fall upon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fall upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fall upon VB [Am fɔl -, Brit fɔːl -]

fall upon → fall on

See also fall on

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

1. fall on (attack):

fall on enemy/victim

caer sobre

he fell on the food as if he hadn't eaten for a week

se abalanzó sobre la comida como si hiciera una semana que no comía

2. fall on → fall to

Translations for fall upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

caer sobre alg.

to fall upon o on sb

Translations for fall upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [Am əˈpɑn, Brit əˈpɒn] PREP form

1. upon (on):

she placed the cards upon the table

puso las cartas sobre la mesa

upon their arrival, they were shown to their room

a su llegada, se los condujo a su habitación

there are trains upon the hour, every hour

hay un tren por hora, a la hora en punto

acting upon his advice …

siguiendo sus consejos …

upon my word! dated

¡caramba!

upon -ing

al +  infin

upon entering the room

al entrar a la habitación

2. upon (indicating imminent or unexpected arrival):

to be upon sb, the enemy was upon us

teníamos al enemigo encima

winter is already upon us

ya estamos prácticamente en invierno

3. upon (indicating large numbers):

thousands upon thousands

miles y miles

I have sent letter upon letter

he mandado carta tras carta

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 upon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fall upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fall upon VB trans

fall upon PHRVB fall on

See also fall on

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

Translations for fall upon in the Spanish»English Dictionary

echarse sobre algo/alguien

to fall upon sth/sb

Translations for fall upon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

upon [əˈpɒn, Am -ˈpɑ:n] PREP form

1. upon (on top of):

upon

sobre

upon

encima de

2. upon (around):

upon

en

a ring upon the finger

un anillo en el dedo

3. upon (hanging on):

to hang upon the wall

colgar en la pared

4. upon (at time of):

upon her arrival

a su llegada

upon this

a continuación

upon this

acto seguido

5. upon (long ago):

once upon a time

érase una vez

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

The races are cut-off from one another and the islands are exposed to attackers, who fall upon them from demonic depths.

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Hitherto he had received but scant recognition of his services to the church, but preferment now began to fall upon him liberally.

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A large tree may fall upon a sapling, pinning it down for a sufficient length of time to establish a permanent bend.

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This way of disregardance depends on the assumption that minimal effect will fall upon the primary system.

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While most establishments have male touts outside to bring in customers, it may also fall upon a (usually new) hostess to do so.

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Most of the innumerable problems which arise in temple life fall upon his shoulders.

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Although the needle may be within one's field of view, until the eye's visual rays fall upon the needle, it will not be seen.

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When walking, a horse should leave hind footprints that fall upon or outside the forefoot prints.

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These are performed by defeating an opponent such that they fall upon a certain area of ground.

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These are performed by defeating your opponent in a way that ensures that they fall upon a certain area of ground.

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