Sự rơi, sự ngã; sự rụng xuống (lá); sự rũ xuống; sự hạ

Sự sụp đổ, sự suy sụp (của một đế quốc...); sự sa sút, sự mất địa vị, sự xuống thế, sự xuống dốc (của một người...)

Sự sụt giá, sự giảm giá

(thể dục,thể thao) sự vật ngã; keo vật

to try a fall

vật thử một keo

Sự sa ngã (đàn bà)

Lượng mưa, lượng tuyết

Số lượng cây ngả; số lượng gỗ xẻ

Hướng đi xuống; dốc xuống

( số nhiều) thác

the Niagara falls

thác Ni-a-ga-ra

Sự đẻ (của cừu); lứa cừu con

Dây ròng rọc

Lưới che mặt, mạng che mặt (của phụ nữ)

(từ Mỹ nghĩa Mỹ) mùa lá rụng, mùa thu

Rơi, rơi xuống, rơi vào ( (nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng))

to fall out of the window

rơi ra ngoài cửa sổ

to fall to pieces

rơi vỡ tan tành

to fall to somebody's lot

rơi vào số phận ai

to fall into the hands of the enemy

rơi vào tay kẻ địch

the accent falls on the third syllable

trọng âm rơi vào âm tiết thứ ba

the meeting falls on Friday

cuộc mít tinh rơi vào ngày thứ sáu

Rũ xuống, xoã xuống (tóc...); rụng xuống (lá); ngã

to fall flat to the ground

ngã sóng xoài duới đất

Hạ thấp, xuống thấp, xịu xuống; dịu đi, nguội đi

curtain falls

màn hạ

temperature falls

độ nhiệt xuống thấp

prices fall

giá cả hạ xuống

face falls

mặt xịu xuống

voice falls

giọng nói khẽ đi

eyes fall

m?t c?p xu?ng

wind falls

gió dịu đi

anger falls

cơn giận nguôi đi

Đổ nát, sụp đổ

houses fall

nhà cửa đổ nát

Mất địa vị, bị hạ bệ, xuống thế, sa sút, xuống dốc

to fall very low

sa sút quá, xu ống dốc quá

to fall in somebody's esteem

mất lòng quý trọng của ai

Sa ngã (đàn bà)

Thất bại, thất thủ

plans fall to the ground

kế hoạch thất bại

fortress falls

pháo dài thất thủ

Hy sinh, chết, ngã xuống ( (nghĩa bóng))

many fell

nhiều người bị hy sinh (trong chiến trân)

Buột nói ra, thốt ra

the news fell from his lips

hăn buộc miệng nói ra tin đó

Sinh ra, đẻ ra (cừu con...)

( + into) được chia thành, thuộc về

the books falls into three parts

cuốn sách được chia làm ba phần

to fall into the category

thuộc vào loại

Bị (rơi vào tình trạng nào đó...)

to fall into error

bị lầm lẫn

to fall ill

bị ốm

to fall on evil days

bị sa cơ thất thế

Dốc xuống

the land falls in gentle slopes to the sea

đất dốc thoai thoải xuống biển

Đổ ra

the river falls to the sea

sông đổ ra biển

Bắt đầu

to fall to work at once

bắt tay vào việc ngay lập tức

to fall into conversation

bắt đầu nói chuyện

Xông vào

to fall on the enemy

xông vào kẻ địch

(tiếng địa phương); (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) chặt, hạ (cây)

lượng nước rơi

độ chênh

độ giảm

độ sụt

dốc

đốn rừng

làm sụt lở

giảm

fall time

thời gian giảm

fall-off

sự suy giảm

flood fall

sự giảm lũ

frequency fall

giảm tần số

frequency fall-off

sự giảm tần số

voltage fall

giảm điện áp

giảm đi

hạ

hạ thấp

fall of sea level

sự hạ thấp mực nước biển

mái dốc

phá hủy

rơi

sự đổ

sự đốn cây

sự giảm

flood fall

sự giảm lũ

frequency fall-off

sự giảm tần số

sự hạ

sự phá hủy

sự rơi

sự sụt

sụt

tháo

chia

rơi

sự rời

Descend, sink, subside, settle, drop or come (down),plummet, plunge, dive, (take a) nosedive; cascade: The bucketfell to the bottom of the well. A meteorite fell on my house.The water falls 100 metres over the cliff at this point. 2tumble, trip, stumble, slump, collapse, keel over, topple,crumple: Mother fell in the kitchen and hurt her knee.

