla capital había caído en poder del enemigo the capital had fallen into enemy hands¡que no vaya a caer en manos del profesor! don't let the teacher get hold of it!, don't let it fall into the teacher's hands!2 (perder el cargo) to lose one's jobcayó por disentir con ellos he lost his job o ( colloq) came to grief because he disagreed with themvamos a continuar con la investigación, caiga quien caiga we are going to continue with the investigation, however many heads have to roll3 «soldado» (morir) to fall, die4 «fugitivo» (ser apresado) to be caughthan caído los cabecillas de la pandilla the gang leaders have been caught5caer enfermo to fall ill, be taken illcayó en cama he took to his bedyo también caí con gripe I went o came down with flu as wellHla tragedia que ha caído sobre nuestro pueblo the tragedy that has befallen our nation2al caer la tarde/la noche at sunset o dusk/nightfallantes de que caiga la noche before it gets dark o before nightfallI ( fam)(tocar en suerte): le cayó una pregunta muy difícil he got a really difficult question¡te va a caer una bofetada! you're going to get a smack!le cayeron tres años (de cárcel) he got three years (in jail)¿cuántas (asignaturas) te han caído este año? ( Esp); how many subjects have you failed this year?el gordo ha caído en Bilbao the jackpot has been won in BilbaoJ (+ compl)1(sentar): el pescado me cayó mal the fish didn't agree with mele cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she wasn't invited and she took it very badly, she was very upset at o about not being invitedla noticia me cayó como un balde or jarro de agua fría the news came as a real shock2(en cuestiones de gusto): tu primo me cae muy bien or muy simpático I really like your cousinKno podías haber caído en mejor momento you couldn't have turned up o come at a better timede vez en cuando cae or se deja caer por aquí she drops by o in now and thenno podemos caerles así, de improviso we can't just show o turn up on their doorstep without any warningestar al caer: los invitados están al caer the guests will be here any minute o moment (now)2 (abalanzarse) caer SOBRE algn to fall upon o on sbtres enmascarados cayeron sobre él three masked men pounced on him o fell on him o set upon himcayeron sobre el enemigo a medianoche they fell on o ( frml) descended on the enemy at midnightcaerle encima a algn ( fam); to pounce o leap on sbL1 (estar comprendido) caer DENTRO DE algo:ese barrio no cae dentro de nuestra jurisdicción that area doesn't come under o fall within our jurisdictionsu caso no cae dentro de mi competencia his case falls outside the scope of my powers ( frml)eso cae dentro de sus obligaciones that's part of her job, that's one of her dutiescae de lleno dentro de la corriente posmodernista it fits squarely within the postmodernist style2 «cumpleaños/festividad» to fallel 20 de febrero cae en (un) domingo February 20 falls on a Sunday o is a Sunday¿el 27 (en) qué día cae or en qué cae? what day's the 27th?¿eso por dónde cae? whereabouts is that?M «precios/temperatura» (bajar) to fall, dropel dólar ha caído en el mercado internacional the dollar has fallen on the international marketO■ caerseA1 (de una altura) to fall; (de la posición vertical) to fall, fall overbájate de ahí, te vas a caer come down from there, you'll falltropecé y casi me caigo I tripped and nearly fell (over)casi me caigo al agua I nearly fell in o into the waterme caí por las escaleras I fell down the stairsse cayó del caballo he fell off his horsese cayó de la cama she fell out of bedse cayó redondo ( fam); he collapsed in a heapestá que se cae de cansancio ( fam); she's dead on her feet ( colloq), she's ready to drop ( colloq)se cayó y se rompió it fell and smashed2 (+ me/te/le etc):oiga, se le ha caído un guante excuse me, you've dropped your glovese me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my handsten cuidado, no se te vaya a caer be careful, don't drop itpor poco se me cae el armario encima the wardrobe nearly fell on top of mese me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling downestoy caída con ella I'm in her bad books ( colloq)¡me caigo y no me levanto! ( fam euf) (expresando sorpresa) well, I'll be darned o ( BrE) blowed! ( colloq), good heavens! ( colloq) (expresando irritación) I don't believe it!se cae de or por su propio peso or de maduro it goes without sayingB (desprenderse) «diente» to fall out; «hojas» to fall off; «botón» to come off, fall offse le cayó un diente one of her teeth fell outse le ha empezado a caer el pelo he's started to lose his hair o go baldla ropa se le caía a pedazos de vieja her clothes were so old they were falling to pieces o falling apartD* * *
