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fall



cair
cair


Definições

inglês > português
fall
     1. Substantivo. queda;
     2. Substantivo. perda;
     3. Substantivo. outono.
     4. Verbo. cair;
     5. Verbo. vir para baixo.
inglês > inglês
fall
     1. n. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
     2. n. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
     3. n. (chiefly North America, obsolete elsewhere) The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
     4. n. A loss of greatness or status.
           the fall of Rome
     5. n. That which falls or cascades.
     6. n. (sport) A crucial event or circumstance.
     7. n.          (cricket, of a wicket) The action of a batsman being out.
     8. n.          (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown into an area to drift in a given direction.
     9. n.          (wrestling) An instance of a wrestler being pinned to the mat.
     10. n. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
     11. n. (informal, US) Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
           He set up his rival to take the fall.
     12. n. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
           Have the goodness to secure the falls of the mizzen halyards.
     13. n. See falls
     14. n. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
     15. n. A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
     16. v. (heading, intransitive) To move downwards.
     17. v.          To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
                   Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.
     18. v.          To come down, to drop or descend.
                   The rain fell at dawn.
     19. v.          To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
                   He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
     20. v.          To be brought to the ground.
     21. v. To be moved downwards.
     22. v.          (obsolete) To let fall; to drop.
     23. v.          (obsolete) To sink; to depress.
                   to fall the voice
     24. v.          (US) To fell; to cut down.
                   to fall a tree
     25. v. (intransitive) To happen, to change negatively.
     26. v.          (copulative) To become.
                   She has fallen ill.  The children fell asleep in the back of the car.  When did you first fall in love?
     27. v.          To occur (on a certain day of the week, date, or similar); said of an instance of a recurring event such as a holiday or date.
                   Thanksgiving always falls on a Thursday.  Last year, Commencement fell on June 3.
     28. v.          (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
                   Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
     29. v.          (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
                   This is a monument to all those who fell in the First World War.
     30. v.          (intransitive) To become lower (in quantity, pitch, etc.).
                   The candidate's poll ratings fell abruptly after the banking scandal.
     31. v.          (followed by a determining word or phrase) To become; to be affected by or befallen with a calamity; to change into the state described by words follow
                   Our senator fell into disrepute because of the banking scandal.
     32. v. (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
           And so it falls to me to make this important decision.  The estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.
     33. v. (transitive, obsolete) To diminish; to lessen or lower.
     34. v. (transitive, obsolete) To bring forth.
           to fall lambs
     35. v. (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
     36. v. (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
     37. v. (intransitive) To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
           to fall into error;  to fall into difficulties
     38. v. (intransitive) To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
     39. v. (intransitive) To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
     40. v. (intransitive) To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
           After arguing, they fell to blows.
     41. v. (intransitive) To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
           An unguarded expression fell from his lips.
português > inglês
cair
     1. v. to fall; to fall down; to drop
           A maçã caiu. - The apple fell.
     2. v. to fall from (to fall so it is no longer attached to or on top of something)
           O livro caiu da mesa. - The book fell from the table.
           A maçã caiu do galho. - The apple fell from the branch.
     3. v. (figurative, intransitive) to fall; to collapse (to be overthrown, defeated or annulled)
           O novo governo logo cairá. - The new government will fall soon.
     4. v. (indtr, intr=1, com, em, .with the adverb bem or mal) to suit (to be appropriate or suitable)
           Um vestido preto cairia bem nela. - A black dress would suit her well.
           Um vinhozinho cai bem. - Some wine would be nice.
     5. v. to go down (to be eaten with or without causing indigestion)
           Essa pizza podre me caiu mal. - This rotten pizza didn’t go down well.
     6. v. to fall, to decrease (to lower in value or quantity)
           Espero que o preço dos livros caia. - I hope that the price of the books falls.
     7. v. to get disconnected, to be interrupted (of a call or connection)
           Caiu a ligação. - The connection dropped.
     8. v. (euphemistic, intransitive) to fall (to die in battle)
           Muitos dos nossos soldados caíram naquela guerra. - Many of our soldiers fell in that war.
     9. v. (indtr, em, intr=1, .of a subject or question) to be present in a test
           Caiu uma pergunta sobre a revolução. - There was a question about the revolution.
           Eu não tinha estudado nada do que caiu na prova. - I hadn’t studied anything that was in the test.

Pronúncia

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Exemplos

I like spring better than fall.
    Gosto mais da primavera do que do outono.
I caught him by the arm before he could fall.
    Eu o segurei pelo braço antes que ele caísse.
This fall was long and not too cold.
    Este outono foi longo e não muito frio.
Today is the first day of fall.
    Hoje é o primeiro dia do outono.
Finally, he let himself fall into his chair.
    Finalmente, ele deixou-se cair na poltrona.



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