fall jelentése

fall jelentése: verb, noun

1 A2 esik, leesik; elesik (a földre)

The path's very steep, so be careful you don't fall.

He fell badly and broke his leg.

I fell down the stairs and injured my back.

He fell to his death climbing the Matterhorn.

By winter, all the leaves had fallen off the trees.

The snow had been falling steadily all day.

2 B1 esik, csökken

Demand for new cars has fallen recently.

The standard of his work has fallen during the year.

The temperature could fall below zero overnight.

Average temperatures fell by ten degrees.

The pound has fallen to its lowest-ever level against the dollar.

Share prices fell sharply this week.

3 C2 vereséget szenved, elbukik; megbukik (pl. kormányzat)

In 1453 the city fell to the Turks.

4 C2 romlik, leromlik

Education standards are continuing to fall.

Empty for 30 years, the building had fallen into ruin.

5 C2 lelóg (pl. haj)

Her long blonde hair fell softly over her shoulders.

fall jelentése – kifejezések:

darkness/night falls C2 leszáll a sötétség/este (literary)

When darkness fell, I began to feel worried.

fall asleep/ill B1 elalszik/megbetegedik

I fell asleep on the sofa watching TV.

fall flat C1 nem sikerül, rosszul sül el (vicc, történet, stb.)

All the jokes in his speech fell flat.

fall flat on your face B2 hasra esik

I stepped on the ice and fell flat on my face.

fall in love B1 szerelmes lesz

I was 20 when I first fell in love.

fall into place (idiom) C2 összeáll a kép (átv.), érthetővé/áttekinthetővé válik

When Jo told me she had a twin sister, everything fell into place.

fall on deaf ears (idiom) C2 süket fülekre talál

Our pleas for help fell on deaf ears.

fall prey to sth C2 áldozatul esik vminek

He fell prey to a gang of criminals pretending to be council officials.

fall short of sth C2 vártnál kevesebb, nem felel meg a várakozásnak

Sales for the first half of this year fell just short of the target.

His behaviour falls short of what we expect.

She just fell short of the grades she needed.

fall jelentése – többszavas igék:

fall apart

1 B2 szétesik

My poor old boots are falling apart.

2 B2 szétesik, darabjaira hullik (átv.) (nem létezik/működik tovább)

The deal fell apart because of a lack of financing.

Their marriage fell apart when she found out about her husband's affair.

fall back on sb/sth C2 támaszkodik vkire/vmire (átv.)

We've been saving up the past few years, to have something to fall back on.

fall down B1 elesik (vki); ledől (a földre vmi)

Our apple tree fell down in the storm.

He stumbled and fell down.

fall for sb B2 beleesik vkibe (beleszeret)

She fell for a tall, handsome Frenchman when she was on holiday in Paris.

fall out B2 összevész/összeveszik vkivel

She's fallen out with her sister.

They fell out over money.

fall over B1 elesik (vki); felborul, feldől (vmi)

She tripped and fell over.

The fence fell over in the wind.

fall through B2 meghiúsul

Our plans to go on holiday together fell through when Jamie became ill.

1 B1 esés, csökkenés

the recent fall in the price of petrol

a fall in the unemployment rate

We could hear the rise and fall of voices in the other room.

2 B2 esés, elesés (a földre)

He had a nasty fall and hurt his back.

3 C1 bukás (siker/hatalom elvesztése)

The president lived on for twenty years after his fall from power.

Alvás – Napkelte, napnyugta – Vita, veszekedés – Párkapcsolat – Bűntény, bűntett – Háború, csata – Darabol, tör, szakít – Ugrik, esik – Leng, száll, lebeg – Csökkenés – Rossz, gyatra – Megfelelő, alkalmatlan – Sikertelenség, kudarc – Megértés, felfogás – Ellenkezés, vonakodás – Támogatás, segítség