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Alphabet: Finnish alphabet

Results for: "fall"

Translating from English to Finnish

Translations:

fall — to drop down under gravity
→ pudota
→ kaatua
→ sataa
fall — act of falling, a drop
→ putoaminen
→ putous
fall — come down or descend
→ laskeutua

More translations:

fall
→ pudota, osua
fall
→ kaatua
fall
→ laskea
fall
→ tulla, sattua
fall
→ vaipua, joutua johonkin tilaan
fall
→ langeta jonkun osaksi
fall
→ putoaminen
fall
→ tulo, määrä
fall
→ kukistuminen
fall
→ syksy

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (12)

1. the season when the leaves fall from the trees;
- Example: "in the fall of 1973"
[syn: fall, autumn]

2. a sudden drop from an upright position;
- Example: "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
[syn: spill, tumble, fall]

3. the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve;
- Example: "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"

4. a downward slope or bend;
[syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope]

5. a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity;
- Example: "a fall from virtue"

6. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance;
- Example: "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
[syn: fall, downfall]

7. a movement downward;
- Example: "the rise and fall of the tides"

8. the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions);
- Example: "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
[syn: capitulation, fall, surrender]

9. the time of day immediately following sunset;
- Example: "he loved the twilight"
- Example: "they finished before the fall of night"
[syn: twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle]

10. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat;
[syn: fall, pin]

11. a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity;
- Example: "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
[syn: drop, fall]

12. a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity;
- Example: "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"
- Example: "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"
- Example: "a dip in prices"
- Example: "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
[syn: drop, dip, fall, free fall]


VERB (32)

1. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity;
- Example: "The branch fell from the tree"
- Example: "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

2. move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way;
- Example: "The temperature is going down"
- Example: "The barometer is falling"
- Example: "The curtain fell on the diva"
- Example: "Her hand went up and then fell again"
[syn: descend, fall, go down, come down]

3. pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind;
- Example: "fall into a trap"
- Example: "She fell ill"
- Example: "They fell out of favor"
- Example: "Fall in love"
- Example: "fall asleep"
- Example: "fall prey to an imposter"
- Example: "fall into a strange way of thinking"
- Example: "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"

4. come under, be classified or included;
- Example: "fall into a category"
- Example: "This comes under a new heading"
[syn: fall, come]

5. fall from clouds;
- Example: "rain, snow and sleet were falling"
- Example: "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
[syn: precipitate, come down, fall]

6. suffer defeat, failure, or ruin;
- Example: "We must stand or fall"
- Example: "fall by the wayside"

7. die, as in battle or in a hunt;
- Example: "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"
- Example: "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"
- Example: "The shooting victim fell dead"

8. touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly;
- Example: "Light fell on her face"
- Example: "The sun shone on the fields"
- Example: "The light struck the golden necklace"
- Example: "A strange sound struck my ears"
[syn: fall, shine, strike]

9. be captured;
- Example: "The cities fell to the enemy"

10. occur at a specified time or place;
- Example: "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"
- Example: "The accent falls on the first syllable"

11. decrease in size, extent, or range;
- Example: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
- Example: "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
- Example: "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"
- Example: "his voice fell to a whisper"
[syn: decrease, diminish, lessen, fall]

12. yield to temptation or sin;
- Example: "Adam and Eve fell"

13. lose office or power;
- Example: "The government fell overnight"
- Example: "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"

14. to be given by assignment or distribution;
- Example: "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"
- Example: "The onus fell on us"
- Example: "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"

15. move in a specified direction;
- Example: "The line of men fall forward"

16. be due;
- Example: "payments fall on the 1st of the month"

17. lose one's chastity;
- Example: "a fallen woman"

18. to be given by right or inheritance;
- Example: "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"

19. come into the possession of;
- Example: "The house accrued to the oldest son"
[syn: accrue, fall]

20. fall to somebody by assignment or lot;
- Example: "The task fell to me"
- Example: "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
[syn: fall, light]

21. be inherited by;
- Example: "The estate fell to my sister"
- Example: "The land returned to the family"
- Example: "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
[syn: fall, return, pass, devolve]

22. slope downward;
- Example: "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

23. lose an upright position suddenly;
- Example: "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"
- Example: "Her hair fell across her forehead"
[syn: fall, fall down]

24. drop oneself to a lower or less erect position;
- Example: "She fell back in her chair"
- Example: "He fell to his knees"

25. fall or flow in a certain way;
- Example: "This dress hangs well"
- Example: "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
[syn: hang, fall, flow]

26. assume a disappointed or sad expression;
- Example: "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"
- Example: "his crest fell"

27. be cast down;
- Example: "his eyes fell"

28. come out; issue;
- Example: "silly phrases fell from her mouth"

29. be born, used chiefly of lambs;
- Example: "The lambs fell in the afternoon"

30. begin vigorously;
- Example: "The prisoners fell to work right away"

31. go as if by falling;
- Example: "Grief fell from our hearts"

32. come as if by falling;
- Example: "Night fell"
- Example: "Silence fell"
[syn: fall, descend, settle]