caer ( conjugate caer) verbo intransitivo
1 ( de una altura) to fall;
( de posición vertical) to fall over;
cayó muerto allí mismo he dropped down dead on the spot;
cayó en el mar it came down in the sea;
caer parado (AmL) to land on one's feet;
dejar caer algo ‹objeto/indirecta› to drop sth.;
dejó caer la noticia que … she let drop the news that …
2a) [chaparrón/nevada]:
cayó una fuerte nevada it snowed heavily;
el rayo cayó cerca the lightning struck nearby
◊ al caer la tarde/noche at sunset o dusk/nightfall
3
4 (en error, trampa):
todos caímos (en la trampa) we all fell for it;
cayó en la tentación de mirar she succumbed to the temptation to look;
caer muy bajo to stoop very low
5 (fam) (entender, darse cuenta):◊ ¡ah, ya caigo! ( ya entiendo) oh, now I get it! (colloq);
( ya recuerdo) oh, now I remember;
no caí en que tú no tenías llave I didn't realize o (fam) I didn't click that you didn't have keys
6 ( en un estado):
caer enfermo to fall ill
7 [gobierno/ciudad] to fall;
[ soldado] ( morir) to fall, die
8 [precios/temperatura] to fall, drop
9a) ( sentar):
le cayó muy mal que no la invitaran she was very upset about not being invitedb) [ persona]:
me cae muy mal (fam) I can't stand him (colloq);
¿qué tal te cayó? what did you think of him?
[cumpleaños/festividad] to fall on;◊ ¿el 27 en qué (día) cae? what day's the 27th?
caerse verbo pronominal
( de posición vertical) to fall, to fall over;
caerse del caballo/de la cama to fall off one's horse/out of bed;
está que se cae de cansancio (fam) she's dead on her feet (colloq)b) caérsele algo a algn:◊ oiga, se le cayó un guante excuse me, you dropped your glove;
no se te vaya a caer don't drop it;
se me cayó de las manos it slipped out of my hands;
se me están cayendo las medias my stockings are falling down
[ hojas] to fall off;
[ botón] to come off, fall off;
caer verbo intransitivo
1 to fall
caer desde lo alto, to fall from the top
caer por la ventana, to fall out of the window
caer por las escaleras, to fall down the stairs
2 (captar) to understand, see: no caí, I didn't twig
US I didn't realize it
ya caigo, ¡qué tontería!, I get it ¡it's easy!
3 (estar situado) to be: eso cae por aquí cerca, it is somewhere near here
4 (tener lugar) to be: ¿cuándo cae este año la Semana Santa?, when is Easter this year?
5 (causar buena o mala impresión) le cae bien/mal, he likes/doesn't like her
parece que el muchacho le cayó en gracia, it seems that he likes the boy
6 (en una situación) caer enfermo, to fall ill
caer en desgracia, to fall out of favour
7 (ir a parar) cayó en las garras del enemigo, she fell into the clutches of the enemy
fuimos a caer en una pensión de mala muerte, we turned up in the guesthouse from hell
♦ Locuciones: caer (muy) bajo, to sink (very) low
dejar caer, (un objeto, una indirecta) to drop
dejarse caer por, to drop by
estar al caer, (a punto de llegar) he'll arrive any minute now
(a punto de ocurrir) it's on the way
al caer el día, in the evening
al caer la noche, at nightfall
' caer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abatimiento
- abatirse
- al
- anillo
- burra
- burro
- chinche
- combatir
- cuenta
- dejarse
- derrumbar
- derrumbarse
- descolgar
- desgracia
- desmayada
- desmayado
- despatarrarse
- desuso
- estar
- gorda
- gordo
- lazada
- pelo
- picada
- picado
- plomo
- pura
- puro
- red
- redonda
- redondo
- resbalar
- tirar
- tirarse
- Tiro
- trampa
- tumbar
- ubicarse
- verter
- balde
- bomba
- caiga
- cama
- cayera
- dejar
- enfermar
- ir
- largar
- muerto
- olvido
English:
bear down on
- clutch
- come down
- deaf
- die out
- disgrace
- disrepute
- down
- drop
- fall
- favor
- favour
- flat
- flop
- freeze
- intimate
- keel over
- land
- lapse
- oblivion
- plummet
- push over
- rub up
