fall in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fall in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

1. fall:

fall (of person, horse, rocks)

caduta f (from da)

fall (of snow, hail)

caduta f

fall (of earth, soot)

caduta f

fall (of axe, hammer)

colpo m

a fall of 20 metres or a 20-metre fall

una caduta di 20 metri

a heavy fall of rain

un forte rovescio di pioggia

to have a fall

cadere, fare una caduta

curtain fall THEAT

il calar del sipario

2. fall:

fall (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity)

diminuzione f

fall (in temperature, shares, production, demand, quality, popularity)

calo m (in di)

fall (more drastic)

crollo m (in di)

the pound has suffered a sharp fall, a slight fall

la sterlina ha subito un forte, un leggero ribasso

a fall in value

un deprezzamento

to have a fall of 10% to 125

arrivare a 125 con un ribasso del 10%

3. fall:

fall (of leader, fortress, town)

caduta f

fall (of regime, empire, monarchy)

crollo m

fall (of regime, empire, monarchy)

caduta f

fall (of seat)

perdita f

the government's fall from power

la caduta del governo

4. fall:

fall from grace or favour

caduta in disgrazia, perdita del favore

the Fall REL

la caduta (di Adamo)

5. fall Am (autumn):

fall

autunno m

in the fall of 1992

nell'autunno del 1992

6. fall (in pitch, intonation):

fall

abbassamento m

7. fall:

fall (in wrestling)

schienata f

fall (in judo)

caduta f

II.falls N

falls npl:

falls

cascata f

III.fall <pt fell, pp fallen> [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] VB intr

1. fall (come down):

fall

cadere

fall rocks, materials:

franare

to fall 10 metres

cadere per 10 metri

five centimetres of snow fell

sono caduti cinque centimetri di neve

to fall from or out of boat, nest, bag, hands

cadere da

to fall off or from chair, table, roof, bike, wall

cadere da

the skirt falls well

la gonna cade bene

to fall on person, town

cadere su

it fell on my head

mi è caduto sulla testa

to fall on the floor

cadere per terra

to fall on one's back

cadere sulla schiena

to fall in or into bath, river, sink

cadere in

to fall down hole, shaft

cadere in

to fall down stairs

cadere giù da

to fall under table

cadere sotto

to fall under bus, train

cadere, andare sotto

to fall through ceiling, hole

cadere attraverso

to fall through the air

cadere nel vuoto

to fall to earth

cadere sulla terra

to fall to the floor or to the ground

cadere per terra

falling rain

la pioggia che cade

he was hurt by falling masonry

è stato ferito dal crollo di un pezzo di muro

2. fall:

fall (drop) volume, quality, standard:

diminuire

fall speed, level, temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance:

scendere, diminuire

fall morale:

scendere

fall morale: (more dramatically)

crollare

to fall (by) amount, percentage

diminuire, scendere di

to fall to amount, place

scendere a

to fall from

scendere da

to fall below zero, below 5%

scendere sotto lo zero, sotto il 5%

to fall in the charts

perdere posizioni in classifica

3. fall (yield position):

fall

cadere

to fall from power

perdere il potere

to fall to enemy, allies

cadere nelle mani di

the seat fell to Labour

il seggio è caduto in mano ai laburisti

4. fall (die):

fall euph

cadere

to fall on the battlefield

cadere sul campo di battaglia

5. fall (descend) fig:

fall darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze:

cadere (on su)

fall blame:

ricadere (on su)

fall shadow:

cadere (over su)

suspicion fell on her husband

i sospetti sono caduti su suo marito

6. fall (occur):

fall stress:

cadere (on su)

Christmas falls on a Monday

Natale cade di lunedì

to fall into, outside a category

rientrare, non rientrare in una categoria

to fall under the heading of…

trovarsi alla voce…

7. fall (be incumbent on):

it falls to sb to do

tocca a qn fare

8. fall (throw oneself):

to fall into bed, into a chair

lasciarsi cadere nel, crollare sul letto, su una sedia

to fall to or on one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

to fall at sb's feet

gettarsi, cadere ai piedi di qn

to fall into sb's, each other's arms

cadere nelle braccia di qn, l'uno dell'altro

to fall on each other

abbracciarsi or cadere nelle braccia l'uno dell'altro

to fall on sb's neck

gettarsi al collo di qn

9. fall ground:

fall

digradare

10. fall (become):

to fall ill

ammalarsi or cadere malato

to fall asleep

addormentarsi

to fall silent room:

farsi silenzioso

to fall silent person:

tacere

to fall in love with

innamorarsi di

11. fall REL:

fall

cadere (nel peccato)

