fall about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

about
más o menos
about
aproximadamente
he's about my age
tiene más o menos mi edad
she must be about 60
debe (de) tener alrededor de or unos 60 años
she must be about 60
debe (de) andar por los 60 inf
at about six o'clock
alrededor de or a eso de las seis
at about six o'clock
sobre las seis Spain
there were about 12 of us
éramos unos 12
there were about 12 of us
éramos como 12
they should be arriving about now
deben (de) estar a punto de llegar
in about three hours
en unas tres horas
about a month ago
hace cosa de un mes
about a month ago
hará un mes
the soup must be about ready by now
la sopa tiene que estar ya casi lista
that's about it for today
eso es todo por hoy
about time too!
¡ya era hora!

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

about
sobre
about
acerca de
a book about Greece
un libro acerca de or sobre Grecia
what's the play about?
¿de qué se trata la obra?
he wants to see you — what about?
quiere verte — ¿acerca de qué?
she said nothing about that
no dijo nada acerca de or (con) respecto a or sobre eso
about tonight: are you coming?
(con) respecto a lo de esta noche ¿vas a venir?
what was all that shouting about?
¿a qué venían todos esos gritos?
what about Helen? isn't she coming?
¿y Helen? ¿no viene?
and Helen? — what about Helen?
¿y Helen? — ¿qué pasa con Helen?
that's what it's all about
de eso se trata
politics is all about persuading people
en política de lo que se trata es de convencer a la gente
I don't know what to buy her — what about a record?
no sé qué comprarle — ¿qué te parece or qué tal un disco?
she won — how about that!
ganó — ¡pues qué te parece! or ¡pues mira tú!
what he is/they are about I hope you know what you're about
espero que sepas lo que haces
I don't understand what he's about
no entiendo qué es lo que pretende

I.fall [Am fɔl, Brit fɔːl] N

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

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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

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

See also victim, prey

victim [Am ˈvɪktəm, Brit ˈvɪktɪm] N

prey [Am preɪ, Brit preɪ] N U

fall about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.fall [fɔ:l] VB intr fell, fallen

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The politics haven't grasped yet so you see them flounder and fall about in their four year cycles.
www.abc.net.au
Consisting of three falls with the first fall about thirty meters high.
en.wikipedia.org
I was just hoping my swing didn't fall about.
www.espn.com.au
Shocked and delighted by what they're experiencing, the passengers fall about laughing and film their driver on their smartphones.
www.dailystar.co.uk
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
Every fall about 50.000 birds rest in the reserve.
en.wikipedia.org
If you fall, you only fall about a foot before the sliding tether lock stops you.
www.gizmag.com
A very light rain began to fall about halfway through the competition, but the rain did not appear to affect the jumpers.
en.wikipedia.org
Immediately, the children let out a sigh, the shoulders round over and their hands fall about the place.
blogs.telegraph.co.uk
Witnesses have told paramedics they saw the man free fall about 10 metres before hitting the grass-covered ground.
www.theage.com.au

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