fall guy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall guy in the English»Serbian Dictionary

'fall guy N sl

fall guy

žrtveni jarac m

fall guy

naivčina f

Translations for fall guy in the English»Serbian Dictionary

guy [gaɪ] N

1. guy inf (man):

guy

tip m

guy

lik m

2. guy pl inf (people):

hi guys!

zdravo narode!

are you guys coming to lunch?

narode, dolazite li na ručak?

3. guy (rope):

guy [rope]

konopci kojima se nešto učvršćuje

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

We're naturally -- and perhaps wisely -- suspicious of things that are new, which means technology often becomes the fall guy.

motherboard.vice.com

Yet now he finds himself the fall guy, negating the very argument that divisions and tensions have been buried for good.

www.insideworldfootball.com

However, four slightly different usages for fall guy survive and their origins are probably different.

en.wikipedia.org

To their credit, they wanted a fast black driver, not just a fall guy to look foolish.

en.wikipedia.org

I'm happy to be the fall guy for the shenanigans.

www.gizmodo.com.au

The initial reaction from the government was to just make the driver a fall guy.

www.firstpost.com

The phrase fall guy here refers, apparently, to a sucker who makes bets at bad odds.

en.wikipedia.org

Her co-star, looking bloated and inert, appears to have settled into the role of the fall guy rather than even attempt to be an active participant.

en.wikipedia.org