| Portuguese > English |
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| 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. |
| Portuguese > Portuguese |
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| cair |
| 1. Verbo. dar queda |
| 2. Verbo. ir ao chão |
| 3. Verbo. desabar; tombar |
| 4. Verbo. ir dar a |
| 5. Verbo. dar sobre |
| 6. Verbo. ser enganado |
| 7. Verbo. sujeitar-se; praticar; chegar; acontecer |
| 8. Verbo. depreciar-se |
| 9. Verbo. reconsiderar |
| English > Portuguese |
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| fall |
| 1. Substantivo. queda; |
| 2. Substantivo. perda; |
| 3. Substantivo. outono. |
| 4. Verbo. cair; |
| 5. Verbo. vir para baixo. |