- shake down
- sharply
- sink
- slump
- snare
- steeply
- strike
- tailspin
- twig
- walk into
- wise
- beat
- blow
- cascade
- catch
- come
- crash
- die
- go
- hang
- keel
- knock
- nose
- plunge
- realize
- shower
- splash
* * *♦ vi1. [hacia abajo] to fall;cuando caen las hojas when the leaves fall;caer de un tejado/árbol to fall from a roof/tree;caer en un pozo to fall into a well;el avión cayó al mar the plane crashed into the sea;tropezó y cayó al suelo she tripped and fell (over o down);cayó en brazos de su madre she fell into her mother's arms;cayó por la ventana a la calle he fell out of the window into the street;cayó de bruces/de cabeza she fell flat on her face/headlong;cayó redondo he slumped to the ground, he collapsed in a heap;cayó rodando por la escalera she fell down the stairs;dejar caer algo [objeto] to drop sth;dejar caer que… [comentar] to let drop that…;dejó caer la noticia de su renuncia como si no tuviera importancia she casually mentioned the fact that she was resigning as if it were a matter of no importance;hacer caer algo to knock sth down, to make sth fall2. [lluvia, nieve] to fall;caerá nieve por encima de los 1.000 metros snow is expected in areas over 1,000 metres;cayeron cuatro gotas there were a few spots of rain;cayó una helada there was a frost;está cayendo un diluvio it's pouring down;Famestá cayendo una buena it's pouring down, Br it's chucking it down;cayó un rayo a pocos metros del edificio a bolt of lightning struck only a few metres from the building3. [sol] to go down, to set;al caer el sol at sunset;la noche cayó antes de que llegaran al refugio night fell before they reached the shelter4. [colgar] to fall, to hang down;el cabello le caía sobre los hombros her hair hung down to o fell over her shoulders5. [ciudad, gobierno] to fall;el aeropuerto cayó en poder de los insurgentes the airport fell to the rebels, the airport was taken by the rebels;el Imperio Romano cayó en el siglo V the Roman Empire fell in the 5th century;el escándalo hizo caer al Primer Ministro the scandal brought the Prime Minister down;han caído los líderes del comando terrorista the leaders of the terrorist unit have been captured6. [morir] [soldado] to fall, to be killed;caer como moscas to drop like flies7. [decrecer] [interés] to decrease, to subside;[precio] to fall, to go down;ha caído bastante el interés por estos temas interest in these subjects has fallen away o subsided quite a lot;ha caído el precio del café the price of coffee has gone down o fallen;los precios cayeron súbitamente prices fell suddenly;la libra ha caído frente al euro the pound has fallen o dropped against the euroRelno nos dejes caer en la tentación lead us not into temptation;tu actitud cae en lo patético your attitude is nothing less than pathetic;no debemos caer en la provocación we shouldn't allow ourselves to be provoked9. [darse cuenta]no dije nada porque no caí I didn't say anything because it didn't occur to me to do so;caer (en algo) [recordar] to be able to remember (sth);¡ahora caigo! [lo entiendo] I see it now!;[lo recuerdo] now I remember!;ahora caigo en lo que dices now I see what you are saying;Espno caigo I give up, I don't know;caer en la cuenta to realize, to understand;cuando cayó en la cuenta del error, intentó subsanarlo when she realized her mistake, she tried to correct it10. [picar] [en broma] to fall for it;me gastaron una broma, pero no caí they played a trick on me, but I didn't fall for it;caer en una trampa to fall into a trapnos cayó la mala suerte we had bad luck;me cayó el tema que mejor me sabía I got a question on the subject I knew best;le cayeron dos años (de cárcel) he got two years (in jail);la desgracia cayó sobre él he was overtaken by misfortune;¿cómo me ha podido caer a mí un trabajo así? how did I end up getting a job like this?;procura que el informe no caiga en sus manos try to avoid the report falling into her handscae en domingo it falls on a Sunday;¿en qué día cae Navidad este año? what day (of the week) is Christmas this year?