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2 (fall on) hard times

(fall on) hard times

moeilijke tijden (beleven)

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3 fall on hard times

см. fall on evil days

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4 fall on hard times

1) Общая лексика: вступить в трудные времена (англ. оборот взят из статьи в Wall Street Journal), переживать трудные времена

2) Поговорка: узнать, почём фунт лиха

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5 fall upon hard times

Фразеологизм: попасть в затруднительное материальное положение, оказаться в затруднительном материальном положении

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > fall upon hard times
6 hard

hard [hɑ:d]

dur ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 2 (a) difficile ⇒ 1 (b) froid ⇒ 1 (c) rude ⇒ 1 (c) concret ⇒ 1 (d) fort ⇒ 2 (a) difficilement ⇒ 2 (b) durement ⇒ 2 (c)

1 adjective

(a) (not soft → substance, light, colour) dur;

∎ to get or to become hard durcir;

∎ rock hard, (as) hard as rock dur comme la pierre;

∎ his muscles are rock hard or (as) hard as rock ses muscles sont durs comme le fer, il a des muscles d'acier;

∎ she is (as) hard as nails (emotionally) elle est dure, elle n'a pas de cœur; (physically) c'est une dure à cuire

(b) (difficult → question, problem etc) difficile, dur;

∎ the laws make it hard to leave the country à cause des lois, il est difficile de quitter le pays;

∎ to have a hard fight or struggle on one's hands avoir une lourde tâche devant soi;

∎ it's hard to explain c'est difficile ou dur à expliquer;

∎ I find it hard to understand/believe that... je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi/croire que...;

∎ it's hard to say c'est difficile à dire;

∎ he's hard to get on with il n'est pas facile à vivre;

∎ she is hard to please (never satisfied) elle est difficile; (difficult to buy gifts for etc) c'est difficile de lui faire plaisir;

∎ it's hard to beat on trouve difficilement mieux;

∎ it's hard to beat a good Bordeaux il n'y a rien de meilleur qu'un bon bordeaux;

∎ the hardest part of the job is done le plus dur est fait;

∎ life is hard c'est dur, la vie;

∎ times are hard les temps sont durs ou difficiles;

∎ these are hard times for all of us c'est une période difficile pour tout le monde;

∎ to fall on hard times (financially) connaître des temps difficiles ou une période de vaches maigres; (have difficult times) connaître des temps difficiles, en voir de dures;

∎ to give sb a hard time en faire voir de dures à qn;

∎ the boss has just been giving me a hard time le patron vient de me faire passer un mauvais quart d'heure;

∎ come on, don't give me a hard time! allez, laisse-moi tranquille!;

∎ you'll have a hard time (of it) persuading him to do that tu vas avoir du mal à le convaincre de faire cela;

∎ she had a hard time of it after her mother's death elle a traversé une période difficile après la mort de sa mère;

∎ she had a hard time of it when she was a child la vie n'était pas drôle pour elle quand elle était enfant;

∎ she had a hard time of it (in childbirth, operation) elle a souffert;

∎ to learn sth the hard way (involving personal loss, suffering etc) apprendre qch à ses dépens; (in a difficult way) faire le rude apprentissage de qch;

∎ I learnt the hard way not to be underinsured j'ai appris à mes dépens qu'il ne faut pas être sous-assuré;

∎ I learnt skiing the hard way j'ai appris à skier à la dure;

∎ I learnt my seamanship the hard way j'ai fait le rude apprentissage du métier de marin;

∎ to do things the hard way (through choice) se compliquer la vie; (due to circumstances) en baver;

∎ some people always have to do things the hard way il y a des gens qui choisissent toujours la difficulté;

∎ to play hard to get (flirt) jouer les insaisissables;

∎ humorous their financial expert is playing hard to get leur expert financier semble jouer à cache-cache;

∎ the hard of hearing les malentendants mpl;

∎ to be hard of hearing être dur d'oreille;

∎ a glass of wine, or would you prefer a drop of the hard stuff? un verre de vin, ou bien préféreriez-vous une goutte de quelque chose de plus fort?;

∎ keep off the hard stuff évitez les boissons fortes

(c) (severe → voice, face, eyes) dur, froid; (→ climate, winter) rigoureux, rude; (→ frost) fort, rude;

∎ he's hard (tough) c'est un dur;

∎ to be hard on sb être dur avec qn;

∎ children are hard on their shoes les enfants font subir de mauvais traitements à leurs chaussures;

∎ it's hard on the nerves c'est dur pour les nerfs;

∎ it was hard on the others ça a été dur pour les autres;

∎ it's hardest on the children le plus dur, c'est pour les enfants;

∎ to be a hard taskmaster être dur à la tâche;

∎ to take a long hard look at sth examiner qch de près;

∎ you should take a long hard look at yourself tu devrais bien te regarder;

∎ it's a hard blow for him c'est un coup terrible pour lui;

∎ no hard feelings? tu ne m'en veux pas?;

∎ familiar hard luck!, British hard cheese!, hard lines! pas de chance!^□, pas de veine!, pas de bol!;

∎ it will be hard luck if he doesn't get the job ça ne sera pas de veine ou de bol s'il n'obtient pas le travail;

∎ don't give me any of your hard luck stories ne me raconte pas tes malheurs;

∎ he gave me some hard luck story about having lost his investments il a essayé de m'apitoyer en me racontant qu'il avait perdu l'argent qu'il avait investi;

∎ familiar a hard nut or man un dur

(d) (concrete → facts) concret(ète), tangible; (→ evidence) tangible;

∎ the hard fact is that there isn't enough money la vérité, c'est qu'il n'y a pas assez d'argent;

∎ the argument was not backed up by any hard fact l'argument ne s'appuyait sur rien de concret

(e) (strenuous)

∎ it's been a long hard day la journée a été longue;

∎ it's hard work c'est dur;

∎ it was hard work to convince him j'ai eu fort à faire pour le convaincre;

∎ she's hard work (difficult to get on with) elle n'est pas facile à vivre; (difficult to make conversation with) elle n'est pas causante;

∎ she's not afraid of hard work le travail ne lui fait pas peur;

∎ the climb was hard going la montée était rude;

∎ it's hard going making conversation with him c'est difficile de discuter avec lui

(f) (intense)

∎ she's a hard worker c'est un bourreau de travail;

∎ he's a hard drinker c'est un gros buveur, il boit beaucoup;

∎ he's a hard charger c'est un fonceur;

∎ give it a good hard shove pousse-le un bon coup, pousse-le fort

(g) Finance (stock, rates) soutenu, ferme

(h) Linguistics (consonant) dur

2 adverb

(a) (strenuously → pull, push, hit, breathe) fort; (→ work) dur; (→ run) à toutes jambes; (→ listen) attentivement;

∎ to work hard at sth beaucoup travailler qch;

∎ to work hard at improving one's service/French beaucoup travailler pour améliorer son service/français;

∎ to work sb hard faire travailler qn dur;

∎ he works hard and plays hard il se dépense beaucoup dans son travail et dans ses loisirs;

∎ you'll have to try harder il faudra que tu fasses plus d'efforts;

∎ to try hard to do sth essayer de son mieux de faire qch;

∎ try hard! fais de ton mieux!;

∎ to think hard beaucoup réfléchir;

∎ think hard! réfléchis bien!;

∎ think harder! réfléchis un peu plus!;

∎ we can't find it - well, look harder! nous ne le trouvons pas - et bien cherchez mieux!;

∎ you didn't look very hard! tu n'as pas bien cherché;

∎ to look hard at sb regarder qn bien en face;

∎ to look hard at sth examiner qch;

∎ as hard as possible, as hard as one can (work, try) le plus qu'on peut; (push, hit, squeeze) de toutes ses forces;

∎ Nautical hard astern! arrière, toute!;

∎ Cars she hauled the wheel hard over elle a braqué à fond;

∎ Cars to turn hard to the left braquer à gauche, faire un virage très sec vers la gauche;

∎ to swim hard for the shore nager de toutes ses forces vers le rivage;

∎ British they're hard at it (working) ils sont plongés dans leur travail

(b) (with difficulty) difficilement;

∎ to be hard put or pushed or pressed to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch;

∎ you'll be hard put to find a shop open at this time tu vas avoir du mal à trouver une boutique ouverte à cette heure-ci;

∎ old habits die hard les vieilles habitudes ont la vie dure

(c) (harshly, severely → treat someone) durement, sévèrement; (→ rain) à verse; (→ freeze, snow) fort;

∎ he's feeling hard done by il a l'impression d'avoir été injustement traité;

∎ to be hard hit by sth être durement touché par qch;

∎ she took the news/his death pretty hard la nouvelle/sa mort l'a beaucoup éprouvée;

∎ old-fashioned it'll go hard with him if he keeps telling lies ça va aller mal pour lui s'il continue à raconter des mensonges

(d) (solid)

∎ the ground was frozen hard le gel avait complètement durci la terre;

∎ to set hard (concrete, mortar) prendre

(e) (close)

∎ to follow hard on the heels of sb être sur les talons de qn;

∎ to follow or to come hard on the heels of sth suivre qch de très près

(f) familiar (idiom)

∎ hard up (short of money) fauché, à sec;

∎ to be hard up for ideas manquer d'idées^□, être à court d'idées^□ ;

∎ to be hard up for volunteers manquer de volontaires^□ ;

∎ figurative you must be hard up if you're going out with him! il faut vraiment que tu n'aies rien à te mettre sous la dent pour sortir avec lui!

3 noun

∎ to try one's hardest faire de son mieux

4 hard by preposition

old-fashioned tout près de

►► Typography & Computing hard carriage return retour m chariot obligatoire;

familiar hard case (person) dur(e) m,f à cuire;

hard cash (argent m) liquide m;

American hard cider cidre m;

hard coal anthracite m;

Finance hard commodities minerais mpl;

Linguistics hard consonant consonne f dure;

Computing hard copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;

hard core (nucleus) noyau m dur; Building industry empierrement m; Music hard rock m inv, hard m inv; (pornography) porno m hard;

British Sport hard court (for tennis) court m en ciment;

hard currency monnaie f ou devise f forte;

∎ a hard currency shop un magasin où on paye en devises;

Computing hard disk disque m dur;

Computing hard disk drive, hard drive unité f de disque dur;

hard drug drogue f dure;

Horseriding hard gallop galop m soutenu;

hard hat (of construction worker) casque m; American familiar (construction worker) ouvrier(ère) m,f du bâtiment;

hard hat area = zone où le port du casque est obligatoire;

∎ hard hat area (sign) port du casque obligatoire;

Typography & Computing hard hyphen césure f imposée, trait m d'union imposé;

hard labour (UNCOUNT) travaux mpl forcés;

hard landing (by spacecraft) atterrissage m avec impact; figurative (during economic crisis) atterrissage m brutal;

Metallurgy hard lead plomb m aigre;

Politics the hard left l'extrême gauche;

hard line ligne f de conduite dure;

∎ to take a hard line on sb/sth adopter une ligne de conduite dure avec qn/sur qch;

hard liquor spiritueux mpl;

Finance hard loan prêt m aux conditions du marché;

Press hard news nouvelles fpl sûres ou vérifiées;

Veterinary medicine hard pad coussinet m dur;

Typography & Computing hard page break fin f de page obligatoire;

Anatomy hard palate voûte f du palais, palais m dur;

hard porn porno m hard, hard m inv;

Computing hard reset réinitialisation f totale de la machine;

Typography & Computing hard return saut m de ligne manuel;

Politics the hard right l'extrême droit;

Music hard rock hard rock m inv, hard m inv; esp American Cookery hard sauce = sauce au beurre, au sucre et au brandy ou au rhum servie avec le pudding;

hard science science f dure;

hard sell vente f agressive;

∎ to give sth the hard sell promouvoir qch de façon agressive;

∎ the salesman gave us the hard sell le vendeur a essayé de nous forcer la main;

hard sell approach, hard sell tactics méthode f de vente agressive;

Cars hard shoulder bande f d'arrêt d'urgence;

hard space espace m insécable;

hard water eau f calcaire ou dure

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hard [hα:d]

1. adjective

   a. ( = not soft) dur ; [blow, kick, punch] violent

• to go hard durcir

• the ground was frozen hard le sol était durci par le gel

• the lake was frozen hard le lac était complètement gelé

• to set hard [concrete, clay] bien prendre

• no hard feelings! sans rancune !

• to show there are no hard feelings pour montrer qu'il n'y a pas de rancune entre nous (or eux etc)

• to take a hard line with sb/on sth se montrer intransigeant avec qn/quand il s'agit de qch

• to be hard on sb [person] être dur avec qn

• hard luck! pas de chance !

• she thinks she's really hard (inf) elle se considère comme une dure

   b. ( = not easy) dur ; [battle, fight] rude

• to find it hard to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch

• I find it hard to believe that... j'ai du mal à croire que...

• their prices are hard to beat leurs prix sont imbattables

• to be hard to translate être difficile à traduire

• good managers are hard to find these days il est difficile de trouver de bons cadres de nos jours

• I've had a hard day ma journée a été dure

• a hard day's work une rude journée de travail

• it's hard work! c'est dur !

• times are hard les temps sont durs

• those were hard times c'était une époque difficile

• he always has to do things the hard way il faut toujours qu'il cherche la difficulté

• to learn the hard way l'apprendre à ses dépens

• to play hard to get (inf) se faire désirer

► a hard time

• she's having a hard time at the moment elle traverse une période difficile

• to have a hard time doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch

• to give sb a hard time (inf) en faire voir de toutes les couleurs à qn

   c. ( = committed) he's a hard worker il est travailleur

• he's a hard drinker il boit beaucoup

   d. [winter, climate] rude ; [frost] fort

   e. [evidence] tangible ; [fact] concret

2. adverb

   a. [push, pull, rain, snow] fort ; [work] dur ; [study] assidûment ; [listen, think] bien

• she slammed the door hard elle a claqué violemment la porte

• to hit hard frapper fort

• to look hard at [+ person] dévisager ; [+ thing] bien regarder

• to try hard faire un gros effort

• no matter how hard I try, I... j'ai beau essayer, je...

• as hard as one can de toutes ses forces

• to be hard at it (inf) travailler dur

• she works hard at keeping fit elle fait de gros efforts pour rester en forme

► to be hard put to do sth avoir beaucoup de mal à faire qch

   b. ( = badly) to take sth hard être très affecté par qch

• she feels hard done by elle se sent injustement traitée

3. compounds

► hard-and-fast adjective [rule] absolu

► hard-bitten adjective dur à cuire (inf)

► hard-boiled adjective [egg] dur

► hard cash noun argent m liquide

► hard copy noun version f papier

► hard core noun noyau m dur

► hard-core adjective

• hard-core pornography pornographie f hard ► hard court noun court m en dur

► hard currency noun devise f forte

► hard disk noun disque m dur

► hard-drinking adjective qui boit beaucoup

► hard-earned adjective durement gagné

► hard-fought adjective [battle] acharné ; [election, competition] âprement disputé

► hard hat noun casque m ; ( = riding hat) bombe f ; (US = construction worker) ouvrier m du bâtiment

► hard-headed adjective

• a hard-headed businessman un homme d'affaires qui a la tête sur les épaules ► hard-hearted adjective insensible

► hard-hitting adjective sans complaisance

► hard labour, hard labor (US) noun travaux mpl forcés

► hard-line adjective pur et dur

► hard-liner noun pur (e) m(f) et dur(e) m(f)

► hard-nosed adjective dur

► hard of hearing adjective dur d'oreille

► the hard-of-hearing plural noun les malentendants mpl

► hard porn (inf) noun porno m hard (inf)

► hard rock noun hard rock m

► hard sell noun (Business) vente f agressive

► hard-sell adjective

• hard-sell approach approche f agressive ► hard shoulder noun (British) bande f d'arrêt d'urgence

► hard-up (inf) adjective fauché (inf)

► hard-wearing adjective résistant

► hard-wired adjective (Computing) câblé

► hard-won adjective durement gagné

► hard-working adjective travailleur

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[hɑːd] 1.
adjective

1) ( firm) dur

to go ou grow ou become hard — durcir

a hard frost — une forte gelée

frozen hard — complètement gelé; hard lens

2) ( difficult) [problem, question, task] dur, difficile; [choice, decision] difficile; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serré

I've had a hard day — j'ai eu une dure journée

to be hard to open — être dur or difficile à ouvrir

to be hard to please — être exigeant

it's hard to do — c'est dur or difficile à faire

it was hard for us to understand his decision — il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision

to find it hard to do something — avoir du mal à faire quelque chose, trouver dur or difficile de faire quelque chose

it's hard to accept/believe — on a du mal à accepter/croire ( that que)

I'm not afraid of hard work — le travail ne me fait pas peur

it was hard work ou going — ça a été dur or difficile

hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! — le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne!

it's too much like hard work — c'est trop fatigant

to be a hard worker — être travailleur/-euse

to do things the hard way — se compliquer la tâche

to find something out ou learn something the hard way — apprendre quelque chose à ses dépens

3) ( harsh) [life, year] difficile; [blow] fig dur, terrible; [winter] rude

to be hard on somebody — être dur envers quelqu'un

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs

hard luck ou lines (colloq) GB! — pas de chance!

to take a hard line — adopter une attitude ferme ( on something à propos de quelque chose; with somebody envers quelqu'un)

it's a hard life — gen, hum, iron la vie est dure

no hard feelings! — sans rancune!

