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verbverb

to fall · to drop, to decline · to be killed in battle

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt falla Old Norse falla

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. komme eller være i bevegelse nedover to come or be moving downwards
    • snøen falt the snow fell
    • tårene falt tears fell
    • håret faller av his hair is falling out
  2. dette over ende;
    velte (II, 1)to overturn     to topple over;
    to overturnvelte (II, 1)
    • falle over ende to fall over
    • falle på baken to fall on one's backside
    • falle og slå seg to fall and hurt oneself
  3. bli opphevet;
    bli gitt opp     to be annulled;
    to be abandoned
    • straffen faller bort the penalty lapses
    • la gamle prinsipp falle bort to let old principles go
  4. bli erobret, overvunnet, styrtet eller vraket;
    lide nederlag     to be conquered, defeated, overthrown or rejected;
    to suffer defeat
    • regjeringen falt the government fell
    • festningen falt the fortress fell
    • forslaget falt på sin egen urimelighet the proposal was defeated by its own absurdity
  5. dø (1)to die to diedø (1)
    • falle i krigen to be killed in the war
  6. bli redusert;
    minketo decrease, to diminish, to dwindle     to be reduced;
    to decreaseminke
    • temperaturen falt i natt the temperature fell during the night
    • prisene faller prices are falling
  7. treffe;
    komme     to land;
    to come
    • saken faller inn under § 5 the case falls under section 5
    • falle utenfor mønsteret to fall outside the pattern
    • 17. mai faller på en mandag 17 May falls on a Monday
    • ansvaret faller på meg the responsibility falls on me
    • falle i hendene på noen to fall into someone's hands
    • falle i unåde to fall into disfavour
    • det falt en ro over henne a calm came over her
    • det falt mange harde ord many harsh words were spoken
    • dommen faller på mandag the verdict comes on Monday
  8. forme seg;
    passe (V, 1)to fit     to take shape;
    to fitpasse (V, 1)
    • gardinene faller fint the curtains hang nicely
    • skaftet faller godt i hånden the handle sits well in the hand
    • falle i smak to go down well
    • falle heldig ut to turn out well
  9. virke, være eller bli to seem, to be or to become
    • arbeidet faller lett for ham the work comes easily to him
    • det faller naturlig å ta det opp nå it feels natural to raise it now
    • tiden falt lang time dragged

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

falle av bli liggende etter;
dabbe av, for eksempel i et løp to be left behind;
to slacken off, for example in a race Eng. phraseto fall behind
falle for bli svært interessert i;
forelske seg i to become very taken with;
to fall in love with Eng. phraseto fall for
falle for fristelsen la seg friste (til å handle galt) to let oneself be tempted (into doing wrong) Eng. phraseto give in to temptation
falle fra
  1. dø to die Eng. phraseto pass away
  2. forlate, svikte;
    slutte     to abandon, to desert;
    to drop out
falle gjennom ikke kunne hevde seg;
mislykkes to be unable to hold one's own;
to fail Eng. phraseto not make the grade
falle i fisk mislykkes to fail Eng. phraseto fall through
falle i god jord bli positivt mottatt;
vinne anerkjennelse to be well received;
to win approval Eng. phraseto fall on fertile ground
falle i synd gjøre noe umoralsk;
synde to do something immoral;
to sin Eng. phraseto fall into sin
falle mellom to stoler passe til verken det ene eller det andre to suit neither the one nor the other Eng. phraseto fall between two stools
  • pasienter med både fysiske og psykiske plager faller ofte mellom to stoler i helsevesenet patients with both physical and mental problems often fall through the cracks in the healthcare system
falle noen i ryggen angripe noen bakfra;
svike to attack someone from behind;
to betray someone Eng. phraseto stab someone in the back
falle noen inn komme noen i tankene to come into someone's mind Eng. phraseto occur to someone
falle på steingrunn være uten virkning;
bli avvist to have no effect;
to be rejected Eng. phraseto fall on stony ground
  • argumentet falt på steingrunn the argument fell on deaf ears
falle til jorden bli uten virkning;
mislykkes to come to nothing;
to fail Eng. phraseto fall flat
falle ut forsvinne to disappear Eng. phraseto drop out
  • en linje har falt ut av teksten a line has dropped out of the text
fallende måne måne i nethe waning of the moon · the wane a moon in the waning phasene Eng. phrasea waning moon
som det faller seg etter som det passer eller treffer seg as it suits, as things turn out
stå og falle med være helt avhengig av to be entirely dependent on Eng. phraseto stand or fall by