fall
[fɔ:l] ( pt fell, pp fallen )intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [from height, from upright position]
cadere
to fall flat [joke] fare cilecca |
| 2. | [decrease] calare |
| 3. | [become]
to fall ill or sick ammalarsi to fall asleep addormentarsi to fall in love innamorarsi to fall open aprirsi |
| 4. | [be classified]
to fall into groups suddividersi in gruppi it doesn't fall under our jurisdiction non rientra nella nostra giurisdizione |
| 5. | [disintegrate]
to fall to bits or pieces cadere a pezzi |
| 6. | [city, country]
to fall (to sb) cadere (nelle mani di qn) |
| 7. | [occur]
to fall on cadere di Christmas falls on a Monday this year quest'anno Natale cade di lunedì |
| 8. | (UK)
POL
[constituency]
to fall to sb andare a qn |
| 9. | [night, silence] scendere |
| 10. | (liter) [die] cadere |
fall
[fɔ:l] ( pt fell, pp fallen )noun
| 1. | [gen] caduta f |
| 2. | [of snow] nevicata f |
| 3. | [decrease]
fall (in sthg) calo m (in qc) |
| 4. | (US) [autumn] autunno m |
falls
plural noun
[waterfall] cascate fpl
fall about
intransitive verb Conjugation
(UK & inf)
to fall about (laughing) sbellicarsi (dalle risate)
fall apart
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [book, chair] andare a pezzi |
| 2. | (fig) [country, person] andare in rovina |
fall away
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [plaster, paint] staccarsi |
| 2. | [land, slope] digradare |
fall back
intransitive verb Conjugation
arretrare
fall back on
transitive verb inseparable
[resort to] ripiegare su
fall behind
intransitive verb
| 1. | [in race] rimanere indietro |
| 2. | [with rent, with work] essere in arretrato |
fall down
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [person, picture]
cadere
[building] crollare |
| 2. | [fail] fallire |
fall for
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | (inf) [fall in love with] prendersi una cotta per |
| 2. | [be deceived by] credere a |
fall in
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [roof, ceiling] crollare, cedere |
| 2. | MIL allinearsi |
fall in with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[go along with] adeguarsi a
fall off
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [drop off] staccarsi, cadere |
| 2. | [diminish] diminuire |
fall on
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [subj: eyes, gaze] cadere su |
| 2. | [attack] gettarsi su |
fall out
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [drop out] cadere |
| 2. | [quarrel]
to fall out (with sb) litigare (con qn) |
| 3. | MIL rompere le righe |
fall over
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
inciampare in
to be falling over o.s. to do sthg (inf) farsi in quattro per fare qc
fall over
intransitive verb Conjugation
[lose balance] cadere
fall through
intransitive verb Conjugation
[plan, deal] fallire
fall to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[devolve upon] toccare a
it falls to me to do sthg tocca a me fare qc
