fall back in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fall back in the English»French Dictionary

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

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

1. fall (come down):

9. fall ground → fall away

See also fall away

1. back:

back ANAT, ZOOL
dos m
to turn one's back on sb/sth lit, fig
to do sth behind sb's back lit, fig
get off my back inf!

II.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADJ

III.back [Brit bak, Am bæk] ADV

See also wall, scratch, own, hand, duck, beyond, answer

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

I.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] N

II.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] ADJ

III.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB trans

IV.scratch [Brit skratʃ, Am skrætʃ] VB intr

I.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] ADJ (belonging to particular person, group etc)

II.own [Brit əʊn, Am oʊn] PRON

I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand ANAT:

hands off inf!
pas touche! inf
hands off inf!

7. hand (possession):

I.duck [Brit dʌk, Am dək] N

I.beyond [bɪˈjɒnd] PREP Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the grasp of, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, grasp, bound, etc.). See also I. 3. below.

I.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] N

II.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB trans

III.answer [Brit ˈɑːnsə, Am ˈænsər] VB intr

fall back in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall back in the English»French Dictionary

II.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

III.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] ADJ Am (of autumn)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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If he can find apparently rational arguments for some parts of the faith, so much the better; if he can not, he need only fall back on revelation.
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Formal orders to fall back were issued at 9.45pm.
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There were 12 strong points along the first trench line, and a complete second line of trenches to fall back into.
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Perpetually they threaten to fall back into a kind of "things" or a kind of spirits.
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This way, they will have something to fall back upon in case they do not make the cut.
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Sand always said that her education was the most important thing to her, stating if her music career was to fail, she would have her education to fall back on.
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Thus, even if the trial court were to exclude the proffering party's preferred evidence, that party would still have equally probative evidence to fall back on.
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These people are in need of something to fall back on and these biblical recordings helps them relate and continue their faith.
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Applications either fall back on the tool management database, or the data will be replaced by the interfaces.
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In other words, with such a wafer-thin surplus -- equivalent to just $3.5 billion in today's dollars -- the budget could easily fall back into deficit.
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