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to fall back on sth

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1 fall back on

fall back on [sth.] fare ricorso a, ricorrere a [savings, parents]

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(to use, or to go to for help, finally when everything else has been tried: Whatever happens you have your father's money to fall back on.) ricorrere a

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vi + adv + prep

(also)

(fig) to have sth to fall back on — avere qc di riserva

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fall back on [sth.] fare ricorso a, ricorrere a [savings, parents]

English-Italian dictionary > fall back on
2 fall back

(to move back or stop moving forward.) retroceder

fall back vi

1) retreat: retirarse, replegarse

2)

to fall back on : recurrir a

fall back

v.

• recaer v.

(§pres: recaigo, recaes...)

• replegar v.

v + adv \<\<troops\>\> replegarse*

VI + ADV

1) (=retreat) retroceder; (Mil) replegarse

2)

it fell back into the sea — volvió a caer al mar

3) [price etc] bajar

4) (fig)

to fall back on sth — [+ remedy etc] recurrir a algo

something to fall back on — algo a lo que recurrir

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v + adv \<\<troops\>\> replegarse*

English-spanish dictionary > fall back
3 fall back

intransitive verb

zurückweichen; [Armee:] sich zurückziehen; (lag) zurückbleiben

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(to move back or stop moving forward.) sich zurückziehen, zurückbleiben

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◆ fall back

vi

1. (move back) zurückgehen, zurückweichen

2. MIL (retreat) sich akk zurückziehen

3. SPORT (lose lead) zurückfallen

4. (decrease) sinken, zurückgehen

to \fall back back by 15% um 15 % sinken [o zurückgehen

5. (resort to)

▪ to \fall back back [up]on sth auf etw akk zurückgreifen

▪ to \fall back back [up]on sb auf jdn zurückkommen

if the worst comes to the worst I can \fall back back on my parents wenn es hart auf hart kommt, kann ich mich immer an meine Eltern wenden

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fall back v/i

1. zurückweichen:

they forced the enemy to fall back MIL sie zwangen den Feind zum Rückzug

2. fall back (up)on fig zurückgreifen auf (akk)

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intransitive verb

zurückweichen; [Armee:] sich zurückziehen; (lag) zurückbleiben

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v.

zurück fallen v.

zurückfallen (alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

English-german dictionary > fall back
4 fall back

vi

1) ( move backwards) zurückgehen, zurückweichen ( geh)

2) mil ( retreat) sich akk zurückziehen

3) sports ( not stay in leading position) zurückfallen

4) ( decrease) sinken;

to \fall back back by 15% um 15 % sinken

5) ( as back-up)

to \fall back back [up]on sth auf etw akk zurückgreifen;

if the worst comes to the worst I can \fall back back on my parents wenn es hart auf hart kommt, kann ich mich immer an meine Eltern wenden

English-German students dictionary > fall back
5 fall back on

phr.v. 1. прибегнува кон (тактика/метод)

2. се потпира на/врз; have sth to fall back on има нешто на што секогаш може да се потпре/се врати: I have some money to fall back on Имам нешто пари во резерва

English-Macedonian dictionary > fall back on
6 fall back on sb, sth

yardim için bas vurmak; yedekteki bir seyi kullanmak

English to Turkish dictionary > fall back on sb, sth
7 fall

fall ⇒ Seasons

A n

1 lit (of person, horse, rocks, curtain) chute f (from de) ; (of snow, hail) chutes fpl ; (of earth, soot) éboulement m ; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m ; a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall une chute de 20 mètres ; a heavy fall of rain une grosse averse ; to have a fall faire une chute, tomber ;

2 (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de) ; ( more drastic) chute f (in de) ; the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse ; a fall in value une dépréciation ; a fall of 10% to 125 une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125 ;

3 (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town) chute f ; ( of monarchy) renversement m ; ( of seat) perte f ; the government's fall from power la chute du gouvernement ;

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

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

6 (in pitch, intonation) descente f ;

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

B falls npl chutes fpl.

C vi ( prét fell, pp fallen)

1 ( come down) tomber ; falling rain la pluie qui tombe ; he was hurt by falling masonry il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade ; to fall 10 metres tomber de 10 mètres ; five centimetres of snow fell il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige ; to fall from ou out of tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands] ; to fall off ou from tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall] ; the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture ; to fall on tomber sur [person, town] ; it fell on my head cela m'est tombé sur la tête ; to fall on the floor tomber par terre ; to fall on one's back tomber sur le dos ; to fall in ou into tomber dans [bath, river, sink] ; to fall down tomber dans [hole, shaft, stairs] ; to fall under tomber sous [table] ; passer sous [bus, train] ; to fall through passer à travers [ceiling, hole] ; to fall through the air tomber dans le vide ; to fall to earth tomber sur terre ; to fall to the floor ou to the ground tomber par terre ;

2 ( drop) [speed, volume, quality, standard, level] diminuer ; [temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser ; ( more dramatically) chuter ○, tomber ; to fall (by) baisser de [amount, percentage] ; to fall to descendre à [amount, place] ; to fall from descendre de ; to fall below zero/5% descendre au-dessous de zéro/5% ; to fall in the charts perdre des places dans le hit-parade ;

3 ( yield position) tomber ; to fall from power tomber ; to fall to tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies] ; the seat fell to Labour le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes ;

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

5 fig ( descend) [darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur) ; [blame] retomber (on sur) ; [shadow] se projeter (over sur) ; suspicion fell on her husband les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari ;

6 ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur) ; Christmas falls on a Monday Noël tombe un lundi ; to fall into/outside a category rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie ; to fall under the heading of… se trouver sous la rubrique de… ;

7 ( be incumbent on) it falls to sb to do c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire fml ;

8 ( throw oneself) to fall into bed/into a chair se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil ; to fall to ou on one's knees tomber à genoux ; to fall at sb's feet se jeter aux pieds de qn ; to fall into sb's/each other's arms tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre ; to fall on each other s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre ; to fall on sb's neck se jeter au cou de qn ;

9 [ground] = fall away 2 ;

10 Relig succomber ;

11 GB dial ( get pregnant) tomber enceinte.

Idioms

did he fall or was he pushed? hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé? ; the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall plus dure sera la chute ; to stand or fall on sth reposer sur qch, dépendre de qch.

Phrasal verbs

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

■ fall apart

1 [bike, table] être délabré ; [shoes] être usé ; [car, house, hotel] tomber en ruine ;

2 [marriage, country] se désagréger ;

3 ○ [person] craquer ○, perdre ses moyens.

■ fall away

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

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

3 [demand, support, numbers] diminuer.

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

■ fall back on:

▶ fall back on [sth] avoir recours à [savings, parents, old method] ; to have something to fall back on avoir quelque chose sur quoi se rabattre.

■ fall behind:

▶ fall behind [runner, country, student] se laisser distancer ; [work, studies] prendre du retard ; to fall behind with GB ou in US prendre du retard dans [work, project] ; être en retard pour [payments, rent, correspondence] ;

▶ fall behind [sth/sb] se laisser devancer par [horses, classmates, competitors].

■ fall down:

▶ fall down

1 lit [person, child, tree, poster] tomber ; [tent, wall, house, scaffolding] s'effondrer ; this whole place is falling down tout tombe en ruine ici ;

2 GB fig [argument, comparison, plan] faiblir ; where he falls down is… là où il faiblit, c'est… ; to fall down on échouer à cause de [detail, question, obstacle] ; to fall down on a promise/on the job être incapable de tenir sa promesse/de faire le travail.

■ fall for:

▶ fall for [sth] se laisser prendre à, se faire avoir ○ par [trick, story] ;

▶ fall for [sb] tomber amoureux/-euse de [person].

■ fall in

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

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

■ fall in with:

▶ fall in with [sth/sb]

1 ( get involved with) faire la connaissance de [group] ; to fall in with a bad crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations ;

2 ( go along with) se conformer à [timetable, plans, action] ;

3 ( be consistent with) être conforme à [expectations, concerns].

■ fall off

1 lit [person, leaf, hat, label] tomber ;

2 fig [attendance, takings, sales, output] diminuer ; [enthusiasm, standard, quality] baisser ; [support, interest] retomber ; [curve on graph] décroître.

■ fall on:

▶ fall on [sth] se jeter sur [food, treasure] ;

▶ fall on [sb] attaquer, tomber sur [person].

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

■ fall out:

▶ fall out

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

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

3 ○ ( quarrel) se brouiller, se fâcher (over à propos de) ; to fall out with sb GB ( quarrel) se brouiller or se fâcher avec qn ; US ( have fight) se disputer avec qn ; I've fallen out with him GB je suis brouillé or fâché avec lui ;

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

■ fall over:

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

▶ fall over [sth] trébucher sur [object] ; to fall over oneself to help sb ○ se mettre en quatre ○ pour aider qn ; people were fall ing over themselves to buy shares c'était à qui achèterait les actions.

