fall
noun
/fo(ː)l/
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/fɑl/
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/fɔl/
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/fɔːl/
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- The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
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Fall,
Absturz
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- (chiefly, North America, archaic in Britain) 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. [from 16th c.]
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Fall,
Absturz,
Niedergang
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- A loss of greatness or status.
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Fall,
Untergang
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fall
verb
/fo(ː)l/
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/fɑl/
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/fɔl/
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/fɔːl/
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- To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- To come down, to drop or descend.
- To come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself.
- (intransitive) To collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- (intransitive, formal, euphemistic) To die, especially in battle or by disease.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
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fallen
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- (intransitive) To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
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fallen,
zufallen
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- (intransitive) To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
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fallen,
werden
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Fall
properNoun
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- (theology) The sudden fall of humanity into a state of sin, as brought about by the transgression of Adam and Eve. [from 14th c.]
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Sündenfall
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