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1 crollare
collapse* * *crollare v. intr.1 to collapse, to give* way, to crash: il ponte crollò sotto il peso dei carri armati, the bridge gave way (o collapsed) under the weight of the tanks; quel muro sta crollando, that wall is tumbling (o falling); crollare a terra, to crash to the ground2 (fig.) ( cedere) to crumble, to break* down, to collapse: i suoi nervi crollarono per la lunga tensione, his nerves gave way under the long strain; è crollato subito alla vista della polizia, he broke down immediately at the sight of the police; vide tutte le sue speranze crollare, she saw all her hopes collapsing (o crumbling); sono bastate poche domande per far crollare il suo alibi, a few questions were enough to demolish his alibi; sto crollando dal sonno, I'm dead on my feet3 ( lasciarsi cadere) to flop down, to slump, to sink*: crollò su di una sedia, he slumped (o sank) into an armchair4 (econ., comm.) to collapse, to fall* down; ( di prezzi) to slump; ( di titoli) to crash: i prezzi del petrolio stanno crollando, oil prices are collapsing (o falling); la Borsa crollò improvvisamente, there was a sudden slump in the Stock Exchange◆ v.tr. (non com.) to shake*: crollare la testa, to shake one's head; crollare le spalle, to shrug one's shoulders.* * *[krol'lare]1) [muro, edificio] to collapse, to come* (tumbling) down, to fall* down, in; [soffitto, tetto] to cave in; [ pila di libri] to topple; (sotto un peso) [mobile, scaffale] to give* way2) (andare in rovina) [impero, paese] to break* up, to crumble, to collapsecrollare sul letto — to fall o flop down on the bed
4) (stramazzare) [ persona] to fall* down, to collapsecrollare per la stanchezza, per la fatica — to collapse with exhaustion, to flake out
6) fig. [prezzi, valute, azioni] to plummet, to tumble, to fall*, to plunge7) (essere annientato) [sogno, popolarità, illusione] to founder, to crumble••crollare dal sonno — to be dead, asleep on one's feet
* * *crollare/krol'lare/ [1](aus. essere)1 [muro, edificio] to collapse, to come* (tumbling) down, to fall* down, in; [soffitto, tetto] to cave in; [ pila di libri] to topple; (sotto un peso) [mobile, scaffale] to give* way2 (andare in rovina) [impero, paese] to break* up, to crumble, to collapse3 (lasciarsi cadere) crollare sul letto to fall o flop down on the bed; crollare su una poltrona to collapse into an armchair4 (stramazzare) [ persona] to fall* down, to collapse; crollare per la stanchezza, per la fatica to collapse with exhaustion, to flake out5 (cedere) [ persona] to break* (down), to crack, to fall* apart; essere sul punto di crollare to be close to breaking point6 fig. [prezzi, valute, azioni] to plummet, to tumble, to fall*, to plunge7 (essere annientato) [sogno, popolarità, illusione] to founder, to crumblecrollare dal sonno to be dead, asleep on one's feet; gli crollò il mondo addosso the world fell apart around him. -
2 cadere
falldi edificio fall downdi capelli, denti fall outdi aereo crashcadere dalle nuvole be thunderstrucklasciar cadere droplasciarsi cadere su una poltrona collapse into an armchair* * *cadere v. intr.1 to fall* (down): la neve sta cadendo fitta, the snow is falling hard; la colpa è caduta sulla persona sbagliata, the blame fell upon the wrong person; cadere in piedi, to fall on one's feet (anche fig.); è fortunata: cade sempre in piedi, she's lucky: she always falls on her feet; il puzzle mi è caduto in pezzi, my puzzle has fallen to pieces; cadere a terra, sul pavimento, to fall to the ground, to the floor; cadere in acqua, to fall into the water; cadere in mare ( da una imbarcazione), to fall overboard; sono caduta dalla sedia, I fell off my chair; cadde dalle scale, he fell (o tumbled) down the stairs; è caduto dalla scala ( a pioli), he's fallen off the ladder; cadere dalla bicicletta, to fall off one's bike; sono caduti in un'imboscata, they fell into an ambush; il topo è caduto nella trappola, the mouse fell into the trap (o was caught in a trap); cadere ai piedi di qlcu., to fall at s.o.'s feet // far cadere qlcu., qlco., to make s.o., sthg. fall; attento! mi fai cadere!, take care! you'll make me fall! // lasciar cadere qlco., to drop sthg.; lasciar cadere un argomento, to drop a subject; si lasciò cadere sul letto, he flopped on to the bed // cadere di mano a qlcu., to slip from s.o.'s hands: m'è caduto di mano il vassoio, the tray slipped from my hands (o I've dropped the tray) // gli sono caduti i capelli dopo l'intervento, he lost his hair after the operation // cadere dal sonno, to be half-asleep; cadere addormentato, to fall asleep; cadere ammalato, to fall ill // cadere in contraddizione, to contradict oneself // cadere in errore, to be mistaken // cadere in estasi, to fall into ecstasies // cadere in disgrazia, miseria, nel peccato, to fall into disgrace, poverty, sin // cadere dalla padella nella brace, to fall out of the frying pan into the fire // cadere nel nulla, to come to nothing // cadere a proposito, ( venire al momento giusto) to come at the right moment; ( venir comodo) to come in handy // cadere dalle nuvole, to be flabbergasted: ma cosa mi dici? cado dalle nuvole!, what's that you're telling me? I'm simply astounded! // non cade mica dal cielo!, you have to work hard for it!2 ( ricadere) to hang*: questi pantaloni cadono bene, these trousers hang (o drop o fit) well; i capelli le cadevano morbidi sulle spalle, her hair hung (o fell) loose on her shoulders3 ( morire) to die*, to fall*: molti soldati caddero in quella battaglia, a lot of soldiers died (o fell) in that battle; cadere per la libertà, to die for freedom4 ( capitolare) to be* brought down, to fall*: è caduto il governo di coalizione, the coalition government has been brought down (o has fallen)// far cadere, to bring* down: il dibattito sulla legge fiscale ha fatto cadere il governo, the debate on tax legislation has brought the government down5 ( far fiasco) to fail; ( di spettacolo) to flop: è caduto agli esami finali, he failed his finals; lo spettacolo cadde la sera della prima, the show flopped on opening night // l'ha fatto cadere l'emozione, he failed because of his nerves; è caduto su una domanda facilissima, he tripped up over a very easy question6 (comm.) to drop, to fall*: il prezzo dell'oro sta cadendo, the price of gold is falling (o dropping) // la crisi di governo ha fatto cadere i prezzi in Borsa, the government crisis has caused stock prices to drop (o to fall)7 ( calare) to drop: la pressione è caduta, the pressure has dropped; gli è caduta la febbre, his temperature's dropped8 ( tramontare) to set*9 ( posarsi) to fall*: gli cadde lo sguardo sulla lettera, his eyes fell on the letter; l'accento cade sull'ultima sillaba, the stress falls on the last syllable; la conversazione cadde sulla politica, the conversation fell on politics10 ( ricorrere) to fall*: il nostro anniversario cade di domenica, our anniversary falls on a Sunday; Pasqua cade tardi quest'anno, Easter falls late this year.cadere s.m.: al cadere del giorno, at the close of day; al cadere della notte, at nightfall; al cadere del sole, at sunset; il cadere delle foglie, the falling of the leaves (o scient. defoliation).* * *[ka'dere]1) (fare una caduta) [ persona] to fall* (down), to drop; [ cosa] to fall*cadere a o per terra to fall to the floor o ground; cadere da to fall off o from [albero, tetto, bicicletta, cavallo]; to fall out of o from [barca, borsa, mani]; cadere giù da to fall down [ scale]; cadere dal letto to fall o tumble out of bed; cadere in mare to fall in(to) the sea; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air, to topple over the edge; sta attento a non farlo cadere mind you don't drop it; lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona — to fall o drop o collapse into an armchair
2) (crollare) [muro, albero, tetto] to fall*, to come* downcadere a o in pezzi — to fall to bits o pieces, to fall apart (anche fig.)
