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US - UKFor the verb: "to fall"
| Simple Past: | fell |
| Past Participle: | fallen |
Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
fall1 /fɔ:l/ sustantivo
- (tumble, collapse) caída f
- (autumn) (AmE) otoño m
- (decrease): a ~ in temperature un descenso de (las) temperaturas;
a ~ in prices una bajada de precios
- (of snow) nevada f;
(of rocks) desprendimiento m
- falls pl (waterfall) cascada f;
(higher) catarata f
fall2 (past fell;
past p fallen) verbo intransitivo
Phrasal Verbs
fall apart v + adv [clothing] deshacerse(conj.⇒);
[system] venirse(conj.⇒) abajo;
[relationship] irse(conj.⇒) a pique fall back v + adv [troops] replegarse(conj.⇒) fall back on v + adv + prep + o ‹one's parents› recurrir a;
‹resources› echar mano de fall behind v + adv v + prep + o (in class, race) rezagarse(conj.⇒), quedarse atrás;
to ~ behind with sth ‹with payments› atrasarse en algo fall down v + adv [person/tree] caerse(conj.⇒);
[house/wall] venirse(conj.⇒) abajo fall for v + prep + o
- (tumble) caerse(conj.⇒);
I fell over a piece of wood tropecé con un trozo de madera;
I fell down the stairs me caí por la escalera
- (descend) [night/rain] caer(conj.⇒)
- (tumble) caerse(conj.⇒);
- [temperature/price] bajar;
his face fell puso cara larga
- (be captured, defeated) to ~ (TO sb) [city/country] caer(conj.⇒) (en manos de algn)
- (pass into specified state): to ~ ill o (esp AmE) sick caer(conj.⇒) or (Esp tb) ponerse(conj.⇒) enfermo, enfermarse (AmL);
to ~ silent callarse
- (land): Christmas ~s on a Thursday this year este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves;
the burden will ~ on the poor los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga
Phrasal Verbs
fall apart v + adv [clothing] deshacerse(conj.⇒);
[system] venirse(conj.⇒) abajo;
[relationship] irse(conj.⇒) a pique fall back v + adv [troops] replegarse(conj.⇒) fall back on v + adv + prep + o ‹one's parents› recurrir a;
‹resources› echar mano de fall behind v + adv v + prep + o (in class, race) rezagarse(conj.⇒), quedarse atrás;
to ~ behind with sth ‹with payments› atrasarse en algo fall down v + adv [person/tree] caerse(conj.⇒);
[house/wall] venirse(conj.⇒) abajo fall for v + prep + o
- (be attracted to) ‹man/woman› enamorarse de
- (be deceived by) ‹trick/story› tragarse(conj.⇒) (fam)
- (tumble in) caerse(conj.⇒) (a un pozo, al agua etc)
- (collapse) [roof] venirse(conj.⇒) abajo
- (form ranks) (Mil) formar filas
- (tumble down) caerse(conj.⇒) (de una bicicleta, un caballo etc)
- (break off) [button/handle] caerse(conj.⇒)
- (decline) [production/attendance] decaer(conj.⇒)
- (drop out) caerse(conj.⇒)
- (break ranks) (Mil) romper(conj.⇒) filas
- (quarrel) [friends] pelearse
fall:falloff /'fɔ:lɔ:f / ||/'fɔ:lɒf/ sustantivo (no pl) (in speed) disminución f
fall:fallout /'fɔ:laʊt/ n uncountable
lluvia f radiactiva;
(before n) ~ shelter refugio m antinuclear
lluvia f radiactiva;
(before n) ~ shelter refugio m antinuclear
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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
fall [fɔ:l]
| I | nombre 1 caída 2 (de nieve) nevada (de tierra) corrimiento 3 (de precio, temperatura) bajada, descenso 4 Mil caída, rendición 5 US otoño 6 (usu pl) cataratas Victoria Falls, las cataratas Victoria |
| II | vi (ps fell pp fallen) 1 caer, caerse: a light rain was falling, caía una lluvia fina to fall down a well, caerse a un pozo to fall downstairs, caerse por la escalera 2 dividirse: the book falls into six parts, el libro se divide en seis partes 3 Mil caer 4 (temperatura, precios) bajar 5 (el viento) amainar 6 (un cambio de estado) to fall asleep, dormirse to fall in love, enamorarse [with, de] to fall silent, quedarse callado,-a 7 (responsibilidad) recaer: the responsibility for the kids falls on her, ella es la responsable de los niños ♦ LOC: to fall flat, caerse de espaldas figurado no surtir el efecto deseado to fall to pieces, hacerse pedazos his face fell, puso mala cara |
fall: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
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| deserve to fall from grace | (religion) religión | merecer caer en desgracia | |||||||
| fall away | vi | (diminish) | decrecer vi | ||||||
| Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. | |||||||||
| menguar vi | |||||||||
| disminuir vtr | |||||||||
| decaer vi | |||||||||
| fall away | vi | (abandon, forsake sth) | abandonar vtr | ||||||
| As he got older he fell away from the church. | |||||||||
| desertar vi | |||||||||
| alejarse v pron | |||||||||
| separarse vpron | |||||||||
| dejar vtr | |||||||||
| fall away | vi | (disappear spontaneously: troubles, worries) | disiparse vpron | ||||||
| Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. | |||||||||