¿por dónde cae la oficina de turismo? where's o whereabouts is the tourist information centre?;los baños caen a la izquierda the toilets are on the left;cae en el segundo capítulo it's in the second chapter;eso cae fuera de mis competencias that is o falls outside my remitcayó en cama he took to his bed;caer en desuso to fall into disuse;caer en el olvido to fall into oblivion;caer en la desesperación to fall into despair;caer en desgracia to fall into disgrace15. [sentar]caer bien/mal [comentario, noticia] to go down well/badly;su comentario no cayó nada bien her comment didn't go down well;caer bien/mal a alguien [comida, bebida] to agree/disagree with sb;Esp [ropa] to suit/not to suit sb; Esplos pantalones ajustados no te caen nada bien tight trousers don't suit you at all;caer como un jarro de agua fría to come as a real shockme cae mal I can't stand him;tu hermano me cae muy mal I can't stand your brother;me cayó mal I didn't like him at all;cae mal a todo el mundo he doesn't get on with anyone;Famtu jefe me cae gordo I can't stand your bosscayeron sobre la ciudad para saquearla they fell upon the city and pillaged itla mitad de la clase cayó en el primer examen half the class failed the first exam;¿cuántas te han caído? how many did you fail?el equipo ha caído mucho en el último mes the team has gone seriously off the boil over the last month21. Am [visitar] to drop in22. Compcaer (muy) bajo to sink (very) low;parece mentira que hayas caído tan bajo I can hardly believe that you would sink so low;¡qué bajo has caído! I never thought you'd sink so low!;caer por su propio peso to be self-evident;todos mis consejos cayeron en saco roto all my advice fell on deaf ears;dejarse caer por casa de alguien to drop by sb's house;estar al caer to be about to arrive;ya son las cinco, así que deben de estar al caer it's five o'clock, so they should be arriving any minute now;el anuncio debe de estar al caer the announcement should be made any minute now;se proseguirá con la investigación caiga quien caiga the investigation will proceed no matter who might be implicated o even if it means that heads will roll;RP Famcaer parado to fall on one's feet* * *I v/i1 fall;caer sobre fall on;dejar caer algo drop sth;caer enfermo fall ill;caer en lunes fall on a Monday;al caer la noche at sunset o nightfall;caiga quien caiga no matter whose head has to roll;caer muy bajo fig stoop very low;dejarse caer fam flop down2:me cae bien/mal fig I like/don’t like him:cae cerca it’s not far;¿por dónde cae este pueblo? whereabouts is this village?4:estar al caer be about to arrive;¡ahora caigo! fig now I get it!* * *caer {13} vi1) : to fall, to drop2) : to collapse3) : to hang (down)4)me caes bien: I like you5)caer mal or* * *caer vb2. (fecha) to be / to falleste año, mi cumpleaños cae en martes my birthday is on a Tuesday this year3. (entender) to get somethingcaer desmayado to faint / to collapseestar al caer to be almost here / to be about to arrive -
5 скользить
гл.Русский глагол скользить употребляется с любыми одушевленными и неодушевленными существительными и не уточняет характер скольжения. В английском языке используются разные слова для разных видов существительных: одни глаголы только для неодушевленных предметов, другие для одушевленных и неодушевленных. Кроме того, английские соответствия подчеркивают характер скольжения.1. to slip — скользить, скользнуть, соскользнуть, поскользнуться (скользить быстро, на короткое расстояние; поскользнуться и упасть; двигаться быстро, плавно, неслышно, тайком; быстрыми и незаметными движениями передавать что-либо): The ring easily slipped off her finger. — Кольцо легко соскользнуло у нес с пальца. Suddenly Frank slipped and fell down off the edge of the roof. — Неожиданно Фрэнк поскользнулся и упал с края крыши. My fool slipped and I nearly fell. — Я поскользнулся и чуть не упал. Nobody saw her slip silently into the house. — Никто не видел, как она тихо проскользнула в дом. Weeks slipped slowly by. — Неделя за неделей проходили медленно. I slipped the note into his hand under the table. — Под столом я незаметно сунул ему записку в руку. The soap slipped out of my hand. — Мыло выскользнуло у меня из рук. The knife slipped and cut my finger. — Нож соскользнул, и я порезал палец. Her name slipped my mind. — Я забыл ее имя. The boat slipped over the water. — Лодка скользила по воде. The cup slipped and fell