fall in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fall 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

fall about VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -], fall around VB (v + adv)

fall about (laugh uproariously) Brit:

fall about inf

morirse de risa inf

he had us all falling about (laughing) with his jokes

nos tenía a todos muertos de risa con sus chistes inf

I.fall to VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv) (begin enthusiastically)

the food arrived and we fell to with a will

llegó la comida y todos atacamos con ganas inf

they all fell to and finished the work in an hour

todos (se) pusieron manos a la obra y terminaron el trabajo en una hora

II.fall to VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + prep + o)

1. fall to (begin):

to fall to -ing

ponerse or empezar a  +  infin

I fell to thinking about old times

empecé or me puse a pensar en los viejos tiempos

2. fall to (be sb's responsibility):

fall to task/duty:

corresponderle a

it falls to me to see that …

me corresponde a mí asegurarme de que …

the task fell to Mr Lennox

le tocó or le correspondió al señor Lennox hacerlo

fall through VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv) (fail)

the trip to Spain has fallen through

el viaje a España ha quedado en la nada

if the sale falls through

si no se concreta la venta

fall guy N inf

fall guy

cabeza f de turco

fall guy

chivo m expiatorio

fall guy

chivo m emisario

Jim was the fall guy

Jim fue el que pagó el pato or los platos rotos inf

fall apart VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

fall apart clothing:

deshacerse

fall apart system:

venirse abajo

fall apart system:

desmoronarse

fall apart relationship:

irse a pique

fall apart relationship:

fracasar

the vase fell apart in my hands

el jarrón se me deshizo or se me rompió en las manos

they're letting the house fall apart

están dejando que la casa se venga abajo

he just fell apart after her death

quedó deshecho cuando ella murió

fall away VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall away (slope down):

fall away ground:

caer en declive

2. fall away (break off):

fall away

desprenderse

3. fall away (decline, decrease):

fall away attendance/production:

decaer

to fall away sharply

irse a pique

4. fall away (disappear):

fall away doubt/anxiety:

disiparse

fall away doubt/anxiety:

desvanecerse

fall down VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv)

1. fall down (to the ground):

fall down person/tree/picture:

caerse

fall down house/wall:

venirse abajo

fall down house/wall:

derrumbarse

I fell down the stairs

me caí por la escalera

he fell down on his knees and prayed

se arrodilló y se puso a rezar

2. fall down (fail):

fall down plan:

fracasar

fall down plan:

fallar

where the book falls down is in …

donde el libro falla es en …

to fall down on sth Brit

fallar en algo

I tend to fall down on my biology

donde suelo fallar or donde no estoy muy fuerte es en biología

fall behind VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + adv, v + prep + o)

fall behind

rezagarse

fall behind

quedarse atrás

he's fallen behind the rest of the class

se ha (quedado) rezagado con respecto al resto de la clase

to fall behind with sth we'd fallen behind with the payments

nos habíamos atrasado en los pagos

I'm falling behind with the correspondence

se me está acumulando correspondencia atrasada

fall for VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -] (v + prep + o)

1. fall for (be attracted to):

fall for man/woman

enamorarse de

fall for man/woman

quedar prendado de

Gus fell for Hilda in a big way

Gus se enamoró de Hilda de verdad

2. fall for (be deceived by):

fall for trick/ruse

tragarse inf

surely you didn't fall for that old ploy!

¡no te habrás tragado semejante cuento! inf

the poor girl fell for it

la pobre picó or se lo tragó inf

fall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall 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

I.fall over VB intr insep

fall over

caerse

II.fall over VB trans

fall over

tropezarse con

to fall over oneself to do sth inf

desvivirse por hacer algo

fall on VB trans insep

1. fall on date:

fall on

caer en

2. fall on (attack):

fall on

echarse encima de

to fall on sb cuts

recaer sobre alguien

3. fall on liter (embrace):

fall on

abrazar

fall through VB intr

fall through

fracasar

fall behind VB intr

1. fall behind (become slower):

fall behind

quedarse atrás

2. fall behind (achieve less):

fall behind team, country

quedarse rezagado

3. fall behind (fail to do sth on time):

fall behind

retrasarse

4. fall behind SPORTS:

fall behind

quedarse atrás

fall in VB intr

1. fall in (into water, hole):

fall in

caerse

2. fall in (collapse):

fall in roof, ceiling

venirse abajo

3. fall in MIL:

fall in

formar filas

fall guy N Am inf

fall guy

cabeza f de turco

fall to VB trans insep

1. fall to (be responsibility of):

fall to

tocar a

2. fall to (fail):

to fall to pieces plan, relationship

terminar en nada

to fall to pieces person

venirse abajo

fall back VB intr

1. fall back (move backwards):

fall back crowd

quedarse atrás

2. fall back (retreat):

fall back army

replegarse

3. fall back SPORTS:

fall back runner

perder posiciones

4. fall back Brit, Aus (decrease):

fall back production, prices

reducirse

fall down VB intr

1. fall down:

fall down person

caerse

fall down building

derrumbarse

to be falling down

estar viniéndose abajo

2. fall down (be unsatisfactory):

fall down person, plan

fallar

to fall down on the job inf

no servir para el trabajo

fall Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to come [or fall] apart at the seams

descoserse

to come [or fall] apart at the seams fig

rebosar de gente

to fall for sth hook, line and sinker

tragárselo [o creérselo] todo

to fall flat on one's face

caerse de morros inf

to fall foul of a law

infringir la ley

to fall madly in love (with sb/sth)

enamorarse perdidamente (de alguien/algo)

to fall under the influence of sb/sth

caer bajo la influencia de alguien/algo

to fall into the hands of sb

caer en manos de alguien

to fall in a state of neglect

deteriorarse

my arm is bruised from the fall

tengo el brazo amoratado de la caída

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After both team members made it across the esplanade without letting the flag fall, they received their next clue.

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The supply-demand balance then reverses; supply outpaces demand (sellers predominate), causing prices to fall.

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The final fall of the match came to a confusing end with a finish that upset a lot of the fans in the arena.

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Things fall apart when she becomes too uncomfortable during the date.

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Then, at full gallop, the buffalo would fall from the weight of the herd pressing behind them, breaking their legs and rendering them immobile.

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The rules have even been blamed for a fall-off in retail sales, suggesting people are saving for house deposits instead of spending money.

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You are like their spare tyre or a backup they fall on, not who they want to settle with.

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Her spending habits may have caused her to fall upon hard times.

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Architects tell us it would fall down if we interfered with it too much.

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This represented a fall in circulation of 14% on a year-on-year basis.

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