I bear her no hard feelings — je ne lui en veux pas

to fall on hard times — connaître des temps difficiles

he's having a hard time (of it) — il traverse une période difficile

to give somebody a hard time — (colloq) ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à quelqu'un; ( tell off) passer un savon (colloq) à quelqu'un

4) (stern, cold) [person, look, words] dur, sévère

5) ( concrete) [evidence, fact] solide

6) ( stark) [colour, light] dur

7) ( strong) [liquor] fort; [drug] dur; [pornography] hard (colloq) (inv)

to be a hard drinker — boire des alcools forts

8) Politics

the hard left/right — la gauche/droite (pure et) dure

9) Chemistry [water] dur, calcaire

10) Linguistics [consonant] dur

11) (colloq) ( tough) [person] dur

12) Finance [currency] fort
2.
adverb

1) (strongly, energetically) [push, hit, cry] fort; [work] dur; [study, think] sérieusement; [rain] à verse; [snow] abondamment; [look, listen] attentivement

to be hard hit — fig être durement frappé (by par)

to try hard — ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces

no matter how hard I try/work, I... — j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je...

to be hard at it (colloq) ou at work — être en plein travail

to take something (very) hard — prendre (très) mal quelque chose

2) ( with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — aux feux tournez tout de suite à gauche

hard behind — juste derrière; heel

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to play hard to get — se faire désirer

to be hard put to do — avoir du mal à faire

to be/feel hard done by — être/se sentir brimé

English-French dictionary > hard
8 hard

hard

A adj

1 [consistency, object, surface, skin, muscle, snow, butter, bread, ground, bed, pencil lead] dur ; [paint, wax, mud, glue] dur, durci ; to go ou grow ou become hard durcir ; to set hard [concrete, plaster etc] durcir complètement ; a hard frost une forte gelée ; frozen hard complètement gelé ; ⇒ hard lens ;

2 (difficult, complex) [problem, question, puzzle] dur, difficile ; [choice] difficile, dur à faire ; [decision] difficile, dur à prendre ; (arduous, demanding) [task, study, training, climb] dur, difficile ; [bargaining, negotiations, fight] dur, serré ; I've had a hard day j'ai eu une dure journée ; a hard day's work/filming une dure journée de travail/de tournage ; to be hard to open/cut/find/read être dur or difficile à ouvrir/couper/trouver/lire ; it's a hard poem to translate c'est un poème difficile à traduire ; to be hard to please être exigeant ; it's hard to do c'est dur or difficile à faire ; it was hard not to laugh il était dur or difficile de ne pas rire ; his decision was hard for us to understand il était dur or difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it is hard for sb to do sth il est difficile à or pour qn de faire qch ; it was hard for us to understand his decision il nous était difficile de comprendre sa décision, nous avions du mal à comprendre sa décision ; it's hard for old people to change their ways il est difficile pour les personnes âgées de changer leurs habitudes ; to find it hard to do sth avoir du mal à faire qch, trouver dur or difficile de faire qch ; to find sth hard to do trouver qch dur or difficile à faire ; it's hard to accept/believe on a du mal à accepter/croire (that que) ; I'm not afraid of hard work le travail ne me fait pas peur ; it was hard work ou going ça a été dur or difficile ; it's hard work doing sth c'est difficile or dur de faire qch ; it was hard work persuading her to sell c'était difficile or dur de la persuader de vendre ; I found the article rather hard going j'ai trouvé l'article plutôt ardu or difficile ; he made hard work of moving the table il a fait tout un plat ○ pour déplacer la table ; hard work never hurt ou killed anybody! le travail n'a jamais fait de mal à personne! ; it's too much like hard work c'est trop fatigant ; to be a hard worker [student, pupil, employee] être travailleur/-euse ; [manual worker] être dur à la tâche ; to do things the hard way se compliquer la tâche ; he got the job the hard way il a beaucoup travaillé pour en arriver là ; to find sth out ou learn sth the hard way apprendre qch à ses dépens ;

3 (harsh, unpleasant) [life, childhood, year] difficile ; [blow, knock] fig dur, terrible ; [climate, winter] rude ; he has to learn to take the hard knocks il faut qu'il apprenne à encaisser ○ ; this is a hard world nous vivons dans un monde cruel or sans pitié ; to be hard on sb [person, court] être dur envers qn ; don't be so hard on yourself! ne sois pas si dur avec toi-même! ; this tax is very hard on the unemployed cet impôt frappe durement les chômeurs ; this print is hard on the eyes ces caractères ne ménagent pas la vue ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB! ( sympathetic) pas de chance! ; hard luck ou lines ○ GB ou cheese ○ GB! ( unsympathetic) tant pis pour toi!, manque de pot ○ ! ; to take a hard line adopter une attitude ferme (on sth à propos de qch ; with sb envers qn) ; it's a hard life gen, hum, iron la vie est dure ; it's a hard life being a millionaire iron c'est dur d'être (un) millionnaire ; no hard feelings! sans rancune! ; I bear her no hard feelings je ne lui en veux pas, je ne lui en tiens pas rancune ; these are hard times les temps sont durs ; to fall on hard times connaître des revers de fortune ; he's having a hard time (of it) il traverse une période difficile ; to have a hard time (of it) doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch ; to give sb a hard time ○ ( make things difficult) rendre la vie impossible à qn ; ( tell off) passer un savon ○ à qn ;

4 (stern, cold) [person, voice, look, words] dur, sévère ; their hearts are hard ils ont le cœur dur ;

5 ( forceful) [shove, push, knock] bon/bonne (before n) ; I gave the door a hard push j'ai poussé fortement la porte ;

6 ( concrete) [evidence, proof] solide ; [facts] concret/-ète, solide ; [news] sérieux/-ieuse ; the paper that brings you the hard news le journal qui vous donne des nouvelles sérieuses ; the hard facts about sth la vérité sur qch ;

7 ( stark) [outline, colour, light] dur ; [sound] violent ;

8 ( strong) [drink, liquor] fort ; [drug] dur ; [pornography] hard ; to be a hard drinker boire des alcools forts ; a drop of the hard stuff ○ une goutte d'alcool (fort) ;

9 Pol the hard left/right la gauche/droite (pure et) dure ;

10 Chem [water] dur, calcaire ;

11 Ling [consonant] dur ;

12 ○ ( tough) [person] dur ; so you think you're hard, do you? tu te prends pour un dur, hein ○ ?

B adv

1 (strongly, energetically) [push, pull, punch, laugh, cry] fort ; [work] dur ; [study, think] sérieusement ; [rain] fort, à verse ; [snow] abondamment ; [look, listen] attentivement ; to hit sb/sth hard lit frapper qn/qch fort ; fig frapper qn/qch durement ; to be hard hit fig être durement frappé (by par) ; think hard! réfléchissez bien or sérieusement! ; to try hard ( intellectually) faire beaucoup d'efforts ; ( physically) essayer de toutes ses forces ; as hard as one can [run, try, push, pull, work] de toutes ses forces ; no matter how hard I try/work, I… j'ai beau essayer/travailler, je… ; to be hard at it ○ ou at work être en plein boulot ○ or travail ; she works ou drives her students very hard elle fait travailler très dur ses étudiants ; to take sth (very) hard prendre (très) mal qch ;

2 ( with directions) turn hard left at the traffic lights aux feux tournez tout de suite à gauche ; go hard astern Naut machine arrière toute ; hard a-port/a-starboard Naut à babord/à tribord toute ;

3 ( indicating proximity) hard behind juste derrière ; hard by† sth tout près de qch ; hard (up)on sth juste sur qch ; ⇒ heel.

Idioms

to play hard to get se faire désirer ; to be hard put to do avoir du mal à faire ; to be/feel hard done by être/se sentir brimé.

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9 ♦ fall

♦ fall /fɔ:l/
n.

1 caduta; ruzzolone: a fall from a ladder [from a horse], una caduta da una scala a pioli [da cavallo]; a bad (o nasty) fall, una brutta caduta; to have (o to take) a fall, cadere per terra; fare una caduta: DIALOGO → - Skiiing- Did you have any major falls?, hai fatto qualche brutta caduta?; to break a fall, attutire una caduta

2 caduta; crollo; capitolazione: a rock fall, una caduta di massi; the fall of the Roman Empire, la caduta (o il crollo) dell'impero romano; the fall of the government, la caduta del governo; the fall of Saigon, la caduta di Saigon

3 (relig.: the Fall) la caduta (di Adamo); il peccato originale

4 (meteor.) caduta; precipitazione (atmosferica): a fall of snow, una nevicata; a heavy fall of hailstones, un forte rovescio di grandine

5 (il) cadere; (il) calare: at the fall of darkness, al cadere della notte; al calare del buio

6 strapiombo; caduta; dislivello: a fall of 100 metres, uno strapiombo di cento metri

7 (al pl., spec. nei toponimi = waterfall) cascata, cascate: the Niagara Falls, le cascate del Niagara

8 declivio; pendio; discesa

9 diminuzione; calo; ribasso; abbassamento; (econ., fin.) flessione; ( della moneta, delle quotazioni, ecc.) svilimento; a fall in temperature, un abbassamento di temperatura; a fall in exports, una flessione delle esportazioni; a fall in unemployment, un calo della disoccupazione; a sharp fall, una netta caduta

10 ( USA) autunno

11 (mus., poet.) cadenza

12 modo di ricadere (di qc.): the fall of her hair, il modo in cui ricadevano i suoi capelli

13 cosa (ciocca di capelli, lembo di stoffa, ecc.) che ricade

14 ( lotta) schienata

15 (mecc.) catena di comando; cavo di manovra

16 (naut.) tirante

17 (ind. min.) distacco ( di roccia, di minerale)

18 figliata (spec. di agnelli)

19 ( slang USA) arresto; condanna: to do (o to take) a fall, essere arrestato; andare in galera; andare dentro

● (comput.) fall back, fall back ( capacità del modem di ridurre automaticamente la velocità di trasmissione) □ (comput.) fall forward, fall forward ( capacità del modem di aumentare la velocità di trasmissione) □ fall from grace, caduta nel peccato; ( anche) caduta in disgrazia, perdita di prestigio □ (fam. USA) fall guy, capro espiatorio; vittima; ( anche) facile vittima, gonzo, pollo, piccione (fam.) □ fall line, ( sci) linea di massima pendenza; (geol.) linea di caduta (o di stacco) □ the Fall of Man, ► fall, def. 3 □ ( anche fig.) the fall of the curtain, il calare del sipario □ (edil.) fall pipe, pluviale; doccia □ ( slang USA) to take the fall, prendersi la colpa (o la punizione, al posto di un altro) □ (fam. USA) to take a fall out of sb., avere la meglio (o spuntarla) su q.
♦ (to) fall /fɔ:l/
(pass. fell, p. p. fallen), v. i.

1 cadere; cascare; precipitare; crollare: I slipped and fell, sono scivolato e sono caduto (a terra); to fall on one's knees, cadere in ginocchio; to fall to the floor, cadere per terra (o sul pavimento); to fall overboard, cadere in mare; to fall off a wall [down the stairs, into a well, out of the window], cadere da un muro [giù dalle scale, in un pozzo, dalla finestra]; to fall to one's death, precipitare ( da un luogo elevato) e restare ucciso; morire per una caduta dall'alto; He fell on the bed, è caduto (o è crollato) sul letto; We fell into each other's arms, ci siamo buttati l'uno nelle braccia dell'altro; to fall into a deep sleep, cadere in un sonno profondo

2 cadere; scendere: The rain was falling, cadeva la pioggia; Night fell suddenly, la notte cadde di colpo; Silence fell on the assembly, sull'assemblea cadde il silenzio; My eyes fell on the date, il mio sguardo cadde sulla data; Her hair fell down her back, i capelli le scendevano sulla schiena

3 cadere; crollare; capitolare: The government has fallen, è caduto il governo; The city fell to the enemy, la città cadde nelle mani del nemico

4 cadere ( in guerra); essere ucciso: He fell on the Western front, cadde sul fronte occidentale

5 ( anche fin.) calare, scendere, diminuire, abbassarsi; ( della moneta) deprezzarsi, svalutarsi: Prices will fall, i prezzi caleranno; Temperatures fell below zero, le temperature scesero sotto lo zero; The water table has fallen considerably, la falda acquifera si è abbassata notevolmente; His voice fell to a whisper, la sua voce si è abbassata fino a un sussurro; The yen has fallen against the euro, lo yen è sceso rispetto all'euro; The wind fell, il vento è calato

6 ( di data) cadere; capitare: Easter falls in March this year, la Pasqua cade di marzo quest'anno

7 ( di parola) cadere; uscire; sfuggire: to fall from sb. 's lips, uscire di bocca; He let fall that…, si è lasciato sfuggire che…

8 cadere in tentazione; peccare

9 ( di fiume, ecc.) sboccare; sfociare

10 ( del viso, ecc.) mostrare disappunto; mostrare sgomento: His face fell when I told him, quando glielo dissi ci rimase

11 ( di animali, spec. agnello) nascere

12 ( slang USA) farsi prendere; essere arrestato

13 ( seguito da agg.) cadere ( in una data condizione o situazione); diventare: to fall asleep, addormentarsi; to fall ill, ammalarsi; to fall open, aprirsi, spalancarsi ( cadendo)

● (fam.) to fall about one's ears, crollare; andare a rotoli □ (fam.) to fall between the cracks, andare perso; finire ignorato □ to fall between two stools, mancare entrambi i bersagli; perdere sui due fronti □ to fall by the wayside, rinunciare; abbandonare □ to fall due, scadere □ to fall flat, non avere successo, andare a vuoto; fare fiasco; fare cilecca (fam.); ( di battuta, ecc.) non essere capito, non far ridere □ to fall flat on one's face, cadere bocconi; (fig.) fare fiasco, fare una figura barbina □ to fall foul (o afoul) of, scontrarsi con; urtarsi con; entrare in conflitto con; trovarsi contro (q.); mettersi nei guai con; pestare i piedi a; infrangere (una regola, una legge); (naut.) entrare in collisione con ( un'altra nave) □ (relig.) to fall from grace, perdere lo stato di grazia; cadere nel peccato; ( anche) perdere prestigio, cadere in disgrazia □ to fall in love (with), innamorarsi (di) □ (aeron.) to fall in spin, cadere in vite; avvitarsi □ to fall in two, spaccarsi in due □ ( di cavallo e sim.) to fall lame, azzopparsi □ to nearly fall off one's chair, rimanere di stucco □ (fam.) to fall off the back of a lorry ► lorry □ to fall on deaf ears, restare inascoltato; cadere nel vuoto □ to fall on one's feet, cadere in piedi ( anche fig.) □ to fall on hard times, avere un rovescio di fortuna □ to fall on one's sword, gettarsi sulla spada ( per uccidersi) □ to fall on stony ground, ( di parole, consiglio, ecc.) venire ignorato; cadere nel vuoto □ to fall prey to, cadere in preda a; cadere in □ to fall short (of), (di tiro, ecc.), essere troppo corto (e non raggiungere); (fig.) essere insufficiente (a), non bastare (per), non raggiungere (il numero, ecc., desiderato); essere inferiore a ( speranze, aspettative, ecc.) □ (fig. fam.) to fall through the floor, restare di stucco □ to fall to pieces, ► fall apart □ ( di voce) to fall to a whisper, diventare un sussurro □ to fall victim to, cadere vittima di.

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10 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

(verb: preterite fell, past participle fallen)

1. noun

   a. [of person, rocks] chute f ; (in price, temperature) baisse f (in de)

• to be heading for a fall courir à l'échec

   b. (US) ( = autumn) automne m

• in the fall en automne

2. plural noun

falls ( = waterfall) chute f d'eau

• the Niagara Falls les chutes du Niagara

3. intransitive verb

   a. [person, object] tomber ; [building] s'effondrer ; [temperature, price] baisser

• he fell into the river il est tombé dans la rivière

• to fall off a bike tomber de vélo

• he let the cup fall il a laissé tomber la tasse

• to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds

• he fell into bed il s'est effondré sur son lit

• his face fell son visage s'est assombri

• her hair fell to her shoulders les cheveux lui tombaient sur les épaules

• the ground fell steeply to the valley floor le terrain descendait en pente raide vers le fond de la vallée

• to fall to one's knees tomber à genoux

• he was falling over himself to be polite (inf) il était excessivement poli

• Christmas Day falls on a Sunday Noël tombe un dimanche

   b. ► to fall + adjective

• to fall ill tomber malade

• to fall pregnant tomber enceinte

• to fall asleep s'endormir

• to fall silent se taire

• his work fell short of our expectations son travail n'a pas répondu à notre attente

4. compounds

► fall-back position noun position f de repli

► fall guy (inf!) noun

( = scapegoat) bouc m émissaire ; ( = easy victim) pigeon (inf) m

► fall about (inf) intransitive verb

(British) ( = fall about laughing) se tordre de rire (inf)

► fall apart intransitive verb s'effondrer ; [scheme, deal] tomber à l'eau

► fall back intransitive verb

( = retreat) reculer

• some money to fall back on un peu d'argent en réserve► fall behind intransitive verb rester en arrière ; [runner] se laisser distancer

• to fall behind with one's work prendre du retard dans son travail

• she fell behind with the rent elle était en retard pour son loyer► fall down intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. ( = fail) [person] échouer

• she fell down on the last essay elle a raté la dernière dissertation

► fall for inseparable transitive verb

   a. to fall for sb tomber amoureux de qn

   b. ( = be taken in by) he really fell for it! (inf) il s'est vraiment fait avoir ! (inf)

► fall in intransitive verb

   a. she leaned over the pool and fell in elle s'est penchée au-dessus de la piscine et elle est tombée dedans

   b. [troops] former les rangs

► fall into inseparable transitive verb

[+ trap] tomber dans ; [+ disfavour, disuse] tomber en

• to fall into a deep sleep sombrer dans un profond sommeil

• to fall into debt s'endetter

• she fell into a deep depression elle a sombré dans la dépression

• to fall into decline connaître le déclin

• the city fell into decline at the end of the 16th century le déclin de la ville remonte à la fin du 16e siècle

• the students fall into three categories les étudiants se divisent en trois catégories► fall in with inseparable transitive verb

• he fell in with a bad crowd il s'est mis à avoir de mauvaises fréquentations► fall off intransitive verb

   a. tomber

   b. [sales, numbers, attendances] décliner

• public support for the project has fallen off l'opinion publique a retiré son soutien au projet

► fall on inseparable transitive verb

• to fall on hard times avoir des revers de fortune

► fall out intransitive verb

( = quarrel) se brouiller

► fall over intransitive verb tomber par terre

► fall through intransitive verb

• all their plans have fallen through tous leurs projets sont tombés à l'eau

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[fɔːl] 1.
noun

1) lit gen chute f ( from de); (of snow, hail) chutes fpl; (of earth, soot) éboulement m; (of axe, hammer, dice) coup m

a heavy fall of rain — une grosse averse

to have a fall — faire une chute, tomber

2) (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity) baisse f (in de); ( more drastic) chute f (in de)

a fall in value — une dépréciation

3) (of leader, regime, town) chute f; ( of monarchy) renversement m; ( of seat) perte f

the government's fall from power — la chute du gouvernement

4)

fall from grace ou favour — disgrâce f

5) US ( autumn) automne m

6) (in pitch, intonation) descente f

7) ( in wrestling) tombé m; ( in judo) chute f
2.
falls plural noun chutes fpl
3.
intransitive verb (prét fell; pp fallen)