3) (staccarsi) [ foglia] to fall* off, to drop off, to come* off; [capelli, denti] to fall* out4) (discendere) [pioggia, neve] to fall*, to come* down; [notte, silenzio] to fall*5) (abbassarsi) [prezzo, temperatura] to fall*, to drop6) (essere rovesciato) [dittatore, regime, governo] to fall*, to collapse, to topple; (capitolare) [ città] to fall*; (venire meno) [ pregiudizio] to fall* (away)fare cadere — (rovesciare) to cast down, to topple [dittatore, regime, governo]
7) (ricadere)la gonna cade bene — the skirt falls o hangs well
8) fig.lasciar cadere — to drop [argomento, progetto, proposta, accuse, frase]; lay aside [dubbio, inibizione]
cadere ai piedi di qcn. — to fall at sb.'s feet
cadere ammalato, addormentato — to fall ill, asleep
9) (collocarsi)cadere su — [sguardo, scelta, accento] to fall on
10) (abbattersi)11) (ricorrere)13) tel.••cadere in piedi — to fall o land on one's feet
lasciar cadere qcs. dall'alto — = to do sth. condescendingly
cadere a proposito — to be welcome, to come at the right time
* * *cadere/ka'dere/ [26](aus. essere)1 (fare una caduta) [ persona] to fall* (down), to drop; [ cosa] to fall*; cadere a o per terra to fall to the floor o ground; cadere da to fall off o from [albero, tetto, bicicletta, cavallo]; to fall out of o from [barca, borsa, mani]; cadere giù da to fall down [ scale]; cadere dal letto to fall o tumble out of bed; cadere in mare to fall in(to) the sea; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air, to topple over the edge; sta attento a non farlo cadere mind you don't drop it; lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona to fall o drop o collapse into an armchair2 (crollare) [muro, albero, tetto] to fall*, to come* down; cadere a o in pezzi to fall to bits o pieces, to fall apart (anche fig.)3 (staccarsi) [ foglia] to fall* off, to drop off, to come* off; [capelli, denti] to fall* out4 (discendere) [pioggia, neve] to fall*, to come* down; [notte, silenzio] to fall*; il fulmine è caduto su una casa lightning struck a house5 (abbassarsi) [prezzo, temperatura] to fall*, to drop6 (essere rovesciato) [dittatore, regime, governo] to fall*, to collapse, to topple; (capitolare) [ città] to fall*; (venire meno) [ pregiudizio] to fall* (away); fare cadere (rovesciare) to cast down, to topple [dittatore, regime, governo]7 (ricadere) la gonna cade bene the skirt falls o hangs well; i capelli le cadevano sulle spalle her hair fell over her shoulders8 fig. lasciar cadere to drop [argomento, progetto, proposta, accuse, frase]; lay aside [dubbio, inibizione]; cadere ai piedi di qcn. to fall at sb.'s feet; cadere ammalato, addormentato to fall ill, asleep9 (collocarsi) cadere su [sguardo, scelta, accento] to fall on11 (ricorrere) Natale cade di mercoledì Christmas falls on a Wednesday13 tel. è caduta la linea the line went deadcadere dalle nuvole to be flabbergasted; cadere in piedi to fall o land on one's feet; lasciar cadere qcs. dall'alto = to do sth. condescendingly; cadere a proposito to be welcome, to come at the right time. -
3 tomber
tomber [tɔ̃be]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━➭ TABLE 1━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque tomber fait partie d'une locution comme tomber amoureux, tomber de sommeil, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <• attention ! tu vas tomber careful! you'll fall• il est tombé sur la tête ! (inf) he must be mad!► faire tomber to knock down ; (en renversant) to knock over ; (en lâchant) to drop ; [+ température, prix] to bring downb. [neige, pluie] to fall ; [brouillard] to come downc. ( = baisser) to drop ; [jour] to draw to a close ; [prix, nombre] to fall ; [colère] to die down ; [assurance, enthousiasme] to fall away• le dollar est tombé à 2 € the dollar has fallen to 2 eurosd. ( = disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to disappear ; [record] to falle. ( = pendre) to hangf. ( = échoir) [date, choix, sort] to fall ; [verdict, sanction] to be pronouncedg. ( = arriver, se produire) il est tombé en pleine réunion he walked straight into a meeting• il est vraiment bien/mal tombé avec son nouveau patron he's really lucky/unlucky with his new bossh. ( = être arrêté) (inf!) to get busted (inf!)i. (locutions)• son œuvre est tombée dans l'oubli his work fell into oblivion► tomber sur ( = rencontrer par hasard) to run into ; ( = trouver par hasard) to come across ; ( = critiquer) (inf) to go for (inf)• en prenant cette rue, vous tombez sur la gare if you go along this street, you'll find the station• et il a fallu que ça tombe sur moi ! it just had to be me!2. <b. ( = séduire) (inf)c. ( = retirer) (inf)* * *
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1. tɔ̃beverbe transitif (+ v avoir) Sport to throw [lutteur]; fig to beat [équipe]
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verbe intransitif (+ v être)1) ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off2) ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall; [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to dropqu' est-ce que ça tombe! — (colloq)
ça tombe dru! — (colloq) ( pluie) it's pouring down!
3) (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall; [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die downfaire tomber — to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]
il est tombé bien bas — ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low
4) (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die outle roi est tombé — ( aux cartes) the king has been played
faire tomber — to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to break down [barrières]
5) ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope6) ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to falltomber bien/mal — [vêtement, rideau] to hang well/badly
7) (se retrouver, se placer)tomber sous le coup d'une loi — Droit to fall within the provisions of a law
8) ( devenir) to falltomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love
9) ( être donné) [décision] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be giventomber sur les écrans — [nouvelle] to come through on screen
10) ( rencontrer)tomber sur — gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches)
si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place — if you follow that street, you'll come to the square
11) ( survenir) gén to cometu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! — ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!
tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir — you're lucky/unlucky, I was just about to leave
il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus! — (colloq) (décision, choix) why does it always have to be me?; ( mésaventure) why does it always have to happen to me?
tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion — [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting
12) ( coïncider) [date] to fall on [jour, quantième]13) ( abandonner)laisser tomber — to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]
laisse tomber! — (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest! (colloq)
laisser tomber quelqu'un — ( pour se séparer) to drop somebody; ( pour ne plus aider) to let somebody down
14) ( agresser)tomber sur quelqu'un — ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq); [pillards, police] to descend on somebody; ( critiquer) to go for somebody, to lay into somebody (colloq)
15) ( mourir) euph to die
II tɔ̃benom masculin (de vêtement, tissu) hang [U]* * *tɔ̃be1. vi1) (par terre, d'un mur) to fallAttention, tu vas tomber! — Be careful, you'll fall!
tomber à l'eau — to fall in the water, fig, [projet] to fall through
Il tombe de sommeil. — He's asleep on his feet.
tomber enceinte — to get pregnant, to fall pregnant
3) (= survenir)tomber juste [opération, calcul] — to come out right
4)laisser tomber (= lâcher) — to drop
Elle a laissé tomber son stylo. — She dropped her pen., (= renoncer à) to give up
Il a laissé tomber le piano. — He gave up the piano., (= faire faux bond à) to let down
Il ne laisse jamais tomber ses amis. — He never lets his friends down.
Laisse tomber, il n'acceptera jamais. — Drop it, he'll never agree.
5)tomber sur [difficulté] — to come across
tomber sur quelqu'un [ami, connaissance] — to bump into someone
Je suis tombé sur lui en sortant de chez Pierre. — I bumped into him coming out of Pierre's place., (= attaquer) [personne] to set about
