felling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for felling in the English»French Dictionary

felling [Brit ˈfɛlɪŋ, Am ˈfɛlɪŋ] N

felling

coupe f

I.fell [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] VB pt

fell → fall

II.fell [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] N

fell

montagne f (dans le nord de l'Angleterre)

III.fell [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] VB trans

fell tree

abattre

fell person

assommer

IV.fell [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl]

in one fell swoop

d'un seul coup

with one fell blow

d'un seul coup

See also fall away, fall

fall away VB [Brit fɔːl -, Am fɔl -]

1. fall away paint, plaster:

fall away

se détacher (from de)

2. fall away ground:

fall away

descendre en pente (to vers)

3. fall away demand, support, numbers:

fall away

diminuer

I.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl] N

1. fall lit:

fall (of person, horse, rocks, curtain)

chute f (from de)

fall (of snow, hail)

chutes fpl

fall (of earth, soot)

éboulement m

fall (of axe, hammer, dice)

coup m

a fall of 20 metres, a 20-metre fall

une chute de 20 mètres

a heavy fall of rain

une grosse averse

to have a fall

faire une chute, tomber

2. fall:

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

baisse f (in de)

fall (more drastic)

chute f (in de)

the pound has suffered a sharp fall/a slight fall

la livre a subi une forte chute/une légère baisse

a fall in value

une dépréciation

a fall of 10% to 125

une baisse de 10% pour arriver à 125

3. fall:

fall (of leader, regime, empire, fortress, town)

chute f

fall (of monarchy)

renversement m

fall (of seat)

perte f

the government's fall from power

la chute du gouvernement

4. fall:

fall from grace or favour

disgrâce f

the Fall REL

la chute

5. fall Am (autumn):

fall

automne m

in the fall of 1992

à l'automne 1992

6. fall (in pitch, intonation):

fall

descente f

7. fall:

fall (in wrestling)

tombé m

fall (in judo)

chute f

II.falls N

falls npl:

falls

chutes fpl

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

1. fall (come down):

fall

tomber

falling rain

la pluie qui tombe

he was hurt by falling masonry

il a été blessé par une pierre qui tombait de la façade

to fall 10 metres

tomber de 10 mètres

five centimetres of snow fell

il est tombé cinq centimètres de neige

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

tomber de

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

tomber de

the skirt falls in pleats from a waistband

la jupe tombe en plis à partir de la ceinture

to fall on person, town

tomber sur

it fell on my head

cela m'est tombé sur la tête

to fall on the floor

tomber par terre

to fall on one's back

tomber sur le dos

to fall in or into bath, river, sink

tomber dans

to fall down hole, shaft, stairs

tomber dans

to fall under table

tomber sous

to fall under bus, train

passer sous

to fall through ceiling, hole

passer à travers

to fall through the air

tomber dans le vide

to fall to earth

tomber sur terre

to fall to the floor or to the ground

tomber par terre

2. fall:

fall (drop) speed, volume, quality, standard, level:

diminuer

fall temperature, price, inflation, wages, production, number, attendance, morale:

baisser

fall (more dramatically)

chuter inf

fall (more dramatically)

tomber

to fall (by) amount, percentage

baisser de

to fall to amount, place

descendre à

to fall from

descendre de

to fall below zero/5%

descendre au-dessous de zéro/5%

to fall in the charts

perdre des places dans le hit-parade

3. fall (yield position):

fall

tomber

to fall from power

tomber

to fall to enemy, allies

tomber aux mains de

the seat fell to Labour

le siège a été perdu au profit des travaillistes

4. fall (die):

fall euph

tomber

to fall on the battlefield

tomber au champ d'honneur

5. fall (descend) fig:

fall darkness, night, beam, silence, gaze:

tomber (on sur)

fall blame:

retomber (on sur)

fall shadow:

se projeter (over sur)

suspicion fell on her husband

les soupçons se sont portés sur son mari

6. fall (occur):