■ fall through [plans, deal] échouer, tomber à l'eau ○.

■ fall to:

▶ fall to attaquer ;

▶ fall to doing se mettre à faire.

■ fall upon = fall on.

Big English-French dictionary > fall
8 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

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

(pt fell [fel], pp fallen ['fɔ:ln])

1 noun

(a) (tumble) chute f;

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

∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(c) Theatre (of curtain) baisser m

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

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

∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille

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

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

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

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

(h) (drape)

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

(i) (slope) pente f, inclinaison f

(j) American (autumn) automne m;

∎ in the fall en automne

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

2 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;

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

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

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

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

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

(e) (ground) descendre, aller en pente

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

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

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

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

∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;

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

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

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

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

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

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

(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;

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

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

(m) (occur) tomber;

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

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

(n) (descend)

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

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

(o) (become)

∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;

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

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

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

∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;

∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;

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

∎ to fall silent se taire;

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

∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;

∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression

(p) (die) mourir;

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

(q) (be classified)

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

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

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

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

(r) (inheritance)

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

(s) Sport (in cricket)

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

3 compound-forming noun

American (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal

4 falls plural noun

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

∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du Niagara

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

Hunting fall trap assommoir m

➲ fall about intransitive verb

British familiar se tordre de rire;

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

➲ fall apart intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

(b) (person) s'effondrer;

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

➲ fall away intransitive verb

(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler

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

(c) (defect) déserter;

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

(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser

➲ fall back intransitive verb

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

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

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

(d) Stock Exchange & Finance

∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points

➲ fall back on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;

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

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

➲ fall behind

1 intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

2 inseparable transitive verb

prendre du retard sur;

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

➲ fall down intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

➲ fall down on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;

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

➲ fall for inseparable transitive verb familiar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

➲ fall in intransitive verb

(a) (tumble) tomber;

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

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

(b) (roof) s'effondrer, s'écrouler

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

∎ fall in! à vos rangs!

➲ fall into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;

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

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

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

(b) (begin)

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

➲ fall in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (frequent)

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

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

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

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

➲ fall off intransitive verb

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

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

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

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

➲ fall on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (drop on) tomber sur;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

➲ fall out intransitive verb

(a) (drop out) tomber;

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

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

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

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

(c) (happen) se passer, advenir;

∎ as things fell out en fin de compte

(d) Military rompre les rangs;

∎ fall out! rompez!

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

➲ fall over intransitive verb

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

(b) familiar (idioms)

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

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

➲ fall through intransitive verb

(fail) échouer;

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

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

➲ fall to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (begin) se mettre à;

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

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

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

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

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

2 intransitive verb

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

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

➲ fall upon inseparable transitive verb

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

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

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

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

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

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9 fall

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

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

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

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

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

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

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

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

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

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

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

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

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

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

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

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

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

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

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

7) (show dismay)

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

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

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

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

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

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

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

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

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

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

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

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

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/26285/fall_about">fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through
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fall

[fɔ:l, AM esp fɑ:l]

I. NOUN

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

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

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz abfangen

to have a \fall hinfallen; (harder) stürzen

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

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

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

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

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe f

the rise and \fall of the tide Ebbe und Flut

3. METEO, GEOG

\fall of earth Erdrutsch m

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

\fall of rock Steinschlag m

4. SPORT (in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5. no pl (slope) Gefälle nt

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

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

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

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

sudden \fall in price Preissturz m

\fall in pressure Druckabfall m

\fall in moral standards Verfall m der Sitten

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

\fall in value Wertverlust m

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

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

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels

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

\fall from power Entmachtung f

8. no pl REL

▪ the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

9. AM (autumn) Herbst m

10. (waterfall)

▪ \falls pl Wasserfall m

[the] Victoria F\falls die Viktoriafälle

11.

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

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

II. NOUN MODIFIER

AM (sun, weather) Herbst-

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f

\fall plowing Wintersaat f

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<fell, fallen>

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

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

the bridge fell into the river die Brücke stürzte ins Wasser

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

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

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

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

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen

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

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

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

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

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

to \fall down dead tot umfallen

2. (hang) fallen

to \fall loosely locker fallen

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

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

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

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

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

3. (descend) fallen; light, shadow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

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

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

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

4. (slope) [steil] abfallen

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

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

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

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

\falling prices pl Preisrückgang m

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

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden

▪ to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen

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

7. (lose a position, status) fallen

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

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

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

8. (fail)

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

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

9. ( liter: die in a battle) fallen

10. (be) liegen

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

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

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

11. (belong)

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

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

▪ to \fall outside sth nicht in etw akk fallen

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

▪ to \fall under sth in etw akk fallen

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

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

▪ to \fall within sth in etw akk fallen

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

12. (be divided)

▪ to \fall into sth sich in etw akk gliedern

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

13. (become)

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

to \fall asleep einschlafen

to \fall due fällig sein

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen

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

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden

to \fall open aufklappen

to \fall silent verstummen

to \fall vacant frei werden

14. (enter a particular state)

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden

to \fall into error/sin REL sich akk versündigen

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

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

to \fall into hysterics sich akk vor Lachen kringeln fam

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

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

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

to \fall into a reflective mood ins Grübeln kommen

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

15.

▶ to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen

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

▶ sb's face fell jd machte ein langes Gesicht

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

▶ to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

▶ to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

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[fɔːl] vb: pret fell, ptp fallen
1. n

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

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

to break sb's fall — jds Fall auffangen

to have a fall — (hin)fallen, stürzen

he had several falls — er ist mehrmals hingefallen or gestürzt

she had a bad fall — sie ist schwer gestürzt

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

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

3)

fall of rain/snow — Regen-/Schneefall m

fall of rock — Steinschlag m

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

4) (of night) Einbruch m

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

fall in demand (Comm) — Nachfragerückgang m

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

7) (= waterfall also falls) Wasserfall m

the Niagara Falls — der Niagarafall

8) (WRESTLING) Schultersieg m

9) (= hang of curtains etc) Fall m

10) (US: autumn) Herbst m

in the fall — im Herbst

2. vi

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

to fall to one's death — tödlich abstürzen

to fall into a trap — in die Falle gehen

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

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

3) (snow, rain) fallen

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

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

his face fell — er machte ein langes Gesicht

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

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

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

6) (= be killed) fallen

to fall in battle — fallen

7) (night) hereinbrechen; (silence) eintreten

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

when Adam fell — nach Adams Sündenfall

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

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

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

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

to fall into three sections — sich in drei Teile gliedern

to fall into categories — sich in Kategorien gliedern lassen

11) (fig)

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

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

12) (= become) werden

to fall asleep — einschlafen

to fall ill — krank werden, erkranken (geh)

to fall in love with sb — sich in jdn verlieben

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

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

13)

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

to fall into ruin — (zur Ruine) verfallen

to fall into decay — verfallen

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

to fall into temptation — in Versuchung geraten

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

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

to fall into a coma — in ein Koma fallen

to fall into disarray — in Unordnung geraten

to fall into bad habits — in schlechte Gewohnheiten verfallen

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

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

14)

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

to fall among thieves — unter die Räuber fallen or geraten

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fall [fɔːl]

A s

1. Fall m, Sturz m, Fallen n:

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

have a bad ( oder heavy) fall schwer stürzen;

ride for a fall

a) verwegen reiten,

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

take the fall for sb umg für jemanden den Kopf hinhalten

2. a) (Ab)Fallen n (der Blätter etc)

b) besonders US Herbst m:

in fall im Herbst;

fall weather Herbstwetter n

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

4. Fallen n (des Vorhangs)

5. TECH Niedergang m (des Kolbens etc)

6. Zusammenfallen n, Einsturz m (eines Gebäudes)

7. PHYS

a) → free fall

b) Fallhöhe f, -strecke f

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

b) Regen-, Schnee-, Niederschlagsmenge f

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

fall in demand WIRTSCH Nachfragerückgang m;

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

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

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

a sharp fall ein starkes Gefälle

11. (Wasser) Fall m:

the Niagara Falls

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

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

the fall of Troy der Fall von Troja;

fall of life fig Herbst m des Lebens

14. a) (moralischer) Verfall

b) Fall m, Fehltritt m:

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

15. JAGD

a) Fall m, Tod m (von Wild)

b) Falle f

16. AGR, ZOOL Wurf m (Lämmer etc)

17. Ringen: Niederwurf m:

win by fall Schultersieg m;

try a fall with sb fig sich mit jemandem messen

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

1. fallen:

the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt

2. (ab)fallen (Blätter etc)

3. (herunter)fallen, abstürzen:

he fell to his death er stürzte tödlich ab

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

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

5. umfallen, -stürzen (Baum etc)

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

7. fig fallen:

a) (im Krieg) umkommen

b) erobert werden (Stadt)

c) gestürzt werden (Regierung)

d) (moralisch) sinken

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

f) SPORT gebrochen werden (Rekord etc)

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

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

the wind falls der Wind legt sich oder lässt nach;

his courage fell sein Mut sank;

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

his face fell er machte ein langes Gesicht;

falling visitor numbers zurückgehende Besucherzahlen; → birthrate

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

10. auch fall apart zerfallen:

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

11. (zeitlich) eintreten, fallen:

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

12. sich ereignen

13. hereinbrechen (Nacht etc)

14. fig fallen (Worte etc):

the remark fell from him er ließ die Bemerkung fallen

15. krank, fällig etc werden:

fall heir to sth etwas erben

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

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

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

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

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

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

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

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

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

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

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

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

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

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

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

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

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

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

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

7) (show dismay)

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

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

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

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

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

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

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

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

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

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

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

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

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

Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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(US) n.