| desaparecerse (como por obra de magia) loc verb | |||||||||
| ¿Vas a hacer algo o crees que tus problemas se desaparecerán como por obra de magia? | |||||||||
| Argentina | desaparecer vi | ||||||||
| fall-back | vi | (turn to, resort to: sth) | recurrir vi | ||||||
| Note: hyphen used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun | |||||||||
| If Plan A doesn't work we can always fall back on Plan B. | |||||||||
| echar mano loc verb | |||||||||
| El nuevo dejó de funcionar, tuve que echar mano del viejo que tenía guardado en el armario, anda a las mil maravillas. | |||||||||
| fall-back | vi | (withdraw a distance, retreat) | retirarse vpron | ||||||
| emprender la retirada loc verb | |||||||||
| ceder terreno vtr+nm | |||||||||
| Tuvo que ceder terreno pero no se rindió, ya debe estar planeando el siguiente avance. | |||||||||
| fall back on | vtr | (resort to, rely on) | recurrir vi | ||||||
| Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family. | |||||||||
| apoyarse en vpron+prep | |||||||||
| contar con (el apoyo de) loc verb | |||||||||
| fall back position | n | (alternate plan if first fails) | plan alternativo nm | ||||||
| What's our fall back position if this campaign doesn't work either? | |||||||||
| Y si esto sale mal, mi plan alternativo es cultivar patatas en el jardín. | |||||||||
| fam | plan B nm | ||||||||
| fall behind | vi | (fail to keep up) | quedarse atrás, quedar retrasado loc verb | ||||||
| If I don't study for two hours every night, I risk falling behind with my classwork. | |||||||||
| Si no estudio dos horas cada noche, corro el riesgo de retrasarme con mi tarea. | |||||||||
| atrasarse vpron | |||||||||
| fall guy | n | cinematografía | doble n | ||||||
| fall guy | n | cinematografía | extra n | ||||||
| fall guy | n | cabeza de turco nf | |||||||
| fall guy | n | chivo expiatorio nm | |||||||
| fall head over heels | vi | (fall in love) | enamorarse perdidamente loc veb | ||||||
| After knowing him for just two weeks I fell head over heels in love with him. | |||||||||
| Lo conocí en junio y me enamoré perdidamente de él. | |||||||||
| España fam | enamorarse hasta las trancas loc verb | ||||||||
| Estoy enamorado de ella hasta las trancas. Estoy hasta las trancas por ella. | |||||||||
| Colombia fam | estar tragado (de) loc verb | ||||||||
| Estoy súper tragado de Ángela; me gusta muchísimo | |||||||||
| fall head over heels for | vtr | (fall in love with) | perder la cabeza por loc verb | ||||||
| I bet that when I introduce you to my friend, you will fall head over heels for her! | |||||||||
| enamorarse perdidamente de loc verb | |||||||||
| enamorarse locamente de loc verb | |||||||||
| fall in | vi | (begin to keep sb's company) | relacionarse vi | ||||||
| His grades dropped when he began to fall in with the slackers. | |||||||||
| frecuentar vtr | |||||||||
| darse v pron | |||||||||
| Me empecé a dar con una compañera nueva, parece simpática | |||||||||
| juntarse vpron | |||||||||
| Mi mamá me había prohibido juntarme con ellos, decía que no eran de buena familia, pero yo no le hacía caso, eran mis amigos y nos divertíamos un montón. | |||||||||
| fall in | vi | (take place in formation) | formarse en filas loc verb | ||||||
| The soldiers fell in when the whistle blew. | |||||||||
| Mil | formar vtr | ||||||||
| ¡Formen filas! | |||||||||
| fall in | vi | (collapse) | caerse vi | ||||||
| The snow was so heavy last year, the roof of the old house fell in. | |||||||||
| derrumbarse vpron | |||||||||
| El peso de la nieve hizo que se derrumbara el techo. | |||||||||
| colapsar vi | |||||||||
| fall in love at first sight | vi | (become infatuated with a stranger) | enamorarse a primera vista (de alguien) loc verb | ||||||
| As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight. | |||||||||
| fall in love with sb | v | (become infatuated with sb) | enamorarse de alguien loc verb | ||||||
| I don't fall in love with somebody easily, I must know them for a long time first. | |||||||||
| fall in value | n | (decrease in amount sth is worth) | perder valor loc verb | ||||||
| Note: Decrease in worth. | |||||||||
| The greater the mileage on the car, the more it will fall in value. | |||||||||
| devaluarse vpron | |||||||||
| depreciarse vpron | |||||||||
| En lo que va del mes las acciones se han depreciado un 4 %. | |||||||||
| fall into disfavour with sb | v | (earn sb's disapproval) | perder los favores de alguien loc verb | ||||||
| The duke fell into disfavor with the queen and was promptly beheaded. | |||||||||
| caer en desgracia loc verb | |||||||||
| caer de la gracia de alguien loc verb | |||||||||
| fall into disuse | vi | (become obsolete) | caer en desuso, quedar anticuado loc verb | ||||||
| 8-track tape players fell into disuse when cassette recorders appeared. | |||||||||
