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fell1 [fel] VB

fell pt of:

See also fall

I . fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] VB intr

1. fall (drop down, a. rain, snow):

3. fall (enter a particular state):

II . fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] N

1. fall (from a height, a. decrease):

queda f

2. fall Am (autumn):

outono m

fell2 VB trans

fell tree:

fell

fell3 ADJ HISTORY

I . fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] VB intr

1. fall (drop down, a. rain, snow):

3. fall (enter a particular state):

II . fall <fell, fallen> [fɔːl] N

1. fall (from a height, a. decrease):

queda f

2. fall Am (autumn):

outono m

fall about VB intr Brit, Aus inf

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind (become slower):

2. fall behind (in work, etc):

fall down VB intr

2. fall down (be unsatisfactory):

fall in VB intr

1. fall in (collapse):

2. fall in MIL:

fall off VB intr

1. fall off (become detached):

2. fall off (decrease):

fall out VB intr

1. fall out (drop out):

2. fall out MIL:

fall over VB intr

fall in with VB intr insep

1. fall in with (agree to):

2. fall in with (become friendly with):

Usage examples with fell

at one fell swoop

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The burden of the secret was so heavy that the barber fell ill.
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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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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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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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His behaviour became erratic, and spending recklessly, he fell into financial difficulties.
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When the storm made landfall, the barometric pressure fell to 28.81 inches (968 mbar), breaking a previous record set in 1910.
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The fertility rate fell from 5.00 in 1971 to 1.75 in 2004.
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Then the glutton anon started up, and took a great club in his hand, and smote at the king that his coronal fell to the earth.
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The crowning glory was the report of a police service that helped a man who fell ill and had to go to hospital.
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Swaddling fell out of favor in the seventeenth century.
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