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1 Fall
v. intrans.Falling star: V. διοπετὴς ἀστήρ, ὁ (Eur., frag.).Fall in ruins: P. and V. συμπίπτειν, Ar. and P. καταρρεῖν, καταρρήγνυσθαι, P. περικαταρρεῖν, V. ἐρείπεσθαι;Fall in battle: V. πίπτειν.Of price: P. ἀνίεναι, ἐπανίεναι.The price of corn fell: P. ἐπανῆκεν (ἐπανίεναι) ὁ σῖτος (Dem. 889).Fall against: P. and V. πταίειν πρός (dat.)Fall asleep: V. εἰς ὕπνον πίπτειν, or use v. sleep.Fall away: P. and V. ἀπορρεῖν, διαρρεῖν.Fall back on, have recourse to: P. and V. τρέπεσθαι πρός (acc.).Fall behind: P. and V. ὑστερεῖν, λείπεσθαι.Fall down or before: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (acc. or dat.) (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν (acc. or dat.), see Worship.Fall foul of: P. συμπίπτειν (dat. or πρός, acc.), προσπίπτειν (dat.), προσβάλλειν (πρός, acc.); see dash against. met., P. προσκρούειν (dat. or absol.).Fall in, subside: P. ἱζάνειν (Thuc. 2, 76).Of debts: P. ἐπιγίγνεσθαι.Fall in with, meet: P. and V. τυγχάνειν (gen.), συντυγχάνειν (dat.; V. gen.), ἐντυγχάνειν (dat.), ἀπαντᾶν (dat.); see meet, light upon; met., accept: P. and V. δέχεσθαι, ἐνδέχεσθαι.Fall into: P. and V. εἰσπίπτειν (P εἰς, acc.; V. acc. alone or dat. alone), πίπτειν (εἰς, acc.), ἐμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.); met., fall into misfortune, etc.: P. and V. περιπίπτειν (dat.), εμπίπτειν (εἰς, acc.). πίπτειν εἰς (acc.), V. συμπίπτειν (dat.); of a river: see discharge itself into.Fall off: T. ἀποπίπτειν; see tumble off.Slip off: P. περιρρεῖν.Fall away: P. and V. διαρρεῖν, ἀπορρεῖν;Deteriorate: P. ἀποκλίνειν, ἐκπίπτειν, ἐξίστασθαι.Become less: P. μειοῦσθαι.Fall on: see fall upon.Fall over, stumble against: P. and V. πταίειν (πρός, dat.).Fall overboard: P. and V. ἐκπίπτειν.Fall short: see under Short.Fall to ( one's lot): P. and V. προσγίγνεσθαι (dat.), συμβαίνειν (dat.), λαγχάνειν (dat.) (Plat. but rare P.), V. ἐπιρρέπειν (absol.), P. ἐπιβάλλειν (absol.).Fall to ( in eating). — Ye who hungered before, fall to on the hare: Ar. ἀλλʼ ὦ πρὸ τοῦ πεινῶντες ἐμβάλλεσθε τῶν λαγῴων ( Pax, 1312).Fall to pieces: Ar. and P. διαπίπτειν; see fall away, collapse.Fall to work: P. and V. ἔργου ἔχεσθαι; see address oneself to.Fall on one's knees: Ar. and V. προσπίπτειν (also Xen. but rare P.), V. προσπίτνειν; see under Knee.Attack: P. and V. προσπίπτειν (dat.). εἰσπίπτειν (πρός, acc.), ἐπέχειν (ἐπί, dat.), ἐπέρχεσθαι (dat., rarely acc.), προσβάλλειν (dat.), εἰσβάλλειν (εἰς or πρός, acc.). ἐμπίπτειν (dat.) (Xen., also Ar.), ἐπεισπίπτειν (dat. or acc.) (Xen.), V. ἐφορμᾶν (or pass.) ( dat) (rare P.), P. προσφέρεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιφέρεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἐπιτίθεσθαι (dat.), ἐπιχειρεῖν (dat.).Night fell upon the action: P. νὺξ ἐπεγένετο τῷ ἔργῳ (Thuc. 4, 25).——————subs.P. and V. πτῶμα, τό (Plat.), V. πέσημα, τό.In wrestling: P. and V. πάλαισμα, τό.Fall of snow. — It was winter and there was a fall of snow: P. χειμὼν ἦν καὶ ὑπένιφε (Thuc. 4, 103).Fall of the year, autumn: P. μετόπωρον, τό. φθινόπωρον, τό, Ar. and V. ὀπώρα, ἡ.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fall
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2 pick up
1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) μαθαίνω εμπειρικά2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) παίρνω με το αυτοκίνητο μου3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) βρίσκω τυχαία4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) σηκώνομαι όρθιος5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) περνώ να πάρω6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) πιάνω(εκπομπή)7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) βρίσκω,πιάνω
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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 over oneself to do — ► fall over oneself to do informal be excessively eager to do. Main Entry: ↑fall … English terms dictionary
fall over oneself — phrasal or fall over backward : to display great or excessive eagerness fell over themselves in their efforts to accommodate the new administration Atlantic juries fell over backward in favor of progressive art Aline B. Saarinen * * * fall over… … Useful english dictionary
fall over oneself — phrasal see fall all over oneself … New Collegiate Dictionary
fall over oneself to do something — informal be excessively eager to do something. → fall … English new terms dictionary
fall over oneself — verb To be unusually enthusiastic. Catholic families in the town were falling over themselves in their anxiety to invite the young Franciscans to come and sit in their parlors and be made much of, with cookies and soft drinks … Wiktionary
fall over oneself — be extremely eager to do something or please someone They fell over themselves in their effort to please their host … Idioms and examples
fall over oneself to do something — informal be excessively eager to do something critics and audiences fell over themselves to compliment him … Useful english dictionary
fall all over oneself — or fall over oneself or fall over backward phrasal to display great or excessive eagerness … New Collegiate 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 backward — phrasal see fall over oneself * * * fall over backward see ↑backward, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fall … Useful english dictionary