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

Verfall -¨e m. n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Sturz ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)

= absinken v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

purzeln v.

stürzen v.

English-german dictionary > fall
10 fall

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

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

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) bajar, descender

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

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

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incumbir

2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) caída

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

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

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

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through

fall¹ n

1. caída

a fall from that height could be fatal una caída desde esa altura podría resultar mortal

2. descenso

a fall in the temperature un descenso de la temperatura

En Estados Unidos fall es lo mismo que autumn, o sea, otoño

fall² vb

1. caer / caerse

the leaves fall from the trees in autumn las hojas se caen de los árboles en otoño

she fell off her horse se cayó del caballo

2. bajar / descender

the price of fruit falls in summer el precio de la fruta desciende en verano

to fall asleep quedarse dormido

to fall for someone colarse por alguien

to fall in love with someone enamorarse de alguien

to fall to pieces hacerse pedazos

El pasado de fall es fell y el participio pasado es fallen

fall

tr[fɔːl]

noun

1 (act of falling) caída

■ she had a nasty fall sufrió una mala caída

2 (of rock) desprendimiento; (of snow) nevada

3 (decrease) baja, descenso, disminución nombre femenino

■ a fall in output una disminución de la producción

■ a fall in temperature un descenso de temperaturas, una bajada de temperaturas

4 (defeat) caída

■ the fall of the government la caída del gobierno

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (autumn) otoño

intransitive verb (pt fell tr[fel], pp fallen tr['fɔːlən])

1 (gen) caer, caerse

■ he fell 20 metres cayó 20 metros

■ she listened to the rain falling escuchó como caía la lluvia

■ the cat fell off the balcony el gato se cayó del balcón

■ the boy has fallen into the river el niño ha caído al río

2 (hang loosely) caer

■ her hair falls over her shoulders el pelo le cae sobre los hombros

3 (decrease) bajar, descender

■ the price of shares has fallen el precio de las acciones ha descendido

4 (slope downwards) bajar, descender

■ the land fell away to the left el terreno descendía hacia la izquierda

5 (be defeated) caer; (be killed) caer, perecer

■ the regime fell el régimen cayó

■ the city fell to the enemy la ciudad cayó en manos del enemigo

6 (happen) caer

■ this year Christmas Day falls on a Sunday este año el día de Navidad cae en domingo

7 (figurative uses)

■ night fell cayó la noche, anocheció, se hizo de noche

■ a silence fell on the guests el silencio se apoderó de los invitados

■ my eyes fell on a ring on the table mis ojos se fijaron en un anillo que había sobre la mesa

■ his face fell when he heard the news puso cara larga cuando oyó la noticia

8 (wind) amainar

9 figurative use (at cricket) caerse

■ two wickets fell in half an hour se eliminaron dos jugadores en media hora

noun the Fall

1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL la Caída

plural noun falls

1 (waterfall) cascada f sing, cataratas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall asleep dormirse

to fall flat figurative use salir mal, no tener el éxito deseado

■ her joke fell flat su chiste no hizo gracia

to fall foul of tener problemas con, tener líos con

to fall ill caer enfermo,-a, enfermar

to fall from one's lips salir de la boca de uno

to fall in love enamorarse

to fall into conversation with somebody entablar una conversación con alguien

to fall into the clutches of caer en las garras de

to fall into the hands of caer en manos de

to fall on one's feet tener mucha suerte

to fall over backwards to do something hacer todo lo posible para hacer algo, desvivirse por hacer algo

to fall over oneself to do something desvivirse por hacer algo

to fall short no alcanzar (of, -)

to fall silent callarse

to fall to one's knees caerse de rodillas

fall from grace caída en desgracia

fall guy cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio

fall ['fɔl] vi, fell ['fl] ; fallen [fɔlə n] ; falling

1) : caer, caerse

to fall out of bed: caer de la cama

to fall down: caerse

2) hang: caer

3) descend: caer (dícese de la lluvia o de la noche), bajar (dícese de los precios), descender (dícese de la temperatura)

4) : caer (a un enemigo), rendirse

the city fell: la ciudad se rindió

5) occur: caer

Christmas falls on a Friday: la Navidad cae en viernes

6)

to fall asleep : dormirse, quedarse dormido

7)

to fall from grace sin: perder la gracia

8)

to fall sick : caer enfermo, enfermarse

9)

to fall through : fracasar, caer en la nada

10)

to fall to : tocar a, corresponder a

the task fell to him: le tocó hacerlo

fall n

1) tumble: caída f

to break one's fall: frenar uno su caída

a fall of three feet: una caída de tres pies

2) falling: derrumbe m (de rocas), aguacero m (de lluvia), nevada f (de nieve), bajada f (de precios), disminución f (de cantidades)

3) autumn: otoño m

4) downfall: caída f, ruina f

5) falls npl

waterfall: cascada f, catarata f

fall

adj.

• otoñal adj.

n.

• baja s.f.

• cascada s.f.

• caída s.f.

• otoño s.m.

• tumbo s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen) = bajar v.

• caer v.

(§pres: caigo, caes...)

• disminuir v.

• retroceder v.

I fɔːl
noun

1) (tumble, descent) caída f

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

the tree broke my fall — el árbol frenó mi caída

2) ( autumn) (AmE) otoño m

3) ( decrease)

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

4) (defeat, collapse) caída f

5) ( of snow) nevada f; ( of rocks) desprendimiento m, derrumbe m

6) falls pl ( waterfall) cascada f, caída f de agua; ( higher) catarata f

II

(past fell; past p fallen) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( tumble) caerse*

he fell into bed — se dejó caer en la cama

I fell over a piece of wood — tropecé con un trozo de madera

to let something fall — dejar caer algo

I fell down the stairs — me caï por la escalera

he fell down the well — se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse — se cayó del caballo

to fall foul of somebody/something: he fell foul of the law/his boss — tuvo problemas con la ley/su jefe

b) ( descend) \<\<night/rain\>\> caer*

a sudden hush fell over the crowd — de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

2) \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender* (frml); \<\<price\>\> bajar, caer*; \<\<wind\>\> amainar

his face fell — puso cara larga

3) (be captured, defeated)

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

4)

a) ( pass into specified state)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

to fall silent — callarse, quedarse callado

to fall into decay/disrepute — irse* deteriorando/desprestigiarse

she fell on hard times — las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

b) ( enter)

to fall into a trance/coma — entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap — caer* en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

5)

a) ( land)

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year — este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the burden will fall on the poor — los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

b) ( into category)

the problems fall into three categories — los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6) ( be slain) (frml) caer* (frml)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

[fɔːl] (vb: pt fell) (pp fallen)
1. N

1) (=tumble) caída f

he had a bad fall — sufrió una mala caída

the Fall — (Rel) la Caída

- be heading or riding for a fall

2) [of building, bridge etc] derrumbamiento m; [of rocks] desprendimiento m; [of earth] corrimiento m

a fall of snow — una nevada

3) (=decrease) disminución f; (in prices, temperature, demand) descenso m (in de); (Econ) baja f

4) (=downfall) caída f, ocaso m; (=defeat) derrota f; [of city] rendición f, caída f; (from favour, power etc) alejamiento m

5) (=slope) [of ground] declive m, desnivel m

6) falls (=waterfall) salto msing de agua, cascada fsing, catarata fsing

Niagara Falls — las cataratas del Niágara

7) (US) (=autumn) otoño m

2. VI

1) (=fall down) [person, object] caerse

to fall into the river — caerse al río

• to fall on one's feet — caer de pie; (fig) salir bien parado

• to fall to or on one's knees — arrodillarse, caer de rodillas

- fall on one's ass

- fall flat
flat I, 1., 6)
2) (=drop) [leaves, bomb, rain, snow, night] caer; [rocks] desprenderse

• he fell into bed exhausted — se desplomó en la cama, exhausto

• they left as darkness fell — partieron al caer la noche

• to let sth fall — dejar caer algo

to let fall that... — soltar que...

