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Definition of “fall down”

fall down

Definitions

verb

  1. to drop suddenly or collapse
  2. often foll by on (informal) to prove unsuccessful; fail

Translations for 'fall down'

  • British English: fall downPronunciation for fall down If a person or thing falls down, they move from an upright position, so that they are lying on the ground.He fell down the stairs.fɔːl daʊn VERB
  • Arabic: يَسْقُطُPronunciation for يَسْقُطُيخر ساجدا
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cairPronunciation for cair
  • Chinese: 倒下Pronunciation for 倒下
  • Croatian: pastiPronunciation for pasti
  • Czech: upadnoutPronunciation for upadnout spadnout
  • Danish: falde nedPronunciation for falde ned
  • Dutch: omlaag vallenPronunciation for omlaag vallen
  • European Spanish: caersePronunciation for caerse
  • Finnish: kaatuaPronunciation for kaatua
  • French: chuterPronunciation for chuter
  • German: einstürzenPronunciation for einstürzen
  • Greek: καταρρέωPronunciation for καταρρέω
  • Italian: caderePronunciation for cadere
  • Japanese: 倒れるPronunciation for 倒れる
  • Korean: 쓰러지다Pronunciation for 쓰러지다
  • Norwegian: falle nedPronunciation for falle ned
  • Polish: upaśćPronunciation for upaść upadać
  • Portuguese: cairPronunciation for cair
  • Romanian: a cădea
  • Russian: упастьPronunciation for упасть
  • Spanish: caersePronunciation for caersecolapsar
  • Swedish: ramla nerPronunciation for ramla ner
  • Thai: หกล้มPronunciation for หกล้ม
  • Turkish: düşmekPronunciation for düşmek
  • Ukrainian: падати вниз
  • Vietnamese: ngã, rơiPronunciation for ngã, rơi

Example Sentences Including 'fall down'

But soon they began to fall down into the darkness, and as the sun turned west a grey shadow crept over their faces.
J.R.R. Tolkien THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
His sight was also failing and one morning he had a bad fall down the stairs.
Carpenter, Anne & Johnson, Geoffrey Why am I Afraid to Grieve
Instead of releasing his foot as he sat on the sand, he tried to stand only to fall down again.
Secombe, Fred Goodbye Curate
Migration fall down to students By CATHERINE MASTERS Migrants, many of them Chinese students, are staying away from New Zealand in droves.
New Zealand Herald (2004)
THEY claim to be the tights that never fall down , no matter what you are doing, writes Claire Sander.
Sun, News of the World (1999)
The industry isn't at a point where it will fall down ," he said.
canada.com (2004)
This is where they too could fall down - being over-reliant on one man.
Sun, News of the World (2004)
When she stood up she felt shaky and thought she would fall down.
Stuart Harrison LOST SUMMER (2002)
`A lot of these devices fall down at the clinical trial level," she says.
New Scientist (1998)

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