1) ( come down) tomber

to fall 10 metres — tomber de 10 mètres

to fall from ou out of — tomber de [boat, nest, bag, hands]

to fall off ou from — tomber de [chair, table, roof, bike, wall]

to fall on — tomber sur [person, town]

to fall in ou into — tomber dans [bath, river]

to fall down — tomber dans [hole, stairs]

to fall under — tomber sous [table]; passer sous [bus, train]

to fall through — passer à travers [ceiling, hole]

to fall through the air — tomber dans le vide

to fall to the floor ou to the ground — tomber par terre

to fall on the floor — tomber par terre

2) ( drop) [quality, standard, level] diminuer; [temperature, price, production, number, attendance, morale] baisser

to fall (by) — baisser de

to fall to — descendre à

to fall from — descendre de

to fall below zero/5% — descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%

3) ( yield position) tomber

to fall from power — tomber

to fall to — tomber aux mains de [enemy, allies]

the seat fell to Labour — le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes

4) euph ( die) tomber

5) fig ( descend) [night, silence, gaze] tomber (on sur); [blame] retomber (on sur); [shadow] se projeter ( over sur)

suspicion fell on her husband — les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari

6) ( occur) [stress] tomber (on sur)

Christmas falls on a Monday — Noël tombe un lundi

to fall into/outside a category — rentrer/ne pas rentrer dans une catégorie

7) ( be incumbent on)

it falls to somebody to do — c'est à quelqu'un de faire

8) ( throw oneself)

to fall into bed — se laisser tomber sur son lit

to fall to ou on one's knees — tomber à genoux

to fall at somebody's feet/on somebody's neck — se jeter aux pieds/au cou de quelqu'un

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall open

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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did he fall or was he pushed? — hum est-ce qu'il est parti de lui-même ou est-ce qu'on l'a forcé?

the bigger you are ou the higher you climb, the harder you fall — plus dure sera la chute

to stand or fall on something — reposer sur quelque chose, dépendre de quelque chose

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11 hard

[hɑːd] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito

to go o grow o become hard — indurirsi

2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanito

I've had a hard day — ho avuto una giornata dura

to be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare

he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente

his choice was hard for me to understand — fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.

it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work (doing) — è stata dura (fare)

to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore

to do things the hard way — complicarsi la vita

to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese

3) (harsh) [life, year, time] difficile; [ blow] duro, brutto; [climate, winter] rigido

to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn

4) (stern) [ person] severo; [ look] arcigno; [voice, words] duro, aspro; [ heart] duro, di pietra

5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento

6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondato

the hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs

7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento

8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard

to be a hard drinker — essere un forte bevitore

9) pol.

the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra

10) chim. [ water] duro

11) ling. [ consonant] duro

12) colloq. (tough)

so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?

13) econ. [ currency] forte
2.
avverbio

1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamente

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

think hard! — pensaci bene!

to try hard — sforzarsi

no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs

2) (with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

3) (indicating proximity)

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

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to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do — trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, rigido

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile, duro

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) duro
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) sodo; attentamente

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) intensamente

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente

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- harden
- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up
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[hɑːd] 1.
aggettivo

1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito

to go o grow o become hard — indurirsi

2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanito

I've had a hard day — ho avuto una giornata dura

to be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare

he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente

his choice was hard for me to understand — fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.

it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work (doing) — è stata dura (fare)

to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore

to do things the hard way — complicarsi la vita

to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese

3) (harsh) [life, year, time] difficile; [ blow] duro, brutto; [climate, winter] rigido

to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.

this tax is very hard on the unemployed — questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn

4) (stern) [ person] severo; [ look] arcigno; [voice, words] duro, aspro; [ heart] duro, di pietra

5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento

6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondato

the hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs

7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento

8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard

to be a hard drinker — essere un forte bevitore

9) pol.

the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra

10) chim. [ water] duro

11) ling. [ consonant] duro

12) colloq. (tough)

so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?

13) econ. [ currency] forte
2.
avverbio

1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamente

to be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito

think hard! — pensaci bene!

to try hard — sforzarsi

no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...

to be hard at it — colloq. o

at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo

to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs

2) (with directions)

turn hard left at the traffic lights — al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

3) (indicating proximity)

hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro

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to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do — trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male

English-Italian dictionary > hard
12 hard

1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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1. adjective
1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) hart

2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) schwer, schwierig

3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) hart

4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) streng

5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) hart

6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) hart
2. adverb
1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) hart

2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) stark

3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) anstarren

4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) sehr

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hard

[hɑ:d, AM hɑ:rd]

I. adj

1. (solid) hart

\hard cash Bargeld nt

\hard cheese Hartkäse m

\hard currency harte Währung

[as] \hard as iron [or a rock] [or stone] steinhart

2. (tough) person zäh, hart

he's a \hard one er ist ein ganz Harter

to be \hard enough to do sth das Zeug dazu haben, etw zu tun fam

3. (difficult) schwierig

she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie

it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein

if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen

to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein

to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwermachen

to find sth \hard to believe [or swallow] etw kaum glauben können

to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden

it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen

4. (laborious) anstrengend, mühevoll

the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen

a \hard fight ein harter Kampf a. fig

to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben

to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein; studies anstrengend [o schwer] sein; text schwer zu lesen sein, sich akk schwer lesen

to be a \hard worker fleißig sein

5. (severe) hart, unnachgiebig; voice schroff, barsch

she's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften

a \hard blow ein harter Schlag

a \hard heart ein hartes Herz

a \hard life ein hartes Leben

\hard luck [or esp BRIT lines]! ( fam)

\hard cheese! BRIT ( fam) [so ein fam] Pech!

that's your \hard luck! ( fam) das ist dein Pech! fam

to be [as] \hard as nails knallhart [o ein knallharter Typ] sein fam

a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber

to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwermachen

▪ to be \hard on sb/sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen

6. (harmful)

▪ to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren

I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß

to be \hard on the eyes monitor die Augen überanstrengen

7. (unfortunate) hart

▪ to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein

to go \hard with sb ( dated) jdm nur Nachteile bringen, jdm zum Nachteil gereichen geh

8. (extreme) hart

\hard frost/winter strenger Frost/Winter

the \hard left/right esp BRIT POL die harte Linke/Rechte

a \hard light ein grelles Licht

to take a \hard line eine harte Linie verfolgen

9. (reliable) sicher, fest

\hard facts (verified) gesicherte Fakten; (blunt) nackte Tatsachen

10. (potent) stark

\hard drinks/drugs harte Getränke/Drogen

a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin

\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum

to be into [or to do] \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen

11. (with lime)

\hard water hartes Wasser

12. (scrutinizing)

to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachten

13. TYPO

\hard copy (printout) Ausdruck m; (duplicate) Kopie f; (printed copy) Abzug m

14. LING

\hard consonant harter Konsonant

15. NUCL

\hard radiation harte Strahlung fachspr, Hartstrahlung f fachspr

16.

▶ to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein

▶ to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o usu pej feilschen] fam

▶ \hard and fast information, facts zuverlässig; rule verbindlich

▶ to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein

II. adv

1. (solid) hart

boiled \hard hart gekocht

frozen \hard liquid hart gefroren; clothing, plants steif gefroren

to set \hard glue, varnish hart werden, aushärten fachspr; concrete, mortar fest werden, abbinden fachspr

2. (vigorously) fest[e], kräftig

think \hard! denk mal genau nach!

to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun

to exercise \hard hart trainieren

to fight \hard [for sth] ( fig) [um etw akk] hart kämpfen

to play \hard (intensely) ausgiebig spielen; (roughly) hart spielen

to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen

to study \hard fleißig lernen

to try \hard to do sth sich akk sehr bemühen [o fam ranhalten], etw zu tun

to work \hard hart arbeiten

3. (severely) schwer

his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer

to be \hard pressed [or pushed] [or put] to do sth große [o die größte] Mühe haben, etw zu tun

4. (closely) knapp

\hard by in nächster Nähe

\hard by sb/sth ganz in der Nähe einer Person/einer S. gen, ganz nahe von jdm/etw geh

to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein

5. (copiously)

it was raining \hard es regnete stark

6. ( fig: stubbornly)

to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben

the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht aus

7.

▶ to be \hard done by BRIT unfair behandelt werden

▶ old habits die \hard ( saying) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier

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[hAːd]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= not soft) hart

as hard as rocks or iron — steinhart

the ground was baked hard — der Boden war völlig ausgedörrt

2) (= difficult) schwer, schwierig

this is hard to do, it is hard to do — es ist schwer, das zu tun

stories that are hard to understand — Geschichten, die schwer verständlich sind

that is a very hard question to answer — diese Frage lässt sich nur schwer beantworten

their prices are hard to beat — ihre Preise sind kaum zu unterbieten

she is hard to please — man kann ihr kaum etwas recht machen

it's hard to tell — es lässt sich schwer sagen, es ist schwer zu sagen

it was hard to believe — es war kaum zu glauben

I find it hard to believe — ich kann es kaum glauben

she found it hard to make friends — es fiel ihr schwer, Freunde zu finden

to do sth the hard way — etw auf die schwere Art machen

I don't see the point in doing it the hard way — warum soll man es sich schwer machen?

to play hard to get — so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

3) (= strenuous, demanding) work, day, week hart, anstrengend

he leaves all the hard work to me — die ganze Schwerarbeit überlässt er mir

it was very hard work in the shop — die Arbeit in dem Geschäft war sehr anstrengend

he's hard work (inf) — er ist ziemlich anstrengend (inf)

getting on with him is hard work (inf) it was hard work for me not to swear at him — es gehört schon etwas dazu, mit ihm auszukommen (inf) es hat mich große Mühe gekostet, ihn nicht zu beschimpfen

a hard worker — ein fleißiger Arbeiter

to be a hard worker — sehr fleißig sein

it was hard going — man kam nur mühsam voran

learning Japanese is hard going — Japanisch zu lernen ist sehr schwierig

this novel is hard going — durch diesen Roman muss man sich mühsam durchbeißen

chatting her up is hard going (inf) — es ist gar nicht so einfach, sie anzumachen (inf)

4) (= forceful) pull, tug, kick kräftig; blow, punch heftig

to give sb/sth a hard push — jdm/etw einen harten Stoß versetzen

to give sth a hard pull or tug — kräftig an etw (dat) ziehen

it was a hard blow or knock ( for or to them) (fig) — es war ein schwerer Schlag (für sie)

to take a hard knock (fig) —

he took a hard knock (fig) — er musste einen schweren Schlag einstecken

5) (= severe, tough) person, look, eyes, smile, voice, life hart; winter, frost streng, hart

the job's a bit hard on the nerves — die Arbeit ist ziemlich nervenaufreibend

don't be so hard on the children — sei nicht so streng mit den Kindern

to have a hard time — es schwer or nicht leicht haben

I had a hard time finding a job — ich hatte Schwierigkeiten, eine Stelle zu finden

he had a hard time of it — er hat es nicht leicht gehabt; (in negotiations, boxing match etc) es hat ihn einen harten Kampf gekostet; (with illness, operation etc) es war eine schwere Zeit für ihn

to give sb a hard time — jdm das Leben schwer machen

hard times — schwere Zeiten pl

to fall on hard times — in finanzielle Schwierigkeiten geraten

there are no hard feelings between them — sie sind einander nicht böse

no hard feelings? — nimm es mir nicht übel

to be as hard as nails — knallhart sein (inf)

See:

→ also nut

6) (= harsh) light grell; sound hart

7) (= real, unquestionable) facts, information gesichert

hard evidence — sichere Beweise pl

8)

See:

→ hard hyphen, hard return

2. adv

1) (= with effort) work hart, schwer; run, drive sehr schnell; breathe schwer; study, play eifrig; (= carefully) listen, look genau, gut; think scharf, angestrengt; (= strongly, forcefully) push, pull kräftig, fest; laugh, scream, cry, beg sehr; rain, snow stark; blow kräftig

since 7 this morning — ich bin seit heute Morgen um 7 schwer am Werk or schwer dabei (inf)

she works hard at keeping herself fit — sie gibt sich viel Mühe, sich fit zu halten

to try hard — sich wirklich Mühe geben

no matter how hard I try... — wie sehr ich mich auch anstrenge,...

if you try hard you can do it — wenn du dich richtig bemühst or anstrengst, kannst du es tun

you're not trying hard enough — du strengst dich nicht genügend an

he tried as hard as he could — er hat sein Bestes getan or sich nach Kräften bemüht

he listened hard (straining to hear) —

you're not thinking hard enough — du denkst nicht angestrengt genug nach

think harder — denk mal ein bisschen besser nach

she slammed the door hard behind us — sie knallte die Tür fest hinter uns zu

it was freezing hard — es herrschte strenger Frost

2)

(= severely) to be hard pushed or put to do sth — es sehr schwer finden, etw zu tun

to clamp down hard —

it'll go hard for or with him if... (= it will cost him dear) — er wird Schwierigkeiten bekommen, wenn... es kann ihn teuer zu stehen kommen, wenn...

to be hard done by — übel dran sein

he reckons he's hard done by having to work on Saturdays — er findet es ungerecht, dass er samstags arbeiten muss

they are hard hit by the cuts — sie sind von den Kürzungen schwer getroffen

she took it very hard — es traf sie sehr or schwer, es ging ihr sehr nahe

See:

→ also hard-pressed

3)

(= as far as possible) hard right/left — scharf rechts/links

to turn/go hard round — eine scharfe Kehrtwendung machen

bear hard round to your left —

to lock hard over hard a-port/a-starboard/astern etc (Naut) — voll einschlagen hart backbord/steuerbord/nach achtern etc

4)

(= close) to follow hard behind/upon sth — unmittelbar auf etw (acc) folgen

my sister was hard behind me — meine Schwester war direkt hinter mir

following hard upon the opening of the new cinema —

hard by (sth) (dated) — ganz in der Nähe (von etw)

See:

→ also heel

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hard [hɑː(r)d]

A adj

1. allg hart: → cheese¹

2. fest (Knoten)

3. schwer, schwierig:

a) mühsam, anstrengend:

hard work harte Arbeit;

it is quite hard work es ist ganz schön anstrengend ( doing zu tun);

hard to believe kaum zu glauben;

hard to please schwer zufriedenzustellen;

he is hard to please man kann es ihm nur schwer recht machen, er ist sehr anspruchsvoll;

hard to imagine schwer vorstellbar;

it is hard for me to accept this thesis es fällt mir schwer, diese These zu akzeptieren;

he made it hard for me to believe him er machte es mir schwer, ihm zu glauben; → graft² A 1, way¹ Bes Redew

b) schwer verständlich, schwer zu bewältigen(d):

hard problems schwierige Probleme

4. hart, zäh, widerstandsfähig:

in hard condition SPORT konditionsstark, fit;

a hard customer umg ein schwieriger Kunde, ein zäher Bursche; → nail Bes Redew

5. hart, angestrengt, intensiv (Studium etc)

6. fleißig, tüchtig:

he is a hard worker er ist enorm fleißig;

try one’s hardest sich alle Mühe geben

7. heftig, stark (Regen etc):

a hard blow ein harter Schlag, fig a. ein schwerer Schlag;

hard drinker starke(r) Trinker(in);

a hard service (Tennis) ein harter Aufschlag;

be hard on Kleidung, einen Teppich etc strapazieren;

be hard on the eyes die Augen anstrengen;

be hard on the legs in die Beine gehen

8. rau (Klima), streng (Frost), hart, streng (Winter)

9. hart, gefühllos, streng:

hard words harte Worte;

be hard on sb

a) jemanden hart oder ungerecht behandeln,

b) jemandem hart zusetzen

10. hart, drückend:

it is hard on him es ist hart für ihn, es trifft ihn schwer;

be hard on the pocket kaum erschwinglich sein;

price increases are hardest on the pockets of the poor Preiserhöhungen treffen immer die Armen am meisten;

hard times schwere Zeiten;

have a hard time

a) Schlimmes durchmachen (müssen),

b) sich schwertun ( with mit);

have a hard time getting sth es schwer haben, etwas zu bekommen;

he had a hard time getting up early es fiel ihm schwer, früh aufzustehen;

give sb a hard time jemandem das Leben schwer machen

11. hart:

the hard facts die unumstößlichen oder nackten Tatsachen

12. nüchtern, kühl (überlegend), unsentimental:

a hard businessman ein kühler Geschäftsmann;

he has a hard head er denkt nüchtern

13. sauer, herb (Getränk)

14. hart (Droge), (Getränk auch) stark:

hard drink auch Harddrink m;

hard drug auch Harddrug f; → liquor A 1 a, → porn A

15. PHYS hart (Wasser etc):

hard tube Hochvakuumröhre f

16. AGR hart, Hart…:

hard wheat

17. WIRTSCH hoch und starr (Preise)

18. hart (Farben, Stimme)

19. PHON

a) hart, stimmlos

b) nicht palatalisiert

20. hard of hearing schwerhörig

21. hard up umg

a) in (Geld)Schwierigkeiten, schlecht bei Kasse,

b) in Verlegenheit ( for um)

B adv

1. hart, fest:

frozen hard hart gefroren

2. fig hart, schwer:

work hard;

brake hard scharf bremsen;

drink hard ein starker Trinker sein;

it will go hard with him es wird ihm schlecht ergehen;

hit sb hard

a) jemandem einen harten oder heftigen Schlag versetzen,

b) fig ein harter oder schwerer Schlag für jemanden sein;

look hard at scharf ansehen;

be hard pressed, be hard put to it in schwerer Bedrängnis sein;

they are taking it very hard es ist ein schwerer Schlag für sie;

think hard scharf oder angestrengt nachdenken;

try hard sich große Mühe geben; → bear¹ B 4

3. schwer, mühsam: → die¹ A 1

4. nahe, dicht:

hard by ganz in der Nähe, nahe oder dicht dabei;

hard on ( oder after) gleich nach

5. hard aport SCHIFF hart Backbord

C s

1. Br festes Uferland

2. Br sl Zwangsarbeit f

3. get (have) a hard on vulg einen Ständer (eine Erektion) kriegen (haben)

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1. adjective
1) hart; stark, heftig [Regen]; gesichert [Beweis, Zahlen, Daten, Information]

drive a hard bargain — hart verhandeln

2) (difficult) schwer; schwierig

this is hard to believe — das ist kaum zu glauben

it is hard to do something — es ist schwer, etwas zu tun

make it hard for somebody [to do something] — es jemandem schwer machen[, etwas zu tun]

[choose to] go about/do something the hard way — es sich (Dat.) bei etwas unnötig schwer machen

learn something the hard way — etwas durch schlechte Erfahrungen lernen

be hard of hearing — schwerhörig sein

be hard going — [Buch:] sich schwer lesen; [Arbeit:] anstrengend sein

play hard to get — (coll.) so tun, als sei man nicht interessiert

have a hard time doing something — Schwierigkeiten haben, etwas zu tun

it's a hard life — (joc.) das Leben ist schwer

it is [a bit] hard on him — es ist [schon] schlimm für ihn

hard luck — (coll.) Pech

3) (strenu-ous) hart; beschwerlich [Reise]; leidenschaftlich [Spieler]

be a hard drinker — viel trinken

try one's hardest to do something — sich nach Kräften bemühen, etwas zu tun

4) (vigorous) heftig [Angriff, Schlag]; kräftig [Schlag, Stoß, Tritt]; (severe) streng [Winter]

5) (unfeeling) hart

be hard [up]on somebody — streng mit jemandem sein

take a hard line [with somebody on something] — [in Bezug auf etwas (Akk.)] eine harte Linie [gegenüber jemandem] vertreten
2. adverb
1) (strenuously) hart [arbeiten, trainieren]; fleißig [lernen, studieren, üben]; genau [überlegen, beobachten]; scharf [nachdenken]; gut [aufpassen, zuhören, sich festhalten]

concentrate hard/harder — sich sehr/mehr konzentrieren

try hard — sich sehr bemühen

be hard at work on something — an etwas (Dat.) intensiv od. konzentriert arbeiten

be hard at it — schwer arbeiten

2) (vigorously) heftig; fest [schlagen, drücken, klopfen]

3) (severely, drastically) hart; streng [zensieren]

cut back hard on something — etwas drastisch einschränken

be hard up — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

4)

be hard put to it [to do something] — große Schwierigkeiten haben[, etwas zu tun]

5) hart [kochen]; fest [gefrieren [lassen]]

set hard — fest werden

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adj.

hart (Wasser) adj.

hart adj.

heftig adj.

kalkhaltig adj.

schwer adj.