• night was falling — anochecía, se hacía de noche

• it all began to fall into place — (fig) todo empezó a encajar

• to fall short of sb's expectations — defraudar las esperanzas de algn

to fall short of perfection — no llegar a la perfección

the arrow fell short of the target — la flecha no alcanzó la diana

• to fall into temptation — sucumbir a la tentación

• to fall among thieves — (esp Bible) ir a parar entre ladrones

3) [person] (morally etc) caer

• to fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia; (fig) caer en desgracia

4) (=slope) [ground] descender, caer en declive

5) (=hang) [hair, drapery] caer

6) (=decrease) disminuir; [price, level, temperature etc] bajar, descender; [wind] amainar

at a time of falling interest rates — en un período cuando bajan los tipos de interés

he fell in my estimation — perdió mucho a mis ojos

7) (=be defeated) [government] caer, ser derrotado; [city] rendirse, ser tomado

8) liter (=die) [soldier] caer, morir

9) (=become)

• to fall asleep — quedarse dormido, dormirse

• to fall to bits — (Brit) hacerse pedazos+

• to fall due — vencer

• to fall heir to sth — heredar algo

• to fall ill — caer enfermo, enfermarse

• to fall in love (with sth/sb) — enamorarse (de algo/algn)

• to fall open — abrirse

• to fall to pieces — hacerse pedazos

• to fall silent — callarse

3.

CPD

fall guy * N — (=easy victim) víctima f (de un truco); (=scapegoat) cabeza f de turco

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall backwards

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall into

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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I [fɔːl]
noun

1) (tumble, descent) caída f

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

the tree broke my fall — el árbol frenó mi caída

2) ( autumn) (AmE) otoño m

3) ( decrease)

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

4) (defeat, collapse) caída f

5) ( of snow) nevada f; ( of rocks) desprendimiento m, derrumbe m

6) falls pl ( waterfall) cascada f, caída f de agua; ( higher) catarata f

II

(past fell; past p fallen) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( tumble) caerse*

he fell into bed — se dejó caer en la cama

I fell over a piece of wood — tropecé con un trozo de madera

to let something fall — dejar caer algo

I fell down the stairs — me caï por la escalera

he fell down the well — se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse — se cayó del caballo

to fall foul of somebody/something: he fell foul of the law/his boss — tuvo problemas con la ley/su jefe

b) ( descend) \<\<night/rain\>\> caer*

a sudden hush fell over the crowd — de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

2) \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender* (frml); \<\<price\>\> bajar, caer*; \<\<wind\>\> amainar

his face fell — puso cara larga

3) (be captured, defeated)

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

4)

a) ( pass into specified state)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

to fall silent — callarse, quedarse callado

to fall into decay/disrepute — irse* deteriorando/desprestigiarse

she fell on hard times — las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

b) ( enter)

to fall into a trance/coma — entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap — caer* en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

5)

a) ( land)

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year — este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the burden will fall on the poor — los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

b) ( into category)

the problems fall into three categories — los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6) ( be slain) (frml) caer* (frml)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

English-spanish dictionary > fall
11 fall

I 1. [fɔːl]
nome

1) (of person, horse, rocks) caduta f.; (of snow, hail) caduta f., rovescio m.; (of axe, hammer) colpo m.

to have a fall — cadere, fare una caduta

2) (in quantity, quality, degree) diminuzione f., calo m.; (more drastic) crollo m. (in di)

fall in value — deprezzamento

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

3) (of leader, town) caduta f.; (of regime, monarchy) crollo m., caduta f.; (of seat) perdita f.

fall from grace o favour — caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore

4) AE (autumn) autunno m.

5) (in pitch, intonation) abbassamento m.

6) (in wrestling) schienata f.; (in judo) caduta f.
2.
nome plurale falls cascata f.sing.
II [fɔːl]
verbo intransitivo (pass. fell; p.pass. fallen)

1) (come down) [person, horse, rain, snow] cadere; [rocks, earth] franare

to fall 10 metres — cadere per 10 metri

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

2) (drop) [quality, standard] diminuire; [level, temperature, price, number] scendere, diminuire; [ morale] scendere; (more dramatically) crollare

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall below 5%, zero — scendere sotto il 5%, lo zero

3) (yield position) cadere

to fall from power — perdere il potere

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

the seat fell to Labour — il seggio è caduto in mano ai laburisti

4) eufem. (die)

to fall on the battlefield — cadere sul campo di battaglia

5) fig. (descend) [night, silence, gaze] cadere (on su); [ shadow] cadere ( over su); [blame, suspicion] ricadere, cadere (on su)

6) (occur) [ stress] cadere (on su)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Natale cade di lunedì

to fall into, outside a category — rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria

7) (be incumbent on)

it falls to sb. to do — tocca a qcn. fare

8) (throw oneself)

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

to fall to o on one's knees cadere in ginocchio; to fall at sb.'s feet, on sb.'s neck — gettarsi ai piedi, al collo di qcn

9) (become)

to fall ill — ammalarsi, cadere malato

to fall asleep — addormentarsi

to fall in love with — innamorarsi di

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- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

the bigger you are o the higher you climb, the harder you fall più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi; to stand or fall on sth. — = farsi giudicare in base a qcs., dipendere da qcs

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

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

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

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

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) (1) addormentarsi (2) innamorarsi

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

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

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

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

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through
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I 1. [fɔːl]
nome

1) (of person, horse, rocks) caduta f.; (of snow, hail) caduta f., rovescio m.; (of axe, hammer) colpo m.

to have a fall — cadere, fare una caduta

2) (in quantity, quality, degree) diminuzione f., calo m.; (more drastic) crollo m. (in di)

fall in value — deprezzamento

to suffer a sharp fall — [ currency] subire un forte ribasso

3) (of leader, town) caduta f.; (of regime, monarchy) crollo m., caduta f.; (of seat) perdita f.

fall from grace o favour — caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore

4) AE (autumn) autunno m.

5) (in pitch, intonation) abbassamento m.

6) (in wrestling) schienata f.; (in judo) caduta f.
2.
nome plurale falls cascata f.sing.
II [fɔːl]
verbo intransitivo (pass. fell; p.pass. fallen)

1) (come down) [person, horse, rain, snow] cadere; [rocks, earth] franare

to fall 10 metres — cadere per 10 metri

to fall from o out of cadere da [boat, hands, bag]; to fall off o from cadere da [table, bike]; to fall in o into cadere in [bath, river]; to fall down cadere in [ hole]; cadere (giù) da [ stairs]; to fall on the floor cadere per terra; to fall on one's back cadere sulla schiena; to fall under cadere sotto [ table]; finire sotto [bus, train]; to fall through cadere attraverso [ceiling, hole]; to fall through the air cadere nel vuoto; to fall to the floor o ground — cadere per terra

2) (drop) [quality, standard] diminuire; [level, temperature, price, number] scendere, diminuire; [ morale] scendere; (more dramatically) crollare

to fall (by) — diminuire o scendere di [ percentage]

to fall to — scendere a [ amount]

to fall below 5%, zero — scendere sotto il 5%, lo zero

3) (yield position) cadere

to fall from power — perdere il potere

to fall to — cadere nelle mani di [ enemy]

the seat fell to Labour — il seggio è caduto in mano ai laburisti

4) eufem. (die)

to fall on the battlefield — cadere sul campo di battaglia

5) fig. (descend) [night, silence, gaze] cadere (on su); [ shadow] cadere ( over su); [blame, suspicion] ricadere, cadere (on su)

6) (occur) [ stress] cadere (on su)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Natale cade di lunedì

to fall into, outside a category — rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria

7) (be incumbent on)

it falls to sb. to do — tocca a qcn. fare

8) (throw oneself)

to fall into bed — lasciarsi cadere nel o crollare sul letto

to fall to o on one's knees cadere in ginocchio; to fall at sb.'s feet, on sb.'s neck — gettarsi ai piedi, al collo di qcn

9) (become)

to fall ill — ammalarsi, cadere malato

to fall asleep — addormentarsi

to fall in love with — innamorarsi di

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- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — scherz. = l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

the bigger you are o the higher you climb, the harder you fall più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi; to stand or fall on sth. — = farsi giudicare in base a qcs., dipendere da qcs

English-Italian dictionary > fall
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1. noun
1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) espalda

2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) lomo

3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) parte trasera, fondo

4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) defensa

2. adjective
(of or at the back: the back door.) de detrás, trasero

3. adverb
1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) de vuelta

2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) hacia atrás, para atrás

3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) hacia atrás, para atrás

4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) de vuelta

5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) atrás

4. verb
1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) dar marcha atrás, mover hacia atrás