12. fall Brit (get pregnant):

fall inf

rimanere incinta

IV.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

did he fall or was he pushed? hum

= l'ha fatto di sua spontanea volontà o è stato obbligato?

the bigger you are or the higher you climb, the harder you fall

più sali in alto (nella scala sociale), più ti fai male quando cadi

to stand or fall on sth

= farsi giudicare in base a qc, dipendere da qc

fall through VB [fɔːl -]

fall through plans, deal:

fall through

fallire, andare in fumo

fall off VB [fɔːl -]

1. fall off:

fall off person, leaf, hat:

cadere

fall off label:

staccarsi

2. fall off fig:

fall off attendance, takings, sales, output, enthusiasm, support, interest:

diminuire

fall off standard, quality:

peggiorare, scendere

fall off curve on graph:

decrescere, scendere

I.fall over VB [fɔːl -] (fall over)

fall over person:

cadere (per terra)

fall over object:

cadere a terra, rovesciarsi

II.fall over VB [fɔːl -] (fall over [sth])

fall over object:

fall over

inciampare su

to fall over oneself to help sb inf

farsi in quattro per aiutare qn

people were falling over themselves to buy shares

la gente faceva a pugni per comprare le azioni

fall down VB [fɔːl -]

1. fall down:

fall down person, child, tree, poster:

cadere

fall down tent, wall, house, scaffolding:

crollare, venire giù

this whole place is falling down

questo posto sta cadendo a pezzi

2. fall down Brit fig argument, comparison, plan:

fall down

non reggere

where he falls down is…

il suo punto debole è…, si dimostra inadeguato quando…

to fall down on detail, question, obstacle

cadere su

to fall down on a promise, on the job

non essere in grado di mantenere una promessa, di fare bene il proprio lavoro

I.fall behind VB [fɔːl -] (fall behind)

fall behind runner, country, student, work:

fall behind

rimanere indietro

to fall behind with Brit, or in Am work, project

rimanere indietro con

to fall behind with, or in payments, rent, correspondence

rimanere indietro, essere in ritardo, in arretrato con

II.fall behind VB [fɔːl -] (fall behind [sth, sb])

fall behind horses, classmates, competitors:

fall behind

farsi, lasciarsi superare da

fall about VB [fɔːl -] Brit inf

to fall about (laughing or with laughter)

sbellicarsi dalle risa

fall out VB [fɔːl -]

1. fall out page, contact lens:

fall out

cadere

his hair, tooth fell out

gli sono caduti i capelli, gli è caduto un dente

2. fall out MIL:

fall out soldiers:

rompere le righe

fall out!

rompete le righe!

3. fall out (quarrel):

fall out inf

litigare, bisticciare (over per)

to fall out with sb (quarrel)

litigare con qn

4. fall out Brit (turn out):

fall out

accadere

it fell out that…

è successo che…

I.fall to VB [fɔːl -] (fall to)

fall to

attaccare

II.fall to VB [fɔːl -] (fall to doing)

fall to

rimettersi, ricominciare a fare

fall away VB [fɔːl -]

1. fall away paint, plaster:

fall away

staccarsi (from da)

2. fall away ground:

fall away

digradare (to verso)

3. fall away demand, support, numbers:

fall away

diminuire, calare

fall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] VB intr

1. fall (drop down):

fall rain, snow

scendere

fall tree

cadere

fall THEAT curtain

calare

to fall flat joke

non far ridere

to fall flat plan

fallire

to fall flat suggestion

cadere nel vuoto

to fall down the stairs

cadere dalle scale

to fall (down) dead

cadere morto

to fall flat on one's face

cadere faccia a terra

2. fall:

to fall to one's knees

cadere in ginocchio

3. fall (land):

fall bomb, missile

cadere

4. fall (decrease):

fall prices, demand

scendere

to fall sharply

calare bruscamente

5. fall temperature:

fall

scendere

6. fall accent, stress:

