fell in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fell in the English»Italian Dictionary

fell¹ [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] VB pt, pp

fell → fall III

I.fell² [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] N

1. fell (cutting down of trees):

fell Am

abbattimento m

fell Am

tagliata f stagionale

2. fell (in sewing):

fell

ribattitura f

II.fell² [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] VB trans

1. fell:

fell tree

abbattere

fell fig person

atterrare, abbattere

2. fell (in sewing):

fell seam

ribattere

fell³ [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] N Brit

1. fell (in names):

fell

monte m

2. fell (in moorland):

fell

altura f

fell⁴ [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] ADJ

1. fell (cruel):

fell

feroce

fell

crudele

2. fell (deadly):

fell

mortale

in one fell swoop

d'un sol colpo

with one fell blow

con un colpo solo

fell⁵ [Brit fɛl, Am fɛl] N arch (animal skin)

fell

pelle f

fell

pellame m

fell-walking [ˈfelwɔːkɪŋ] N Brit

fell-walking

= escursionismo in brughiera

wool-fell [ˈwʊlfel] N

wool-fell

vello m di pecora

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 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…

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fell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fell in the English»Italian Dictionary

fell¹ [fel] VB

fell pt of fall

See also fall

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

fell² [fel] VB trans

1. fell (cut down):

fell

abbattere

2. fell (knock down):

fell

buttare a terra

fell³ [fel] ADJ

fell HISTORY:

fell

feroce

Phrases:

at [or in] one fell swoop

in un colpo solo

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

fell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

his face fell when he opened the letter

ha cambiato espressione quando ha aperto la lettera

to come [or fall] apart at the seams

scucirsi

to come [or fall] apart at the seams fig

fare acqua da tutte le parti

the prize fell to him

il premio toccò a lui

the dollar rose/fell against the euro

il dollaro è salito/sceso rispetto all'euro

at [or in] one fell swoop

in un colpo solo

in one fell swoop

in una volta

to fall into a state of neglect

andare in rovina

I fell into it

ci sono cascata

ancient civilizations that fell into decline

antiche civiltà -e

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A van driver fell asleep at the wheel and stopped alongside the central crash barrier on the right hand (overtaking) lane.

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The observatory fell into disrepair in the late 1970s due to a momentary lack of time and enthusiasm from staff and students at the school.

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His behaviour became erratic, and spending recklessly, he fell into financial difficulties.

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He slipped on an icy patch of sidewalk outside his office, fell, and fractured his skull.

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Its scaffolding collapsed, and at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement.

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Known as a city that floated on the air, it malfunctioned and fell into the Bermuda Triangle.

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As his health began to give way, he began to age prematurely and fell into fits of despondency.

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Swaddling fell out of favor in the seventeenth century.

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The counterpanes were sometimes very costly, generally purple embroidered with figures in gold; and rich hangings fell to the ground masking the front.

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In 1991 the country, now called Zaire, went through political upheaval and fell into a prolonged recession, bring the engineering works to a halt.

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