2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) apoyar

3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) apostar a

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- backer
- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand
5. adverb
(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) del revés; con el dorso de la mano

- backlog
- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
- take a back seat

back¹ adj trasero / de atrás

the back garden el jardín de atrás

the back seat of the bus el asiento trasero del autobús

back² adv

1. atrás / hacia atrás

stand back! ¡atrás! / ¡apártate!

stand back from the edge apártate del precipicio

2. de vuelta

David's back David está de vuelta

on the way back home en el camino de vuelta a casa

platform shoes are back vuelven los zapatos de plataforma

3. hace

that was years back! ¡eso fue hace años!

we met back in 1983 nos conocimos en 1983 back también combina con muchos verbos. Aquí tienes algunos ejemplos

to come back volver

to go back volver

to give back devolver

to put back devolver a su sitio

back³ n

1. espalda

lie on your back échate de espaldas / échate boca arriba

2. dorso / revés

write your name on the back escribe tu nombre al dorso

3. parte de atrás / fondo

can you hear me at the back? ¿me escucháis al fondo?

there is an index at the back of the book hay un índice al final del libro

back to front al revés

your T shirt's back to front llevas la camiseta al revés

behind someone's back a las espaldas de alguien

you shouldn't talk about people behind their backs no deberías hablar de la gente a sus espaldas

to turn your back on someone volverle la espalda a alguien

back⁴ vb

1. apoyar / respaldar

the government backed the scheme el gobierno apoyó el proyecto

I'll back you up te respaldaré

2. dar marcha atrás

he backed the car into the garage metió el coche en el garaje de culo / metió el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

back

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noun

1 (of person) espalda

2 (of animal, book) lomo

3 (of chair) respaldo

4 (of hand) dorso

5 (of knife, sword) canto

6 (of coin, medal) reverso

7 (of cheque) dorso

8 (of stage, room, cupboard) fondo

9 (sport - player) defensa nombre masulino o femenino; (- position) defensa

adjective

1 trasero,-a, de atrás

adverb

1 (at the rear) atrás; (towards the rear) hacia atrás; (time) hace

■ several years back hace varios años

transitive verb

1 (support) apoyar, respaldar

2 (finance) financiar

3 (bet on) apostar por

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

back to back espalda con espalda

back to front al revés

to answer back replicar

to be back estar de vuelta

to be glad to see the back of somebody estar contento de haberse quitado a alguien de encima

to break one's back deslomarse

to carry on one's back llevar a cuestas

to fall on one's back caerse de espaldas

to have somebody on one's back tener a alguien encima

to come back / go back volver

to get somebody's back up mosquear a alguien

to get off somebody's back dejar de fastidiar a alguien

to hit back devolver el golpe 2 figurative use contestar a una acusación

to have one's back to the wall figurative use estar entre la espada y la pared

to lie on one's back estar acostado,-a boca arriba

to give back devolver

to put back volver a guardar en su sitio

to put one's back into something arrimar el hombro

to phone back volver a llamar

to stand back apartarse

to turn one's back on somebody volver la espalda a alguien

back copy número retrasado

back door puerta trasera

back number número atrasado

back pay atrasos nombre masculino plural

back row última fila

back seat asiento de atrás

back street callejuela

back wheel rueda trasera

short back and sides corte nombre masculino de pelo casi al rape

back ['bæk] vt

1) or to back up support: apoyar, respaldar

2) or to back up reverse: darle marcha atrás a (un vehículo)

3) : estar detrás de, formar el fondo de

trees back the garden: unos árboles están detrás del jardín

back vi

1) or to back up : retroceder

2)

to back away : echarse atrás

3)

to back downor to back out : volverse atrás, echarse para atrás

back adv

1) : atrás, hacia atrás, detrás

to move back: moverse atrás

back and forth: de acá para allá

2) ago: atrás, antes, ya

some years back: unos años atrás, ya unos años

10 months back: hace diez meses

3) : de vuelta, de regreso

we're back: estamos de vuelta

she ran back: volvió corriendo

to call back: llamar de nuevo

back adj

1) rear: de atrás, posterior, trasero

2) overdue: atrasado

3)

back pay : atrasos mpl

back n

1) : espalda f (de un ser humano), lomo m (de un animal)

2) : respaldo m (de una silla), espalda f (de ropa)

3) reverse: reverso m, dorso m, revés m

4) rear: fondo m, parte f de atrás

5) : defensa mf (en deportes)

back

adj.

• posterior adj.

• trasero, -a adj.

adv.

• atrás adv.

• detrás adv.

• redro adv.

n.

• atrás s.m.

• costilla s.f.

• dorso s.m.

• envés s.m.

• espalda s.f.

• espaldar s.m.

• fondo s.m.

• lomo s.m.

• respaldo s.m.

• reverso s.m.

• revés s.m.

• trasera s.f.

v.

• apadrinar v.

• mover hacia atrás v.

• respaldar v.

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noun

1) c ( Anat) ( of human) espalda f; ( of animal) lomo m

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

behind somebody's back: they laugh at him behind his back se ríen de él a sus espaldas; to be on somebody's back (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien; get off my back! déjame en paz (fam); to break the back of something hacer* la parte más difícil/la mayor parte de algo; to get o put somebody's back up (colloq) irritar a alguien; to put one's back into something poner* empeño en algo; to turn one's back on somebody — volverle* la espalda a alguien; scratch II d)

2) c

a) ( of chair) respaldo m; (of dress, jacket) espalda f; (of electrical appliance, watch) tapa f

b) (reverse side - of envelope, photo) dorso m, revés m; (- of head) parte f posterior or de atrás; (- of hand) dorso m

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

c)

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

3) c u ( rear part)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

I'll sit in the back — ( of car) yo me siento detrás or (en el asiento de) atrás

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

(in) back of the sofa — (AmE) detrás del sofá

he's out back in the yard — (AmE) está en el patio, al fondo

in the back of beyond — donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmL fam), en el quinto pino (Esp fam)

4) c ( Sport) defensa mf, zaguero, -ra m,f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1) ( at rear) trasero, de atrás

the back row — la última fila

2) ( of an earlier date)

back number o issue — número m atrasado

back pay — atrasos mpl

III

adverb

1) (indicating return, repetition)

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

they had us back the following week — nos devolvieron la invitación la semana siguiente; see also go, take back

2) (in reply, reprisal)

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

3)

a) ( backward)

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

b) ( toward the rear) atrás

we can't hear you back here — aquí atrás no te oímos; see also hold, keep back

4) (in, into the past)

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

5)

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

IV
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/decision\>\> respaldar, apoyar

b) ( bet money on) \<\<horse/winner\>\> apostar* por

2) ( reverse)

he backed the car out of the garage — sacó el coche del garaje dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

3) ( lie behind)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

4) ( Mus) acompañar

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, echar or meter reversa (Col, Méx)

he backed into a lamppost — se dio contra una farola al dar marcha atrás or al meter reversa

Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

[bæk] When back is an element in a phrasal verb, eg come back, go back, put back, look up the verb.
1. NOUN

1) (=part of body)

a) [of person] espalda f; [of animal] lomo m

• I've got a bad back — tengo la espalda mal, tengo un problema de espalda

• to shoot sb in the back — disparar a algn por la espalda

• he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

to carry sth/sb on one's back — llevar algo/a algn a la espalda

• to have one's back to sth/sb — estar de espaldas a algo/algn

with his back to the light — de espaldas a la luz

sitting back to back — sentados espalda con espalda

b)

- behind sb's back

they laughed at her behind her back — se rieron de ella a sus espaldas

she has been seeing David behind my back — ha estado viendo a David a mis espaldas

- break the back of sth

- get off sb's back

- get sb's back up

- live off the back of sb

- be on sb's back

my boss is always on my back — mi jefe siempre está encima mío

- on the back of sth

shares rose on the back of two major new deals — las acciones subieron a consecuencia de dos nuevos e importantes tratos

- put one's back into sth

- put one's back into doing sth

- put sb's back up

to see the back of sb —

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegró deshacerme de él

- the moment or as soon as your back is turned...