Diminish, (become) lower, sink, decline, fall or drop off, drop,decrease, dwindle, subside, come or go down: The price of oilfell today to a new low.

Slope, fall away, decline: Beyondthe spinney, the meadow falls towards the river.

Succumb,surrender, yield, give up or in, capitulate, be defeated orconquered, be captured, be taken (captive or prisoner), beoverthrown, come or go to ruin, be destroyed, be lost: Thecastle fell after a year's siege.

Die, perish, drop dead, beslain or killed: His grandfather fell at the Battle of theMarne.

Fall apart. disintegrate, crumble, collapse, fall orcome or go to pieces, break up, be destroyed; break apart,fragment, shatter: I knew she would fall apart on the witnessstand. The gadget fell apart as soon as we used it. 8 fall back.retreat, retire, withdraw, draw back; recede: As the enemyadvanced, we fell back.

Fall back on or upon. have recourseto, rely or depend on or upon, return to, count on or upon,resort to, call on or upon, make use of, use, employ: All theready ammunition was gone and we had to fall back on ourreserves. 10 fall behind. drop back, trail, lag; be in arrears:If you fall behind, I'll wait for you. We fell behind in ourmortgage payments. 11 fall down. a collapse, drop: She hit meso hard that I fell down. b fail, be (found) wanting orlacking, be unsuccessful, be or prove inadequate ordisappointing: He had to be replaced because he fell down onthe job.

Fall flat. collapse, fail, Colloq flop, US bomb(out), lay an egg, go over like a lead balloon: A hit in Londonmight fall flat in New York.

Fall for. a fall in love with,be infatuated with: Some people will fall for anyone who tellsthem the right time. b be fooled or duped or taken in ordeceived by, accept, swallow, succumb to, Slang be a sucker for,US and Canadian be a patsy for: Did Beaseley really fall forthat old confidence trick?

Fall in. cave in, collapse, sinkinwards: The walls were about to fall in on us.

Fall inwith. join, associate with, become associated or allied with,befriend; cooperate with, go along with, concur with, support,accept: He fell in with a gang of thieves and spent the nextfew years avoiding the police. She agreed to fall in with myplan. 16 fall off. diminish, decrease, decline, deteriorate:Business falls off immediately after Christmas.

Fall on orupon. attack, assault, assail, set upon: Three muggers fell onme and stole my wallet.

Fall out. disagree, differ, quarrel,clash, squabble, wrangle, dispute, fight: We fell out overpolitics.

Fall short. prove or (turn out to) be inadequateor insufficient or deficient or lacking or wanting ordisappointing, miss, fail, disappoint: The results of the salescampaign fell short of expectations.

Fall through. fail,come to nothing or naught, miscarry, die, Colloq fizzle (out),flop: The deal to buy the company fell through.

Fall to.start, begin, commence, set or go about, get under way,undertake, tackle, take on; get moving, attack, Colloq get theshow on the road, get cracking, US get a wiggle on, move it:The washing-up had to be done so I fell to.

N.

Drop, descent, dive, nosedive, plunge, tumble,dropping, falling: How could he have survived a fall from sucha height?

Chiefly US and Canadian autumn: They turn theclocks back one hour in the fall.

Decline, decay, collapse,downfall, failure, destruction, ruin, failure, deterioration,eclipse: Have you read Poe's classic Fall of the House of Usher?

Usually, falls. cascade, cataract, waterfall; rapids: Howmany falls are there along the Limpopo River?

Depreciation,sinking, diminution, decrease, decline, lapse, downturn,down-swing, drop, drop-off, lowering, abatement, slump,collapse: On the Stock Exchange today, investors experiencedsharp falls in share prices. 27 slope, declivity, descent,decline, drop, downhill, Chiefly US and Canadian downgrade:Note the smooth rise and fall of the land.

Surrender,capitulation, submission, taking, seizure, capture, overthrow,defeat, conquest, downfall: The fall of Khartoum in 1898 markedthe re-establishment of British rule in the Anglo-EgyptianSudan.