English-german dictionary > hard
13 hard

adj. hard
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adv. met inspanning; naast-

hard¹

[ ha:d]

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 hard ⇒ vast(staand); krachtig; taai, robuust

2 hard 〈 gedrag, karakter〉 ⇒ hardvochtig

3 moeilijk ⇒ hard, lastig

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 tennis〉 hard court • 〈 Brits-Engels〉 gravelbaan; 〈 Amerikaans-Engels〉asfaltbaan, betonbaan

     hard cover • (boek)band; 〈 vaak attributief〉 gebonden editie

     hard currency • harde valuta

     hard drink/liquor • sterkedrank

     hard drug • harddrug

     take some hard knocks • harde klappen krijgen, het zwaar te verduren hebben

     a hard winter • een felle/strenge winter

     hard and fast rule/line • vaste regel, stalen wet

2   drive a hard bargain • keihard onderhandelen

     a hard case • een onverbeterlijk/moeilijk geval

     〈Amerikaans-Engels; informeel〉 hard sell • harde/agressieve verkoopmethode

     learn something the hard way • door bittere ervaring leren

     be hard (up)on someone • onaardig/streng zijn tegen iemand

3   hard labour • dwangarbeid

     she gave him a hard time • hij kreeg het zwaar te verduren van haar

     (fall on) hard times • moeilijke tijden (beleven)

     hard to believe • moeilijk te geloven

     hard of hearing • slechthorend, hardhorend

¶ hard cash • baar geld, kende munt

     〈 computer〉 they preferred hard copy to soft copy • zij verkozen uitdraai boven beeldschermtekst

     hard core • harde kern 〈van vereniging e.d.〉; harde porno; 〈 Brits-Engels〉steenslag, steengruis

     hard feelings • wrok(gevoelens), rancune

     no hard feelings? • even goede vrienden?

     hard luck/ 〈 Brits-Engels〉 lines • pech, tegenslag

     as hard as nails • ongevoelig, onverzoenlijk

     a hard nut to crack • een harde noot (om te kraken); een stug persoon

     〈 Brits-Engels〉 hard shoulder • vluchtstrook

     play hard to get • moeilijk doen, zich ongenaakbaar opstellen

     hard by • vlakbij

     be hard on something • iets vlug verslijten

→ hard up hard up/

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉

1 hard ⇒ ijverig, energiek

♦voorbeelden:

1   a hard drinker • een stevige/zware drinker

     a hard worker • een harde werker

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hard²

〈 bijwoord〉

1 hard ⇒ krachtig, inspannend, zwaar

2 met moeite ⇒ moeizaam

3 dicht(bij)

♦voorbeelden:

1   it comes hard • het valt zwaar

     be hard done by • te kort gedaan/benadeeld zijn

     be hard hit • zwaar getroffen zijn; 〈 slang〉 financieel aan de grond zitten

     look hard • aandachtig kijken

     think hard • diep nadenken

     be hard on someone's heel(s)/trail • iemand op de hielen zitten

2   be hard put to (do something) • het moeilijk vinden (om iets te doen)

     traditions/old habits die hard • tradities/vaste gewoonten verdwijnen niet gauw

     take something hard • iets zwaar opnemen, zwaar lijden onder iets

¶ be hard at it • hard werken

English-Dutch dictionary > hard
14 fall

1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/26285/fall_about">fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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[fo:l] 1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) fallen

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) fallen

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) fallen

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) stattfinden

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) fallen

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) überlassen bleiben
2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) der Sturz

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) der Fall

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) der Fall

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) der Herbst

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through
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fall

[fɔ:l, AM esp fɑ:l]

I. NOUN

1. (tumble, drop) Fall m; (harder) Sturz m

she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz das Bein

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz abfangen

to have a \fall hinfallen; (harder) stürzen

to take a \fall stürzen; (from a horse) vom Pferd fallen

to have [or take] a nasty \fall schwer stürzen

2. no pl (descent) Fallen nt; of leaves Herabfallen nt geh; (drop) of an axe, a guillotine Herunterfallen nt; of a level also [Ab]sinken nt

the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe f

the rise and \fall of the tide Ebbe und Flut

3. METEO, GEOG

\fall of earth Erdrutsch m

[heavy] \falls of rain/snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle

\fall of rock Steinschlag m

4. SPORT (in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5. no pl (slope) Gefälle nt

6. no pl (decrease) Rückgang m (in + gen); in support Nachlassen nt (in + gen); in a level also Sinken nt (in + gen)

there was a \fall in support for his party at the last election die Unterstützung für seine Partei hat bei den letzten Wahlen nachgelassen

\fall in demand/price/temperature Nachfrage-/Preis-/Temperaturrückgang m

there has been a slight \fall in the price of petrol der Benzinpreis ist leicht zurückgegangen

sudden \fall in price Preissturz m

\fall in pressure Druckabfall m

\fall in moral standards Verfall m der Sitten

a sharp \fall in temperature ein Temperaturabfall m, ein Temperatursturz m

\fall in value Wertverlust m

7. no pl (defeat) of a city Einnahme f; of a dictator, regime Sturz m

the \fall of the Berlin Wall/Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels

the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches

\fall from power Entmachtung f

8. no pl REL

▪ the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

9. AM (autumn) Herbst m

10. (waterfall)

▪ \falls pl Wasserfall m

[the] Victoria F\falls die Viktoriafälle

11.

▶ to be as innocent as Adam before the F\fall ( saying) so unschuldig sein wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall

▶ to take a [or the] \fall for sb/sth AM ( fam) für jdn/etw die Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, für jdn/etw einstehen

II. NOUN MODIFIER

AM (sun, weather) Herbst-

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f

\fall plowing Wintersaat f

III. INTRANSITIVE VERB

<fell, fallen>

1. (drop, tumble) fallen; (harder) stürzen; (topple) person hinfallen; (harder) stürzen; tree, post, pillar umfallen; (harder) umstürzen

he fell badly and broke his arm er stürzte schwer und brach sich den Arm

the bridge fell into the river die Brücke stürzte ins Wasser

her horse fell at a fence ihr Pferd blieb an einem Hindernis hängen

the bomb fell on the church and totally destroyed it die Bombe fiel auf die Kirche und zerstörte sie vollständig

the picture's \fallen behind the piano das Bild ist hinter das Klavier gefallen

to \fall into sb's/each other's arms jdm/sich in die Arme fallen

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen

to \fall under a bus/train unter einen Bus/Zug geraten

to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen

to \fall flat on one's face aufs Gesicht [o fam auf die Nase] fallen

to \fall on the floor/to the ground auf den Boden fallen

to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen

to \fall down dead tot umfallen

2. (hang) fallen

to \fall loosely locker fallen

▪ to \fall around/on/to sth auf etw akk fallen [o geh herabhängen]

his hair fell around his shoulders in golden curls sein Haar fiel ihm in goldenen Locken auf die Schulter

her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

a curl/a strand of hair fell into her face eine Locke/Strähne fiel ihr ins Gesicht

3. (descend) fallen; light, shadow

▪ to \fall across/on/over sth auf etw akk fallen; blow, weapon

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw treffen; ( fig) darkness, night hereinbrechen; ( fig) silence

▪ to \fall on sb/sth jdn/etw überfallen

the audience was still laughing as the curtain fell als der Vorhang fiel, lachte das Publikum immer noch

the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit

more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet

darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder

the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden

silence fell on the group of men [ein] Schweigen überfiel die Männer

4. (slope) [steil] abfallen

5. (decrease) sinken; price, temperature, pressure, value also fallen; demand, sales, numbers also zurückgehen; ( fig) barometer fallen

water supplies have \fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Stand abgesunken

the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück

church attendance has \fallen dramatically die Anzahl der Kirchenbesucher ist drastisch zurückgegangen [o gesunken]

\falling prices pl Preisrückgang m

6. (be defeated) government, regime, politician gestürzt werden; empire untergehen; city, town eingenommen werden, fallen

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden

▪ to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen

Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu

7. (lose a position, status) fallen

to \fall in the charts/the table in den Charts/der Tabelle fallen

to have \fallen to the bottom of the league table ganz unten in der Tabelle stehen

to \fall in sb's estimation in jds Achtung sinken

8. (fail)

to stand or \fall on sth mit etw dat stehen und fallen

the proposal will stand or \fall on the possible tax breaks der Vorschlag wird mit den zu erwartenden Steuervergünstigungen stehen und fallen

9. ( liter: die in a battle) fallen

10. (be) liegen

Easter \falls early/late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät

this year, my birthday \falls on a Monday diese Jahr fällt mein Geburtstag auf einen Montag

the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe

11. (belong)

▪ to \fall into sth in etw akk fallen

to \fall into a category/class in [o unter] eine Kategorie/Klasse fallen

▪ to \fall outside sth nicht in etw akk fallen

this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich

▪ to \fall under sth in etw akk fallen

that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich

that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...

▪ to \fall within sth in etw akk fallen

any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, fällt in den Zuständigkeitsbereich dieses Gerichts

12. (be divided)

▪ to \fall into sth sich in etw akk gliedern

the text \falls into three sections der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien

13. (become)

to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen

to \fall asleep einschlafen

to \fall due fällig sein

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen

to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden

to \fall open aufklappen

to \fall silent verstummen

to \fall vacant frei werden

14. (enter a particular state)

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden

to \fall into error/sin REL sich akk versündigen

to \fall out of favour [or AM favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein

to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun

to \fall into hysterics sich akk vor Lachen kringeln fam

to \fall under the influence of sb/sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten

to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben

to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein

to \fall into a reflective mood ins Grübeln kommen

to have \fallen under the spell of sb/sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein

15.

▶ to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen

▶ to \fall out of one's dress ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen fam

▶ sb's face fell jd machte ein langes Gesicht

▶ to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen

▶ to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben

▶ to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [etw dat] anpassen

▶ to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen

▶ to \fall into place (work out) sich akk von selbst ergeben; (make sense) einen Sinn ergeben, [einen] Sinn machen fam

▶ to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen

▶ to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben

▶ to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen liter

▶ to \fall among thieves ( old) unter die Räuber fallen veraltet

▶ to \fall into a/sb's trap in die/jdm in die Falle gehen

I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen

they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability sie haben ihre eigenen Fähigkeiten völlig überschätzt

▶ to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

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[fɔːl] vb: pret fell, ptp fallen
1. n

1) (lit, fig: tumble) Fall m no pl, Sturz m; (= decline of empire etc) Untergang m

the Fall (of Man) (Eccl) — der Sündenfall

to break sb's fall — jds Fall auffangen

to have a fall — (hin)fallen, stürzen

he had several falls — er ist mehrmals hingefallen or gestürzt

she had a bad fall — sie ist schwer gestürzt

to head or ride for a fall — in sein Verderben rennen

2) (= defeat of town, fortress etc) Einnahme f, Eroberung f; (of Troy) Fall m; (of country) Zusammenbruch m; (of government) Sturz m

3)

fall of rain/snow — Regen-/Schneefall m

fall of rock — Steinschlag m

there was another heavy fall (of snow) last night — es hat heute Nacht wieder viel geschneit

4) (of night) Einbruch m

5) (= lowering) Sinken nt; (in temperature) Abfall m, Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (of barometer) Fallen nt; (sudden) Sturz m; (in wind) Nachlassen nt; (in revs, population, membership) Abnahme f; (in graph) Abfall m; (in morals) Verfall m; (of prices, currency, gradual) Sinken nt; (sudden) Sturz m

fall in demand (Comm) — Nachfragerückgang m

6) (= slope of roof, ground) Gefälle nt; (steeper) Abfall m

7) (= waterfall also falls) Wasserfall m

the Niagara Falls — der Niagarafall

8) (WRESTLING) Schultersieg m

9) (= hang of curtains etc) Fall m

10) (US: autumn) Herbst m

in the fall — im Herbst

2. vi

1) (lit, fig: tumble) fallen; (SPORT, from a height, badly) stürzen; (object, to the ground) herunterfallen

to fall to one's death — tödlich abstürzen

to fall into a trap — in die Falle gehen

2) (= hang down hair, clothes etc) fallen

her hair kept falling into her eyes — ihr fielen dauernd die Haare in die Augen

3) (snow, rain) fallen

4) (= drop temperature, price) fallen, sinken; (population, membership etc) abnehmen; (voice) sich senken; (wind) sich legen, nachlassen; (land) abfallen; (graph, curve, rate) abnehmen; (steeply) abfallen

her eyes fell — sie schlug die Augen nieder (geh)

his face fell — er machte ein langes Gesicht

to fall in sb's estimation or eyes — in jds Achtung (dat) sinken

5) (= be defeated country) eingenommen werden; (city, fortress) fallen, erobert or eingenommen werden; (government, ruler) gestürzt werden

to fall to the enemy — vom Feind eingenommen werden; (fortress, town also) vom Feind erobert werden

6) (= be killed) fallen

to fall in battle — fallen

7) (night) hereinbrechen; (silence) eintreten

8) (BIBL) den Sündenfall tun; (old, girl) die Unschuld or Ehre verlieren (dated)

when Adam fell — nach Adams Sündenfall

9) (= occur birthday, Easter etc) fallen (on auf +acc); (accent) liegen (on auf +dat); (= be classified) gehören (under in +acc), fallen (under unter +acc)

it falls under another category — das gehört in or fällt in eine andere Kategorie

that falls within/outside the scope of... — das fällt in/nicht in den Bereich +gen..., das liegt innerhalb/außerhalb des Bereichs +gen...

10) (= be naturally divisible) zerfallen, sich gliedern (into in +acc)

to fall into three sections — sich in drei Teile gliedern

to fall into categories — sich in Kategorien gliedern lassen

11) (fig)

her eyes fell on a strange object — ihr Blick fiel auf einen merkwürdigen Gegenstand

where do you think the responsibility/blame for that will fall? — wem wird Ihrer Meinung nach die Verantwortung dafür/die Schuld daran gegeben?

