fall off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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

I.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

I.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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II.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

fall off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

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I.fall [fɔ:l] VB intr fell, fallen

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Tomatoes trap insects in the furry layer of their stems until they die and fall off.
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Some citron varieties are also distinct, having persistent styles, that do not fall off after fecundation.
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They make it across, but car is effectively destroyed upon landing when the wheels fall off.
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Additional salt removal is done by storing it in leaves which then fall off.
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Something strange happened, as the police put chains on his arms, the chains fall off.
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Despite the high position, many people expected the wheels to fall off in the finals.
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Driving straight down the middle will cause you to fall off.
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If separations are further increased, all intermolecular forces fall off rapidly and may be totally neglected.
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He holds her hand and the two fall off the building.
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As the young men left, the local farms and businesses declined, and there was a fall off in tourism as well.
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