V.intr. (past fell; past part. fallen) 1 a go orcome down freely; descend rapidly from a higher to a lower level(fell from the top floor; rain was falling). b drop or bedropped (supplies fell by parachute; the curtain fell).

A(often foll. by over) cease to stand; come suddenly to theground from loss of balance etc. b collapse forwards ordownwards esp. of one's own volition (fell into my arms; fellover the chair).

Become detached and descend or disappear.

Take a downward direction: a (of hair, clothing, etc.) hangdown. b (of ground etc.) slope. c (foll. by into) (of a riveretc.) discharge into.

A find a lower level; sink lower. bsubside, abate.

(of a barometer, thermometer, etc.) show alower reading.

Occur; become apparent or present (darknessfell).

Decline, diminish (demand is falling; standards havefallen).

A (of the face) show dismay or disappointment. b(of the eyes or a glance) look downwards.

A lose power orstatus (the government will fall). b lose esteem, moralintegrity, etc.

Commit sin; yield to temptation.

Take orhave a particular direction or place (his eye fell on me; theaccent falls on the first syllable).

A find a place; benaturally divisible (the subject falls into three parts). b(foll. by under, within) be classed among.

Occur at aspecified time (Easter falls early this year).

Come bychance or duty (it fell to me to answer).

A pass into aspecified condition (fall into decay; fell ill). b become (fallasleep).

A (of a position etc.) be overthrown or captured;succumb to attack. b be defeated; fail.

Die (fall inbattle).

(foll. by on, upon) a attack. b meet with. cembrace or embark on avidly.

(foll. by to + verbal noun)begin (fell to wondering).

(foll. by to) lapse, revert(revenues fall to the Crown).

N.

The act or an instance offalling; a sudden rapid descent.

That which falls or hasfallen, e.g. snow, rocks, etc.

The recorded amount ofrainfall etc.

A decline or diminution.

Overthrow, downfall(the fall of Rome).

A succumbing to temptation. b (the Fall)the sin of Adam and its consequences, as described in Genesis.7 (of material, land, light, etc.) a downward direction; aslope.

(also Fall) US autumn.

(esp. in pl.) a waterfall,cataract, or cascade.

Mus. a cadence.

A awrestling-bout; a throw in wrestling which keeps the opponent onthe ground for a specified time. b a controlled act of falling,esp. as a stunt or in judo etc.

A the birth of young ofcertain animals. b the number of young born.

A rope of ahoisting-tackle.

(ofa situation etc.) disintegrate; be reduced to chaos.

Loseone's capacity to cope. fall away 1 (of a surface) inclineabruptly.

Become few or thin; gradually vanish.

Desert,revolt; abandon one's principles. fall back retreat. fall-back(attrib.) emergency, esp. (of wages) the minimum paid when nowork is available. fall back on have recourse to in difficulty.fall behind 1 be outstripped by one's competitors etc.; lag.

Be in arrears. fall down (often foll. by on) colloq. fail;perform poorly; fail to deliver (payment etc.). fall forcolloq.

Be captivated or deceived by.

Admire; yield to thecharms or merits of. fall foul of come into conflict with;quarrel with. fall guy sl.

An easy victim.

A scapegoat.fall in 1 a take one's place in military formation. b (as int.)the order to do this.

Collapse inwards. falling star ameteor. fall in love see LOVE. fall into line 1 take one'splace in the ranks.

Conform or collaborate with others. fallinto place begin to make sense or cohere. fall in with 1 meetby chance.

Agree with; accede to; humour.

Coincide with.fall off 1 (of demand etc.) decrease, deteriorate.

Withdraw.fall-off n. a decrease, deterioration, withdrawal, etc. fallout 1 quarrel.

(of the hair, teeth, etc.) become detached.

Mil. come out of formation.

Result; come to pass; occur.fall out of gradually discontinue (a habit etc.). fall overoneself colloq.

Be eager or competitive.

Be awkward,stumble through haste, confusion, etc. fall-pipe a downpipe.fall short 1 be or become deficient or inadequate.

(of amissile etc.) not reach its target. fall short of fail to reachor obtain. fall through fail; come to nothing; miscarry. fallto begin an activity, e.g. eating or working. [OE fallan,feallan f. Gmc]