12) (= become) werden

to fall asleep — einschlafen

to fall ill — krank werden, erkranken (geh)

to fall in love with sb — sich in jdn verlieben

to fall out of love with sb — aufhören, jdn zu lieben

she's forever falling in and out of love — sie verliebt sich dauernd neu

13)

(= pass into a certain state) to fall into decline (building) — verkommen; (economy) schlechter werden

to fall into ruin — (zur Ruine) verfallen

to fall into decay — verfallen

to fall into a deep sleep — in tiefen Schlaf fallen or sinken

to fall into temptation — in Versuchung geraten

to fall into conversation (with sb) — (mit jdm) ins Gespräch kommen

to fall into a state of unconsciousness — das Bewusstsein verlieren, in Ohnmacht fallen

to fall into a coma — in ein Koma fallen

to fall into disarray — in Unordnung geraten

to fall into bad habits — in schlechte Gewohnheiten verfallen

to fall apart or to pieces (chairs, cars, book etc) — aus dem Leim gehen (inf); (clothes, curtains) sich in Wohlgefallen auflösen (inf); (house) verfallen; (system, company, sb's life) aus den Fugen geraten or gehen

I fell apart when he left me — meine Welt brach zusammen, als er mich verließ

14)

(in set constructions see also n, adj etc) to fall into the hands of sb —

to fall among thieves — unter die Räuber fallen or geraten

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fall [fɔːl]

A s

1. Fall m, Sturz m, Fallen n:

fall from ( oder out of) the window Sturz aus dem Fenster;

have a bad ( oder heavy) fall schwer stürzen;

ride for a fall

a) verwegen reiten,

b) auch head for a fall fig das Schicksal oder Unheil herausfordern, ins Unglück rennen;

take the fall for sb umg für jemanden den Kopf hinhalten

2. a) (Ab)Fallen n (der Blätter etc)

b) besonders US Herbst m:

in fall im Herbst;

fall weather Herbstwetter n

3. Fall m, Herabfallen n, Faltenwurf m (von Stoff)

4. Fallen n (des Vorhangs)

5. TECH Niedergang m (des Kolbens etc)

6. Zusammenfallen n, Einsturz m (eines Gebäudes)

7. PHYS

a) → free fall

b) Fallhöhe f, -strecke f

8. a) (Regen-, Schnee) Fall m

b) Regen-, Schnee-, Niederschlagsmenge f

9. Fallen n, Sinken n (der Flut, Temperatur etc):

fall in demand WIRTSCH Nachfragerückgang m;

( heavy oder sudden) fall in prices Preis-, Kurssturz m;

speculate for a fall auf Baisse oder à la baisse spekulieren; → operate A 4

10. Abfall(en) m(n), Gefälle n, Neigung f (des Geländes):

a sharp fall ein starkes Gefälle

11. (Wasser) Fall m:

the Niagara Falls

12. An-, Einbruch m (der Nacht etc)

13. Fall m, Sturz m, Nieder-, Untergang m, Verfall m, Ende n:

the fall of Troy der Fall von Troja;

fall of life fig Herbst m des Lebens

14. a) (moralischer) Verfall

b) Fall m, Fehltritt m:

the Fall, the fall of man BIBEL der (erste) Sündenfall

15. JAGD

a) Fall m, Tod m (von Wild)

b) Falle f

16. AGR, ZOOL Wurf m (Lämmer etc)

17. Ringen: Niederwurf m:

win by fall Schultersieg m;

try a fall with sb fig sich mit jemandem messen

B v/i prät fell [fel], pperf fallen [ˈfɔːlən]

1. fallen:

the curtain falls der Vorhang fällt

2. (ab)fallen (Blätter etc)

3. (herunter)fallen, abstürzen:

he fell to his death er stürzte tödlich ab

4. (um-, hin-, nieder)fallen, stürzen, zu Fall kommen, zu Boden fallen (Person):

he fell badly ( oder heavily) er stürzte schwer; → flat¹ C 1

5. umfallen, -stürzen (Baum etc)

6. (in Locken oder Falten etc) (herab)fallen

7. fig fallen:

a) (im Krieg) umkommen

b) erobert werden (Stadt)

c) gestürzt werden (Regierung)

d) (moralisch) sinken

e) die Unschuld verlieren, einen Fehltritt begehen (Frau)

f) SPORT gebrochen werden (Rekord etc)

8. fig fallen, sinken (Flut, Preis, Temperatur etc):

the temperature has fallen (by) 10 degrees die Temperatur ist um 10 Grad gesunken;

the wind falls der Wind legt sich oder lässt nach;

his courage fell sein Mut sank;

his voice (eyes) fell er senkte die Stimme (den Blick);

his face fell er machte ein langes Gesicht;

falling visitor numbers zurückgehende Besucherzahlen; → birthrate

9. abfallen (toward[s] zu … hin) (Gelände etc)

10. auch fall apart zerfallen:

fall apart ( oder asunder, in two) auseinanderfallen, entzweigehen; → piece A 2

11. (zeitlich) eintreten, fallen:

Easter falls late this year Ostern ist oder fällt oder liegt dieses Jahr spät

12. sich ereignen

13. hereinbrechen (Nacht etc)

14. fig fallen (Worte etc):

the remark fell from him er ließ die Bemerkung fallen

15. krank, fällig etc werden:

fall heir to sth etwas erben

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1. noun
1) (act or manner of falling) Fallen, das; (of person) Sturz, der

fall of snow/rain — Schnee-/Regenfall, der

in a fall — bei einem Sturz

have a fall — stürzen

2) (collapse, defeat) Fall, der; (of dynasty, empire) Untergang, der; (of government) Sturz, der

3) (slope) Abfall, der (to zu, nach)

4) (Amer.): (autumn) Herbst, der
2. intransitive verb,
fell, fallen

1) fallen; [Person:] [hin]fallen, stürzen; [Pferd:] stürzen

fall off something, fall down from something — von etwas [herunter]fallen

fall down [into] something — in etwas (Akk.) [hinein]fallen

fall to the ground — zu Boden fallen

fall down dead — tot umfallen

fall down the stairs — die Treppe herunter-/hinunterfallen

fall [flat] on one's face — (lit. or fig.) auf die Nase fallen (ugs.)

fall into the trap — in die Falle gehen

fall from a great height — aus großer Höhe abstürzen

rain/snow is falling — es regnet/schneit

fall from power — entmachtet werden

2) (fig.) [Nacht, Dunkelheit:] hereinbrechen; [Abend:] anbrechen; [Stille:] eintreten

3) (fig.): (be uttered) fallen

fall from somebody's lips — über jemandes Lippen (Akk.) kommen

let fall a remark — eine Bemerkung fallen lassen

4) (become detached) [Blätter:] [ab]fallen

fall out — [Haare, Federn:] ausfallen

5) (sink to lower level) sinken; [Barometer:] fallen; [Absatz, Verkauf:] zurückgehen

fall into sin/temptation — eine Sünde begehen/der Versuchung er- od. unterliegen

6) (subside) [Wasserspiegel, Gezeitenhöhe:] fallen; [Wind:] sich legen

7) (show dismay)

his/her face fell — er/sie machte ein langes Gesicht (ugs.)

8) (be defeated) [Festung, Stadt:] fallen; [Monarchie, Regierung:] gestürzt werden; [Reich:] untergehen

the fortress fell to the enemy — die Festung fiel dem Feind in die Hände

9) (perish) [Soldat:] fallen

the fallen — die Gefallenen

10) (collapse, break) einstürzen

fall to pieces, fall apart — [Buch, Wagen:] auseinander fallen

fall apart at the seams — an den Nähten aufplatzen

11) (come by chance, duty, etc.) fallen (to an + Akk.)

it fell to me or to my lot to do it — das Los, es tun zu müssen, hat mich getroffen

fall into decay — [Gebäude:] verfallen

fall ill — krank werden

fall into a swoon or faint — in Ohnmacht fallen

they fell to fighting among themselves — es kam zu einer Schlägerei zwischen ihnen

12) [Auge, Strahl, Licht, Schatten:] fallen ( upon auf + Akk.)

13) (have specified place) liegen (on, to auf + Dat., within in + Dat.)

fall into or under a category — in od. unter eine Kategorie fallen

14) (occur) fallen (on auf + Akk.)

Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

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(US) n.

Herbst -e m. (of a regime, society) n.

Verfall -¨e m. n.

Fall ¨-e m.

Sturz ¨-e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen)

= absinken v.

fallen v.

(§ p.,pp.: fiel, ist gefallen)

purzeln v.

stürzen v.

English-german dictionary > fall
15 fall

[fɔ:l, Am esp fɑ:l] n

1) ( drop from a height) Fall m, Sturz m;

she broke her leg in the \fall sie brach sich bei dem Sturz ihr Bein;

to break sb's \fall jds Sturz m abfangen;

to have a \fall stürzen, hinfallen;

to take a \fall stürzen;

( from a horse) vom Pferd fallen

2) meteo Niederschlag m;

[heavy] \falls of rain/ snow [heftige] Regen-/Schneefälle

3) ( landslide)

\fall of earth/ rock Erd-/Felsrutsch m

4) sports ( in wrestling) Schultersieg m

5) ( downward movement) of a leaf Herabfallen nt kein pl ( geh) ( drop) of a blade, axe, guillotine Herunterfallen nt kein pl; of the level of a liquid Absinken nt kein pl

6) ( downward slope) Gefälle nt theat

the audience roared at the \fall of the curtain das Publikum brüllte, als der Vorhang fiel;

\fall of ground water levels Absinken nt des Grundwasserspiegels;

the rise and \fall of the tide Flut und Ebbe;

at the \fall of the tide bei Ebbe

7) ( decrease) Nachlassen nt kein pl, (in numbers, support, rate, prices) Sinken nt;

\fall in pressure meteo Fallen nt des Luftdrucks;

sharp \fall in temperature deutlicher Temperaturrückgang

8) (defeat, overthrow) of a city Einnahme f;

the \fall of Constantinople die Eroberung Konstantinopels;

the \fall of the Roman Empire der Untergang des Römischen Reiches;

\fall of a government/ regime/ dictator Sturz m einer Regierung/eines Regimes/eines Diktators;

the \fall of the Berlin Wall/ Iron Curtain der Fall der Berliner Mauer/des Eisernen Vorhangs;

... after the president's \fall from power... nach der Entmachtung des Präsidenten

9) (Am) ( autumn) Herbst m

10) ( waterfall)

\falls pl Wasserfall m;

[the] Niagara F\falls die Niagarafälle pl

11) no pl rel

the F\fall [of Man] der Sündenfall

PHRASES:

as innocent as Adam before the F\fall (before the F\fall) so unschuldig wie Adam vor dem Sündenfall;

to take a [or the] \fall for sb/ sth (Am) für jdn/etw Schuld auf sich akk nehmen, einstehen adj

attr, inv (Am) ( in autumn) Herbst-, herbstlich;

\fall plowing Wintersaat f;

\fall sun Herbstsonne f;

\fall weather Herbstwetter nt ( of autumn) Herbst-;

\fall clothing Herbstkleidung f;

\fall collection Herbstkollektion f vi <fell, fallen>

1) ( drop down from a height) [herunter]fallen, [hinunter]fallen; curtain fallen;

the snow had been \falling all day es hatte den ganzen Tag über geschneit;

more rain had \fallen overnight über Nacht hatte es noch mehr geregnet;

the bridge collapsed and fell into the river die Brücke brach zusammen und stürzte ins Wasser; ( fig)

the task of telling her the bad news fell on me ich hatte die Aufgabe, ihr die schlechten Nachrichten zu übermitteln;

it fell on Henry to take the final decision es war Henrys Aufgabe, eine endgültige Entscheidung zu treffen;

to \fall into sb's arms jdm in die Arme fallen;

they fell into each other's arms sie fielen sich in die Arme;

to \fall into bed ins Bett fallen;

to \fall to one's death in den Tod stürzen;

to \fall out of one's dress ( fig) ( fam) aus allen Wolken fallen ( hum) ( fam)

to \fall to the ground/ on the floor auf den Boden fallen;

to \fall from a window aus dem Fenster fallen;

to \fall downstairs die Treppe hinunterfallen [o herunterfallen];

2) ( from an upright position) hinfallen; tree, post, pillar umfallen;

he fell badly er stürzte schwer;

to \fall under a bus/ train/ truck unter einen Bus/Zug/Lastwagen kommen;

to \fall at a fence horse in einem Hindernis hängen bleiben;

to \fall to one's knees auf die Knie fallen;

to \fall [down] dead tot umfallen;

to \fall flat on one's face [vornüber] aufs Gesicht fallen ( fam)

3) (fig: fail or get no response) joke, plan, suggestion nicht ankommen;

(fig: be embarrassingly unsuccessful) auf die Schnauze fallen ( pej) (sl) thing, scheme danebengehen ( fam)

4) ( land) herunterkommen; light, bomb, shadow, gaze fallen; ( fig)

we haven't decided yet where the cuts will \fall wir haben noch nicht entschieden, was von den Kürzungen betroffen sein wird;

we don't at this stage know where the blame will \fall zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt wissen wir noch nicht, wer die Schuld trägt;

the blows continued to \fall on him die Schläge prasselten weiter auf ihn nieder;

the axe looks likely to \fall on 500 jobs 500 Stellen werden wahrscheinlich gestrichen werden;

suspicion immediately fell on him der Verdacht fiel sofort auf ihn;

silence fell on the group of men Schweigen überkam die Männern ling

the accent \falls on the second syllable der Akzent liegt auf der zweiten Silbe

5) (become lower, decrease) demand, numbers, prices, standard sinken; prices fallen meteo; temperature, pressure fallen, sinken; barometer fallen;

the temperature could well \fall below zero this evening die Temperatur könnte heute Abend auf unter null absinken;

water supplies have fallen to danger levels der Wasservorrat ist auf einen gefährlich niedrigen Level abgesunken;

the attendance fell well below the expected figure die Besucherzahlen blieben weit hinter den erwarteten Zahlen zurück;

to \fall to a whisper in einen Flüsterton verfallen

6) ( move to a lower position) in einer Tabelle/in den Charts fallen;

to \fall to the bottom of the league table ganz unten auf der Tabelle stehen;

to \fall in sb's estimation bei jdm im Ansehen sinken

7) ( be defeated or overthrown) gestürzt werden, untergehen;

( be conquered) a city, town eingenommen werden, fallen; person zerbrechen;

to \fall to pieces plan, relationship in die Brüche gehen; person zerbrechen;

to \fall from power seines Amtes enthoben werden;

to \fall to sb jdm in die Hände fallen;

Basildon finally fell to Labour at the last election Basildon fiel in der letzten Wahl Labour zu

8) (liter: die in battle) fallen

9) rel (do wrong, sin) von Gott abfallen

10) ( happen at a particular time)

Easter \falls early/ late this year Ostern ist dieses Jahr früh/spät;

to \fall on a Monday/ Wednesday auf einen Montag/Mittwoch fallen

11) ( happen)

darkness \falls early in the tropics in den Tropen wird es früh dunkel;

night was already \falling es begann bereits dunkel zu werden

12) ( belong)

this matter \falls outside the area for which we are responsible diese Sache fällt nicht in unseren Zuständigkeitsbereich;

any offence committed in this state \falls within the jurisdiction of this court für jedes Vergehen, das in diesem Staat begangen wird, ist die Rechtsprechung dieses Gerichts zuständig;

to \fall into a category/ class in eine Kategorie/Klasse gehören;

the text \falls into three categories der Text gliedert sich in drei Kategorien

13) ( hang down) herabhängen ( geh), fallen;

her hair fell to her waist ihr Haar reichte ihr bis zur Taille

14) (slope, go downward) cliff [steil] abfallen

15) + n

to \fall prey [or victim] to sb/ sth jdm/etw zum Opfer fallen

16) + adj ( become)

to \fall asleep einschlafen;

to \fall due fällig sein;

to \fall foul of sb mit jdm Streit bekommen;

to \fall foul of a law [or regulation] ein Gesetz übertreten;

to \fall ill [or sick] krank werden;

to \fall open a book, magazine aufklappen;

to \fall silent verstummen;

to \fall vacant a room frei werden; a position, post vakant werden

17) ( enter a particular state)

to \fall for sb sich akk in jdn verknallen (sl)

they all fell into hysterics sie kringelten sich alle vor Lachen;

he fell into a reflective mood er fing an zu grübeln;

to \fall into debt sich akk verschulden;

to \fall into disrepute in Misskredit geraten;

to \fall into disrepair [or decay] verkommen;

to \fall into disuse nicht mehr benutzt werden;

to \fall into error/ sin rel sich akk versündigen;

to \fall out of favour [or (Am) favor] [with sb] [bei jdm] nicht mehr gefragt sein ( fam)

to \fall into the habit of doing sth sich dat angewöhnen, etw zu tun;

to \fall under the influence of sb/ sth unter den Einfluss einer Person/einer S. gen geraten;

to \fall in love [with sb/sth] sich akk [in jdn/etw] verlieben;

to \fall out of love [with sb/sth] nicht mehr [in jdn/etw] verliebt sein;

to have fallen under the spell of sb/ sth von jdm/etw verzaubert sein;

to \fall into a/ sb's trap ( fig) [jdm] in die Falle gehen;

I was afraid that I might be \falling into a trap ich hatte Angst, in eine Falle zu laufen; ( fig)

they fell into the trap of overestimating their own ability to deal with the situation sie haben ihre eigene Fähigkeit, mit der Situation umzugehen, völlig überschätzt

18) ( be deceived by)

to \fall for sth auf etw akk hereinfallen

19) (old);

to \fall among thieves unter die Räuber fallen veraltet

20) ( attack)

to \fall on sb über jdn herfallen

21) (form: be responsibility of)

the worst job fell to me die schlimmste Arbeit musste ich erledigen;

clearing up fell to Tim and Stephen für das Aufräumen waren Tim und Stephen zuständig;

it \falls to the committee to... es ist Aufgabe des Komitees,...;

to \fall under sth zu etw dat gehören;

that side of the business \falls under my department dieser Geschäftsteil fällt in meinen Zuständigkeitsbereich;

( be classified)

that \falls under the heading... das fällt unter die Rubrik...