2. vt* * *tomber verb table: aimerB vtr (+ v avoir)C vi (+ v être)1 ( faire une chute) gén to fall; ( de sa propre hauteur) [personne, chaise] to fall over; [animal] to fall; [arbre, mur] to fall down; (d'une hauteur, d'un support) [personne, vase] to fall off; [fruits, feuilles, bombe] to fall; [cheveux, dents] to fall out; [plâtre, revêtement] to come off; je me suis cassé un bras/j'ai cassé un vase en tombant I fell and broke my arm/a vase; tomber à la mer/dans une rivière to fall into the sea/into a river; tomber dans un trou to fall down a hole; tomber sur to fall on [tapis, maison, tête]; tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to land on one's backside; tomber d'un toit/de cheval to fall off a roof/off a horse; tomber d'un arbre [personne] to fall from a tree; [fruit, feuille] to fall off a tree; tomber du lit/de ma poche to fall out of bed/out of my pocket; l'assiette m'est tombée des mains the plate fell out of my hands; ces lunettes me tombent du nez these glasses are slipping off my nose; attention, tu vas me faire tomber! be careful, you'll make me fall!; j'ai fait tomber un vase I knocked a vase over; j'ai fait tomber le vase de l'étagère I knocked the vase off the shelf; il a fait tomber son adversaire ( au rugby) he brought his opponent down; le vent a fait tomber une tuile du toit/un arbre sur les voitures the wind blew a tile off the roof/a tree down onto the cars; se laisser tomber dans un fauteuil/sur un lit to flop into an armchair/onto a bed; laisser tomber un gâteau sur le tapis to drop a cake on the carpet; le skieur s'est laissé tomber pour s'arrêter the skier dropped to the ground to stop himself;2 ( venir d'en haut) [pluie, neige, foudre] to fall; [brouillard] to come down; [rayon, clarté] to fall (sur onto); [rideau de théâtre] to fall, to drop; un rayon de lumière tombait sur mon livre a ray of light fell onto my book; il est tombé 200 mm d'eau or de pluie pendant la nuit 200 mm of rain fell during the night; il tombe des gouttes it's spotting with rain; qu'est-ce que ça tombe○!, ça tombe dru○! ( pluie) it's pouring down!, it's coming down in buckets○!; la pluie n'a pas cessé de tomber pendant tout le voyage it rained steadily throughout the journey; la foudre est tombée sur un arbre the lightning struck a tree; une faible lueur tombait de la lucarne there was a dim light coming through the skylight; une pâle clarté tombait de la lune the moon cast a pale light;3 (faiblir, baisser) [valeur, prix, température] to fall (de by; à to); [ardeur, colère] to subside; [fièvre] to come down; [vent] to drop; [jour] to draw to a close; [conversation] to die down; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 0.90 euro the dollar has fallen to below 0.90 euro; la température est tombée à/de 10°C the temperature has fallen to/by 10°C; leur personnel est tombé à 200 employés their staff is down to 200 employees; faire tomber to bring down [prix, température]; to dampen [enthousiasme]; il est tombé bien bas ( affectivement) he's in very low spirits; ( moralement) he has sunk very low; il est tombé bien bas dans mon estime he has gone right down in my esteem ou estimation; je tombe de sommeil I can't keep my eyes open;4 (être vaincu, renversé) [dictateur, régime, ville] to fall; ( disparaître) [obstacle, objection] to vanish; [opposition] to subside; [préjugé] to die out; le roi est tombé ( aux cartes) the king has been played; faire tomber to bring down [régime, dictateur]; to remove [obstacle]; to eradicate [tabou]; faire tomber les barrières fig to break down barriers;5 ( s'affaisser) [poitrine] to sag; [épaules] to slope; avoir les épaules qui tombent to have sloping shoulders; ⇒ bras;6 ( pendre) [chevelure, mèche] to fall; [vêtement, rideau] to hang; cheveux qui tombent sur les yeux hair that falls over one's eyes; manteau qui tombe bien/mal coat that hangs well/badly; sa jupe lui tombe (jusqu')aux chevilles her skirt comes down to her ankles;7 (se retrouver, se placer) tomber dans un piège lit, fig to fall into a trap; tomber en disgrâce/ruine to fall into disgrace/ruin; tomber dans la vulgarité/sensiblerie to lapse into vulgarity/sentimentality; vous tombez dans le paradoxe you are being paradoxical; tomber sous le charme de qn to fall under sb's spell; tomber sous le coup d'une loi Jur to fall within the provisions of a law; tomber aux mains or entre les mains de qn [document, pouvoir] to fall into sb's hands; la conversation est tombée sur la politique the conversation came around to politics; ⇒ Charybde, sens;8 ( devenir) to fall; tomber malade/amoureux to fall ill/in love;9 ( être donné) [décision, sentence, verdict] to be announced; [nouvelle] to break; [réponse] to be given; tomber sur les écrans [nouvelle] to come through on screen; la nouvelle nous tombe à l'instant Radio, TV the news has just come through to us; dès que le journal tombe des presses as soon as the newspaper comes off the press; les paroles qu'il a laissé tomber de sa bouche the words that fell from his lips; ⇒ sourd;10 ( rencontrer) tomber sur gén to come across [inconnu, détail, objet]; to run into [ami, connaissance]; ( recevoir en partage) to get; ( avoir de la chance dans ses recherches) tomber sur la bonne page/le bon numéro to hit on the right page/the right number; je suis tombé sur un sujet difficile/un examinateur sévère à l'examen I got a difficult question/a harsh examiner in the exam; je suis tombé par hasard sur ce que je cherchais I found what I was looking for by chance ; mes yeux sont tombés sur une jolie femme/une expression amusante my eyes fell on a pretty woman/a funny expression; si tu prends cette rue, tu tomberas sur la place if you follow that street, you'll come to the square;11 ( survenir) gén to come; c'est tombé juste au bon moment/comme il fallait it came just at the right time/when it was needed; cette réforme ne pouvait pas mieux/plus mal tomber this reform couldn't have come at a better/worse time; tu ne pouvais pas mieux tomber! ( au bon moment) you couldn't have come at a better time!; ( avoir de la chance) you couldn't have done better!; tu tombes bien/mal, j'allais partir you're lucky/unlucky ou you've timed that well/badly, I was just about to leave; ça tombe bien/mal, j'avais justement besoin de ce livre that's good/bad luck, I just needed that book; il faut toujours que ça tombe sur moi or que ça me tombe dessus○! [décision, choix] why does it always have to be me?; [mésaventure] why does it always have to happen to me?; tomber au milieu d'une or en pleine réunion [personne] to walk right into a meeting; [annonce, nouvelle] to come right in the middle of a meeting;12 ( coïncider) [date, anniversaire, fête] to fall on [jour, quantième]; ça tombe un mercredi/le 17 avril it falls on a Wednesday/on 17 April;13 ( abandonner) laisser tomber to give up [emploi, activité]; to drop [sujet, projet, habitude]; il a fallu laisser tomber I/we etc had to give up; laisse tomber! (désintérêt, désabusement) forget it!; ( irritation) give it a rest○!; laisser tomber qn ( pour se séparer) to drop sb; ( pour ne plus aider) to let sb down; il a laissé tomber sa petite amie he dropped his girlfriend; ne me laisse pas tomber! don't let me down!; ⇒ chaussette;14 ( agresser) tomber sur qn ( physiquement) [soldats, voyous] to fall on sb, to lay○ into sb; [pillards, police] to descend on sb; ( critiquer) to go for sb, to lay○ into sb; ils nous sont tombés dessus à dix contre un they fell on us, ten to one; il s'est fait tomber dessus par des voleurs/un chien he was set on by robbers/attacked by a dog;15 ( mourir) euph [soldat] to fall euph; tomber sous le feu de l'ennemi to fall under enemy fire; tomber pour qch to die for sth; ⇒ champ.en tomber sur le derrière○ or cul◑ to be flabbergasted○.I[tɔ̃be] nom masculinau tomber du jour ou de la nuit at nightfall ou duskII[tɔ̃be] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire être)A.[CHANGER DE NIVEAU - SENS PROPRE ET FIGURÉ][avion, bombe, projectile] to falltomber par terre to fall on the floor, to fall downtomber dans un fauteuil to fall ou to collapse into an armchairne monte pas à l'échelle, tu vas tomber don't go up the ladder, you'll fall offtomber de cheval to fall off ou from a horsetomber d'un arbre to fall out of a tree ou from a treea. [en lui faisant un croche-pied] to trip somebody upb. [en le bousculant] to knock ou to push somebody overa. [en poussant] to push something overb. [en renversant] to knock something overc. [en lâchant] to drop somethingd. [en donnant un coup de pied] to kick something over3. [se détacher - feuille, pétale, fruit] to fall ou to drop off ; [ - cheveu, dent] to fall ou to come outla robe tombe bien sur toi the dress hangs well ou nicely on you5. [s'abattre, descendre - rayon de soleil, radiations, nuit] to fall ; [ - brouillard, gifle, coup] to come downla neige/pluie tombait it was snowing/rainingune goutte est tombée dans mon cou a drop trickled ou rolled down my neckil tombe de grosses gouttes/gros flocons big drops/flakes are fallingtoi, tu as ta paie qui tombe tous les mois (familier) you have a regular salary coming in (every month)il lui tombe au moins 3 000 euros par mois (familier) he has at least 3,000 euros coming in every montha. [il va pleuvoir] it's going to pour (with rain)!b. [il va y avoir des coups] you're/we're etc. going to get it!6. [déboucher]là où la rue Daneau tombe dans le boulevard Lamain at the point where Rue Daneau joins ou meets Boulevard Lamaincontinuez tout droit et vous tomberez sur le marché keep going straight on and you'll come to the market7. [diminuer - prix, température, voix, ton] to fall, to drop ; [ - fréquentation] to drop (off) ; [ - fièvre] to come down, to drop ; [ - colère] to die down, to subside ; [ - inquiétude] to melt away, to vanish ; [ - enthousiasme, agitation, intérêt] to fall ou to fade away, to subside ; [ - tempête] to subside, to abate, to die away ; [ - vent] to drop, to fall, to die down ; [ - jour] to draw to a closela température est tombée de 10 degrés the temperature has dropped ou fallen (by) 10 degreessa cote de popularité est tombée très bas/à 28 % his popularity rating has plummeted/has dropped to 28%faire tomber la fièvre to bring down ou to reduce somebody's temperaturesa joie tomba brusquement his happiness suddenly vanished ou evaporated9. [s'effondrer - cité] to fall ; [ - dictature, gouvernement, empire] to fall, to be brought down, to be toppled ; [ - record] to be broken ; [ - concurrent] to go out, to be defeated ; [ - plan, projet] to fall throughles candidats de droite sont tombés au premier tour the right-wing candidates were eliminated in the first rounda. [cité] to bring downb. [gouvernement] to bring down, to topplec. [record] to breakd. [concurrent] to defeat10. [devenir]tomber malade to become ou to fall illtomber (raide) mort to drop dead, to fall down dead11. JEUX [carte]B.