fall 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

to fall under the heading of…

se trouver sous la rubrique de…

7. fall (be incumbent on):

it falls to sb to do

c'est à qn de faire, c'est à qn qu'il incombe de faire form

8. fall (throw oneself):

to fall into bed/into a chair

se laisser tomber sur son lit/dans un fauteuil

to fall to or on one's knees

tomber à genoux

to fall at sb's feet

se jeter aux pieds de qn

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

tomber dans les bras de qn/l'un de l'autre

to fall on each other

s'embrasser, tomber dans les bras l'un de l'autre

to fall on sb's neck

se jeter au cou de qn

9. fall ground → fall away

10. fall REL:

fall

succomber

11. fall Brit (get pregnant):

fall region

tomber enceinte

IV.fall [Brit fɔːl, Am fɔl]

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 or the higher you climb, the harder you fall

plus dure sera la chute

to stand or fall on sth

reposer sur qc, dépendre de qc

fell-walking [ˈfelwɔːkɪŋ] N Brit

fell-walking

randonnée f en montagne

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uncontrolled drainage, felling, use

non réglementé

it fell off the back of a lorry inf hum

c'est tombé du ciel

it fell off the back of a lorry euph

c'est de la marchandise récupérée

my blood pressure rose/fell

ma tension a monté/baissé

a hush fell over the crowd

un silence envahit la foule

Translations for felling in the French»English Dictionary

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abattage

felling uncountable

pataugas

fell boots Brit

coupe

felling area

coupe claire lit

heavy felling

coupe réglée

periodic felling

coupe sombre

light felling

felling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for felling in the English»French Dictionary

fell¹ [fel] VB

fell pt of fall

See also fall

I.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] VB intr

1. fall (drop down from a height):

fall

tomber

to fall to the ground

tomber par terre

to fall to one's death

faire une chute mortelle

to fall to one's knees

tomber à genoux

to fall downstairs

tomber dans les escaliers

to fall from a roof/balcony

tomber du toit/balcon

to fall from a window

tomber d'une fenêtre

to fall (down) dead

tomber raide mort

to fall flat

s'étaler

to fall flat fig

tomber à plat

to fall flat on one's face

s'étaler de tout son long

to fall flat on one's face (be unsuccessful)

se planter complètement

to fall flat on one's face thing, scheme

rater complètement

2. fall (land):

fall a bomb, missile

tomber

the keys fell in the gutter

les clefs sont tombées dans le caniveau

the blame fell on me fig

la faute est tombée sur moi

his eye fell on me fig

son regard s'est posé sur moi

the stress falls on the first syllable LING

l'accent est sur la première syllabe

3. fall (become lower, decrease):

fall demand, numbers, prices

baisser

fall dramatically

chuter

to fall by 10%

chuter de 10 %

to fall below a figure/level/standard

tomber en dessous d'un chiffre/niveau

to fall to a level/figure

tomber à un niveau/chiffre

to fall in sb's estimation

baisser dans l'estime de qn

4. fall (be defeated or overthrown):

fall city, government, dictator

tomber

to fall from power

être déchu

to fall to sb

tomber aux mains de qn

to fall to sb (in an election)

passer aux mains de qn

5. fall SPORTS (in cricket):

fall wicket

tomber

6. fall REL (do wrong, sin):

fall

pécher

7. fall (happen at a particular time):

fall

tomber

to fall on a Monday/Wednesday

tomber un lundi/mercredi

8. fall (happen):

fall night, darkness

tomber

9. fall (belong):

fall

rentrer

to fall into a category/class

rentrer dans une catégorie/classe

to fall within sth

rentrer dans qc

to fall outside sth

tomber en dehors de qc

10. fall (hang down):

fall hair, cloth, fabric

tomber

11. fall (become):

