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fall

Pronunciation: /fɔːl/

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Italian translation of fall

A. n

B. vi (pt fell pp, fallen)

Phrasal verbs

fall about

vi (with laughter) morire dal ridere

fall apart

vi [table, car, house] cadere a pezzi; [shoes] rompersi; (fig) [person] crollare

fall back

vi indietreggiare; [army] ritirarsi

fall back on

vt ritornare su

fall behind

vi rimanere indietro fall behind with (Br) or in (Am) = essere indietro con [work, project, payments]

fall down

vi cadere; [building] crollare

fall for

vt (fam) innamorarsi di [person]; cascarci [something, trick]

fall in

vi caderci dentro; (collapse) crollare; [Mil] mettersi in riga fall in with = concordare con [suggestion, plan]

fall off

vi cadere; (diminish) diminuire

fall open

vi [book] aprirsi (cadendo); [robe] aprirsi

fall out

vi (quarrel) litigare his hair is falling out = perde i capelli

fall over

vi cadere

fall through

vi [plan] andare a monte

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