[SE PRODUIRE, ARRIVER]1. [événement] to fall ou to be onmon anniversaire tombe un dimanche my birthday is ou falls on a Sundaytomber juste [calcul] to work out exactlyton bureau l'intéresse — ça tombe bien, je voulais m'en débarrasser he's interested in your desk — that's good, I wanted to get rid of itmal tomber to come at the wrong moment ou at a bad timele mardi tombe assez mal pour moi Tuesday's not a good day ou very convenient for me[personne]on est tombés en plein pendant la grève des trains we got there right in the middle of the rail striketomber juste [deviner] to guess righta. [opportunément] to turn up at the right momentb. [avoir de la chance] to be lucky ou in luckah, vous tombez bien, je voulais justement vous parler ah, you've come just at the right moment, I wanted to speak to youil est excellent, ce melon, je suis bien tombé this melon's excellent, I was luckya. [inopportunément] to turn up at the wrong momentb. [ne pas avoir de chance] to be unlucky ou out of lucktu tombes à point! you've timed it perfectly!, perfect timing!2. [nouvelles] to be ou to come outles dernières nouvelles qui viennent de tomber font état de 143 victimes news just out ou released puts the number of victims at 143à 20 h, la nouvelle est tombée the news came through at 8 p.m————————[tɔ̃be] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [triompher de - candidat, challenger] to defeat2. (familier) [séduire] to seduce3. (familier & locution)————————tomber dans verbe plus préposition[se laisser aller à - découragement, désespoir] to sink ou to lapse into (inseparable)————————tomber en verbe plus prépositiontomber en lambeaux to fall to bits ou pieces————————tomber sur verbe plus préposition1. [trouver par hasard - personne] to come across, to run ou to bump into, to meet up with (US) ; [ - objet perdu, trouvaille] to come across ou upon, to stumble across2. [avoir affaire à - examinateur, sujet d'examen] to getquand j'ai téléphoné, je suis tombé sur sa mère/un répondeur when I phoned, it was her mother who answered (me)/I got an answering machineil tombe sur les nouveaux pour la moindre erreur he comes down on the newcomers (like a ton of bricks) if they make the slightest mistake4. [se porter sur - regard, soupçon] to fall on ; [ - conversation] to turn to -
4 effondrer
s'effondrer efɔ̃dʀe verbe pronominal1) ( s'écrouler) [toit, personne, régime, prix] to collapse; [rêve] to crumble; [espoir] to fall; [popularité] to fall drastically2) ( nerveusement) to collapse* * *1 ( s'écrouler) [toit, personne, régime, prix, monnaie] to collapse; [rêve, illusion] to crumble; [espoir, espérance] to flounder; [popularité] to fall drastically; s'effondrer dans un fauteuil to collapse into an armchair;2 ( nerveusement) to collapse; s'effondrer en larmes to dissolve into tears; s'effondrer de chagrin to be distraught with grief.[efɔ̃dre] verbe transitif2. (figuré)être effondré: après la mort de sa femme, il était effondré he was prostrate with grief after his wife's death————————s'effondrer verbe pronominal intransitif1. [tomber - mur] to fall (down), to collapse ; [ - plafond, voûte] to collapse, to fall ou to cave in2. [être anéanti - monnaie] to collapse, to plummet, to slump ; [ - empire] to collapse, to crumble, to fall apart ; [ - rêve, projet] to collapse, to fall through ; [ - raisonnement] to collapses'effondrer dans un fauteuil to slump ou to sink into an armchair -
5 sinken
(Bedeutung) to diminish; to be on the decline;(Hoffnung) to fade;(Preis) to fall; to drop; to decline; to go down; to sag;(Schiff) to founder; to go down; to sink;(Wasserstand) to subside* * *sịn|ken ['zɪŋkn] pret sa\#nk [zaŋk] ptp gesu\#nken [gə'zʊŋkn]vi aux sein1) (Mensch, Gegenstand) to sink; (Schiff) to sink, to go down; (Ballon) to descend; (Nebel) to come down, to descend (liter)auf einen Stuhl/zu Boden sinken — to sink into a chair/to the ground
an jds Brust (acc) or jdm an die Brust sinken (liter) — to fall upon sb's breast
in Ohnmacht sinken (geh) — to swoon (old), to fall into a faint (esp Brit), to faint
die Arme/den Kopf sinken lassen — to let one's arms/head drop
2) (Boden, Gebäude) to subside, to sink; (Fundament) to settledas Haus war ein Meter tiefer gesunken — the house had sunk one metre (Brit) or meter (US)
3) (=niedriger werden Wasserspiegel, Temperatur, Preise etc) to fall, to drop4) (= schwinden) (Ansehen, Vertrauen) to diminish; (Einfluss) to wane, to decline, to diminish; (Hoffnung, Stimmung) to sinkden Mut/die Hoffnung sinken lassen — to lose courage/hope
5) (moralisch) to sink* * *1) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) lapse2) sink3) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) subside* * *sin·ken<sank, gesunken>[ˈzɪŋkn̩]vi Hilfsverb: seinauf den Grund \sinken to sink to the bottom2. (herabsinken) to descend3. (niedersinken) to drop, to fallins Bett \sinken to fall into bedzu Boden/auf ein Sofa \sinken to sink [or drop] to the ground/on[to] a sofadie Hände \sinken lassen to let one's hands fall, to drop one's handsdie Temperatur sank auf 2°C the temperature went down to 2°C; Kurs, Preis to fall, to drop, to be on the decline▪ \sinkend falling\sinkende Produktion ÖKON falling production\sinkender Dollar BÖRSE sagging dollarden Mut \sinken lassen to lose couragein jds Achtung/Ansehen \sinken to go down [or sink] in sb's estimation [or esteem], to lose sb's favour [or AM -or]; s.a. tief* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <ship, sun> sink, go down; <plane, balloon> descend, go down; (geh.) <leaves, snowflakes> fall2) (niedersinken) fallauf od. (geh.) in die Knie sinken — sink or fall to one's knees
3) (niedriger werden) <temperature, level> fall, dropdas Thermometer/Barometer sinkt — the temperature is falling/the barometer is going back
4) (an Wert verlieren) <price, value> fall, go down5) (nachlassen, abnehmen) fall; go down; <excitement, interest> diminish, decline* * *sinken; sinkt, sank, ist gesunken v/ijemandem in die Arme sinken fall into sb’s arms;zu Boden sinken sink ( oder drop) to the ground;auf die Knie sinken drop to one’s knees;ins Bett sinken fall ( oder collapse) into bed;in einen Sessel sinken sink ( oder collapse) into an armchair;sinken lassen lower, drop (auch Stimme);den Kopf sinken lassen hang one’s head;in tiefen Schlaf sinken sink into a deep sleep2. Aktien, Kurs, Preise, Temperatur etc: fall, drop, go down;das Fieber ist leicht gesunken the temperature has gone down slightly;der Verbrauch von Rindfleisch ist stark gesunken beef consumption has fallen considerably;zu einem allgemeinen Sinken der Energiepreise führen lead to a general fall in energy pricesseine Stimmung sank his spirits sank;er ist tief gesunken he has sunk very low;in jemandes Achtung sinken go down in sb’s opinion ( oder esteem);* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <ship, sun> sink, go down; <plane, balloon> descend, go down; (geh.) <leaves, snowflakes> fall2) (niedersinken) fallauf od. (geh.) in die Knie sinken — sink or fall to one's knees
3) (niedriger werden) <temperature, level> fall, dropdas Thermometer/Barometer sinkt — the temperature is falling/the barometer is going back
4) (an Wert verlieren) <price, value> fall, go down5) (nachlassen, abnehmen) fall; go down; <excitement, interest> diminish, decline* * *n.descent n. -
6 crouler
crouler [kʀule]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb[maison, mur] to collapse* * *kʀuleverbe intransitif1) ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble2) ( être submergé)crouler sous — [personne] to be weighed down by
* * *kʀule vi1) (= ployer)crouler sous [poids] — to collapse under, [travail] to be snowed under with
crouler sous les applaudissements; La salle croulait sous les applaudissements. — The applause nearly brought the house down., The building shook with the thunderous applause.