to fall asleep

s'endormir

to fall due

arriver à échéance

to fall ill

tomber malade

to fall silent

devenir silencieux

to fall vacant a room

se libérer

to fall vacant a position, post

être vacant

to fall prey to sb/sth

devenir la proie de qn/qc

12. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall in love with sb/sth

tomber amoureux de qn/qc

to fall out of love with sb/sth

cesser d'être amoureux de qn/qc

to fall out of favour with sb

tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

tomber sous l'influence de qn/qc

to fall under the spell of sb/sth

tomber sous le charme de qn/qc

Phrases:

to fall on deaf ears cries, pleas, shouts

ne pas être entendu

to fall foul of sb

s'attirer les foudres de qn

to fall on stony ground appeal, message

tomber dans le vide

to fall into the hands of sb

tomber aux mains de qn

to fall in line with sth

suivre qc

to fall into place (fit together)

concorder

to fall into place (become clear)

devenir clair

to fall short

ne pas être tout à fait à la hauteur

to fall short of a record

ne pas réussir à battre un record

II.fall <fell, fallen> [fɔ:l] N

1. fall (act of falling):

fall

chute f

a fall from a third-storey window

une chute d'une fenêtre du troisième étage

to break sb's fall

amortir la chute de qn

to have a fall

tomber

to have a nasty fall

faire une mauvaise chute

to take a fall

faire une chute

2. fall (downward movement):

fall of a leaf, of the curtain

chute f

fall of a level, popularity

baisse f

fall of the tide

descente f

heavy falls of rain

d'importantes chutes de pluie

3. fall (defeat):

fall of a government, city

chute f

fall of a castle

prise f

4. fall Am (autumn):

fall

automne m

5. fall pl (waterfall):

fall

chutes fpl

Phrases:

to take a fall for sb Am

porter le chapeau à la place de qn

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

fall

d'automne

fell² [fel] VB trans

fell tree

abattre

fell person

assommer

clear-cut VB trans, clear-fell VB trans

clear-cut

couper net

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I almost fell asleep

j'ai failli m'endormir

and I fell for it!

et je suis tombé dans le panneau!

a hush fell

un silence glacial s'abattit

he actually lied/fell asleep

il est allé jusqu'à mentir/s'endormir

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

le dollar a monté/a baissé par rapport à l'euro

Translations for felling in the French»English Dictionary

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abattage d'un arbre

felling

sa chute lui a déboîté une épaule

he dislocated a shoulder when he fell

felling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

le dollar a monté/a baissé par rapport à l'euro

the keys fell in the gutter

les clefs sont tombées dans le caniveau

the blame fell on me fig

la faute est tombée sur moi

his eye fell on me fig

son regard s'est posé sur moi

and I fell for it!

et je suis tombé dans le panneau!

he actually lied/fell asleep

il est allé jusqu'à mentir/s'endormir

the hole that I fell in

le trou dans lequel je suis tombé

she fell into her mother's arms

elle s'abandonna dans les bras de sa mère

the thing exploded when it fell

c'est en tombant que l'objet a explosé

he dislocated a shoulder when he fell

sa chute lui a déboîté une épaule

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The felling of a line of trees that had previously helped screen the power station from the river also aroused much local protest.

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Felling town centre remains the principle economic area though it has become dilapidated and is scheduled for regeneration.

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In the territory is forbidden felling forest, besides sanitary.

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However, he accidentally chops down the wrong tree, felling the tree that sustains life itself.

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It is very likely that the range was more extensive in the past before extensive felling for the wood.

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A policy of sanitary felling has kept losses in the city to an average of 1000 a year.

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This year the horizon isn't any better, given the negative ad growth that had buffeted the tree-felling industry in the first nine months of 2014.

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Following natural regeneration, a further spate of felling occurred in 1981.

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The men were thin and wiry, but they were also tough and strong with an incredible skill in felling, sawing and handling timber.

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Consent is also required for significant changes to gardens, erection of garden sheds and felling or pruning of trees.

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