- have one's back to the wall
flat I, 1., 1), stab 1., 1)
2) (=reverse side) [of cheque, envelope] dorso m, revés m; [of hand] dorso m; [of head] parte f de atrás, parte f posterior more frm; [of dress] espalda f; [of medal] reverso m

write your name on the back — escriba su nombre en el reverso

the back of the neck — la nuca

to know sth like the back of one's hand —

I know Naples like the back of my hand — conozco Nápoles como la palma de la mano

3) (=rear) [of room, hall] fondo m; [of chair] respaldo m; [of car] parte f trasera, parte f de atrás; [of book] (=back cover) tapa f posterior; (=spine) lomo m

there was damage to the back of the car — la parte trasera or de atrás del coche resultó dañada

• at the back (of) — [+ building] en la parte de atrás (de); [+ cupboard, hall, stage] en el fondo (de)

there's a car park at the back — hay un aparcamiento en la parte de atrás

be quiet at the back! — ¡los de atrás guarden silencio!

they sat at the back of the bus — se sentaron en la parte de atrás del autobús, se sentaron al fondo del autobús

he's at the back of all this trouble — él está detrás de todo este lío *

ambition is at the back of it — la ambición es lo que ha causado todo esto *

this idea had been at the back of his mind for several days — esta idea le había estado varios días rondándole la cabeza

• the ship broke its back — el barco se partió por la mitad

• back to front — al revés

you've got your sweater on back to front — te has puesto el jersey al revés

• in back of the house — (US) detrás de la casa

in the back of the car — en la parte trasera del coche

I'll sit in the back — yo me sentaré detrás

• the toilet's out the back — el baño está fuera en la parte de atrás

• they keep the car round the back — dejan el coche detrás de la casa
beyond 2., mind 1., 1)
4) (Sport) (=defender) defensa mf

• the team is weak at the back — la defensa del equipo es débil

• left back — defensa mf izquierdo/a

• right back — defensa mf derecho/a

2. ADVERB

1) (in space) atrás

stand back! — ¡atrás!

keep (well) back! — (=out of danger) ¡quédate ahí atrás!

keep back! — (=don't come near me) ¡no te acerques!

meanwhile, back in London/back at the airport — mientras, en Londres/en el aeropuerto

he little suspected how worried they were back at home — qué poco sospechaba lo preocupados que estaban en casa

• back and forth — de acá para allá

to go back and forth — [person] ir de acá para allá

there were phone calls back and forth — se hicieron un montón de llamadas el uno al otro

• back from the road — apartado de la carretera

2) (in time)

some months back — hace unos meses

back in the 12th century — allá en el siglo XII

it all started back in 1980 — todo empezó ya en 1980, todo empezó allá en 1980 liter

I saw her back in August — la vi el agosto pasado

3) (=returned)

• to be back — volver

when/what time will you be back? — ¿cuándo/a qué hora vuelves?, ¿cuándo/a qué hora estarás de vuelta?

he's not back yet — aún no ha vuelto, aún no está de vuelta

the electricity is back — ha vuelto la electricidad

black is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el negro, se vuelve a llevar el negro

• he went to Paris and back — fue a París y volvió

30 kilometres there and back — 30 kilómetros ida y vuelta

you can go there and back in a day — puedes ir y volver en un día

• she's now back at work — ya ha vuelto al trabajo

the kids will be back at school tomorrow — los niños vuelven al colegio mañana

• I'll be back by 6 — estaré de vuelta para las 6

• I'd like it back — quiero que me lo devuelvan

• full satisfaction or your money back — si no está totalmente satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero

• everything is back to normal — todo ha vuelto a la normalidad

• I want it back — quiero que me lo devuelvan
hit back
3. TRANSITIVE VERB

1) (=reverse) [+ vehicle] dar marcha atrás a

she backed the car into the garage — entró el coche en el garaje dando marcha atrás

he backed the car into a wall — dio marcha atrás y chocó con un muro

2) (=support)

a) (=back up) [+ plan, person] apoyar

they found a witness to back his claim — encontraron un testigo que apoyó lo que decía

b) (=finance) [+ person, enterprise] financiar

c) (Mus) [+ singer] acompañar

3) (=bet on) [+ horse] apostar por

I'm backing Manchester to win — yo apuesto por que va a ganar el Manchester

to back the wrong horse — (lit) apostar por el caballo perdedor

Russia backed the wrong horse in him — (fig) Rusia se ha equivocado al apoyar a él

to back a winner — (lit) apostar por el ganador

he is confident that he's backing a winner — (fig) (person) está seguro de que está dando su apoyo a un ganador; (idea, project) está seguro de que va a funcionar bien

4) (=attach backing to) [+ rug, quilt] forrar

4. INTRANSITIVE VERB

1) [person]

a) (in car) dar marcha atrás

she backed into me — dio marcha atrás y chocó conmigo

b) (=step backwards) echarse hacia atrás, retroceder

he backed into a table — se echó hacia atrás y se dio con una mesa, retrocedió y se dio con una mesa

2) (=change direction) [wind] cambiar de dirección (en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj)

5. ADJECTIVE

1) (=rear) [leg, pocket, wheel] de atrás, trasero

the back row — la última fila

2) (=previous, overdue) [rent, tax, issue] atrasado

6.

COMPOUNDS

back alley N — callejuela f (que recorre la parte de atrás de una hilera de casas)

back boiler N — caldera f pequeña (detrás de una chimenea)

back burner N — quemador m de detrás

- put sth on the back burner

back catalogue N — (Mus) catálogo m de grabaciones discográficas

back copy N — (Press) número m atrasado

the back country N — (US) zona f rural (con muy baja densidad de población)
back-country
back cover N — contraportada f

back door N — puerta f trasera

- do sth by or through the back door

back flip N — voltereta f hacia atrás

back formation N — (Ling) derivación f regresiva

back garden N — (Brit) jardín m trasero

back lot N — (Cine) exteriores mpl (del estudio); [of house, hotel, company premises] solar m trasero

back marker N — (Brit) (Sport) competidor(a) m / f rezagado(-a)

back matter N — [of book] apéndices mpl

back number N — [of magazine, newspaper] número m atrasado

back page N — contraportada f

back pain N — dolor m de espalda, dolor m lumbar

back passage N — (Brit) euph recto m

back pay N — atrasos mpl

back rest N — respaldo m

back road N — carretera f comarcal, carretera f secundaria

back room N — cuarto m interior; (fig) lugar donde se hacen investigaciones secretas

back rub N — (=massage) masaje m en la espalda

• to give sb a back rub — masajearle la espalda a algn, darle un masaje a algn en la espalda

back seat N — asiento m trasero, asiento m de atrás

- take a back seat

back somersault N — salto m mortal hacia atrás

back stop N — (Sport) red que se coloca alrededor de una cancha para impedir que se escapen las pelotas

back talk * N (US) — = backchat

back tooth N — muela f

back view N —

the back view of the hotel is very impressive — el hotel visto desde atrás es impresionante, la parte de atrás del hotel es impresionante

back vowel N — (Ling) vocal f posterior

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

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I

noun

1) c ( Anat) ( of human) espalda f; ( of animal) lomo m

he was lying on his back — estaba tumbado boca arriba

he had his back to the door — estaba de espaldas a la puerta

to break one's back working — deslomarse trabajando

I was glad to see the back of him — me alegré de que se fuera

behind somebody's back: they laugh at him behind his back se ríen de él a sus espaldas; to be on somebody's back (colloq) estarle* encima a alguien; get off my back! déjame en paz (fam); to break the back of something hacer* la parte más difícil/la mayor parte de algo; to get o put somebody's back up (colloq) irritar a alguien; to put one's back into something poner* empeño en algo; to turn one's back on somebody — volverle* la espalda a alguien; scratch II d)

2) c

a) ( of chair) respaldo m; (of dress, jacket) espalda f; (of electrical appliance, watch) tapa f

b) (reverse side - of envelope, photo) dorso m, revés m; (- of head) parte f posterior or de atrás; (- of hand) dorso m

read the instructions on the back — lea las instrucciones al dorso

c)

back to front: your sweater is on back to front — te has puesto el suéter al revés; hand I 2)

3) c u ( rear part)

the back of the hall — el fondo de la sala

the back of the house — la parte de atrás de la casa

at the back of the drawer — en el fondo del cajón

we sat at the back — nos sentamos al fondo

I'll sit in the back — ( of car) yo me siento detrás or (en el asiento de) atrás

there's a yard at the back — hay un patio atrás

we stood at the back of the line — nos pusimos al final de la cola

(in) back of the sofa — (AmE) detrás del sofá

he's out back in the yard — (AmE) está en el patio, al fondo

in the back of beyond — donde el diablo perdió el poncho (AmL fam), en el quinto pino (Esp fam)

4) c ( Sport) defensa mf, zaguero, -ra m,f

II

adjective (before n, no comp)

1) ( at rear) trasero, de atrás

the back row — la última fila

2) ( of an earlier date)

back number o issue — número m atrasado

back pay — atrasos mpl

III

adverb

1) (indicating return, repetition)

we can get there and back in an hour — podemos ir y volver en una hora

the journey back — el viaje de vuelta

I'll be back tomorrow — volveré mañana

he's back from Paris — ha vuelto de París

it's back to work on Monday — el lunes hay que volver al trabajo

the Democrats are back in power — los demócratas han vuelto al poder

long hair is back (in fashion) — vuelve (a estar de moda) el pelo largo

meanwhile, back at the house... — mientras tanto, en la casa...