2) (sans complément) vieilli (= s'écrouler) to collapse* * *crouler verb table: aimer vi1 [mur, bâtiment] ( s'effondrer) to collapse; ( se désagréger) to crumble; [butte de terre] to fall down; se laisser crouler dans un fauteuil to collapse into an armchair;2 ( aller à la ruine) [empire, pays, régime] to collapse; crouler de toutes parts to collapse on all sides;3 ( être submergé) crouler sous to be weighed down by [dettes, travail, projets]; [personne] to be inundated with [fleurs]; to be weighed down with [paquets]; [arbre] to be weighed down with [fruits]; [ville] to crumble under [obus]; crouler sous les applaudissements [salle] to resound with applause; crouler sous le poids de [meuble, étagère, table] to groan under the weight of.[krule] verbe intransitif -
7 sinken;
sinkt, sank, ist gesunken v/i1. sink; Schiff: auch go down; Boden, Erde, Hochwasser: subside; Nebel: descend, come down; jemandem in die Arme sinken fall into s.o.’s arms; zu Boden sinken sink ( oder drop) to the ground; auf die Knie sinken drop to one’s knees; ins Bett sinken fall ( oder collapse) into bed; in einen Sessel sinken sink ( oder collapse) into an armchair; sinken lassen lower, drop (auch Stimme); den Kopf sinken lassen hang one’s head; in tiefen Schlaf sinken sink into a deep sleep2. Aktien, Kurs, Preise, Temperatur etc.: fall, drop, go down; das Fieber ist leicht gesunken the temperature has gone down slightly; der Verbrauch von Rindfleisch ist stark gesunken beef consumption has fallen considerably; zu einem allgemeinen Sinken der Energiepreise führen lead to a general fall in energy prices3. fig., Ansehen, Einfluss: diminish; Hoffnung: fade; seine Stimmung sank his spirits sank; er ist tief gesunken he has sunk very low; in jemandes Achtung sinken go down in s.o.’s opinion ( oder esteem); in der Gunst der Wähler sinken lose electoral support; Mut, Ohnmacht 2, Wert etc. -
8 crollare su una poltrona
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9 lasciarsi cadere su una poltrona
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10 sprofondare
sinkfig sprofondare dalla vergogna be overcome with embarrassment* * *sprofondare v.tr. ( far cadere) to cause to collapse: la neve ha sprofondato il tetto, the snow has caused the roof to collapse◆ v. intr.1 ( di terreno) to subside, to give* way; ( crollare) to collapse: dopo le grandi piogge il terreno è sprofondato, after the heavy rains the ground subsided; nel terremoto alcune case sono sprofondate, some houses collapsed in the earthquake3 (fig.) ( lasciarsi assorbire) to fall*, to sink*: sprofondare nella disperazione, to sink into despair; sprofondarono nel baratro, they fell into the abyss.◘ sprofondarsi v.rifl.1 ( lasciarsi cadere) to sink*: sprofondare in una poltrona, to sink into an armchair // mi sarei sprofondato per la vergogna, (fig.) I was so embarassed I wanted the ground to swallow me up2 (fig.) ( immergersi) to sink*; to be absorbed: sprofondare nel lavoro, to be absorbed in one's work.* * *[sprofon'dare]1. vi2. vr (sprofondarsi)sprofondarsi in — (poltrona) to sink into, (fig : studio, lavoro) to become engrossed in
* * *[sprofon'dare] 1.1) (crollare) [tetto, pavimento] to collapse; [terreno, strada, edificio] to subside2) (affondare) to sink*3) fig.2.sprofondare in — to sink into [disperazione, follia]
verbo transitivo3.verbo pronominale sprofondarsi1)- rsi in una poltrona — to sink into o to drape oneself over an armchair
2) fig.* * *sprofondare/sprofon'dare/ [1](aus. essere)1 (crollare) [tetto, pavimento] to collapse; [terreno, strada, edificio] to subside2 (affondare) to sink*3 fig. sprofondare in to sink into [disperazione, follia]; sprofondare nel sonno to fall into a deep sleep; sarei voluto sprofondare (per la vergogna) I wanted the ground to swallow me upsprofondare la città nel buio to plunge the city into darknessIII sprofondarsi verbo pronominale1 - rsi in una poltrona to sink into o to drape oneself over an armchair2 fig. - rsi nella lettura di un romanzo to bury oneself in a novel. -
11 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 -
12 affaler
affaler [afale]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb[+ voile] to lower2. reflexive verb► s'affaler ( = tomber) to collapse* * ** * *afale vt[voilure] to lower* * *affaler verb table: aimerB s'affaler vpr1 ○[personne] ( de fatigue) to collapse; ( par accident) to fall;2 Naut [personne] to slide; s'affaler par une échelle to slide down a ladder.[afale] verbe transitif————————s'affaler verbe pronominal intransitif -
13 Fallen
v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.* * *(eingenommen werden) to fall;(sinken) to go down;(sterben) to be killed; to fall;(stürzen) to fall; to drop* * *fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]vi aux sein1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to dropsich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up
durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —
ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)
See:→ auch Groschenbis auf +acc to)die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead
3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decreaseim Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value
im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop
4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killeder ist gefallen — he was killed in action
5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall7)der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu
See:→ Halsdas Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight
das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that
9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept
aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc
10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (an +acc to)das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France
11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored13)(= geraten)
in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)
See:→ Opfer14) (= sein)See:→ Last* * *2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump* * *fal·len<fällt, fiel, gefallen>[ˈfalən]vi Hilfsverb: seinetw \fallen lassen to drop sthjdn \fallen lassen to let go of sbSie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse2. (fam: legen, setzen)sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair famjdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an examjdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth6. (stürzen) to fallAchtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floorer fiel unglücklich he fell badly7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hangdie Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulderssein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war9. (erobert werden) to fallnach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fellim Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value11. (treffen)▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sbder Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardenerdie Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant12. (dringen)Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this yearin eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era14. (zufallen)nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Polandnach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the banksein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective propertydie Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're sellingmorgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given17. SPORT to be scoreddas zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be firedsie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentionedsein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meetingbei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention somethinger hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last weekeine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark20. (verfallen)in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialectin eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pacein Schlaf \fallen to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]21. (dazugehören)unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a categorynicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibilityins Schloss \fallen to slam shut[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neckeinem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan
auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or madedie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time
in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *im Fallen jemanden/etwas mit sich reißen take sb/sth with one ( oder pull sb/sth to the ground) as one falls* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> falldie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcomein/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *-reien n.descent n. -
14 fallen
v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.* * *(eingenommen werden) to fall;(sinken) to go down;(sterben) to be killed; to fall;(stürzen) to fall; to drop* * *fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]vi aux sein1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to dropsich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up
durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —
ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)
See:→ auch Groschenbis auf +acc to)die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead
3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decreaseim Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value
im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop
4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killeder ist gefallen — he was killed in action
5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall7)der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu
See:→ Halsdas Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight
das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that
9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept
aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc
10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (an +acc to)das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France
11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored13)(= geraten)
in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)
See:→ Opfer14) (= sein)See:→ Last* * *2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump* * *fal·len<fällt, fiel, gefallen>[ˈfalən]vi Hilfsverb: seinetw \fallen lassen to drop sthjdn \fallen lassen to let go of sbSie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse2. (fam: legen, setzen)sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair famjdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an examjdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth6. (stürzen) to fallAchtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floorer fiel unglücklich he fell badly7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hangdie Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulderssein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war9. (erobert werden) to fallnach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fellim Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value11. (treffen)▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sbder Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardenerdie Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant12. (dringen)Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this yearin eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era14. (zufallen)nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Polandnach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the banksein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective propertydie Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're sellingmorgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given17. SPORT to be scoreddas zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be firedsie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentionedsein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meetingbei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention somethinger hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last weekeine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark20. (verfallen)in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialectin eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pacein Schlaf \fallen to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]21. (dazugehören)unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a categorynicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibilityins Schloss \fallen to slam shut[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neckeinem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan
auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or madedie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time
in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *fallen lassen drop (auch fig);zu oderauf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over;aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed;über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair;in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimetres (US -ers) of snow last night; → Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etcdas Gold ist im Preis/Wert gefallen the price/value of gold has gone down;im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down3. Festung etc: fall, be taken; euph Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig Barriere, Tabu etc: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated4. heftig:vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to sb;jemandem ins Lenkrad/in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel/reins from sb;sich aufs Bett/ins Gras etc5. Blick, Licht, Schatten etc: fall (durch through)die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face7. Abhang, Klippen etc: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descenddie Entscheidung fiel/zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided/there were two goals in the second half;es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired9. Bemerkung: fall, be made;eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark;darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge)lassen he didn’t say a word about it;auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned;es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words10.in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy;11. fig:an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to sb;auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on sb;das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it;in eine Kategorie/unter eine Regelung etcfallen come under a category/regulation etc12. umg:* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> falldie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcomein/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *-reien n.descent n. -
15 fällen
v/i; fällt, fiel, ist gefallen1. fall, drop; (stürzen) fall (down); Regen, Schnee: fall; Klappe, Vorhang: come down; fallen lassen drop (auch fig.); zu oder auf den Boden fallen fall to the ground, fall over; aus dem Bett fallen fall out of bed; jemandem aus der Hand fallen fall ( oder drop) from s.o.’s hand; über einen Stuhl fallen (stolpern) trip over a chair; in der Nacht sind 30 Zentimeter Schnee gefallen there was ( oder we got) 30 centimet|res (Am. -ers) of snow last night; Apfel, Fuß1 1, Nase1 1 etc.2. (sinken) fall, drop, go down; Barometer: fall, be falling; Melodie, Stimme: descend, fall; das Gold ist im Preis / Wert gefallen the price / value of gold has gone down; im Kurs fallen Aktien, Währung: fall, go down3. Festung etc.: fall, be taken; euph. Soldat: fall, be killed (in action); fig. Barriere, Tabu etc.: be removed; Regierung: fall; Gesetz: be defeated4. heftig: vor jemandem auf die Knie fallen go down on one’s knees to s.o.; jemandem ins Lenkrad / in die Zügel fallen try to grab the steering wheel / reins from s.o.; sich aufs Bett / ins Gras etc. fallen lassen fall ( heftiger: throw o.s.) onto the bed / into the grass etc.; die Tür fiel ins Schloss the door slammed; Arm, Hals, Rücken6. (hängen) Gardine, Haare, Kleid: fall; Stoff auch: be draped; die Haare fielen ihm ständig ins Gesicht his hair kept falling in his face7. Abhang, Klippen etc.: drop; Kurve, Linie: fall, descend8. (zustande kommen) Entscheidung: be made; Urteil: be passed; Tor: be scored; die Entscheidung fiel / zwei Tore fielen in der zweiten Halbzeit the match was decided / there were two goals in the second half; es fielen drei Schüsse there were three shots, three shots were fired9. Bemerkung: fall, be made; eine Bemerkung fallen lassen let fall a remark, make a casual remark; darüber hat er kein Wort fallen (ge) lassen he didn’t say a word about it; auch sein Name fiel his name was also mentioned; es fielen harte Worte there were harsh words10. fallen in (+ Akk) (geraten) in Dialekt, Muttersprache: lapse into; in Trance, Schlaf: fall into; in Schwermut fallen be overcome by melancholy; in einen tiefen Schlaf fallen fall into a deep sleep; Ohnmacht, Ungnade11. jemandem leicht / schwer fallen be easy / difficult for s.o.12. fig.: an jemanden fallen fall ( oder go) to s.o.; auf einen Feiertag etc. fallen fall ( oder be) on a holiday etc.; auf jemanden fallen Verdacht, Wahl: fall on s.o.; das Los fiel auf mich it fell to me to do it; in eine Kategorie / unter eine Regelung etc. fallen come under a category / regulation etc.* * *(eingenommen werden) to fall;(sinken) to go down;(sterben) to be killed; to fall;(stürzen) to fall; to drop* * *fạl|len ['falən] pret fiel [fiːl] ptp gefa\#llen [gə'falən]vi aux sein1) (= hinabfallen, umfallen) to fall; (Gegenstand, Wassermassen) to drop; (THEAT Vorhang) to fall, to come down; (Klappe) to come down, to dropsich fallen lassen — to drop; (fig) to give up
durch eine Prüfung etc fallen —
ein gefallenes Mädchen (dated) — a fallen woman (dated)
See:→ auch Groschenbis auf +acc to)die Haare fallen ihr bis auf die Schultern/über die Augen/ins Gesicht/in die Stirn — her hair comes down to or reaches her shoulders/falls into her eyes/face/onto her forehead
3) (= abfallen, sinken) to drop; (Wasserstand, Preise, Fieber auch, Thermometer) to go down; (Fluss, Kurse, Wert, Aktien auch, Barometer) to fall; (Nachfrage, Ansehen) to fall off, to decreaseim Preis/Wert fallen — to go down or drop or fall in price/value
im Kurs fallen — to go down, to drop
4) (= im Krieg ums Leben kommen) to fall, to be killeder ist gefallen — he was killed in action
5) (=erobert werden Festung, Stadt etc) to fall7)der Löwe fiel dem Gnu in die Flanke — the lion pounced on( the flank of) the gnu
See:→ Halsdas Licht fällt durch die Luke — the light comes in through the skylight
das Los, das zu tun, fiel auf ihn — it fell to his lot to do that
9) (=stattfinden, sich ereignen Weihnachten, Datum etc) to fall (auf +acc on); (= gehören) to come ( unter +acc under, in +acc within, under)unter einen Begriff fallen — to be part of a concept
aus einer Gruppe/Kategorie etc fallen — to come outside a group/category etc, to be excluded from a group/category etc
10) (=zufallen Erbschaft etc) to go (an +acc to)das Elsass fiel an Frankreich — Alsace fell to France; (nach Verhandlungen) Alsace went to France
11) (= gemacht, erzielt werden) (Entscheidung) to be made; (Urteil) to be passed or pronounced; (Schuss) to be fired; (SPORT Tor) to be scored13)(= geraten)
in Schlaf fallen — to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart fallen — to speak in or ( absichtlich) adopt a different tone (of voice)
See:→ Opfer14) (= sein)See:→ Last* * *2) (to decrease; to become less: Tea has come down in price.) come down3) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) drop4) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fall5) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell ( over).) fall6) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fall7) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fall8) ((of prices, stocks, trade etc) to become less; to lose value suddenly: Business has slumped.) slump* * *fal·len<fällt, fiel, gefallen>[ˈfalən]vi Hilfsverb: seinetw \fallen lassen to drop sthjdn \fallen lassen to let go of sbSie haben Ihren Geldbeutel \fallen gelassen you've dropped your purse2. (fam: legen, setzen)sich akk aufs Bett/in den Sessel/auf einen Stuhl \fallen lassen to flop onto the bed/into the armchair/down onto a chair famjdn durch eine Prüfung \fallen lassen to fail sb in an examjdn/etw \fallen lassen to drop sb/sth6. (stürzen) to fallAchtung, auf dem nassen Boden kann man leicht \fallen! be careful, it's easy to slip on the wet floorer fiel unglücklich he fell badly7. (hängen) Vorhang, Kleid to hangdie Haare fielen ihm ins Gesicht/bis auf die Schultern his hair fell into his face/reached his shoulderssein Großvater ist im Krieg gefallen his grandfather was killed in the war9. (erobert werden) to fallnach langem Kampf fiel die Stadt schließlich after a prolonged fight the town finally fellim Preis/Wert \fallen to go down [or drop] [or fall] in price/value11. (treffen)▪ auf jdn \fallen to fall on sbder Verdacht fiel auf den Gärtner the suspicion fell on the gardenerdie Wahl der Chefin fiel auf den ersten Bewerber the boss chose the first applicant12. (dringen)Licht fiel durch ein kleines Fenster light came in through a small window13. (stattfinden, sich ereignen)der 1. April fällt dieses Jahr auf einen Montag April 1st falls on a Monday this yearin eine Epoche \fallen to belong to an era14. (zufallen)nach dem Krieg fielen viele Teile Ostdeutschlands an Polen after the war many parts of East Germany were annexed by Polandnach seinem Tod fiel die Versicherungssumme an die Bank after his death the insurance money went to the banksein Privatvermögen fällt nicht in das gemeinschaftliche Vermögen his private means are not channelled into the collective propertydie Entscheidung ist gefallen, wir verkaufen a decision has been made, we're sellingmorgen fällt das Urteil im Mordfall Maier tomorrow the verdict in the Maier murder case will be given17. SPORT to be scoreddas zweite Tor fiel fünf Minuten vor Spielende the second goal was scored five minutes before the end18. (abgegeben werden) Schuss to be firedsie hörten, wie die Schüsse fielen they heard the shots being fired19. (ausgesprochen werden) to be spoken; (geäußert werden) to be uttered; (erwähnt werden) to be mentionedsein Name fiel während der Sitzung mehrere Male his name was mentioned several times during the meetingbei dem Treffen seiner geschiedenen Eltern fiel kein einziges böses Wort when his divorced parents met, not a single harsh word was said [or spoken] [or uttered]eine Andeutung \fallen lassen to mention somethinger hat letzte Woche so eine Andeutung \fallen lassen he mentioned something [like that] last weekeine Andeutung \fallen lassen, dass... to let it drop that...eine Bemerkung \fallen lassen to make [or drop] a remark20. (verfallen)in einen Dialekt \fallen to lapse into a dialectin eine andere Gangart \fallen to change one's pacein Schlaf \fallen to fall asleepin eine andere Tonart \fallen to adopt a different tone [of voice]21. (dazugehören)unter einen Begriff/eine Kategorie \fallen to fall in [or under] a categorynicht in jds Kompetenz [o Zuständigkeitsbereich] \fallen to be outside sb's responsibilityins Schloss \fallen to slam shut[vor jdm] auf die Knie \fallen to fall one one's knees [in front of sb]jdm um den Hals \fallen to throw one's arms around sb's neckeinem Pferd in die Zügel \fallen to grab a horse's reins* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
einen Plan fallen lassen — abandon a plan
auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or madedie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcome9) (zu einer bestimmten Zeit stattfinden)in eine Zeit fallen — occur at a time
in/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *fällen v/t2. (Entscheidung) make, come to;einen Schiedsspruch fällen make a ruling3. CHEM precipitate4. MATH:das Lot fällen drop a perpendicular* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) fallsich ins Gras/Bett/Heu fallen lassen — fall on to the grass/into bed/into the hay; (fig.)
