Level | A1 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | fall |
IPA | /fɔːl / verb [intransitive] (past tense fell /fel /; past participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən /) |
Back | yere düşmek; aşağı yuvarlanmak; dökülmek; yağmak |
Back 2 | fall (verb) /fɔːl
/ verb [intransitive] (past tense fell
/fel /; past
participle fallen /ˈfɔːlən /)
DROP DOWN
1 to
drop down towards the ground
yere
düşmek; aşağı yuvarlanmak; dökülmek; yağmak
He fell off the ladder onto the grass.
Don't walk along that wall – you might
fall.
Autumn came and the leaves started to fall.
The rain was falling steadily.
2
fall (down/over)
to suddenly stop
standing and drop to the ground
düşmek, yere
kapaklanmak
She slipped on the ice and fell.
The little boy fell over and hurt his knee.
OF HAIR/CLOTH
3 to
hang down
sarkmak, dökülmek
Her hair fell down over her shoulders.
DECREASE
4 to
become lower or less
düşmek;
azalmak, eksilmek
The temperature is falling.
The price of coffee has fallen again.
When he heard the bad news, his spirits
fell (canı sıkıldı).
OPPOSITE RISE2
BE DEFEATED
5 to
be defeated or captured
düşmek, çökmek
The Government fell because of the scandal.
DIE IN WAR
6 (written)
to be killed (in
battle)
şehit
düşmek
Millions of soldiers fell in the war.
BECOME
7 to
change into a different state; to become
He fell asleep (uykuya
daldı) on the sofa.
They fell in love (aşık
oldular) with each other in Spain.
I must get some new shoes – these ones are falling
to pieces (dökülüyor).
She fell ill.
Hastalandı.
HAPPEN
8 (formal)
to come or happen
gelmek, düşmek,
rastlamak
My birthday falls on a Sunday this year.
In the word ‘interesting’ the stress falls
on the first syllable.
BELONG TO GROUP
9 to
belong to a particular group, type, etc.
ayrılmak;
içinde
yer almak
Animals fall into two groups, those with
backbones and those without.
IDIOMS
fall
flat
(used about a joke, a
story, an event, etc.) to fail to produce the effect that you wanted
ilgi
uyandırmamak
fall
foul of sb/sth
to get in trouble with
sb/sth because you have done sth wrong
başı
derde girmek
At sixteen she fell foul of the law for the
first time.
be
in arrears; fall/get into arrears
to be late in paying
money that you owe
borcunu
geciktirmek
I'm in arrears with the rent (borcunu
ödemekte gecikmiş).
fall/slot
into place
(used about sth that
is complicated or difficult to understand) to become organized or clear in your
mind
yerli
yerine oturmak
After two weeks in my new job, everything
suddenly started to fall into place.
fall/land
on your feet
to be lucky in finding
yourself in a good situation, or in getting out of a difficult situation
dört
ayak üstüne düşmek
I really landed on my feet getting such a
good job with so little experience.
fall
short (of sth)
to not be enough; to
not reach sth
yetersiz
olmak, beklenenin altında kalmak
The pay rise fell short of the workers'
demands.
PHRASAL VERBS
fall
apart
to break (into pieces)
parçalanıp
dağılmak, dökülmek
My car is falling apart.
fall
back on sb/sth
to use sb/sth when you
are in difficulty
çaresizlikten
kullanmak;
-e
başvurmak
When the electricity was cut off we fell
back on candles.
fall
for sb
(informal)
to be strongly
attracted to sb; to fall in love with sb
âşık
olmak
fall
for sth
(informal)
to be tricked into
believing sth that is not true
kanmak
He makes excuses and she falls for them
every time.
fall
out (with sb)
(British)
to argue and stop
being friendly (with sb)
münakaşa
etmek, bozuşmak;
küsmek
fall
through
to fail or not happen
gerçekleşmemek, suya
düşmek
Our trip to Japan has fallen through.
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