fall

cadere

7. fall in rank, on charts:

fall

scendere

8. fall (be defeated):

fall

cadere

to fall under sb's power

cadere sotto il dominio di qu

the prize fell to him

il premio toccò a lui

9. fall liter (die in battle):

fall

cadere

10. fall REL:

fall

peccare

11. fall (occur):

to fall on a Monday

cadere di lunedì

12. fall darkness, silence:

fall

calare

night was falling

stava calando la notte

13. fall (belong):

to fall into a category

rientrare in una categoria

14. fall (hang down):

fall hair, cloth

ricadere

15. fall (go down):

fall cliff, ground, road

scendere

16. fall + adj (become):

to fall asleep

addormentarsi

to fall due

scadere

to fall afoul of the law

avere problemi con la legge

to fall ill

ammalarsi

17. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

innamorarsi perdutamente (di qu/qc)

to fall out of favor

cadere in disgrazia

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

cadere sotto l'influenza di qu/qc

to fall to pieces fig person

crollare

to fall to pieces plan, relationship

andare in pezzi

II.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

1. fall (drop from a height):

fall

caduta f

2. fall (decrease):

fall

calo m

fall in temperature

calo della temperatura

3. fall (defeat):

fall

caduta f

4. fall (autumn):

fall

autunno m

5. fall pl (waterfall):

fall

cascata f

Niagara Falls

le cascate pl del Niagara

6. fall REL:

the Fall

il peccato m originale

III.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] ADJ

fall

autunnale

fall off VB intr

1. fall off (become detached):

fall off

staccarsi

2. fall off (decrease):

fall off

diminuire

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind (become slower):

fall behind

rimanere indietro

2. fall behind (achieve less):

fall behind team, country

rimanere indietro

3. fall behind (fail to do sth on time):

fall behind

essere in ritardo

4. fall behind SPORTS:

fall behind

farsi distanziare

I.fall over VB intr insep

fall over

cadere

II.fall over VB trans

fall over

inciampare in

to fall over oneself to do sth inf

farsi in quattro per fare qc

fall guy N inf

fall guy

capro m espiatorio

fall down VB intr

1. fall down:

fall down person

cadere

fall down building

crollare

our school is falling down

la nostra scuola sta cadendo a pezzi

2. fall down (be unsatisfactory):

fall down plan

fare acqua

fall down person

non essere all'altezza

to fall down on the job inf

non essere all'altezza

fall to VB trans insep (be responsibility of)

fall to

toccare a

fall in VB intr

1. fall in (into water, hole):

fall in

cadere

2. fall in (collapse):

fall in roof, ceiling

venire giù

3. fall in MIL:

fall in

mettersi in riga

free fall N

free fall

caduta f libera

to go into free fall FIN

precipitare

Translations for fall in the Italian»English Dictionary

fall-out <-> [fɔ:l·ˈaut] N m

fall-out

fallout

fall Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come [or fall] apart at the seams

scucirsi

to come [or fall] apart at the seams fig

fare acqua da tutte le parti

to fall [or slip] through the net fig

sfuggire alle maglie di qu/qc

to fall over oneself to do sth inf

farsi in quattro per fare qc

to fall into a state of neglect

andare in rovina

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

innamorarsi perdutamente (di qu/qc)

to fall into the wrong hands

cadere in cattive mani

to fall down on the job inf

non essere all'altezza

these responsibilities will fall on your children

queste responsabilità ricadranno sopra i tuoi figli

to fall in love with each other

innamorarsi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After both team members made it across the esplanade without letting the flag fall, they received their next clue.

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It also closes midweek and some weekends during the late fall, winter, and early spring.

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Her spending habits may have caused her to fall upon hard times.

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Then, at full gallop, the buffalo would fall from the weight of the herd pressing behind them, breaking their legs and rendering them immobile.

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And things go really bad, their lives kind of fall apart.

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The rules have even been blamed for a fall-off in retail sales, suggesting people are saving for house deposits instead of spending money.

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This represented a fall in circulation of 14% on a year-on-year basis.

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The supply-demand balance then reverses; supply outpaces demand (sellers predominate), causing prices to fall.

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Things fall apart when she becomes too uncomfortable during the date.

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We have counter-evidence that every time there are leaks out of these agencies, the sky doesn't fall down.

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