| Los reproductores de cintas de 8 pistas cayeron en desuso cuando aparecieron los grabadores de cassettes | |||||||||
| volverse obsoleto vpron+adj | |||||||||
| dejarse de usar loc verb | |||||||||
| pasar de moda loc verb | |||||||||
| fall into disuse | vi | (be neglected, fall into disrepair) | estar descuidado loc verb | ||||||
| Long abandoned, the house had fallen into disuse before they fixed it up. | |||||||||
| El jardín está muy descuidado; el abuelo, que era el que lo mantenía, murió el año pasado. | |||||||||
| volverse inhabitable vprnl+adj | |||||||||
| fall out of the habit | vi | (no longer do sth regularly) | perder la costumbre, perder el hábito loc verb | ||||||
| I used to go to the gym three times a week, but now I've fallen out of the habit. | |||||||||
| desacostumbrase vpron | |||||||||
| fall out with | vtr | informal (quarrel with: a friend) | enemistarse v pron | ||||||
| If you do not stop gossiping, you will fall out with all your friends. | |||||||||
| pelearse v pron | |||||||||
| Se peleó con su mejor amiga porque las dos gustaban del mismo chico. | |||||||||
| romper con vtr | |||||||||
| Si tratas así a tu novia, terminará rompiendo contigo. | |||||||||
| fall through | vi | informal (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) | venirse abajo loc verb | ||||||
| I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. | |||||||||
| Todo lo que había estado planeando por meses se vino abajo en unos cuantos minutos. | |||||||||
| fracasar vi | |||||||||
| El proyecto fracasó en el último momento. | |||||||||
| quedar en la nada loc verb | |||||||||
| No se pudo conseguir la financiación que se precisaba y el proyecto quedó en la nada. | |||||||||
| fam | caerse vi | ||||||||
| Pensé que el trato iba a ser un negociazo, pero a la mera hora se cayó. | |||||||||
| free fall | caída libre nf | ||||||||
| rise and fall | auge y caída | ||||||||
| Report an error | |||||||||
Forum discussions with the word(s) "fall" in the title:
¿fall asleep = dormirse?
A big push for fall - grammar
A boy your age will fall in love with you
a melodrama fall play
a ruling last fall - legal
a ruling last fall denying a defense motion
A temporary place to stay or fall back on
All your insides fall to pieces
an ax about to fall
anti-aircraft fall-back
any reason to do not fall in love
Autumn & Fall
Because od the nature of a proverb, the major divisions of the book do not fall into a neat outline
because with every kiss and every hug, you make me fall in love
before the fall of the wall
Block and fall
break my fall
break my fall
Break my fall
Break my Fall
Break the fall
Break up - Fall out with
caer parado: fall on feet
caer por - fall from vs. fall along - grammar
caída en los precios del petróleo: decline or fall?
Catch a Fall
catch me when I fall
clean up the fall out
crashing fall
Crest fall
more...
A big push for fall - grammar
A boy your age will fall in love with you
a melodrama fall play
a ruling last fall - legal
a ruling last fall denying a defense motion
A temporary place to stay or fall back on
All your insides fall to pieces
an ax about to fall
anti-aircraft fall-back
any reason to do not fall in love
Autumn & Fall
Because od the nature of a proverb, the major divisions of the book do not fall into a neat outline
because with every kiss and every hug, you make me fall in love
before the fall of the wall
Block and fall
break my fall
break my fall
Break my fall
Break my Fall
Break the fall
Break up - Fall out with
caer parado: fall on feet
caer por - fall from vs. fall along - grammar
caída en los precios del petróleo: decline or fall?
Catch a Fall
catch me when I fall
clean up the fall out
crashing fall
Crest fall
more...
'fall' also found in these entries:
English:
apart - arrears - asleep - clutch - deaf - disgrace - disrepute - down - face - fall about - fall apart - fall away - fall back - fall back on - fall behind - fall down - fall for - fall in with - fall off - fall out - fall over - fall through - fallen - favor - favour - fell - flat - free fall - inflamed - love - oblivion - over - piece - rise - short - wayside - abruptly - bring - come - couple - drop - flop - get - go - heave - heavily - heavy - hold - knock - land
Spanish:
abajo - antinuclear - atrás - baja - bajar - bajada - bajón - caer - caerse - caída - chinche - convalecer - corta - corto - costalada - derrumbarse - descender - descenso - desgracia - desmoronarse - desmoronar - despanzurrarse - despeñarse - desplomarse - desuso - dormirse - enamorarse - enemistarse - enfadarse - enfermar - engatusar - enmudecer - flojear - frita - frito - ir - hundirse - incidir - incurrir - indisponerse - lazada - mal - malograrse - mamarracho - manía - otoñal - otoño - pedazo - pelearse - pique
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