down. — Чашка выскользнула и упала. This glasses are two heavy, they keep slipping down my nose. — Эти очки очень тяжелы, они все время соскальзывают с переносицы.2. to slide — скользить, плавно двигаться, кататься, скатываться, выскальзывать, соскальзывать ( обычно по скользкой поверхности): The kids were sliding on the ice. — Дети катались по льду. Peter slid his glass across the table. — Петр скользящим движением передвинул стакан на другую сторону стола. He slid out of the room when no one was looking. — Когда никто не смотрел в его сторону, он выскользнул из комнаты. The drawers easily slide in and out. — Ящики легко задвигаются и выдвигаются. The book slid from his knees. — Книга соскользнула у него с колен. Several glasses slid off the tray and crashed onto the floor. — Несколько стаканов скатились с подноса и с грохотом упали на пол. Harry slid along the bench so that he could sit next to me. — Гарри придвинулся, не вставая со скамейки, чтобы сесть рядом со мной. We slipped and slid on the ice losing our balance. — Мы поскользнулись на льду и покатились, теряя равновесие.3. to glide — скользить, плавно двигаться (спокойно, как бы без усилий): to glide over the ice — скользить по льду; to glide into the room — проскользнуть в комнату/вплыть в комнату A snake was gliding across the path. — Змея скользила поперек тропинки./Змея переползала через тропинку. The plane glided to the terminal. — Самолет плавно подкатил к терминалу. Swans glided over the surface of the lake. — Лебеди плавно скользили по поверхности озера. Waiters in white robesglided silently around the room, holding silver trays. — Официанты в белом, с серебряными подносами в руках бесшумно двигались по залу/Официанты в белом, с серебряными подносами в руках бесшумно скользили по залу. Your skis should glide naturally as you move across the snow. — Когда вы двигаетесь по снегу, лыжи должны скользить плавно без усилий.4. to skid — скользить, заносить (относится главным образом к автомашинам; машина теряет управление или водитель не в состоянии справиться с управлением): The wheels of the truck skidded on the wet snow. — Колеса грузовика скользили по мокрому снегу./На мокром снегу грузовик занесло. The road was slippery and the car skidded and turned over. —Дорога была скользкая, машину занесло, и она перевернулась. The car in front of me skidded and I slammed the brakes on to avoid it. — Машину передо мной занесло, и я резко затормозил, чтобы не столкнуться с ней./Машину передо мной занесло, и я резко нажал на тормоза, чтобы не столкнуться с ней. -
6 glisser
glisser [glise]➭ TABLE 11. intransitive verba. ( = avancer) to slide along ; [voilier, nuages, patineurs] to glide alongb. ( = tomber) to slidec. ( = déraper) [personne, objet] to slip ; [véhicule, pneus] to skidd. ( = être glissant) [parquet] to be slippery• attention, ça glisse be careful, it's slipperye. ( = coulisser) [tiroir, rideau, curseur, anneau] to slidef. ( = s'échapper) glisser des mains to slip out of one's handsg. ( = effleurer) glisser sur [+ sujet] to skate over• glissons ! let's not dwell on that!2. transitive verb( = introduire) glisser qch sous/dans qch to slip sth under/into sth3. reflexive verb► se glisser [personne, animal]* * *glise
1.
2) ( introduire) to slip in [remarque]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( être glissant) [route, savon] to be slippery2) ( être déstabilisé) [personne] to slip; [chapeau, écharpe] to slip (down); [outil] to slip; [véhicule] to skidglisser des mains de quelqu'un — [savon, bouteille] to slip out of somebody's hands
3) ( se déplacer) gén to slide; ( avec grâce) to glide4) ( ne pas accrocher) [ski, tiroir, cloison] to slideglisser sur — fig ( ne pas affecter) [critique] to have no effect on [personne]; ( ne pas approfondir) [personne] to skate over [sujet]
5) ( passer)
3.
se glisser verbe pronominal1) ( s'introduire) to slipse glisser dans — gén to slip into; ( furtivement) to sneak into
2) ( s'insinuer) [sentiment, erreur] to creep into [personne, texte]* * *ɡlise1. vi1) (= avancer) to glidefaire glisser qch sur — to slide sth over, INFORMATIQUE, [icône] to drag sth onto
2) (= déraper) [personne] to slipIl a glissé et il est tombé. — He slipped and fell.
