Niagara Falls in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Niagara Falls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the Niagara Falls

las cataratas del Niágara

Translations for Niagara Falls in the Spanish»English Dictionary

las cataratas del Niágara

Niagara Falls

las cataratas del Iguazú/del Niágara

Iguaçú/Niagara Falls

Translations for Niagara Falls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fall [Am fɔl, Brit fɔːl] N

1.1. fall C (tumble):

fall

caída f

to take a fall

sufrir una caída

to take a fall

caerse

I broke my leg in the fall

me rompí la pierna al caerme

to head or esp Am ride for a fall

ir camino al desastre

1.2. fall C (in wrestling):

fall

caída f

1.3. fall C (descent):

fall

caída f

the tree broke my fall

el árbol frenó mi caída

2. fall C (autumn):

fall Am

otoño m

3. fall C (decrease):

a fall in sth, a fall in temperature

un descenso de temperaturas or de la temperatura

a fall in prices

una bajada or caída de precios

a fall in demand/output

una disminución or caída de la demanda/producción

4.1. fall C (loss of status):

fall

caída f

the Fall (of Man) BIBL

la caída (de Adán)

4.2. fall C (defeat, capture):

fall

caída f

the fall of the dictator

la caída del dictador

5. fall C:

fall (of snow)

nevada f

fall (of rocks)

desprendimiento m

fall (of rocks)

derrumbe m

6. fall <falls, pl >:

fall (waterfall)

cascada f

fall (waterfall)

caída f de agua

fall (higher)

catarata f

the Niagara Falls

las cataratas del Niágara

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

1.1. fall (tumble):

fall person/animal:

caerse

I fell in the river

me caí al río

he fell into bed/a chair

se dejó caer en la cama/en una silla

she fell into his arms

se echó en sus brazos

to fall downstairs

caerse por la escalera

I fell out of bed last night

anoche me caí de la cama

he fell to his knees

cayó de rodillas

he fell back into the chair

se echó hacia atrás en la silla

she fell under a bus/train

la atropelló un autobús/tren

I fell over a piece of wood

tropecé con un trozo de madera

the house is so small, we are falling over each other

la casa es tan pequeña que estamos unos encima de otros

to fall foul of sb/sth he fell foul of the law

tuvo problemas con la ley

you'd better not fall foul of her

mejor no te la pongas en contra

the plan has fallen foul of the new rules on …

el plan se ha visto obstaculizado por la nueva normativa sobre …

to fall over oneself to + infin

desvivirse por  +  infin

to fall over oneself to + infin

matarse por  +  infin inf

1.2. fall (from height):

fall

caerse

a tree has fallen across the road

se ha caído un árbol en medio de la carretera

the knife fell from her hand

el cuchillo se le cayó de la mano

tears fell from his eyes

le caían lágrimas de los ojos

to let sth fall

dejar caer algo

to let fall a comment/remark

dejar caer un comentario/una observación

he fell down the well

se cayó al pozo

he fell off his horse

se cayó del caballo

1.3. fall dress/drapes (hang down):

fall

caer

a stray lock of hair fell over her forehead

un mechón le caía sobre la frente

1.4. fall (descend):

fall night/rain:

caer

a sudden hush fell over the crowd

de repente se hizo el silencio entre la multitud

her eye fell on the book

su mirada se detuvo en el libro

2. fall (decrease):

fall temperature:

bajar

fall temperature:

descender form

fall price:

bajar

fall price:

caer

fall wind:

amainar

the barometer is falling

el barómetro está bajando

sterling fell sharply against the dollar

la libra esterlina sufrió un fuerte descenso con respecto al dólar

to fall in sb's estimation or esteem

caer en la estima de alguien

his face fell

puso cara larga

3. fall (be captured, defeated):

fall

caer

to fall to sb city/country/government:

caer en manos or en poder de alguien

the capital has fallen to the rebels

la capital ha caído en manos or en poder de los rebeldes

4.1. fall (pass into specified state):

to fall ill or esp Am sick

caer enfermo

to fall ill or esp Am sick

ponerse enfermo Spain

to fall ill or esp Am sick

enfermarse LatAm

to fall silent

callarse

to fall silent

quedarse callado

to fall vacant

quedar libre

to fall into decay

irse deteriorando

to fall into disrepute

desprestigiarse

to fall into disuse

caer en desuso

she fell on hard times

las cosas le empezaron a ir mal

to fall into enemy hands

caer en poder or en manos del enemigo

to fall among thieves

meterse en una cueva de ladrones

to fall from or out of favor, that idea has fallen out of favor with educationalists

esa idea ha perdido popularidad entre los pedagogos

she's fallen from favor with his family

ha caído en desgracia con su familia

to fall out of fashion

pasarse de moda

4.2. fall (enter):

to fall into a trance/coma

entrar en trance/coma

to fall into a trap

caer en una trampa

she fell into a deep sleep

se durmió profundamente

5.1. fall (land):

the stress falls on the first syllable

el acento cae or recae sobre la primera sílaba

Christmas falls on a Thursday this year

este año Navidad cae en (un) jueves

the burden will fall on the poor

los pobres serán los que sufrirán la carga

which heading does it fall under?

