fall about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

fall about VB intr Brit, Aus inf

to fall about [laughing]

crkavati (od smeha)

Translations for fall about in the English»Serbian Dictionary

I.about [ə'baʊt] PREP

1. about (on the subject of):

about

o

what's that book about?

o čemu govori ta knjiga?

the movie is about the American Civil War

ovaj film je o Američkom građanskom ratu

it's all about having fun

dobra zabava je najvažnija

anxiety about the future

zabrinutost zbog budućnosti

a phobia about spiders

strah od paukova

to ask sb about sb/sth

pitati nekoga o nekome/nečemu

2. about (affecting):

about

u vezi sa

to do something about sth

uraditi nešto oko nečega

to do nothing about a problem

ne uraditi ništa u vezi sa problemom

3. about (surrounding):

about

oko

4. about after vb (expressing movement):

to wander about the house

lutati po kući

to look about the room

gledati inf po sobi

5. about (expressing location):

she must be about the place somewhere

mora da je tu negde

6. about (being a characteristic of):

about

u vezi sa

there's something strange about him

ima nešto čudno u vezi sa njim

7. about Brit inf (in the process of):

while you're about it

kad si već tu

Phrases:

how about bowling?

šta misliš o tome da idemo na kuglanje?

to know what one is about inf

znati u čemu je stvar

to know what one is about inf

biti svestan šta se radi

what about it?

(i) šta s tim?

what about it?

šta hoćeš?

II.about [ə'baʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

oko

about eight [o'clock]

oko osam (sati)

about two days ago

pre otprilike dva dana

2. about (almost):

about

skoro

3. about (barely):

we just about made it

jedva smo uspeli

4. about esp Brit (around):

there's a lot of flu about at the moment

postoji dosta slučajeva gripa u ovom momentu

up and about

ustao iz kreveta posle bolesti

5. about esp Brit (in the area):

about

okolo

is Cathy about?

da li je Keti u blizini?

there was nobody about

nije bilo nikoga okolo

6. about (intending):

we're just about to have supper

samo što nismo počeli večeru

Phrases:

that's about all

to je sve

I.fall [fɔːl] N

1. fall:

fall (tumble, drop)

pad m

fall (harder)

tresak m

she broke her leg in the fall

pri padu je slomila nogu

to have [or take] a nasty fall

pasti nezgodno

2. fall no pl (descent):

fall

spuštanje nt

the rise and fall of the tide

plima i oseka

3. fall METEO, geog:

fall

padavine

[heavy] falls of rain/snow

jaka kiša/sneg

fall of rock

odron

4. fall SPORTS (in wrestling):

fall

tuš m

5. fall no pl (decrease):

fall

smanjenje nt in +gen

fall in support

opadanje nt in +gen

fall in a level also

snižavanje nt in +gen

fall in temperature

pad temperature

sudden fall in price

iznenadan pad cena

fall in pressure

pad pritiska

fall in value

pad vrednosti

6. fall no pl (defeat):

fall of a city

osvajanje nt

fall of a dictator, regime

svrgavanje nt

fall of a dictator, regime

pad m

the fall of the Roman Empire

pad Rimskog carstva

fall from power

silazak sa vlasti

7. fall Am (autumn):

fall

jesen f

8. fall (waterfall):

falls pl

vodopad

[the] Niagara Falls

Nijagarini vodopadi

Phrases:

to take a the fall for sb/sth

preuzeti krivicu na sebe umesto nekoga

II.fall [fɔːl] ADJ Am

fall

jesenji

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

1. fall:

fall (drop, tumble) person

pasti // padati

fall (harder)

srušiti se // rušiti se

fall tree

pasti perf

fall post, pillar

srušiti se perf

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

pasti nekome/jedno drugom u zagrljaj

to fall under a bus

pasti pod autobus

to fall to one's death

survati se u smrt

to fall flat on one's face

pasti pravo na nos

to fall on the floor [or to the ground]

pasti na pod/tlo

to fall to one's knees

pasti na kolena

to fall down dead

pasti mrtav

2. fall (hang):

fall

dosegnuti // dosezati

his hair fell around his shoulders

kosa mu je padala po ramenima

her hair fell to her waist

kosa joj je dosezala do struka

3. fall (descend):

fall

spustiti se // spuštati se

fall darkness

pasti // padati

fall silence

nastati // nastajati

4. fall (slope):

fall

spustiti se // spuštati se

5. fall (decrease):

fall

smanjiti se // smanjivati se

fall

sniziti se // snižavati se

church attendance has fallen dramatically

broj ljudi koji dolaze u crkvu se znatno smanjio

6. fall (be defeated):

fall

doživeti poraz

fall empire

srušiti se perf

fall empire

propasti perf

fall city, town

pasti // padati pod nečiju vlast

to fall to sb

preći u nečiju vlast

7. fall (be):

Easter falls early this year

Uskrs pada rano ove godine

this year, my birthday falls on a Monday

moj rođendan ove godine pada u ponedeljak

the stress falls on the second syllable

akcenat je na drugom slogu

8. fall (become):

to fall asleep

zaspati

to fall due

dospeti za naplatu dug

to fall ill

razboleti se

to fall open

otvoriti se

to fall silent

utihnuti

to fall vacant

osloboditi se

9. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall into debt

zapasti u dugove

to fall into disuse

izaći iz upotrebe

to fall from grace/favour [with sb]

pasti u (nečiju) nemilost

to fall into the habit of doing sth

navići se raditi nešto

to fall into the habit of doing sth

steći naviku

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

potpasti pod uticaj nekoga/nečega

to fall in love [with sb/sth]

zaljubiti se (u nekoga/nešto)

to have fallen under the spell of sb/sth

postati opčinjen nekim/nečim

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Your jaw is about to fall about as far down as this image.

www.popsci.com

With various cooling measures remaining in place, we expect the residential market to stay quiet and sales to fall about 10% in 2013.

www.propertywire.com

The balcony collapsed about 7.45pm, causing people to fall about 3 metres.

www.odt.co.nz

The race was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., but rain began to fall about a half-hour prior to the start.

www.mlive.com

Its length is about 6 mi and fall about 1800 ft of which 1300 ft of drop occurs within in the middle of its course.

en.wikipedia.org

Sonic expects sales at locations open at least a year, a key measure of a retailer's health, to fall about 2 percent during the quarter.

www.cbsnews.com

The politics haven't grasped yet so you see them flounder and fall about in their four year cycles.

www.abc.net.au

Thatcher said he plans to have a decision by the fall about whether to pursue the case in criminal or civil court.

www.cbc.ca

Its length is approximately 4.5 mi and its fall about 1920 ft, of which 1600 ft occurs within 2.5 mi of the head of the stream.

en.wikipedia.org

Consisting of three falls with the first fall about thirty meters high.

en.wikipedia.org