22) (liter: embrace)

to \fall on sb jdn in die Arme schließen ( liter)

they fell on each other sie fielen sich in die Arme

PHRASES:

to \fall on deaf ears auf taube Ohren stoßen;

sb's face fell jdm fiel das Gesicht herunter ( fam), jd macht ein langes Gesicht;

to \fall on stony ground auf felsigen Grund fallen ( liter)

to \fall into the hands [or clutches] of sb jdm in die Hände fallen;

to \fall in [or into] line [with sth] sich akk [an etw akk] anpassen;

to \fall into place sich von selbst ergeben;

( making sense) Sinn machen;

to \fall on hard times harte Zeiten durchleben;

to \fall short [of sth] etw nicht erreichen;

to \fall short of sb's expectations hinter jds Erwartungen zurückbleiben

English-German students dictionary > fall
16 fall

1. n

падение, понижение; спад

- double-digit fall
- sharp fall
- steep fall
- stock price fall
- fall in demand
- fall in the exchange rate
- fall in prices
- fall in profits
- fall in revenue
- fall in sales
- fall in stocks
- fall of interest rate
- fall of interest rate on Treasury bills
- fall to a record low
- write off stock price falls against tax
2. v

падать, понижаться

- fall away
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall due
- fall foul of
- fall in
- fall on evil days
- fall on hard times
- fall on one's feet
- fall outside
- fall through
- fall under the hammer
- fall within jurisdiction
- fall short of

English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > fall
17 fall on/upon

phr.v. 1. се нафрла врз (sb/sth некого/нешто): The kids fell on the pizzas as if they hadn't eaten for weeks Децата навалија на пиците како со недели да не јаделе

2. му паѓа (должноста/обврската): The full cost of the trip fell on me Сите трошоци на патувањето јас ги подмирив

3. (се) запира, застанува, (се) задржува (погледот): му eyes fell on a strange object Погледот ми се задржа на еден необичен предмет

4. fall on hard times запаѓа во сиромаштија

5. fall on deaf ears види ear 1

English-Macedonian dictionary > fall on/upon
18 fall

fall [fɔ:l]

chute ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e), 1 (k) baisse ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (g) automne ⇒ 1 (j) tomber ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (f)-(h), 2 (j)-(m) se laisser tomber ⇒ 2 (b) s'écrouler ⇒ 2 (c) s'assombrir ⇒ 2 (i) cascade ⇒ 4

(pt fell [fel], pp fallen ['fɔ:ln])

1 noun

(a) (tumble) chute f;

∎ have you had a fall? êtes-vous tombé?, avez-vous fait une chute?;

∎ a fall from a horse une chute de cheval;

∎ a forty-metre fall une chute de quarante mètres;

∎ literary the fall of night la tombée de la nuit;

∎ to be heading or riding for a fall courir à l'échec;

∎ the government is riding for a fall le gouvernement va au-devant de la défaite

(b) (of rain, snow) chute f;

∎ there was a heavy fall of snow overnight il y a eu de fortes chutes de neige dans la nuit

(c) Theatre (of curtain) baisser m

(d) (collapse → of building, wall) chute f, effondrement m; (→ of dirt, rock) éboulement m, chute f; (→ of city, country) chute f, capitulation f; (→ of regime) chute f, renversement m;

∎ the fall of the Roman Empire la chute de l'Empire romain;

∎ the fall of the Bastille la prise de la Bastille

(e) (ruin → of person) perte f, ruine f;

∎ Religion the Fall (of Man) la chute (de l'homme)

(f) (decrease → in price, income, shares, temperature) baisse f (in de); (→ in currency) dépréciation f, baisse f (in de); (more marked) chute f (in de); (→ of barometer, in pressure) chute f (in de)

(g) (lowering → of water) décrue f, baisse f; (→ of voice) cadence f

(h) (drape)

∎ the fall of her gown le drapé de sa robe, la façon dont tombe sa robe

(i) (slope) pente f, inclinaison f

(j) American (autumn) automne m;

∎ in the fall en automne

(k) Sport (in judo) chute f; (in wrestling) chute f

2 intransitive verb

(a) (barrier, cup, napkin, water, person) tomber;

∎ the napkin fell to the floor la serviette est tombée par terre;

∎ I slipped and fell on the ice j'ai dérapé sur la glace et je suis tombé;

∎ the child fell into the pond l'enfant est tombé dans la mare;

∎ she fell off the stool/out of the window elle est tombée du tabouret/par la fenêtre;

∎ to fall 20 feet tomber de 20 pieds;

∎ he fell over the pile of books il est tombé en butant contre le tas de livres;

∎ just let your arms fall to your sides laissez simplement vos bras pendre ou tomber sur les côtés;

∎ he fell in a heap on the floor il s'est affaissé ou il est tombé comme une masse;

∎ he fell full length il est tombé de tout son long;

∎ the crowd fell on or to their knees la foule est tombée à genoux;

∎ he fell at her feet to ask forgiveness il est tombé à genoux devant elle pour lui demander pardon;

∎ she did let fall a few hints elle a fait effectivement quelques allusions;

∎ the book fell open at page 20 le livre s'est ouvert à la page 20;

∎ also figurative to fall on one's feet retomber sur ses pieds;

∎ a cat always falls on its feet un chat retombe toujours sur ses pattes;

∎ I fell flat on my face je suis tombé à plat ventre ou face contre terre; familiar figurative je me suis planté;

∎ American very familiar also figurative he fell flat on his ass il s'est cassé la gueule;

∎ his only joke fell flat la seule plaisanterie qu'il a faite est tombée à plat;

∎ the scheme fell flat le projet est tombé à l'eau;

∎ despite all their efforts, the party fell flat en dépit de leurs efforts, la soirée a fait un flop;

∎ to fall to bits or to pieces tomber en morceaux;

∎ all her good intentions fell by the wayside toutes ses bonnes intentions sont tombées à l'eau;

∎ the job fell short of her expectations le poste ne répondait pas à ses attentes

(b) (move deliberately) se laisser tomber;

∎ I fell into the armchair je me suis laissé tomber dans le fauteuil;

∎ they fell into one another's arms ils sont tombés dans les bras l'un de l'autre

(c) (bridge, building) s'écrouler, s'effondrer

(d) (err, go astray) s'écarter du droit chemin; Religion (sin) pécher;

∎ Religion to fall from grace perdre la grâce; figurative tomber en disgrâce

(e) (ground) descendre, aller en pente

(f) (government) tomber, être renversé; (city, country) tomber;

∎ after a long siege the city fell après un long siège, la ville a capitulé;

∎ Constantinople fell to the Turks Constantinople est tombée aux mains des Turcs

(g) (darkness, light, night, rain, snow) tomber;

∎ as night fell à la tombée de la nuit;

∎ the tree's shadow fell across the lawn l'arbre projetait son ombre sur la pelouse

(h) (land → eyes, blow, weapon) tomber;

∎ my eyes fell on the letter mon regard est tombé sur la lettre

(i) (face, spirits) s'assombrir;

∎ at the sight of her, his face fell quand il l'a vue, son visage s'est assombri ou s'est allongé;

∎ my spirits fell tout d'un coup, j'ai perdu le moral

(j) (hang down) tomber, descendre;

∎ the curtains fall right to the floor les rideaux tombent ou descendent jusqu'au sol;

∎ the fabric falls in gentle folds ce tissu retombe en faisant de jolis plis;

∎ his hair fell to his shoulders ses cheveux lui descendaient ou tombaient jusqu'aux épaules;

∎ his hair keeps falling into his eyes ses cheveux n'arrêtent pas de lui tomber dans les yeux

(k) (decrease in level, value → price, temperature) baisser, tomber; (→ pressure) baisser, diminuer; (→ wind) tomber;

∎ the thermometer/temperature has fallen ten degrees le thermomètre/la température a baissé de dix degrés;

∎ their voices fell to a whisper ils se sont mis à chuchoter;

∎ the boss fell in our esteem le patron a baissé dans notre estime

(l) (issue forth) tomber, s'échapper;

∎ curses fell from her lips elle laissa échapper des jurons;

∎ the tears started to fall il/elle se mit à pleurer

(m) (occur) tomber;

∎ May Day falls on a Tuesday this year le Premier Mai tombe un mardi cette année;

∎ the accent falls on the third syllable l'accent tombe sur la troisième syllabe

(n) (descend)

∎ a great sadness fell over the town une grande tristesse s'abattit sur la ville;

∎ a hush fell among or over the crowd tout d'un coup, la foule s'est tue

(o) (become)

∎ to fall asleep s'endormir;

∎ the child fell fast asleep l'enfant est tombé dans un profond sommeil;

∎ the bill falls due on the 6th la facture arrive à échéance le 6;

∎ he will fall heir to a vast fortune il va hériter d'une grande fortune;

∎ to fall ill or sick tomber malade;

∎ to fall pregnant tomber enceinte;

∎ to fall in love (with sb) tomber amoureux (de qn);

∎ to fall silent se taire;

∎ it falls vacant in February (job) il se trouvera vacant au mois de février; (apartment) il se trouvera libre ou il se libérera au mois de février;

∎ to fall victim to sth être victime de qch;

∎ she fell victim to depression elle a fait une dépression

(p) (die) mourir;

∎ the young men who fell in battle les jeunes tombés au champ d'honneur

(q) (be classified)

∎ the athletes fall into two categories les sportifs se divisent en deux catégories;

∎ these facts fall under another category ces faits entrent dans une autre catégorie;

∎ that falls outside my area of responsibility cela ne relève pas de ma responsabilité;

∎ that does not fall within the scope of our agreement ceci n'entre pas dans le cadre de ou ne fait pas partie de notre accord

(r) (inheritance)

∎ the fortune fell to his niece c'est sa nièce qui a hérité de sa fortune

(s) Sport (in cricket)

∎ two English wickets fell on the first day deux batteurs anglais ont été éliminés le premier jour

3 compound-forming noun

American (colours, weather) d'automne, automnal

4 falls plural noun

(waterfall) cascade f, chute f d'eau;

∎ Niagara Falls les chutes fpl du Niagara

►► familiar fall guy (dupe) pigeon m; (scapegoat) bouc m émissaire^□ ;

Hunting fall trap assommoir m

➲ fall about intransitive verb

British familiar se tordre de rire;

∎ they fell about (laughing) ils se tordaient de rire

➲ fall apart intransitive verb

(a) (book, furniture) tomber en morceaux; figurative (nation) se désagréger; (conference) échouer; (system) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ her plans fell apart at the seams ses projets sont tombés à l'eau;

∎ her life was falling apart toute sa vie s'écroulait;

∎ their marriage is falling apart leur mariage est en train de se briser ou va à vau-l'eau

(b) (person) s'effondrer;

∎ he more or less fell apart after his wife's death il a plus ou moins craqué après la mort de sa femme

➲ fall away intransitive verb

(a) (paint, plaster) s'écailler

(b) (diminish in size → attendance, figures) diminuer; (→ fears) se dissiper, fondre

(c) (defect) déserter;

∎ support for his policies is beginning to fall away dans la politique qu'il mène il commence à perdre ses appuis

(d) (land, slope) s'affaisser

➲ fall back intransitive verb

(a) (fall) tomber à la renverse ou en arrière

(b) (retreat, recede) reculer, se retirer; Military se replier, battre en retraite

(c) (lag, trail) se laisser distancer, être à la traîne

(d) Stock Exchange & Finance

∎ to fall back two points se replier de deux points

➲ fall back on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall back on sth avoir recours à qch;

∎ it's good to have something to fall back on (skill) c'est bien de pouvoir se raccrocher à quelque chose; (money) il vaut mieux avoir d'autres ressources;

∎ he knew he could always fall back on his parents il savait qu'il pouvait compter sur ses parents

➲ fall behind

1 intransitive verb

se laisser distancer, être à la traîne; Sport se laisser distancer; (in cycling) décrocher;

∎ she fell behind in or with her work elle a pris du retard dans son travail;

∎ they've fallen behind with their reading ils ont pris du retard dans leurs lectures;

∎ we can't fall behind in or with the rent nous ne pouvons pas être en retard pour le loyer

2 inseparable transitive verb

prendre du retard sur;

∎ he's fallen behind the rest of the class il a pris du retard sur le reste de la classe

➲ fall down intransitive verb

(a) (book, person, picture) tomber (par terre); (bridge, building) s'effondrer, s'écrouler;

∎ that house looks as if it's about to fall down on dirait que cette maison va s'écrouler

(b) (argument, comparison) s'écrouler, s'effondrer;

∎ where the whole thing falls down is… là où plus rien ne tient debout ou où tout s'écroule c'est…

➲ fall down on inseparable transitive verb

∎ to fall down on sth échouer à qch;

∎ he's been falling down on the job lately il n'était pas ou ne s'est pas montré à la hauteur dernièrement

➲ fall for inseparable transitive verb familiar

(a) (become infatuated with) tomber amoureux de^□ ;

∎ they fell for each other ils sont tombés amoureux l'un de l'autre;

∎ they really fell for Spain in a big way ils ont vraiment été emballés par l'Espagne

(b) (be deceived by) se laisser prendre par^□ ;

∎ they really fell for it! ils ont vraiment mordu!, ils se sont vraiment fait avoir!;

∎ don't fall for that hard luck story of his ne te fais pas avoir quand il te raconte qu'il a la poisse;

∎ I'm not falling for that one! ça ne prend pas!, à d'autres!

➲ fall in intransitive verb

(a) (tumble) tomber;

∎ you'll fall in! tu vas tomber dedans!;

∎ he leant too far over the side of the boat and fell in il s'est trop penché hors du bateau et il est tombé

(b) (roof) s'effondrer, s'écrouler

(c) (line up) se mettre en rang, s'aligner; Military (troops) former les rangs; (one soldier) rentrer dans les rangs;

∎ fall in! à vos rangs!

➲ fall into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (tumble into) tomber dans;

∎ they fell into the trap ils sont tombés dans le piège;

∎ to fall into sb's clutches or sb's hands tomber dans les griffes de qn, tomber entre les mains de qn;

∎ figurative the pieces began to fall into place les éléments ont commencé à se mettre en place

(b) (begin)

∎ she fell into conversation with the stranger elle est entrée en conversation avec l'étranger

➲ fall in with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (frequent)

∎ to fall in with sb se mettre à fréquenter qn;

∎ she fell in with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des gens louches

(b) British (agree with → suggestion) accepter; (→ request) accéder à;

∎ I'll fall in with whatever you decide to do je me rangerai à ce que tu décideras

➲ fall off intransitive verb

(a) (drop off) tomber; (in mountain climbing) dévisser;

∎ the leaves of this plant are falling off les feuilles de cette plante tombent, cette plante perd ses feuilles;

∎ she fell off the bicycle/horse elle est tombée du vélo/de cheval

(b) (diminish → attendance, exports, numbers, sales) diminuer, baisser; (→ profits) diminuer; (→ enthusiasm, production) baisser, tomber; (→ population, rate) baisser, décroître; (→ speed) ralentir; (→ interest, zeal) se relâcher; (→ popularity) baisser; (→ wind) tomber

➲ fall on inseparable transitive verb

(a) (drop on) tomber sur;

∎ something fell on my head j'ai reçu quelque chose sur la tête

(b) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ the starving children fell on the food les enfants, affamés, se sont jetés sur la nourriture;

∎ Military the guerrillas fell on the unsuspecting troops les guérilleros ont fondu sur ou attaqué les troupes sans qu'elles s'y attendent

(c) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ they fell on hard times ils sont tombés dans la misère, ils ont subi des revers de fortune

(d) (of responsibility) revenir à, incomber à;

∎ suspicion falls on them c'est eux que l'on soupçonne;

∎ responsibility for looking after them falls on me c'est à moi qu'il incombe de prendre soin d'eux

➲ fall out intransitive verb

(a) (drop out) tomber;

∎ the keys must have fallen out of my pocket les clés ont dû tomber de ma poche;

∎ his hair is falling out ses cheveux tombent, il perd ses cheveux

(b) (quarrel) se brouiller, se disputer;

∎ she's fallen out with her boyfriend elle est ou s'est brouillée avec son petit ami

(c) (happen) se passer, advenir;

∎ as things fell out en fin de compte

(d) Military rompre les rangs;

∎ fall out! rompez!

(e) American familiar (fall asleep) s'endormir^□

➲ fall over intransitive verb

(a) (lose balance → person) tomber (par terre); (→ thing) se renverser, être renversé

(b) familiar (idioms)

∎ she was falling over herself to make us feel welcome elle se mettait en quatre pour nous faire bon accueil;

∎ the men were falling over each other to help her les hommes ne savaient pas quoi inventer pour l'aider

➲ fall through intransitive verb

(fail) échouer;

∎ the deal fell through l'affaire n'a pas abouti;

∎ all our plans fell through at the last minute tous nos projets sont tombés à l'eau au dernier moment

➲ fall to

1 inseparable transitive verb

(a) British (begin) se mettre à;

∎ we fell to work nous nous sommes mis à l'œuvre;

∎ we all fell to talking about the past nous nous sommes tous mis à parler du passé

(b) (devolve upon) appartenir à, incomber à;

∎ the task that falls to us is not an easy one la tâche qui nous incombe ou revient n'est pas facile;

∎ it fell to her to break the news to him ce fut à elle de lui annoncer la nouvelle

2 intransitive verb

∎ (eat) he brought in the food and they fell to il a apporté à manger et ils se sont jetés dessus;

∎ she fell to as if she hadn't eaten for a week elle a attaqué comme si elle n'avait rien mangé depuis huit jours

➲ fall upon inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;

∎ Military the army fell upon the enemy l'armée s'est abattue ou a fondu sur l'ennemi;

∎ they fell upon the food ils se sont jetés sur la nourriture

(b) (meet with) tomber sur, trouver;

∎ the family fell upon hard times la famille a subi des revers de fortune

✾ Book 'The Fall of the House of Usher' Poe 'La Chute de la maison Usher'

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19 fall

fo:l
1. past tense - fell; verb
1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) caer

2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) caerse

3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) bajar, descender

4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) caer

5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) caer

6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) incumbir

2. noun
1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) caída

2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) caída

3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) rendición, caída

4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) otoño

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- falls
- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through

fall¹ n

1. caída

a fall from that height could be fatal una caída desde esa altura podría resultar mortal

2. descenso

a fall in the temperature un descenso de la temperatura

En Estados Unidos fall es lo mismo que autumn, o sea, otoño

fall² vb

1. caer / caerse

the leaves fall from the trees in autumn las hojas se caen de los árboles en otoño

she fell off her horse se cayó del caballo

2. bajar / descender

the price of fruit falls in summer el precio de la fruta desciende en verano

to fall asleep quedarse dormido

to fall for someone colarse por alguien

to fall in love with someone enamorarse de alguien

to fall to pieces hacerse pedazos

El pasado de fall es fell y el participio pasado es fallen

fall

tr[fɔːl]

noun

1 (act of falling) caída

■ she had a nasty fall sufrió una mala caída

2 (of rock) desprendimiento; (of snow) nevada

3 (decrease) baja, descenso, disminución nombre femenino

■ a fall in output una disminución de la producción

■ a fall in temperature un descenso de temperaturas, una bajada de temperaturas

4 (defeat) caída

■ the fall of the government la caída del gobierno

5 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (autumn) otoño

intransitive verb (pt fell tr[fel], pp fallen tr['fɔːlən])

1 (gen) caer, caerse

■ he fell 20 metres cayó 20 metros

■ she listened to the rain falling escuchó como caía la lluvia

■ the cat fell off the balcony el gato se cayó del balcón

■ the boy has fallen into the river el niño ha caído al río

2 (hang loosely) caer

■ her hair falls over her shoulders el pelo le cae sobre los hombros

3 (decrease) bajar, descender

■ the price of shares has fallen el precio de las acciones ha descendido

4 (slope downwards) bajar, descender

■ the land fell away to the left el terreno descendía hacia la izquierda

5 (be defeated) caer; (be killed) caer, perecer

■ the regime fell el régimen cayó

■ the city fell to the enemy la ciudad cayó en manos del enemigo

6 (happen) caer

■ this year Christmas Day falls on a Sunday este año el día de Navidad cae en domingo

7 (figurative uses)

■ night fell cayó la noche, anocheció, se hizo de noche

■ a silence fell on the guests el silencio se apoderó de los invitados

■ my eyes fell on a ring on the table mis ojos se fijaron en un anillo que había sobre la mesa

■ his face fell when he heard the news puso cara larga cuando oyó la noticia

8 (wind) amainar

9 figurative use (at cricket) caerse

■ two wickets fell in half an hour se eliminaron dos jugadores en media hora

noun the Fall

1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL la Caída

plural noun falls

1 (waterfall) cascada f sing, cataratas nombre femenino plural

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to fall asleep dormirse

to fall flat figurative use salir mal, no tener el éxito deseado

■ her joke fell flat su chiste no hizo gracia

to fall foul of tener problemas con, tener líos con

to fall ill caer enfermo,-a, enfermar

to fall from one's lips salir de la boca de uno

to fall in love enamorarse

to fall into conversation with somebody entablar una conversación con alguien

to fall into the clutches of caer en las garras de

to fall into the hands of caer en manos de

to fall on one's feet tener mucha suerte

to fall over backwards to do something hacer todo lo posible para hacer algo, desvivirse por hacer algo

to fall over oneself to do something desvivirse por hacer algo

to fall short no alcanzar (of, -)

to fall silent callarse

to fall to one's knees caerse de rodillas

fall from grace caída en desgracia

fall guy cabeza de turco, chivo expiatorio

fall ['fɔl] vi, fell ['fl] ; fallen [fɔlə n] ; falling

1) : caer, caerse

to fall out of bed: caer de la cama

to fall down: caerse

2) hang: caer

3) descend: caer (dícese de la lluvia o de la noche), bajar (dícese de los precios), descender (dícese de la temperatura)

4) : caer (a un enemigo), rendirse

the city fell: la ciudad se rindió

5) occur: caer

Christmas falls on a Friday: la Navidad cae en viernes

6)

to fall asleep : dormirse, quedarse dormido

7)

to fall from grace sin: perder la gracia

8)

to fall sick : caer enfermo, enfermarse

9)

to fall through : fracasar, caer en la nada

10)

to fall to : tocar a, corresponder a

the task fell to him: le tocó hacerlo

fall n

1) tumble: caída f

to break one's fall: frenar uno su caída

a fall of three feet: una caída de tres pies

2) falling: derrumbe m (de rocas), aguacero m (de lluvia), nevada f (de nieve), bajada f (de precios), disminución f (de cantidades)

3) autumn: otoño m

4) downfall: caída f, ruina f

5) falls npl

waterfall: cascada f, catarata f

fall

adj.