2) (hinfallen, stürzen) fall [over]auf die Knie/in den Schmutz fallen — fall to one's knees/in the dirt
3) (sinken) < prices> fall; <temperature, water level> fall, drop; < fever> subsideim Preis fallen — go down or fall in price
4) (an einen bestimmten Ort gelangen) <light, shadow, glance, choice, suspicion> fall5) (abgegeben werden) < shot> be fired; (Sport): (erzielt werden) < goal> be scored; (geäußert werden) < word> be spoken; < remark> be made; (getroffen werden) < decision> be taken or made6) (nach unten hängen) < hair> falldie Haare fallen ihr ins Gesicht/auf die Schulter — her hair falls over her face/to her shoulders
7) (im Kampf sterben) die; fall (literary)8) (aufgehoben, beseitigt werden) < ban> be lifted; < tax> be abolished; < obstacle> be removed; < limitation> be overcomein/unter eine Kategorie fallen — fall into or within a category
unter ein Gesetz/eine Bestimmung fallen — come under a law/a regulation
11) (zufallen, zuteil werden) <inheritance, territory> fall (an + Akk. to)* * *-reien n.descent n. -
16 upa|ść1
pf — upa|dać impf (upadnę, upadniesz, upadł, upadła, upadli — upadam) vi 1. (przewrócić się) to fall (down)- potknął się i upadł he tripped and fell (over)- upadł ciężko na ziemię he fell heavily to the ground- upaść głową do przodu to fall headlong a. head first- upadł jak długi he fell flat a. full length, he went sprawling- upaść na kolana to fall a. drop to one’s knees, to fall (down) on one’s knees- upaść na plecy/twarz to fall a. land on one’s back/to fall on one’s face- upadł tak nieszczęśliwie, że złamał rękę he landed so awkwardly that he broke his arm- upadła z hukiem/zemdlona na podłogę she fell to the floor with a thud/in a faint- upaść ze schodów to fall down the stairs2. (skończyć się niepowodzeniem) [imperium, cywilizacja, komunizm] to collapse; [rząd] to collapse, to topple; [powstanie] to fail, to collapse; [pomysł] to come to nothing; [inicjatywa] to founder- sztuka upada art is in a decline3. (zbankrutować) [firma] to collapse 4. książk. (stoczyć się) to decline morally- upadać coraz niżej to be reaching new (moral) lows- tak nisko jeszcze nie upadłem I would never stoop a. sink so low■ upadać na siłach/na zdrowiu przest. to lose (one’s) strength/to lose one’s health- upadać pod ciężarem a. pod brzemieniem zmartwień to be overwhelmed by one’s worries- upaść komuś do nóg to fall a. throw oneself at sb’s feet- upaść na duchu to lose heart a. hope- upaść na fotel/na krzesło to collapse a. drop into an armchair/onto a chair- upaść na łóżko to collapse onto a bed- chyba upadłeś na głowę! you must be out of your mind!; have you lost your marbles?- musiałbym upaść na głowę, żeby tam iść I’d have to be mad a. out of my mind to go there- wniosek upadł the motion was defeated a. rejected- projekt ustawy podatkowej upadł the tax bill was defeated a. voted downThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > upa|ść1
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s'avachir avaʃiʀ verbe pronominal [fauteuil] to sag; [personne] to let oneself go* * *avachir verb table: finirA vtr to wear out [poche, chaussure].B s'avachir vpr1 [fauteuil] to sag; fig [personne] to let oneself go;2 ( s'écrouler) aussitôt rentré il s'est avachi dans un fauteuil as soon as he got in he flopped into an armchair; elle était avachie devant la télévision she was slumped in front of the television.[avaʃir]s'avachir verbe pronominal intransitif1. [s'affaisser - vêtement] to become shapeless ; [ - gâteau, forme] to collapse ; [ - cuir] to go limp ; [ - canapé] to start sagging2. [s'affaler]s'avachir dans un fauteuil/sur une table to slump into an armchair/over a table -
18 afflosciare
afflosciare v.tr.1 ( rendere floscio) to wilt; to deflate: la calura ha afflosciato le foglie, the heat has wilted the leaves; la temperatura elevata aveva afflosciato i pneumatici, the high temperature had deflated the tyres◘ afflosciarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to droop, to wilt; to sag (anche fig.): i fiori si afflosciarono il giorno dopo, the flowers wilted the following day; sentii il corpo afflosciare tra le mie braccia, I felt the body go limp in my arms; il nostro morale si afflosciò, our spirits sagged (o deflated) // si afflosciò sulla poltrona, he collapsed into the armchair.* * *[affloʃ'ʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rendere floscio) to make* [sth.] go limp2) fig. (indebolire) to weaken2.verbo pronominale afflosciarsi1) (diventare floscio) [ corpo] to go* limp; [ soufflé] to collapse; [ pianta] to wilt; [ vela] to sag2) fig. (svenire) to faint* * *afflosciare/afflo∫'∫are/ [1]1 (rendere floscio) to make* [sth.] go limp2 fig. (indebolire) to weakenII afflosciarsi verbo pronominale1 (diventare floscio) [ corpo] to go* limp; [ soufflé] to collapse; [ pianta] to wilt; [ vela] to sag2 fig. (svenire) to faint. -
19 laisser
laisser [lese]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb• il m'a laissé ce vase pour 100 € he let me have this vase for 100 euros• laissez, je vais le faire/c'est moi qui paie leave that, I'll do it/I'm paying• laisse-moi ! leave me alone!• laissez-moi rire ! don't make me laugh!• on ne va pas le laisser faire sans réagir ! we're not going to let him get away with that!3. reflexive verb• se laisser persuader to let o.s. be persuaded• se laisser aller to let o.s. go* * *lese
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1) to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau — (colloq) I don't want it to kill me
laisse-le, ça lui passera — ignore him, he'll get over it
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verbe auxiliairelaisser quelqu'un/quelque chose faire — to let somebody/something do
laisse-moi faire — ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me
laisse-la faire! — ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!
laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule — just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord
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se laisser verbe pronominalelle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire — ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around
il ne veut pas se laisser faire — (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him
ça se laisse manger! — (colloq) euph it's quite palatable
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laisser verbe transitif se traduit généralement par to leave. On trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser la parole à quelqu'un, laisser quelque chose en suspens, laisser à quelqu'un le soin de, laisser quelqu'un pour mort etc sous le nom ou l'adjectif. Attention, to leave verbe transitif ne s'utilise jamais sans complément: laisse, si tu n'as plus faim! = leave it if you've had enough!; laisse, c'est trop lourd pour toi! = leave it, it's too heavy for you!; non merci, je laisse, c'est trop cher = no thank you, I think I'll leave it, it's too expensivelaisser + sujet + infinitifOn trouvera la traduction des expressions comme laisser voir, laisser courir, laisser à penser etc sous le deuxième verbeLorsque laisser signifie permettre de ou ne pas empêcher de, on pourra le traduire par to let: vous avez laissé pousser des mauvaises herbes = you've let weeds grow; il ne laisse pas ses enfants regarder la télévision = he doesn't let his children watch television; laisse-le pleurer/critiquer/dormir = let him cry/criticize/sleep; ne laisse pas le chat monter sur le canapé don't let the cat climb on the settee; ne laisse pas brûler la sauce = don't let the sauce burn; quand on laisse le repassage s'accumuler = if you let the ironing mount up. Voir IIse laisser + infinitif- De façon très générale, le verbe pronominal suivi d'un verbe à l'infinitif peut se traduire par to let oneself: laisse-toi couler jusqu'au fond = let yourself sink to the bottom- Quand la structure signifie plus précisément accepter l'action d'autrui on traduira par to let somebody do something: il s'est laissé coiffer = he let me/her etc do his hair; il ne se laisse pas caresser = he won't let you stroke him- Quand se laisser peut-être remplacé par être vous traduirez par to be: se laisser envahir par un sentiment de bien-être = to be overcome by a feeling of well-being. Voir III* * *lese1. vt1)J'ai laissé mon parapluie à la maison. — I've left my umbrella at home.
J'ai laissé les enfants à la garderie. — I left the children at the nursery.
2) [passager]laisser qn quelque part — to drop sb somewhere, to drop sb off somewhere
Laisse-moi ici, j'en ai pour cinq minutes jusqu'à la gare. — You can drop me off here, it'll only take me five minutes to get to the station.
3) [parent survivant] to leaveIl laisse une femme et deux enfants. — He leaves a wife and two children.
4) (ne pas tout prendre) [gâteau, argent] to leaveLaisse du rôti, tu n'es pas tout seul! — Leave some meat, you are not the only one here!
laisser qch à qn; laisser qch pour qn — to leave sb sth, to leave sth for sb
Laisse du gâteau à ton frère. — Leave your brother some cake., Leave some cake for your brother.
Ne laisse pas ta chambre en désordre. — Don't leave your room in a mess.
6) (= ne pas empêcher)Laisse-le parler. — Let him speak.
Il les a laissé torturer sans intervenir. — He stood back and let them be tortured.
7) (= permettre)rien ne laisse penser que... — there is no reason to think that...
ceci laisse supposer que... — this would lead us to believe that..., this seems to indicate that...
2. vine pas laisser de... (+ infinitif) Cela ne laisse pas de surprendre. — It never ceases to surprise.