¿bajo qué acápite va?

it falls within/outside the boundaries

cae dentro/fuera de los límites

5.2. fall (into category):

the problems fall into three categories

los problemas se pueden clasificar en tres tipos diferentes

6. fall (be slain):

fall form

caer form

See also victim, prey

victim [Am ˈvɪktəm, Brit ˈvɪktɪm] N

victim

víctima f

cancer victims

víctimas del cáncer

the flood victims

los damnificados por las inundaciones

she was the victim of a violent attack

fue víctima de un violento ataque

to fall victim to sth

ser víctima de algo

he fell victim to her charms

sucumbió a sus encantos

prey [Am preɪ, Brit preɪ] N U

1. prey (animal, bird):

prey

presa f

2. prey (victim):

prey

presa f

to fall prey to disease

caer enfermo

he fell prey to doubts

lo asaltaron las dudas

he fell prey to doubts

fue presa de la duda

Niagara Falls in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Niagara Falls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Niagara Falls [naɪˌægərəˈfɔ:lz] N

the Niagara Falls

las cataratas del Niágara

Translations for Niagara Falls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

the Niagara Falls

las cataratas del Niágara

Translations for Niagara Falls in the Spanish»English Dictionary

las cataratas del Niágara

the Niagara Falls

Translations for Niagara Falls in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.fall [fɔ:l] VB intr fell, fallen

1. fall (drop down):

fall

caerse

fall rain, snow

caer

fall tree

venirse abajo

fall THEAT curtain

caer

to fall flat (joke)

no tener gracia

to fall flat (plan, suggestion)

no tener éxito

to fall down the stairs

caerse por las escaleras

to fall (down) dead

caer muerto

to fall flat on one's face

caerse de morros inf

2. fall:

to fall to one's knees

caer de rodillas

3. fall (land):

fall bomb, missile

caer

4. fall accent, stress:

fall

recaer

5. fall (decrease):

fall prices

bajar

fall demand

descender

to fall sharply

caer de forma acusada

6. fall temperature:

fall

descender

7. fall league table, charts:

fall

bajar

8. fall (be defeated):

fall

caer

to fall under sb's power

caer bajo el dominio de alguien

the prize fell to him

le tocó el premio

9. fall liter (die in battle):

fall

caer

10. fall REL:

fall

pecar

11. fall (occur):

to fall on a Monday

caer en lunes

12. fall (happen) darkness, silence:

night was falling

anochecía

13. fall (belong):

to fall into a category

pertenecer a una categoría

14. fall (hang down):

fall hair, cloth

colgar

15. fall (go down):

fall cliff, ground, road

descender

16. fall + adj (become):

to fall asleep

dormirse

to fall due

tocar (pagar)

to fall foul of a law

infringir la ley

to fall foul of sb

tener desavenencias con alguien

to fall ill

caer enfermo

to fall vacant

quedar vacante

17. fall (enter a particular state):

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

enamorarse perdidamente (de alguien/algo)

to fall out of favour

perder popularidad

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

caer bajo la influencia de alguien/algo

II.fall [fɔ:l] N

1. fall (drop from a height):

fall

caída f

2. fall (decrease):

fall

disminución f

fall in temperature

descenso m de la temperatura

3. fall (defeat):

fall

caída f

4. fall Am (autumn):

fall

otoño m

5. fall pl (waterfall):

fall

cascada f

the Niagara Falls

las cataratas del Niágara

6. fall no pl REL:

the Fall

la Caída

III.fall [fɔ:l] ADJ Am

fall (occurring in autumn)

en otoño

fall (of autumn)

otoñal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is located in the geographic center of Niagara Falls.

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He is also one of only a few people to have gone over Niagara Falls twice in a barrel.

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The previous year he had caused a sensation by crossing the Niagara Falls on a tightrope.

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He is then spotted by the police and chased to the edge of the Niagara Falls viewing point.

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They then lost the league championship series to Niagara Falls, 4 games to 2 games.

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When in full flow it is over three times higher than Niagara Falls.

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The town is named after the famous waterfall Niagara Falls.

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In the case of powerful waterfalls, like Niagara Falls, these whirlpools can be quite strong.

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Water tumbles from the reservoir to the river below at a height greater than that of Niagara Falls.

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She further credits their taking her on a rejuvenating trip to Niagara Falls with restoring her reason and sense of balance.

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