• otoñal adj.

n.

• baja s.f.

• cascada s.f.

• caída s.f.

• otoño s.m.

• tumbo s.m.

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: fell, fallen) = bajar v.

• caer v.

(§pres: caigo, caes...)

• disminuir v.

• retroceder v.

I fɔːl
noun

1) (tumble, descent) caída f

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

the tree broke my fall — el árbol frenó mi caída

2) ( autumn) (AmE) otoño m

3) ( decrease)

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

4) (defeat, collapse) caída f

5) ( of snow) nevada f; ( of rocks) desprendimiento m, derrumbe m

6) falls pl ( waterfall) cascada f, caída f de agua; ( higher) catarata f

II

(past fell; past p fallen) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( tumble) caerse*

he fell into bed — se dejó caer en la cama

I fell over a piece of wood — tropecé con un trozo de madera

to let something fall — dejar caer algo

I fell down the stairs — me caï por la escalera

he fell down the well — se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse — se cayó del caballo

to fall foul of somebody/something: he fell foul of the law/his boss — tuvo problemas con la ley/su jefe

b) ( descend) \<\<night/rain\>\> caer*

a sudden hush fell over the crowd — de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

2) \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender* (frml); \<\<price\>\> bajar, caer*; \<\<wind\>\> amainar

his face fell — puso cara larga

3) (be captured, defeated)

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

4)

a) ( pass into specified state)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

to fall silent — callarse, quedarse callado

to fall into decay/disrepute — irse* deteriorando/desprestigiarse

she fell on hard times — las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

b) ( enter)

to fall into a trance/coma — entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap — caer* en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

5)

a) ( land)

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year — este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the burden will fall on the poor — los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

b) ( into category)

the problems fall into three categories — los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6) ( be slain) (frml) caer* (frml)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

[fɔːl] (vb: pt fell) (pp fallen)
1. N

1) (=tumble) caída f

he had a bad fall — sufrió una mala caída

the Fall — (Rel) la Caída

- be heading or riding for a fall

2) [of building, bridge etc] derrumbamiento m; [of rocks] desprendimiento m; [of earth] corrimiento m

a fall of snow — una nevada

3) (=decrease) disminución f; (in prices, temperature, demand) descenso m (in de); (Econ) baja f

4) (=downfall) caída f, ocaso m; (=defeat) derrota f; [of city] rendición f, caída f; (from favour, power etc) alejamiento m

5) (=slope) [of ground] declive m, desnivel m

6) falls (=waterfall) salto msing de agua, cascada fsing, catarata fsing

Niagara Falls — las cataratas del Niágara

7) (US) (=autumn) otoño m

2. VI

1) (=fall down) [person, object] caerse

to fall into the river — caerse al río

• to fall on one's feet — caer de pie; (fig) salir bien parado

• to fall to or on one's knees — arrodillarse, caer de rodillas

- fall on one's ass

- fall flat
flat I, 1., 6)
2) (=drop) [leaves, bomb, rain, snow, night] caer; [rocks] desprenderse

• he fell into bed exhausted — se desplomó en la cama, exhausto

• they left as darkness fell — partieron al caer la noche

• to let sth fall — dejar caer algo

to let fall that... — soltar que...

• night was falling — anochecía, se hacía de noche

• it all began to fall into place — (fig) todo empezó a encajar

• to fall short of sb's expectations — defraudar las esperanzas de algn

to fall short of perfection — no llegar a la perfección

the arrow fell short of the target — la flecha no alcanzó la diana

• to fall into temptation — sucumbir a la tentación

• to fall among thieves — (esp Bible) ir a parar entre ladrones

3) [person] (morally etc) caer

• to fall from grace — (Rel) perder la gracia; (fig) caer en desgracia

4) (=slope) [ground] descender, caer en declive

5) (=hang) [hair, drapery] caer

6) (=decrease) disminuir; [price, level, temperature etc] bajar, descender; [wind] amainar

at a time of falling interest rates — en un período cuando bajan los tipos de interés

he fell in my estimation — perdió mucho a mis ojos

7) (=be defeated) [government] caer, ser derrotado; [city] rendirse, ser tomado

8) liter (=die) [soldier] caer, morir

9) (=become)

• to fall asleep — quedarse dormido, dormirse

• to fall to bits — (Brit) hacerse pedazos+

• to fall due — vencer

• to fall heir to sth — heredar algo

• to fall ill — caer enfermo, enfermarse

• to fall in love (with sth/sb) — enamorarse (de algo/algn)

• to fall open — abrirse

• to fall to pieces — hacerse pedazos

• to fall silent — callarse

3.

CPD

fall guy * N — (=easy victim) víctima f (de un truco); (=scapegoat) cabeza f de turco

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall backwards

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall into

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

* * *

I [fɔːl]
noun

1) (tumble, descent) caída f

to be heading o (esp AmE) riding for a fall — ir* camino al desastre

the tree broke my fall — el árbol frenó mi caída

2) ( autumn) (AmE) otoño m

3) ( decrease)

a fall in temperature — un descenso de (las) temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices — una bajada or caída de precios

4) (defeat, collapse) caída f

5) ( of snow) nevada f; ( of rocks) desprendimiento m, derrumbe m

6) falls pl ( waterfall) cascada f, caída f de agua; ( higher) catarata f

II

(past fell; past p fallen) intransitive verb

1)

a) ( tumble) caerse*

he fell into bed — se dejó caer en la cama

I fell over a piece of wood — tropecé con un trozo de madera

to let something fall — dejar caer algo

I fell down the stairs — me caï por la escalera

he fell down the well — se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse — se cayó del caballo

to fall foul of somebody/something: he fell foul of the law/his boss — tuvo problemas con la ley/su jefe

b) ( descend) \<\<night/rain\>\> caer*

a sudden hush fell over the crowd — de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

2) \<\<temperature\>\> bajar, descender* (frml); \<\<price\>\> bajar, caer*; \<\<wind\>\> amainar

his face fell — puso cara larga

3) (be captured, defeated)

to fall (TO somebody) — \<\<city/country\>\> caer* (en manos or en poder de alguien)

4)

a) ( pass into specified state)

to fall ill o (esp AmE) sick — caer* or (Esp tb) ponerse* enfermo, enfermarse (AmL)

to fall silent — callarse, quedarse callado

to fall into decay/disrepute — irse* deteriorando/desprestigiarse

she fell on hard times — las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

b) ( enter)

to fall into a trance/coma — entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap — caer* en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep — se durmió profundamente; see also prey, victim

5)

a) ( land)

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year — este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the stress falls on the first syllable — el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

the burden will fall on the poor — los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

b) ( into category)

the problems fall into three categories — los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6) ( be slain) (frml) caer* (frml)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- fall about