* * *laisser ⇒ Note d'usage verb table: aimerA vtr1 to leave [parapluie, pourboire, marge, trace]; laisser qch à qn gén to leave sb sth; ( à sa mort) to leave sb sth; laisser la liberté à qn to let sb go free; laisser la vie à qn to spare sb's life; il laisse une veuve et deux enfants he leaves a wife and two children; laisser qn quelque part ( déposer) to leave sb ou drop sb (off) somewhere; je te laisse ( en sortant d'un bâtiment) I must be off ou go; (en sortant d'une pièce, au téléphone) I must go; ( en fin de lettre) I'll have to stop; laisse tes livres et viens te balader put your books away and come for a stroll; partez en vacances et laissez vos problèmes take a vacation and leave your problems behind; laissons de côté les raisons de son départ let's not go into why he/she left; laissez la rue Palassou sur votre gauche ( dépasser) you'll see rue Palassou on your left;2 ( confier) to leave (à qn with sb); laisser les clés au gardien to leave the keys with the caretaker; jamais je ne lui laisserais les enfants I would never leave the children with him/her;3 ( accorder) laisser qch à qn to give sb sth [temps, chance]; laisser le choix à qn to give sb the choice; ( choix peu important) to let sb choose;4 (céder, prêter, ne pas retirer) laisser qch à qn to let sb have sth; laisse ce jouet à ton frère let your brother have the toy; je vous le laisse pour 100 euros ( céder) I'll let you have it for 100 euros; je te laisse ma voiture pendant 15 jours ( ne pas prendre avec soi) I'll leave you my car for two weeks; ( prêter) I'll let you have my car for two weeks, you can have my car for two weeks; tu devrais laisser ta place à la vieille dame you should let the old lady have your seat;5 ( perdre) to lose; laisser une jambe à la guerre to lose a leg in the war; tu y laisseras ta santé you'll ruin your health; je ne veux pas y laisser ma peau○ I don't want it to kill me;6 ( ne pas s'occuper de) to leave; laisse-le, ça lui passera ignore him, he'll get over it; ‘qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?’-‘rien, laisse, ce n'est pas grave’ ‘what's wrong?’-‘nothing really, don't worry’; non, laisse, je te l'offre! no, no, it's my treat!;7 ( abandonner) to leave; je te laisse à tes occupations I'll let you get on; laisse-le à ses rêves let him dream;8 ( maintenir) to leave; laisser un animal en liberté to leave an animal in the wild; je ne voulais pas le laisser dans l'ignorance I wanted him to know;9 ( rendre) to leave; cela l'a laissé froid/sans voix it left him cold/speechless; laisser qn perplexe to puzzle sb; cela me laisse sceptique I'm sceptical;B v aux laisser qn/qch faire to let sb/sth do; laisser qn parler/pleurer to let sb speak/cry; laisse-moi entrer/sortir/passer let me in/out/through; laisse-moi faire ( ne m'aide pas) let me do it; ( je m'en occupe) leave it to me; laisse-la faire! ( ne t'en mêle pas) let her get on with it!; laisse-la faire, elle reviendra toute seule just leave her, she'll come back of her own accord; ils s'entretuent et on laisse faire they're killing each other and we just sit back and do nothing; laisse faire! ( qu'importe) so what!; laissons faire le temps let things run their course.C se laisser vpr se laisser bercer par les vagues to be lulled by the waves; il se laisse insulter he puts up with insults; elle n'est pas du genre à se laisser faire ( laisser abuser) she won't be pushed around; c'est parce que tu te laisses faire ( pas assez autoritaire) it's because you're too easy going; il ne veut pas se laisser faire (coiffer, laver etc) he won't let you touch him; laisse-toi faire, c'est un bon coiffeur leave it to him, he's a good hairdresser; s'il veut te l'offrir, laisse-toi faire! if he wants to buy it for you, let him do it; se laisser aller ( tous contextes) to let oneself go; se laisser aller au désespoir to give in to despair; ça se laisse manger○! iron it's quite palatable iron.‘c'est cher’-‘c'est à prendre ou à laisser’ ‘it's expensive’-‘take it or leave it’; c'est cher mais c'est à prendre ou à laisser it's expensive but that is how it is; il y a à prendre et à laisser dans ce qu'elle dit I'd take what she says with a pinch of salt.[lɛse] verbe transitifA.[ABANDONNER]1. [ne pas prendre, renoncer à] to leaveelle a laissé son dessert she left her pudding (untouched), she didn't touch her puddinga. [il y a du bon et du mauvais] you have to pick and chooseb. [il y a du vrai et du faux] you have to be selective2. [quitter momentanément - personne, chose] to leavelaisse-nous, nous avons à parler leave us (alone), we have things to talk abouta. [au téléphone] I must hang up ou go nowb. [dans une lettre] that's all for now, I'll leave you nowil a laissé femme et enfants he abandoned his wife and children, he walked out on his wife and children[après sa mort - famille] to leave5. [perdre - membre, personne, bien matériel] to losey laisser la vie ou sa vie to lose one's life6. [déposer - trace, marque] to leaveil laisse un bon/un mauvais souvenir we have good/bad memories of him7. [négliger] to leavelaisse ton livre et viens avec moi put down ou leave your book and come with melaissez la direction de Paris sur la gauche et tournez à droite go past ou leave the road to Paris on your left and turn right8. (littéraire)ne pas laisser de [ne pas manquer de]: cette réponse ne laisse pas de m'étonner I can't help but be surprised by this answerB.[DONNER, CÉDER]1. [accorder] to leavelaisser quelque chose à quelqu'un to leave something for somebody, to leave somebody somethinglaisse-nous un peu de place! let us have ou leave us some room!laisse-lui le temps de le faire leave ou give her time to do it2. [confier] to leavelaisser des consignes à quelqu'un to leave instructions with somebody, to leave somebody with instructionslaissez les clés chez le gardien drop the keys off at the caretaker's, leave the keys with the caretakerlaisser quelque chose à faire à quelqu'un to leave somebody to do something, to leave something for somebody to do3. [vendre] to let have4. [transmettre]après l'insurrection, il dut laisser le pouvoir à son fils after the rebellion, he had to hand over power to his son5. [réserver] to leavelaisser quelque chose pour la fin to leave something till last ou till the end6. [suj: chose]laisser à penser que to make one think ou suppose that, to lead one to believe thatelle n'est pas là, cela laisse à penser she's not here, it makes you wonderC.[DANS UN ÉTAT, UNE SITUATION]laisse la fenêtre fermée/ouverte leave the window shut/openlaisser un crime impuni to let a crime go unpunished, to leave a crime unpunishedcela me laisse froid ou indifférent it leaves me cold ou unmovedlaisser quelqu'un tranquille ou en repos ou en paix to leave somebody alone ou in peacelaisser quelqu'un dans l'ignorance de quelque chose to let somebody remain ignorant of something, to leave somebody in the dark about somethinglaissez le nom en blanc leave the name blank, do not write the name inles corps ont été laissés sans sépulture the bodies remained ou were left unburied2. (en usage absolu) [s'abstenir d'intervenir]laisse, je vais le faire leave it, I'll do it myselflaisse, je vais me débrouiller, ça va aller I'll be all rightlaissez, je vous en prie please don't bother (with that)laisse, c'est moi qui paie put your money away, I'll pay for thisD.[SUIVI D'UN INFINITIF]laisser quelqu'un faire quelque chose to let somebody do something, to allow somebody to do somethinglaisser quelqu'un faire to let somebody do, to leave somebody to do, to allow somebody to dolaisse-le dormir let him sleep, leave him to sleeplaisse-moi le lui dire let me tell her/him (about it)laisser voir [montrer] to show, to reveallaisser sécher la colle to leave ou to allow the glue to dryceci laisse supposer que... this implies that..., this makes one think that...3. (locution)laisser dire: laissez dire et faites ce que vous avez à faire let them talk and do what you have to dolaisser faire: on n'y peut rien, il faut laisser faire there's nothing we can do (about it), you just have to let things take their courselaisse faire, ça n'est pas grave! don't worry, it doesn't matter!tu t'imagines que je vais laisser faire ça? do you think I'm just going to stand by and watch while this happens?tu devrais laisser tomber, ça ne marchera jamais you should give up ou drop it ou forget it, it'll never work————————se laisser verbe pronominal (emploi passif)ça se laisse regarder [à la télévision] it's watchableil se laisse boire, ton petit vin your little wine goes down nicely ou is very drinkable————————se laisser verbe pronominal intransitifelle s'est laissé accuser injustement she allowed herself to be ou she let herself be unjustly accusedil s'est laissé mourir he let himself die, he just gave up livingse laisser tomber sur une chaise/dans un fauteuil to collapse onto a chair/into an armchaira. [se négliger] to let oneself gob. [se détendre] to let oneself go, to relaxse laisser aller à to go as ou so far asse laisser faire: ne te laisse pas faire! stand up for yourself!, don't let yourself be taken advantage of!la proposition est tentante, je crois que je vais me laisser faire it's an attractive offer, I think I'll give in to temptationlaisse-toi faire, ça nous fait plaisir de te l'offrir do take it ou come on, we'd love to give it to you -
20 хлопаться
несов. - хло́паться, сов. - хло́пнуться; разг.1) ( упасть) flop down, drop downхло́пнуться со сту́ла — fall / drop off the chair
хло́пнуться в о́бморок — collapse, faint; conk out sl
хло́пнуться в кре́сло — plop into an armchair
2) (о вн.; ударяться) smash (into, against)хло́пнуться об у́гол — smash against a corner
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