fall
[fɔ:l] ( pt fell, pp fallen )intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [generally]
Conjugaison caer
he fell off the chair se cayó de la silla she fell backwards se cayó hacia atrás to fall to bits or pieces hacerse pedazos to fall flat (fig) no causar el efecto deseado |
| 2. | [decrease] Conjugaison bajar, Conjugaison disminuir |
| 3. | [become]
to fall asleep dormirse to fall ill ponerse enfermo ( f enferma) to fall silent quedarse en silencio to fall vacant quedar libre to fall in love enamorarse, encamotarse (Andes) (Amér C) to fall open caer abierto ( f abierta) |
| 4. | [belong, be classed]
to fall into/under pertenecer a |
| 5. | [MIL
- city]
to fall (to) caer (en manos de) |
| 6. | (UK)
POL
[constituency]
to fall to somebody/something ir a parar a alguien/algo |
| 7. | [cover]
to fall on or across [light] iluminar [shadow] oscurecer |
fall
[fɔ:l]noun
| 1. | [generally] caída f |
| 2. | [meteor]
a fall of snow una nevada |
| 3. | [MIL - of city] caída f |
| 4. | [decrease]
fall (in) descenso m (de) |
| 5. | (US) [autumn] otoño m |
falls
plural noun
cataratas fpl
fall about
intransitive verb Conjugaison
(UK & inf)
to fall about (laughing) partirse (de risa), troncharse
fall apart
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[book, chair] caerse a trozos, Conjugaison romperse
(fig) [country, person] Conjugaison desmoronarse
fall away
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [land] Conjugaison descender |
| 2. | [plaster] Conjugaison desprenderse |
fall back
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[person, crowd] echarse atrás, Conjugaison retroceder
fall back on
transitive verb inseparable
[resort to] recurrir a
fall behind
intransitive verb
| 1. | [in race] quedarse atrás |
| 2. | [with rent, work] retrasarse |
fall down
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [to ground] Conjugaison caerse |
| 2. | [fail] Conjugaison fallar |
fall for
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | (inf) [fall in love with] enamorarse de |
| 2. | [trick, lie] tragarse |
fall in
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [roof, ceiling] desplomarse, Conjugaison hundirse |
| 2. | MIL formar filas |
fall in with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
[plan] Conjugaison aceptar
[crowd] juntarse con
fall off
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [branch, handle] Conjugaison desprenderse |
| 2. | [demand, numbers] Conjugaison disminuir |
fall on
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
| 1. | [subj: eyes, gaze] posarse en |
| 2. | [attack] Conjugaison caer or lanzarse sobre |
fall out
intransitive verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [hair, tooth]
his hair is falling out se le está cayendo el pelo |
| 2. | [argue] Conjugaison pelearse, Conjugaison discutir |
| 3. | MIL romper filas |
fall over
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
tropezar con
to be falling over oneself to do something (inf) desvivirse por hacer algo
fall over
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[person, chair etc] Conjugaison caerse
fall through
intransitive verb Conjugaison
[plan, deal] Conjugaison fracasar
fall to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugaison
it fell to me to do it me tocó a mí hacerlo