- fall apart

- fall away

- fall back

- fall back on

- fall behind

- fall down

- fall for

- fall in

- fall in with

- fall off

- fall on

- fall out

- fall over

- fall through

- fall to

- fall upon

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20 fall

fɔ:l
1. сущ.
1) падение;
спуск, снижение to have, take a fall ≈ падать a bad, nasty fall ≈ неудачное падение a free fall( of a parachutist) ≈ свободное падение( парашютиста) The net broke the tightrope walker's fall. ≈ Сетка смягчила падение канатоходца. Syn: descent, drop, falling, dropping, spill, tumble, slip, plummet
2) падение, сбрасывание;
выпадение (осадков) the fall of leaves ≈ сбрасывание листьев a fall of snow ≈ выпадение снега Syn: dropping
3) амер. осень early fall ≈ ранняя осень late fall ≈ поздняя осень in (the) fall ≈ осенью Syn: autumn
4) обыкн. мн. водопад Niagara Falls ≈ Ниагарский водопад We could see the spray from the falls downriver. ≈ Мы видели водяные брызги от водопада вниз по реке. Syn: waterfall, cascade, cataract
5) впадение( реки)
6) а) рождение( обыкн. о ягнятах), окот б) помет, выводок
7) выпадение (волос и т. п.)
8) количество сваленного леса
9) нечто свободно свисающее, ниспадающее а) покрывало, вуаль б) ниспадающий воротник в) широкий передний карман на брюках г) три лепестка (обычно свисающих) ириса д) длинная шерсть на морде у некоторых пород собак е) шиньон из длинных волос
10) а) упадок, закат б) падение, поражение, капитуляция the fall of Troy ≈ падение Трои The fall of the city followed heavy bombardment. ≈ Сдаче города предшествовала сильная бомбардировка. Syn: surrender, capitulation, overthrow, capture, downfall, collapse, defeat
11) моральное падение;
потеря чести;
потеря невинности The play was about the fall of an honest man. ≈ В пьесе говорилось о моральном падении честного человека. Fall of man ≈ грехопадение Syn: corruption, ruin, loss of innocence, deviation from virtue, slip;
downfall
12) спорт а) прижатие соперника спиной к мату (в борьбе) б) схватка, раунд
13) обрыв, склон, откос (холма) ;
скат, спуск Syn: declivity
14) снижение, спад;
падение, понижение (цен), обесценение Yesterday saw a sudden fall in stock prices. ≈ Вчера произошло резкое падение биржевого курса. Syn: drop, decline, lowering, sinking, diminution, decrease, reduction, slump, depreciation;
ebb, subsidence, wane
15) муз. каданс
16) нисходящая интонация( в речи)
17) тех. напор, высота напора
18) тех. канат или цепь подъемного блока (обыкн. block and fall)
19) мор. фал ∙ pride will have a fall посл. ≈ гордыня до добра не доводит
2. гл.;
прош. вр. - fell, прич. прош. вр. - fallen
1) падать to fall off a table ≈ упасть со стола to fall on one's back ≈ падать на спину The apple fell from the tree. ≈ Яблоко упало с дерева. He fell down the stairs. ≈ Он упал с лестницы. Syn: drop, drop down, tumble, topple, collapse, crash down
2) опадать( о листьях) ;
выпадать, идти( об осадках)
3) спускаться, наступать Night fell. ≈ Спустилась ночь.
4) впадать( о реке)
5) рождаться( о ягнятах и т. п.)
6) выпадать (о волосах и т. п.)
7) рубить, валить (деревья) ;
валиться( о дереве)
8) ниспадать;
(свободно) падать (об одежде, волосах и т. п.) Her dress falls in pleats from the waist. ≈ Ее платье спадает от талии свободными складками. Syn: extend down, hang down, slope, droop, cascade;
descend, drop
9) пасть, сдаться, капитулировать;
погибнуть On the third day of the attack, the town fell. ≈ На третий день город пал. Syn: surrender, be captured, be overthrown, be defeated, be taken, pass into enemy hands, collapse, capitulate, succumb;
be destroyed, come to destruction
10) пасть морально, грешить How many innocents have fallen and become hardened sinners! ≈ Сколько невинных пали и стали неисправимыми грешниками! Syn: transgress, give in to temptation, succumb, lapse, sin, depart from rectitude, err
11) браться, приниматься( за что-л.), начинать делать( что-л.) We shall not fall to send our reply. ≈ Мы не замедлим послать наш ответ.
12) приходиться, падать, происходить, иметь место My birthday falls on Sunday. ≈ Мое рождение попадает на воскресенье. Syn: occur, come to pass, happen, take place, come off, come around
13) падать, понижаться, уменьшаться The temperature has fallen. ≈ Температура упала;
похолодало. My spirits fell. ≈ Мое настроение упало. The cost of meat finally fell. ≈ Цены на мясо наконец снизились. Syn: decline, come down, become less, decrease, diminish, become lower, cheapen, depreciate
14) стихать, ослабевать( о ветре и т. п.)
15) потерпеть крах;
разориться
16) обваливаться, оседать
17) попадать to fall into disfavor ≈ попасть в немилость to fall into disrepute ≈ иметь дурную славу to fall into place ≈ добраться до места to fall into a trap ≈ попасть в ловушку to fall under a train ≈ попадать под поезд to fall under smb. 's influence ≈ попадать под чье-л. влияние
18) делиться, распадаться to fall into three categories ≈ делиться на три категории
19) (употребляется как глагол-связка) становиться to fall asleep ≈ заснуть to fall astern ≈ отстать to fall dead ≈ упасть замертво to fall dumb ≈ онеметь to fall silent ≈ замолчать to fall victim (to) ≈ пасть жертвой ∙ fall about fall abreast of fall across fall among fall apart fall away fall back fall back up fall back on fall behind fall below fall down fall for fall foul fall in fall in with fall into fall off fall on fall out fall over fall through fall to fall under fall upon fall within to fall into line воен. ≈ построиться, стать в строй let fall! мор. ≈ отпускай! fall from grace fall in love fall over oneself падение - a * from one's horse падение с лошади - the * of an apple падение яблока - the * of the hammer удар молотка (на аукционе) - intentional * (спортивное) преднамеренное нападение - pin * падение на обе лопатки (борьба) - to take a * быть сбитым с ног падение, закат - the rise and * of the Roman Empire расцвет и упадок Римской империи понижение, падение;
спад - * in temperature понижение /падение/ температуры - the rise and * of the waves волнение моря /воды/ - a * in prices падение цен обыкн. pl водопад - Niagara Falls Ниагарский водопад уклон, обрыв, склон ( холма) - the * of the plain понижение равнины выпадение (волос, зубов) (американизм) осень - * fashions осенние моды - * overcoat( мужское) осеннее пальто выпадение (осадков и т. п.) - a heavy * of rain сильный дождь, ливень - a two-inch * of snow снежный покров в два дюйма толщиной - a * of rocks blocked the road камнепад завалил дорогу - * of leaves опадение листвы впадение реки окот, рождение (ягнят и т. п.) выводок, помет рубка леса срубленный лес покрывало, вуаль ниспадающий воротник накладные волосы в виде "конского хвоста";
шиньон из длинных волос (спортивное) круг, схватка, раунд - he won two *s out of three он выиграл две схватки из трех - to try a * with smb. побороться /померяться силами/ с кем-л. (техническое) напор, высота напора (техническое) канат подъемного блока (обыкн. block and *) (морское) фал (музыкальное) каданс - (the F.) (религия) грехопадение, первородный грех (тж. a * from grace) - before the F. до грехопадения > to ride for a * неосторожно ездить верхом;
действовать безрассудно, неосмотрительго, во вред самому себе > pride will have a * кто высоко заносится, тот низко падает;
всякой гордыне приходит конец падать - to * to the ground упасть на землю - I fell and hurt my knee я упал и ушиб колено - to * out of a window вывалиться из окна - to * down a precipice сорваться с обрыва - to * over a chair in the dark наткнуться на стул в темноте и упасть - to * full length упасть плашмя, растянуться (во весь рост) - to * on (to) one's knees пасть на колени опускаться, спускаться - the curtain *s занавес падает - her hair *s llosely on her shoulders волосы (свободно) спадают ей на плечи - dress *ing freely платье, ниспадающее свободными складками - to * in smb.'s estimation упасть в чьих-л. глазах низко опускаться, склоняться - her head fell on his shoulder она склонила голову ему на плечо - his eyes fell он опустил глаза наступать, опускаться - darkness fell стемнело - a mist fell опустился туман - night is *ing fast надвигается ночь охватывать, одолевать - sleep fell upon them их свалил /одолел/ сон - fear fell upon him его охватил страх падать, понижаться - the temperature fell температура упала - the glass has *en барометр упал - prices have *en цены упали - the market is *ing цены на рынке падают - stocks fell several points акции упали на несколько пунктов - the river has fallen уровень воды в реке понизился, вода в реке спала стихать, ослабевать - the wind fell ветер стих - here his voice fell он заговорил тише;
он сказал это упавшим голосом - the flames rose and fell пламя то разгоралось, то затихало - the music rose and fell музыка звучала то громче, то тише - his anger suddenly fell его гнев внезапно иссяк - the conversation fell for a few minutes разговор стих на несколько минут ухудшаться, портиться - my spirits fell у меня упало настроение пасть;
погибнуть - to * in (a) battle пасть в бою - to * by the sword пасть от меча - two elephants fell to his gun он убил двух слонов - the fortress fell крепость пала - the Cabinet fell правительство пало дохнуть - large numbers of cattle fell in the drought по время засухи был большой падеж скота устремляться, направляться - when his eye fell on me когда он увидел меня - his eye fell on a misprint опечатка бросилась ему в глаза - the sunlight fell upon the mountain лучи солнца осветили гору - music fell on his ear он услышал музыку, до него донеслась музыка опускаться;
идти под уклон - the plain fell to the north равнина понижалась к северу рушиться, обваливаться;
оседать - many houses fell in the earthquake во время землетрясения было разрушено много домов - the bank fell берег осел (on, upon) распространяться, ложиться( на кого-л., что-л.) ;
падать (на кого-л., что-л.) - suspicion fell on him подозрение пало на него - the lot fell on him жребий пал на него - the responsibility *s on me ответственность падает /ложится/ на меня - the expense fell on him расплачиваться пришлось ему - the accent *s (up) on the last syllabe ударение падает на последний слог - May Day this year *s on Monday первомайский праздник в этом году приходится на понедельник (to) выпадать (на чью-л. долю) ;
доставаться( кому-л.) - to * to smb.'s share /to smb.'s lot/ доставаться, выпадать на чью-л. долю - it fell to me to break the news to her на мою долю выпало /мне пришлось/ сообщить ей эту новость - his property *s to his wife его имущество переходит к жене /наследует жена/ - it fell upon me to open the exhibition мне довелось /пришлось/ открывать выставку срываться с уст - not a word fell from his lips с его уст не сорвалось ни единого слова - to let * a word проронить слово - the excellent advice that fell from his lips превосходные советы, которые он раздавал - I agree with what has *en from the last speaker я согласен с тем, что сказал последний оратор (сленг) угодить в тюрьму - he fell twice он два раза сидел пасть (о женщине) ;
утратить целомудрие опадать (о листьях и т. п.;
тж. * off) - blossoms * from the trees цвет опадает с деревьев - the petals are *ing off the flower цветок осыпается выпадать (о волосах, зубах;
часто * out) - a child's first teeth * у ребенка выпадают молочные зубы - his hair is *ing у него выпадают /лезут/ волосы идти, выпадать (о дожде, снеге) - rain is *ing идет дождь - snow fell выпал снег впадать (о реке) - rivers that * into the sea реки, впадающие в море попадать (в ловушку и т. п.) - to * into a snare /a trap/ попасть в ловушку - to * into smb.'s clutches попасть в чьи-л. лапы - to * to temptation поддаться искушению распадаться (на части) - to * (in) to pieces, to * apart /asunder/ распадаться на части - the work *s into three divisions работа делится на три части - they fell into two factions они раскололись на две фракции западать( в голову) ;
приходить( на ум) - when this strange idea fell into his mind когда ему пришла на ум эта странная идея - it fell into my mind to write you a letter мне вдруг захотелось написать вам письмо рождаться (о ягнятах, щенятах и т. п.) - to fall across smb., smth. наталкиваться на кого-л., что-л.;
неожиданно встретить( кого-л.) ;
налететь, нарваться( на что-л., кого-л.) - to fall on /upon/ smb., smth. наталкиваться на кого-л., что-л.;
нападать, набрасываться, бросаться на кого-л., что-л. - she had *en on hard times для нее наступили тяжелые времена - to * upon smb.'s neck кинуться на шею кому-л. - to fall among smb. попадать в какое-л. общество - to * among evil companions попасть в дурную компанию - to * among thieves попасть в руки /в лапы/ грабителей /мошенников/;
(библеизм) попасться разбойникам - to fall under smth. подвергаться чему-л.;
испытывать что-л.;
подпадать под какую-л. категорию и т. п., входить в какую-л. группу и т. п. - to * under smb.'s displeasure заслужить чью-л. немилость, попасть у кого-л. в немилость - to * under suspicion попасть под подозрение - to * under smb.'s power попадать под чью-л. власть - these things do not * under human observation такие явления недоступны человеческому наблюдению - these facts * into another category эти факты относятся к другой категории - to fall within smth. входить в какие-л. границы, пределы и т. п.;
находиться в пределах, сфере чего-л. - to * within a certain sphere of influence находиться в определенной сфере влияния - this doesn't * within my province это вне моей компетенции - to fall in(to) a state приходить, впадать в какое-л. состояние;
доходить до какого-л. состояния;
оказываться в каком-л. положении - to * into rage впадать в ярость /в гнев/ - to * into error впасть в ошибку /в заблуждение/ - to * in love влюбиться - he *s in and out of love very easily он очень влюбчивый человек - to * into talk заговорить, разговориться - the custom fell into abuse этот обычай выродился - to * into a spin (авиация) войти в штопор - to * into disgrace /into disfavour/ впадать в немилость - to fall to (doing) smth. браться, приниматься за что-л., начинать делать что-л. - one night I fell to thinking of the past однажды ночью я задумался о прошлом - she fell to brooding again она снова стала грустить;
ею снова овладели грустные мысли - to fall for smb. (разговорное) увлечься кем-л., влюбиться в кого-л. - every girl *s for him все девушки без ума от него - to fall for smth. (разговорное) попасться на удочку - he at once fell for it он тотчас же попался на эту удочку - he fell for the trick он поддался обману, он попался на удочку как глагол-связка в составном именном сказуемом: - to * asleep засыпать - to * sick заболеть - to * dumb онеметь - to * silent замолчать - to * vacant освободиться - to * due подлежать оплате (о векселе и т. п.) - the rent *s due next Monday срок квартирной платы в будущий понедельник - to * a-laughing (устаревшее) расхохотаться > to * at hand надвигаться, приближаться > to * flat не иметь успеха, не удаться;
не произвести желаемого впечатления > his jokes all fell flat его шутки никого не развеселили > to * over one another doing smth. делать что-л. с чрезмерным усердием;
очень торопиться > to * all over oneself из кожи вон лезть;
стараться изо всех сил > to * foul (морское) столкнуться (с другим судном) ;
ссориться > to * from grace терять расположение;
грешить, сбиваться с пути истинного > to * into line (военное) построиться;
подчиниться, согласиться > to * into place вставать на (свое) место > when he told me his story all the facts I had known before fell into place когда он рассказал мне свою историю, все факты, известные мне и раньше, стали понятны > to * into a habit приобретать привычку, привыкать > to * out of a habit отвыкать > he fell out of the habit of smoking он отвык от курения > to * short (of) потерпеть неудачу;
не хватать;
не достигать цели > his income *s short of his expenditure by $500 его доходы на 500 долларов меньше, чем его расходы > our efforts have *en short наши усилия не увенчались успехом > to * on one's feet счастливо отделаться, удачно выйти из трудного положения > to * to the ground рушиться, оказываться бесполезным /безрезультатным/ > to * on one's face провалиться( с треском) ;
оскандалиться;
потерпеть фиаско > to * between two stools сесть между двух стульев > his face fell у него вытянулось лицо( редкое) ловушка (профессионализм) крик, издаваемый китобоями при виде кита охота на китов ~ into распадаться на;
the book falls into three parts книга распадается на три части ~ приходиться, падать;
доставаться;
his birthday falls on Monday день его рождения приходится на понедельник;
the expense falls on me расход падает на меня fall (обыкн. pl) водопад (напр., Niagara Falls) ~ впадать (о реке;
into - в) ~ впадение (реки) ~ выпадение (волос и т. п.) ~ выпадение осадков;
a heavy fall of rain ливень ~ гибнуть;
to fall in battle пасть в бою;
быть убитым;
the fortress fell крепость пала ~ глагол-связка становиться;
to fall dumb онеметь;
to fall silent замолчать;
to fall asleep заснуть ~ тех. канат или цепь подъемного блока (обыкн. block and fall) ~ количество сваленного леса ~ моральное падение;
потеря чести;
the Fall of man библ. грехопадение ~ тех. напор, высота напора ~ ниспадать;
(свободно) падать (об одежде, волосах и т. п.) ~ опускаться, падать;
the curtain falls занавес опускается;
the temperature has fallen температура упала;
похолодало;
my spirits fell мое настроение упало ~ опускаться ~ оседать, обваливаться ~ амер. осень ~ (fell;
fallen) падать, спадать, понижаться;
the Neva has fallen вода в Неве спала;
prices are falling цены понижаются ~ падать ~ падение;
снижение ~ падение ~ пасть морально ~ понижаться ~ понижение ~ потерпеть крах;
разориться ~ приходиться, падать;
доставаться;
his birthday falls on Monday день его рождения приходится на понедельник;
the expense falls on me расход падает на меня ~ рождаться (о ягнятах и т. п.) ~ рубить (лес) ;
валить (дерево) ;
валиться (о дереве) ;
fall about падать от хохота;
fall abreast of не отставать от;
идти в ногу с ~ снижаться ~ снижение ~ сникнуть;
her face fell ее лицо вытянулось ~ спад;
падение цен, обесценение ~ спад ~ спускаться, сходить;
night fell спустилась ночь ~ стихать (о ветре и т. п.) ~ спорт. схватка (в борьбе) ;
to try a fall (with smb.) бороться (с кем-л.) ~ уклон, обрыв, склон (холма) ;
скат, понижение профиля местности ~ уменьшаться ~ упадок, закат, потеря могущества ~ утратить власть ~ мор. фал;
pride will have a fall посл. = гордый покичился да во прах скатился;
спесь в добро не вводит, гордыня до добра не доведет ~ рубить (лес) ;
валить (дерево) ;
валиться (о дереве) ;
fall about падать от хохота;
fall abreast of не отставать от;
идти в ногу с ~ рубить (лес) ;
валить (дерево) ;
валиться (о дереве) ;
fall about падать от хохота;
fall abreast of не отставать от;
идти в ногу с ~ across встретить случайно;
fall among попасть случайно ~ across встретить случайно;
fall among попасть случайно to ~ astern мор. отстать;
to fall due подлежать уплате( о векселе) ~ away покидать, изменять ~ away спадать;
уменьшаться ~ away чахнуть, сохнуть ~ back отступать ~ back (up) on обращаться( к кому-л.) в нужде ~ back (up) on прибегать( к чему-л.) to ~ dead упасть замертво;
to fall victim (to) пасть жертвой ~ down разг. потерпеть неудачу;
to fall down on one's work не справиться со своей работой ~ due for payment подлежать оплате по сроку ~ глагол-связка становиться;
to fall dumb онеметь;
to fall silent замолчать;
to fall asleep заснуть to ~ flat не произвести ожидаемого впечатления;
his joke fell flat его шутка не имела успеха flat: ~ плоско;
врастяжку, плашмя;
to fall flat упасть плашмя ~ скучный, унылый;
безжизненный;
неэнергичный;
неостроумный;
невразумительный;
to fall flat не произвести впечатления ~ for влюбляться;
чувствовать влечение;
поддаваться( чему-л.) ~ for попадаться на удочку to ~ foul of ссориться;
нападать;
to fall over oneself лезть из кожи вон to ~ foul of мор. сталкиваться to ~ from grace впасть в ересь;
to fall into line воен. построиться, стать в строй;
to fall into line with подчиняться, соглашаться с to ~ from grace согрешить ~ in истекать( о сроке аренды, долга, векселя) ~ in проваливаться, обрушиваться ~ in (with) случайно встретиться, столкнуться ~ in воен. становиться в строй, строиться ~ in (with) уступать;
соглашаться, быть в согласии( с кем-л.) ~ гибнуть;
to fall in battle пасть в бою;
быть убитым;
the fortress fell крепость пала ~ in interest rates понижение процентных ставок to ~ in love влюбляться;
he falls in and out of love too often он непостоянен в любви love: ~ влюбленность;
to be in love (with) быть влюбленным (в) ;
to fall in love (with) влюбиться (в) ;
to fall out of love( with smb.) разлюбить( кого-л.) ~ in oil prices снижение цен на нефть ~ in prices падение цен ~ in prices снижение уровня цен ~ in quotation снижение курса ~ in value снижение стоимости ~ in value of money обесценивание денег ~ into начинать (что-л)., приниматься (за что-л.) ~ into относиться к;
to fall into the category относиться к категории, подпадать под категорию ~ into приходить в определенное состояние: to fall into a rage впадать в бешенство ~ into распадаться на;
the book falls into three parts книга распадается на три части ~ into приходить в определенное состояние: to fall into a rage впадать в бешенство to ~ from grace впасть в ересь;
to fall into line воен. построиться, стать в строй;
to fall into line with подчиняться, соглашаться с to ~ from grace впасть в ересь;
to fall into line воен. построиться, стать в строй;
to fall into line with подчиняться, соглашаться с ~ into относиться к;
to fall into the category относиться к категории, подпадать под категорию ~ of hammer удар молотка (на аукционе) ~ моральное падение;
потеря чести;
the Fall of man библ. грехопадение ~ off мор. не слушаться руля( о корабле) ~ off отпадать;
отваливаться ~ off уменьшаться;
ослабевать ~ on выпадать на (чью-л.) долю ~ on нападать;
набрасываться ~ on приступать( к чему-л.) to ~ on one's face = провалиться с треском, оскандалиться;
to fall to pieces развалиться ~ out выпадать ~ out воен. выходить из строя ~ out случаться;
it so fell out that случилось так, что ~ out ссориться ~ over споткнуться( обо что-л.) ~ over увлекаться to ~ over one another, to ~ over each other драться, бороться, ожесточенно соперничать друг с другом;
let fall! мор. отпускай! to ~ over one another, to ~ over each other драться, бороться, ожесточенно соперничать друг с другом;
let fall! мор. отпускай! to ~ foul of ссориться;
нападать;
to fall over oneself лезть из кожи вон ~ глагол-связка становиться;
to fall dumb онеметь;
to fall silent замолчать;
to fall asleep заснуть ~ through провалиться;
потерпеть неудачу ~ to выпадать, доставаться;
to fall to (smb.'s) lot выпадать на (чью-л.) долю ~ to выпадать ~ to доставаться ~ to нападать ~ to начинать, приниматься (за что-л.) ~ to приниматься за еду ~ to выпадать, доставаться;
to fall to (smb.'s) lot выпадать на (чью-л.) долю to ~ on one's face = провалиться с треском, оскандалиться;
to fall to pieces развалиться ~ to the ground оказаться безрезультатным ground: ~ земля, почва;
грунт;
to fall to the ground упасть;
перен. рушиться (о надежде и т. п.) ;
to take ground приземлиться ~ under подвергаться ~ under подпадать;
to fall under item 26 подпадать под действие раздела 26 ~ under подпадать;
to fall under item 26 подпадать под действие раздела 26 ~ upon нападать ~ upon наталкиваться to ~ dead упасть замертво;
to fall victim (to) пасть жертвой ~ гибнуть;
to fall in battle пасть в бою;
быть убитым;
the fortress fell крепость пала to ~ in love влюбляться;
he falls in and out of love too often он непостоянен в любви ~ выпадение осадков;
a heavy fall of rain ливень ~ сникнуть;
her face fell ее лицо вытянулось ~ приходиться, падать;
доставаться;
his birthday falls on Monday день его рождения приходится на понедельник;
the expense falls on me расход падает на меня to ~ flat не произвести ожидаемого впечатления;
his joke fell flat его шутка не имела успеха ~ out случаться;
it so fell out that случилось так, что to ~ over one another, to ~ over each other драться, бороться, ожесточенно соперничать друг с другом;
let fall! мор. отпускай! ~ опускаться, падать;
the curtain falls занавес опускается;
the temperature has fallen температура упала;
похолодало;
my spirits fell мое настроение упало ~ (fell;
fallen) падать, спадать, понижаться;
the Neva has fallen вода в Неве спала;
prices are falling цены понижаются ~ спускаться, сходить;
night fell спустилась ночь night: by ~ под покровом ночи;
on nights разг. по ночам;
night fell наступила ночь price ~ падение курса ценных бумаг price ~ снижение цен ~ (fell;
fallen) падать, спадать, понижаться;
the Neva has fallen вода в Неве спала;
prices are falling цены понижаются ~ мор. фал;
pride will have a fall посл. = гордый покичился да во прах скатился;
спесь в добро не вводит, гордыня до добра не доведет ~ опускаться, падать;
the curtain falls занавес опускается;
the temperature has fallen температура упала;
похолодало;
my spirits fell мое настроение упало ~ спорт. схватка (в борьбе) ;
to try a fall (with smb.) бороться (с кем-л.)

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fall on hard times — to be in a very difficult period. When he fell on hard times, he worked for a while in a local store. Usage notes: usually used to describe a period in which someone has lost a job and has too little money … New idioms dictionary
Hard, Hard Times — is a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad. There is an earlier version, from England, called Rigs of the Times . The latest version written in 1936 at the time of the Great Depression by William Emberley of Bay de Verde and performed by Dick … Wikipedia
fall — 1 verb, past tense fell past participle fallen 1 MOVE DOWNWARDS (I) to move downwards from a higher position to a lower position: The rain had started falling again. (+out of/from/on): Wyatt fell from a second floor window. (+down): I m always… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fall — I n. dropping, coming down 1) to have, take a fall 2) to break a fall 3) a bad, nasty fall (she had a bad fall and broke her ankle) 4) a free fall (of a parachutist) 5) a fall from (a fall from a horse) autumn (AE) 6) an early; late fall 7) in… … Combinatory dictionary
fall — [c]/fɔl / (say fawl) verb (fell, fallen, falling) –verb (i) 1. to descend from a higher to a lower place or position through loss or lack of support; drop. 2. to come down suddenly from a standing or erect position: to fall on one s knees. 3. to… …
fall on/upon — [phrasal verb] 1 fall on/upon (something) 1 a : to begin to experience (something) : to meet with (an experience) We fell on hard times after I lost my job. The company fell upon some unexpected competition. 1 b … Useful english dictionary
Fall of the Ottoman Empire — issues cleanup=Sep 2008 refimprove=Sep 2008 wikify=Sep 2008 Republic of Turkey (superimposed upon modern borders). Some scholars argue the power of the Caliphate began waning by 1683, and without the acquisition of significant new wealth the… … Wikipedia
fall — fall1 W1S1 [fo:l US fo:l] v past tense fell [fel] past participle fallen [ˈfo:lən US ˈfo:l ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(move downwards)¦ 2¦(stop standing/walking etc)¦ 3¦(decrease)¦ 4¦(become)¦ 5¦(belong to a group)¦ 6 fall short of something 7 fall victim/prey… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fall line — In geomorphology, a fall line (at times referred to as a fall zone) marks the area where an upland region (continental bedrock) and a coastal plain (coastal alluvia) meet. Technically, a fall line is an unconformity. A fall line is typically… … Wikipedia
hard — /hahrd/, adj., harder, hardest, adv., harder, hardest, n. adj. 1. not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable. 2. firmly formed; tight: a hard knot. 3. difficult to do or accomplish;… … Universalium
fall — /fawl/, v., fell, fallen, falling, n. v.i. 1. to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support. 2. to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, esp. to leave a standing or erect position… … Universalium

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