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1 fall over backwards
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2 fall
n. buiteling; afgang, val; ineenstorting; lawine; herfst; waterval; verleiding; afdaling; (gedurende aanval) landing van elke raket (geworpen gedurende het conflict tussen Israël en de Hizbollah in juli-augustus 2006)--------v. vallen; dalen; verminderen; omkeren, dichtbij komen; ruimte makenfall1[ fo:l] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉♦voorbeelden:ride for a fall • zijn ondergang tegemoet gaanthe Fall (of man) • de zondeval————————fall21 vallen ⇒ om/neervallen, invallen 〈 van duisternis〉; afnemen, dalen 〈 van prijzen, barometer, stem〉; aflopen, afhellen 〈 van land〉2 ten onder gaan ⇒ vallen; sneuvelen; ingenomen worden 〈 van stad, fort〉; zijn (hoge) positie verliezen; 〈 religie〉 zondigen, onteerd worden 〈 van vrouw〉6 raken♦voorbeelden:fall to pieces • in stukken/kapot vallen 〈 ook figuurlijk〉fall on one's sword • zich op zijn zwaard stortenit fell on my way • het kwam op mijn padthe wind fell • de wind nam af, ging liggen〈 informeel〉 fall about (laughing/with laughter) • omrollen/omvallen (van het lachen)something to fall back on • iets om op terug te vallenfall over • omvallen〈 informeel〉 fall over backwards • zich uitsloven, zich in allerlei bochten wringenfall through • mislukkenthe town fell to the enemy • de stad viel in handen van de vijandfall for • zich laten overtuigen door, erin trappen; vallen op, verliefd worden opit fell to me to put the question • het was aan mij de vraag te stellenfall from grace • uit de gratie rakenNick's name fell • Nicks naam viel/werd genoemdfall asleep • in slaap vallenfall flat • niet inslaan, mislukkenfall short (of) • tekortschieten (voor), niet voldoen (aan)fall in love (with) • verliefd worden (op)→ fall away fall away/, fall down fall down/, fall in fall in/, fall into fall into/, fall in with fall in with/, fall off fall off/, fall out fall out/, fall to fall to/, let let/1 worden♦voorbeelden:fall silent • stil worden/vallen
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fall — 1. From a height. Hā ule (a solid object; sometimes said of rain); helelei, helele i, ho ohelele i (as leaves, rain). Also: hā ule ule, hā ulehia; pakakū, kūloku (as rain); hā ule, helele i (as fruit); kōheoheo (as through the air); hā ulepio… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
fall back — verb 1. fall backwards and down (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑lean back, ↑recline • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s 2. hang (back) or fall ( … Useful english dictionary
fall\ over\ backwards — • fall over backwards • fall over oneself v. phr. To do everything you can to please someone; try very hard to satisfy someone. The hotel manager fell over backwards to give the movie star everything she wanted. The boys fell over themselves… … Словарь американских идиом
fall\ over\ oneself — • fall over backwards • fall over oneself v. phr. To do everything you can to please someone; try very hard to satisfy someone. The hotel manager fell over backwards to give the movie star everything she wanted. The boys fell over themselves… … Словарь американских идиом
fall all over yourself to do something — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over to do something — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over yourself to — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over to — fall all over (yourself) (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example… … New idioms dictionary
fall all over (yourself) — (to (do something)) to put too much energy into something in order to get attention or approval. Janice fell all over herself trying to impress my parents. Usage notes: usually used in a negative way, as in the example Related vocabulary: bend… … New idioms dictionary
fall over backwards — verb try very hard to please someone She falls over backwards when she sees her mother in law • Syn: ↑bend over backwards • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑behave, ↑do • Verb Frames … Useful english dictionary
backwards — adv. 1 away from one s front (lean backwards; look backwards). 2 a with the back foremost (walk backwards). b in reverse of the usual way (count backwards; spell backwards). 3 a into a worse state (new policies are taking us backwards). b into… … Useful english dictionary