Il a glissé sur une peau de banane. — He slipped on a banana skin.
3) (= être glissant) [trottoir] to be slipperyAttention, ça glisse! — Watch out, it's slippery!
4) figglisser sur [détail] — to skate over
2. vt1) (= mettre)2) (= dire)3) (= donner)* * *glisser verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( mettre) to slip [objet] (dans into); j'ai glissé la lettre dans ma poche/sous la porte I slipped the letter into my pocket/under the door; il a glissé l'anneau à mon doigt he slipped the ring onto my finger; glisser un oreiller sous la tête d'un malade to slide a pillow under a patient's head; elle a glissé la main dans mes cheveux she ran her fingers through my hair;2 ( introduire) to slip in [remarque, commentaire, critique]; glisser une anecdote dans la conversation to slip an anecdote into the conversation;3 ( dire furtivement) glisser qch à l'oreille de qn to whisper sth in sb's ear;4 ( en tricot) to slip [maille].B vi1 ( être glissant) [route, trottoir, savon] to be slippery; ça glisse it's slippery;2 ( être déstabilisé) [personne] to slip; [chapeau, robe, écharpe] to slip (down); [outil, couteau] to slip; [véhicule] to skid; glisser de to slip out of; glisser des mains de qn [savon, bouteille] to slip out of sb's hands; une tuile/le ramoneur a glissé du toit a tile/the chimney sweep fell off the roof;3 ( se déplacer) gén to slide; ( avec grâce) to glide; descendre les escaliers en glissant sur la rampe to slide down the bannisters; se laisser glisser le long d'une corde/d'un mur to slide down a rope/a wall; un cygne/canoë glissait sur le lac a swan/canoe was gliding over the lake;4 ( ne pas accrocher) [piston, ski, tiroir, cloison] to slide; mes skis ne glissent pas my skis are sticking; la neige glisse bien/ne glisse pas the snow is nice and smooth/is sticking; leur regard glissait d'un tableau à l'autre their gaze wandered from one picture to another; leur regard glissait sur l'assistance they surveyed the people present;5 ( passer insensiblement) glisser dans l'ennui to become bored; glisser dans le pessimisme to sink into gloom; l'électorat glisse à droite there's a swing to the right among the electorate; le parti a glissé vers le terrorisme there has been a swing toward(s) terrorism in the party; le roman glisse de la comédie au drame the novel moves imperceptibly from comedy to drama;6 ( ne pas affecter) glisser sur [injure, critique] to have no effect on;C se glisser vpr1 ( pénétrer) se glisser dans gén to slip into; ( furtivement) to sneak into; se glisser dans son lit to slip into bed; se glisser dans les draps to slip between the sheets; le voleur s'est glissé dans la chambre the thief sneaked into the room;2 ( se faufiler) to slip; se glisser derrière un rideau to slip behind a curtain; se glisser dans la foule to slip through the crowd; se glisser parmi les invités to slip in among the guests; se glisser parmi les badauds to edge through the onlookers; je me suis glissé vers la sortie/au premier rang I slid toward(s) the exit/into the front row; le chat s'est glissé sous la voiture the cat crept under the car;3 ( s'insinuer) [sentiment, erreur] to creep into [personne, texte]; l'ennui se glissa entre nous boredom crept into our relationship.glisser entre les mains or doigts de qn [criminel] to slip through sb's fingers.[glise] verbe intransitifattention, ça glisse par terre watch out, it's slippery underfoot ou the ground's slippery2. [s'échapper accidentellement] to slip3. [tomber] to slide4. [avancer sans heurt - skieur, patineur] to glide along ; [ - péniche, ski] to glide5. [passer]sur toi, tout glisse comme l'eau sur les plumes d'un canard it's like water off a duck's back with you6. (figuré) [s'orienter]glisser à ou vers to shift to ou towardsune partie de l'électorat a glissé à gauche part of the electorate has shifted ou moved to the left7. DANSE to glissade————————[glise] verbe transitif1. [introduire] to slip[dire furtivement]j'ai glissé ton nom dans la conversation I managed to slip ou to drop your name into the conversation2. [confier]glisser un petit mot/une lettre à quelqu'un to slip somebody a note/a letter3. (locution)glisser un œil dans une pièce to peep ou to peek into a room————————se glisser verbe pronominal intransitif1. [se faufiler]se glisser au premier rang [rapidement] to slip into the front rowglisse-toi là [sans prendre de place] squeeze (yourself) in there2. [erreur]des fautes ont pu se glisser dans l'article some mistakes may have slipped ou crept into the article3. [sentiment] -