to run/fly back — volver* corriendo/en avión

I'll drive you back — te llevo de vuelta en coche

we arrived back in York at six — regresamos a York a las seis

she came back out — volvió a salir

he asked for the ring back — pidió que le devolviera el anillo

he invited me back for coffee — me invitó a su casa a tomar un café

they had us back the following week — nos devolvieron la invitación la semana siguiente; see also go, take back

2) (in reply, reprisal)

he slapped her and she slapped him back — él la abofeteó y ella le devolvió la bofetada

3)

a) ( backward)

take two steps back — da dos pasos atrás

to travel back in time — viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo

b) ( toward the rear) atrás

we can't hear you back here — aquí atrás no te oímos; see also hold, keep back

4) (in, into the past)

back in 1972 — (ya) en 1972

a few years back — hace unos años

as far back as last June — ya en junio

5)

back and forth — = backward(s) and forward(s): see backward II d)

IV
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<person/decision\>\> respaldar, apoyar

b) ( bet money on) \<\<horse/winner\>\> apostar* por

2) ( reverse)

he backed the car out of the garage — sacó el coche del garaje dando marcha atrás or (Col, Méx) en reversa

3) ( lie behind)

a house backed by open fields — una casa cuyo fondo da a campo abierto

4) ( Mus) acompañar

2.

vi \<\<vehicle/driver\>\> dar* marcha atrás, echar or meter reversa (Col, Méx)

he backed into a lamppost — se dio contra una farola al dar marcha atrás or al meter reversa

Phrasal Verbs:

- back away

- back down

- back off

- back on to

- back out

- back up

English-spanish dictionary > back
13 fall

n. 1. унах, ойчих. 2. унасан/ нурсан юм. A \fall of rocks blocked the road. Нурсан чулуу зам бөглөв. 3. бууралт, уналт. 4. доройтол, сүйрэл, мөхөл. 5. (US) намар. 6. falls хүрхрээ, цутгалан. v. (fell, fallen) 1. унах, ойчих, нурж унах. Did you hear something \fall ? Юм унахыг та сонсов уу? 2. буурах, багасах. 3. унжих. 4. дайнд алагдах. 5. унах, ялагдах, эзлэгдэх. 6. ирэх, болох. Night fell quickly. Шөнө хурдан болов. 7. \fall (into sth)... байдалтай болох. He fell silent. Tэр таг дуугай болов. \fall under the influence of sb бусдын нөлөөнд орох. She fell ill. Tэр өвдөв. He's fallen in love again. Tэр дахин хүнд сэтгэлтэй болсон. 8. хамаарагдах, харьяалагдах. 9. унах, тусах (нүд, сүүдэр). 10. доошлох, уруудах. fall foul of хэрэлдэх, муудалцах. fall off one's chair гайхах, балмагдах. fall on deaf ears дүлий дүмбэ оргих. fall/ land on one's feet аз дайрах. fall about элгээ хөштөл инээх. fall apart салбарах, салж унах, хэдэн хэсэг болох. fall back ухрах. fall behind (sb/ sth) хоцрох. fall down нурах, бүтэл муутай/ үр ашиггүй байх. fall for sb сэтгэл татагдах, дурлах. fall in with зөвшөөрөх, санал нийлэх. fall off багасах. fall on/ upon sb/ sth 1. дайрах, довтлох. 2. даах, хариуцах. fall out унах, ойчих. My tooth fell out. Миний шүд унав. fall out (with sb) хэрэлдэх. fall over газар ойчих, унах. fall over oneself to do sth улайрах, зүтгэх, чармайх. fall through нурах, бүтэлгүйтэх. the fallen дайнд амь үрэгсдэд.

English-Mongolian dictionary > fall
14 fall *****

[fɔːl] fell vb: pt fallen pp
1. n

1) (gen) caduta, (decrease) diminuzione f, calo, (in prices) ribasso, (in temperature) abbassamento

he had a bad fall — ha fatto una brutta caduta

a fall of earth — uno smottamento

a fall of snow Brit — una nevicata

a heavy/light fall of rain — una pioggia forte/leggera

2) (Am: autumn) autunno

in the fall — in autunno

See:

falls

2. vi

1) (gen) cadere, (building) crollare, (decrease: temperature, price) abbassarsi, diminuire

he tripped and fell — è inciampato e caduto

she's fallen — è caduta

prices are falling — i prezzi stanno calando

night is falling — scende la notte

darkness is falling — si fa buio

to fall to or on one's knees — cadere in ginocchio

to fall on one's feet — cadere in piedi

to let sth fall — lasciar cadere qc

to let fall that... — lasciar capire che...

to fall into bad habits or bad ways — prendere delle cattive abitudini

to fall into conversation with sb — mettersi a parlare con qn

his poems fall into three categories — le sue poesie si dividono in tre categorie

to fall from grace Rel — perdere la grazia di Dio, fig cadere in disgrazia

he fell in my estimation — ha perso ai miei occhi

it all began to fall into place fig — ha cominciato a prendere forma

the responsibility falls on you — la responsabilità ricade su di te

my birthday falls on a Saturday — il mio compleanno cade di sabato

he fell to wondering if... — si mise a pensare se...

it falls to me to say... frm — tocca a me or è mio compito dire...

to fall short of — (sb's expectations) non corrispondere a, (perfection) non raggiungere

the dart fell short of the board — la freccetta è caduta poco prima del bersaglio

to fall flat — (on one's face) cadere bocconi, (subj), (joke, party) essere un fiasco, (plan) fallire, fare cilecca

to fall foul of — scontrarsi con

2)

(become) to fall asleep — addormentarsi

to fall into arrears — accumulare degli arretrati

to fall due — scadere

to fall ill — ammalarsi

to fall in love (with sb/sth) — innamorarsi (di qn/qc)

to fall silent — farsi silenzioso (-a)

•

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall upon

English-Italian dictionary > fall *****
15 fall

[fɔːl] 1. n
(of person, object, government) upadek m; (in price, temperature) spadek m; ( of snow) opady pl; (US) ( autumn) jesień f

- falls
2. vi, pt fell, pp fallen
person, object, government upadać (upaść perf); snow, rain padać, spadać (spaść perf); price, temperature, dollar spadać (spaść perf); night, darkness, silence zapadać (zapaść perf); light, shadow padać (paść perf); sadness zapanowywać (zapanować perf)

to fall flat — nie udawać się (nie udać się perf), nie wychodzić (nie wyjść perf)

to fall in love (with sb/sth) — zakochiwać się (zakochać się perf) (w kimś/czymś)

to fall short of sb's expectations — nie spełniać (nie spełnić perf) czyichś oczekiwań

Phrasal Verbs:

- fall apart

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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

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

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) opadać, zmniejszać się

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) zdarzać się, przypadać

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) zapaść, pogrążyć się

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

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

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

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

•

- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through

English-Polish dictionary > fall
16 backwards back·wards

['bækwədz]
(= backward) indietro

he took a step backwards — ha fatto un passo indietro

to walk backwards — camminare all'indietro

to fall backwards — cadere all'indietro

backwards and forwards — avanti e indietro

to bend over backwards to do sth fam — farsi in quattro per fare qc

to know sth backwards fam — sapere qc a menadito

English-Italian dictionary > backwards back·wards
17 zurückfallen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. fall back; sich auf den Stuhl zurückfallen lassen flop down on ( oder collapse into) one’s chair

2. Läufer etc.: fall behind, drop back; auf den dritten Platz zurückfallen fall ( oder drop) back to third place

3. zurückfallen in (+ Akk) in alte Fehler etc.: lapse back into, revert to; Schlendrian 1

4. an jemanden zurückfallen Besitz etc.: revert to s.o.

5. auf jemanden zurückfallen Schande etc.: reflect on s.o.

