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fall

Pronunciation: /fɔːl/

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French translation of fall

A. n

  • 1 (gen) chute (f) (from de); (in wrestling) tombé (m)

B. n pl (falls)

  • chutes (fpl)

C. vi (prét fell pp, fallen)

  • 1 (gen) tomber (from, off, out of de dans) (into dans) to fall 10 metres = tomber de 10 mètres to fall down = tomber dans [hole, stairs] to fall on or to the floor or the ground = tomber par terre to fall at sb's feet = se jeter aux pieds de qn to fall from power = tomber
  • 2 [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number] baisser (by de) to fall to/from = descendre à/de

Phrasal verbs

fall apart

a [bike, table] être délabré/-e; [shoes] être usé/-e; [car, house] tomber en ruine b [country] se désagréger; [person] craquer (fam)

fall back

reculer; [Mil] se replier

fall back on

avoir recours à [savings, parents]

fall behind

prendre du retard to fall behind with (GB) or in (US) = prendre du retard dans [work, project]; = être en retard pour [payments, rent]

fall down

a [person, poster] tomber; [tent, scaffolding] s'effondrer b (GB) [argument, comparison] faiblir

fall for

A. se laisser prendre à [trick, story]
B. tomber amoureux/-euse de

fall in

a [walls, roof] s'écrouler, s'effondrer b [soldiers] former les rangs

fall off

a [person, hat, label] tomber b [attendance, sales, output] diminuer; [quality] baisser; [support] retomber

fall open

[book] tomber ouvert/-e; [robe] s'entrebâiller

fall out

a tomber his hair is falling out = il perd ses cheveux b (quarrel) se brouiller (over à propos de avec) (with avec)

fall over

A. [person] tomber (par terre); [object] se renverser
B. trébucher sur [object]

fall through

[plans, deal] échouer

fall in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of fall in the British & World English dictionary Definition of fall in the US English dictionary