7 سقط
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) \ سَقَطُ المَتَاع \ junk: old things of little value: This cupboard is full of junk that we never use. \ سَقَطَ وتَحَطَّمَ \ crash: to fall or strike sth. suddenly and noisily, causing much damage: The car crashed into a wall. An aeroplane crashed. -
8 collapse
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
9 come down
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
10 come off
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
11 drop
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
12 fail
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
13 fall (fallen)
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
14 topple
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
15 tumble
سَقَطَ \ collapse: to fall down (esp. under a heavy weight or for lack of support): The old chair collapsed under the fat man. come down: to fall: The price of sugar came down. The telephone wires came down in the storm. come off: to fall off: The handle came off (the door). drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fail: (to cause) not to pass (an exam): He failed (in) his French examination. fall (fallen): to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. topple: to fall slowly (usu. of sth. that is top-heavy). tumble: to fall, often with a turning movement: He slipped, and tumbled down the stairs. \ See Also انهار (اِنْهَارَ)، هبط (هَبَطَ)، وقع (وَقَعَ)، رَسَبَ (في الامتحان)، انقلب (اِنْقَلَبَ) -
16 وقع
وَقَعَ \ drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fall (p.t.. [b]fell p.p.. fallen)[/b]: to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). happen: to take place: The accident happened at exactly 4 o’clock. land: (not of an aircraft) to fall to the ground: He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. occur: to happen: Where did the accident occur?. \ وَقَعَ تحت دَيْن \ run into debt: to begin to owe money. \ وَقَعَ على \ come across: to find or meet by chance: I came across this old book in the market. \ وَقَعَ في \ fall: (with an adj. or phrase) to become: He fell ill. She fell asleep. They fell in love. get into: to come into a certain bad condition (debt, trouble, a temper, etc.). \ See Also أصبح (أَصْبَح) \ وَقَعَت عينه على \ set eyes on: (usu. with not or never) to see: I’ve never set eyes on her before today. -
17 resbalarse
VPR to slip* * *= skid, slip.Ex. As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.Ex. If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.* * *= skid, slip.Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.
Ex: If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.* * *
■resbalarse verbo reflexivo to slip
' resbalarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escurrirse
- escurrir
- resbalar
English:
skid
* * *vprto slip (over);me resbalé y me caí I slipped and fell;se resbaló con una piel de plátano he slipped on a banana skin* * *vr -
18 poślizgn|ąć się
pf v refl. to slip- poślizgnąć się na oblodzonej jezdni to slip on the icy road- poślizgnął się i spadł ze schodów he slipped and fell down (the) stairs- poślizgnęła się i upadła she slipped an fell over a. downThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > poślizgn|ąć się
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19 drop
وَقَعَ \ drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fall (p.t.. [b]fell p.p.. fallen)[/b]: to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). happen: to take place: The accident happened at exactly 4 o’clock. land: (not of an aircraft) to fall to the ground: He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. occur: to happen: Where did the accident occur?. -
20 fallen
وَقَعَ \ drop: to fall: An apple dropped from the tree. fall (p.t.. [b]fell p.p.. fallen)[/b]: to go down by mistake; drop: I slipped and fell (or fell down or fell over). happen: to take place: The accident happened at exactly 4 o’clock. land: (not of an aircraft) to fall to the ground: He fell out of the tree and landed on his head. occur: to happen: Where did the accident occur?.
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