* * *

to fall back; to recoil; to relapse

* * *
zu|rụ̈ck|fal|len
vi sep irreg aux sein
to fall back; (SPORT) to drop back; (fig ) (Umsätze etc) to fall, to drop (back); (an Besitzer) to revert ( an +acc to); (in Leistungen) to fall behind; (Schande, Vorwurf etc) to reflect ( auf +acc on)
in alte Gewohnheiten zurückfallen — to fall back into old habits

er fällt immer wieder in seine alten Gewohnheiten zurück — he always lapses back into his old ways

das würde bloß auf deine armen Eltern zurückfallen — that would only reflect (badly) on your poor parents

* * *

(to return to a former bad or undesirable state (eg ill health, bad habits).) relapse

* * *

zu·rück|fal·len

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

1. SPORT (zurückbleiben) to fall behind

weiter \zurückfallen to fall further behind

2. SPORT (absteigen)

▪ [auf etw akk] \zurückfallen to go down [to sth]

3. (in früheren Zustand verfallen)

▪ in etw akk \zurückfallen to lapse [or fall] back into sth

4. (darunterbleiben)

▪ hinter etw akk \zurückfallen to fall short of sth

5. (jds Eigentum werden)

▪ an jdn \zurückfallen to revert to sb spec

6. (angelastet werden)

▪ auf jdn \zurückfallen to reflect on sb

7. (sinken)

▪ sich akk [in etw akk/auf etw akk] \zurückfallen lassen to fall back [or flop] into/on[to] sth

* * *

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall back

2) (nach hinten fallen) fall back[wards]

3) (fig.): (in Rückstand geraten) fall behind

4) (fig.): (auf einen niedrigeren Rang) drop (auf + Akk. to)

5) (fig.): (in einen früheren Zustand)

in etwas (Akk.) zurückfallen — fall back into something

6) (fig.)

an jemanden zurückfallen — < property> revert to somebody

7) (fig.)

auf jemanden zurückfallen — <actions, behaviour, etc.> reflect [up]on somebody

* * *

zurückfallen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. fall back;

sich auf den Stuhl zurückfallen lassen flop down on ( oder collapse into) one’s chair

2. Läufer etc: fall behind, drop back;

auf den dritten Platz zurückfallen fall ( oder drop) back to third place

3.

zurückfallen in (+akk) in alte Fehler etc: lapse back into, revert to; → Schlendrian 1

4.

an jemanden zurückfallen Besitz etc: revert to sb

5.

auf jemanden zurückfallen Schande etc: reflect on sb

* * *

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein

1) fall back

2) (nach hinten fallen) fall back[wards]

3) (fig.): (in Rückstand geraten) fall behind

4) (fig.): (auf einen niedrigeren Rang) drop (auf + Akk. to)

5) (fig.): (in einen früheren Zustand)

in etwas (Akk.) zurückfallen — fall back into something

6) (fig.)

an jemanden zurückfallen — < property> revert to somebody

7) (fig.)

auf jemanden zurückfallen — <actions, behaviour, etc.> reflect [up]on somebody

* * *

(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

to fall back v.

to relapse v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zurückfallen
18 ripiegare

1. v/t fold (up) again

2. v/i fall back

* * *

ripiegare v.tr.

1 to bend* (again)

2 ( piegare) to fold (up): ripiegare un giornale, un foglio, to fold up a newspaper, a sheet of paper; ripiegò il maglione e lo mise nell'armadio, he folded up the sweater and put it in the wardrobe; ripiegare un lenzuolo, la tovaglia, to fold back a sheet, the tablecloth

3 ( abbassare) to lower, to furl

◆ v. intr.

1 ( dirigersi) to turn, to bend*: la strada ripiega verso la montagna, the road bends towards the mountain

2 (mil.) ( ritirarsi) to withdraw*, to give* ground, to retreat, to fall* back: le nostre truppe furono costrette a ripiegare, our troops were forced to give ground

3 (fig.) to fall* back (on sthg.), to make* do (with sthg.): ripiegheremo su un'altra proposta, we will fall back on another proposal; abbiamo ripiegato su un altro albergo, we made do with another hotel.

◘ ripiegarsi v.intr.pron. to bend*, to fold: i rami si ripiegavano sotto il peso dei frutti, the branches were bending under the weight of the fruit

◆ v.rifl. (fig.) (non com.) ( rifugiarsi) to withdraw*, to retreat: ripiegare in se stesso, to retreat into oneself.

* * *
[ripje'ɡare]
1. vt

1) (piegare: di nuovo) to fold (again), refold, (più volte) to fold up

2) (reclinare: capo) to lower

2. vi

(aus avere) Mil to retreat, fall back

ripiegare su fig — to make do with, fall back on

era troppo caro, ho ripiegato su uno più economico — it was too expensive, I made do with a cheaper one

3. vip (ripiegarsi)

(ramo ecc) to bend

* * *
[ripje'gare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to bend* over [ oggetto]; to fold [cartina, foglio]; to fold, to sheathe [ ali]

2) sart. (rivoltare) to fold down [ colletto]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (ricorrere)

ripiegare su qcs. — to fall back on sth

2) mil. to fall* back, to retire (su to)
3.
verbo pronominale ripiegarsi

1) to bend*

2) fig.

- rsi in se stessi — [ persona] to retreat into oneself, to be wrapped up in oneself

* * *

ripiegare

/ripje'gare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to bend* over [ oggetto]; to fold [cartina, foglio]; to fold, to sheathe [ ali]

2 sart. (rivoltare) to fold down [ colletto]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (ricorrere) ripiegare su qcs. to fall back on sth.

2 mil. to fall* back, to retire (su to)

III ripiegarsi verbo pronominale

1 to bend*

2 fig. - rsi in se stessi [ persona] to retreat into oneself, to be wrapped up in oneself.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > ripiegare
19 zurückfallen

zu·rück|fal·len

vi irreg sein

1) sport ( zurückbleiben) to fall behind;

weiter \zurückfallen to fall further behind

2) sport ( absteigen)

[auf etw akk] \zurückfallen to go down [to sth]

3) ( in früheren Zustand verfallen)

in etw akk \zurückfallen to lapse [or fall] back into sth

4) ( darunter bleiben)

hinter etw akk \zurückfallen to fall short of sth

5) ( jds Eigentum werden)

an jdn \zurückfallen to revert to sb spec

6) ( angelastet werden)

auf jdn \zurückfallen to reflect on sb

7) ( sinken)

sich [in/ auf etw akk] \zurückfallen lassen to fall back [or flop] into/on[to] sth

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch für Studenten > zurückfallen
20 zurückweichen

v/i (unreg., trennb., ist -ge-)

1. step back; Menge: auch move back; Truppen: fall back; erschreckt: shrink back ( vor + Dat from); fig. recoil (from), back away (from); keinen Zentimeter oder Schritt zurückweichen stand one’s ground, not budge

2. Hochwasser, Kinn, Wald etc.: recede

* * *

to flinch; to step back; to recoil; to shrink; to move back; to back away; to retreat

* * *
zu|rụ̈ck|wei|chen
vi sep irreg aux sein
(vor +dat from) (erschrocken) to shrink back; (ehrfürchtig) to stand back; (nachgeben) to retreat; (vor Verantwortung, Hindernis) to shy away; (MIL) to withdraw, to fall back; (Hochwasser) to recede, to subside
* * *

zu·rück|wei·chen

vi irreg Hilfsverb: sein

▪ [vor etw dat] \zurückweichen to fall back [before sth form]

vor einem Anblick \zurückweichen to shrink back from a sight

* * *

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein draw back (vor + Dat. from); back away; (zurückschrecken) shrink back, recoil (vor + Dat. from)

er wich keinen Schritt/Zentimeter zurück — he stood his ground

* * *

zurückweichen v/i (irr, trennb, ist -ge-)

1. step back; Menge: auch move back; Truppen: fall back; erschreckt: shrink back (

vor +dat from); fig recoil (from), back away (from);

keinen Zentimeter oder

Schritt zurückweichen stand one’s ground, not budge

2. Hochwasser, Kinn, Wald etc: recede

* * *

unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein draw back (vor + Dat. from); back away; (zurückschrecken) shrink back, recoil (vor + Dat. from)

er wich keinen Schritt/Zentimeter zurück — he stood his ground

* * *

(alt.Rechtschreibung) v.

to flinch v.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > zurückweichen

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ˌfall ˈback on sth — phrasal verb to do something else after other things have failed She always has her teaching experience to fall back on.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fall back on somebody — ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth derived no passive to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty • I have a little money in the bank to fall back on. • She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time. related noun ↑fallback … Useful english dictionary
fall back on something — ˌfall ˈback on sb/sth derived no passive to go to sb for support; to have sth to use when you are in difficulty • I have a little money in the bank to fall back on. • She fell back on her usual excuse of having no time. related noun ↑fallback … Useful english dictionary
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fall*/*/*/ — [fɔːl] (past tense fell [fel] ; past participle fallen [ˈfɔːlən] ) verb I 1) to move quickly downwards from a higher position by accident I keep falling off my bike.[/ex] It s not unusual for small children to fall out of bed.[/ex] 2) to go… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall — ▪ I. fall fall 1 [fɔːl ǁ fɒːl] verb fell PASTTENSE [fel] fallen PASTPART [ˈfɔːlən ǁ ˈfɒː ] 1. [intransitive] to go down to a lower price, level, amount etc: • Sales of new passenger cars in Europe fell 9.6% … Financial and business terms
back up — verb 1. give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to (Freq. 3) She supported him during the illness Her children always backed her up • Syn: ↑support • Derivationally related forms: ↑backup, ↑supportive … Useful english dictionary
fall from grace — verb revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert • Hypernyms: ↑misbehave, ↑misconduct, ↑misdemean • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * fall from grace see … Useful english dictionary
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