fall guy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall guy in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

fall guy N Am inf

fall guy

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Translations for fall guy in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

guy [gaɪ] N inf

1. guy (man):

guy

човек

hi guys Aus, Am

здравейте, момчета

2. guy Brit (effigy of Guy Fawkes):

guy

чучело nt

3. guy (rope to fix a tent, guy rope):

guy

обтяжка f (въже за опъване на палатка)

I.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] VB intr

1. fall THEAT:

fall (drop down)

падам

fall rain, snow

валя

fall tree

рухвам

fall curtain

падам

fall curtain

спускам се

fall (plan, suggestion)

нямам успех

to fall flat (joke)

не предизвиквам смях

to fall flat (joke)

не разсмивам

to fall down the stairs

падам надолу по стълбите

to fall (down) dead

падам мъртъв

to fall flat on one's face

падам [o. просвам се] по очи

to fall to one's knees

падам на колене

2. fall bomb, missile, accent, stress:

fall

падам

3. fall a. ECON (decrease):

fall prices

(с)падам

fall demand

намалявам

fall demand

отслабвам

to fall below

занижавам

to fall below

не изразходвам

to fall sharply

(с)падам рязко

4. fall temperature:

fall

спадам

5. fall (be defeated):

fall

падам

to fall under sb's power

попадам под властта на нкг

the prize fell to him

наградата се падна на него

6. fall liter (die in battle):

fall

падам

fall

загивам

7. fall REL:

fall

съгрешавам

8. fall (occur):

to fall on a Monday

падам се в понеделник

9. fall (happen):

night was falling

падаше нощ

10. fall (belong):

to fall into a category

попадам в категория

11. fall (hang down):

fall hair, cloth

падам

fall hair, cloth

спускам се

12. fall (go down):

fall cliff, ground, road

спускам се

13. fall + adj (become):

to fall asleep

заспивам

to fall due

дължим съм

to fall due

трябва да бъда платен

to fall foul of a law

попадам под ударите на закона

to fall foul of sb

спречквам [o. сдърпвам] се с нкг

to fall ill

разболявам се

to fall vacant

овакантявам се

to fall vacant

освобождавам се

14. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

влюбвам се лудо (в нкг/нщ)

to fall out of favour

изпадам в немилост

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

попадам под влиянието на нкг/нщ

Phrases:

to fall into the hands of sb

попадам в ръцете на нкг

to fall in line (with sth)

съгласявам [o. солидаризирам] се (с нщ)

to fall into place

идвам си на мястото

to fall short (of sth)

не успявам (да постигна нщ)

II.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] N

1. fall (drop from a height):

fall

падане nt

2. fall a. ECON (decrease):

fall

спад m

fall

срив m

fall in prices

спад [o. срив] на курса цените

sudden fall in prices

неочаквано падане на цените

fall in temperature

понижение на температурата

3. fall (defeat):

fall

разгром m

4. fall Am (autumn):

fall

есен f

5. fall pl (waterfall):

fall

водопад m

the Niagara Falls

Ниагарският водопад

6. fall no pl REL:

the Fall

грехопадението nt

Phrases:

to take a [or the ] Am, fall for sb

отнасям го заради нкг

III.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] ADJ Am

fall

есенен

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, four slightly different usages for fall guy survive and their origins are probably different.

en.wikipedia.org

I'm happy to be the fall guy for the shenanigans.

www.gizmodo.com.au

The initial reaction from the government was to just make the driver a fall guy.

www.firstpost.com

Yet now he finds himself the fall guy, negating the very argument that divisions and tensions have been buried for good.

www.insideworldfootball.com

To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish.

en.wikipedia.org

Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the fall guy rather than even attempt to be an active participant.

en.wikipedia.org

The phrase fall guy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.

en.wikipedia.org

We're naturally -- and perhaps wisely -- suspicious of things that are new, which means technology often becomes the fall guy.

motherboard.vice.com