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The Dutch word for to fall is
vallen





to fall

Dutch Definition


fall
     1. vallen
     2. val



Translations for fall and their definitions

Val
     1. Proper noun. .
     2. n-m. A fall (act or event of falling).
     3. n-m. A downfall, demise.
     4. n-m. (in compounds) A case, modality
     5. n-m. (in compounds) The falling of the night, nightfall.
     6. n-f. A physical trap, snare.
     7. n-f. Any trap, ploy.
     8. v. first-person singular present indicative of vallen
     9. v. imperative of vallen
     10. n-m. (obsolete) A catfish.
     11. n-m. Any of its relatives in the family Siluridae.


vallen ©
     1. v. to fall, to tumble
           De appel viel van de boom. - The apple fell from the tree.
           Ze viel toen ze aan het rennen was. - She tumbled while she was running.
     2. v. to fall, to begin (of a time period)
           De avond valt. - Afternoon begins.
           De nacht valt. - The night falls.
           De winter viel vroeg dit jaar. - The winter began early this year.
     3. v. (auxiliary) to be able to be
           Dat valt niet te verbeteren. - That cannot be improved.
     4. n. plural of val


verval
     1. n-n. decay
     2. n-n. (geography, hydrology) vertical distance between two points of a watercourse (in units of length)
     3. v. first-person singular present indicative of vervallen
     4. v. imperative of vervallen


ondergang
     1. n-m. the setting (of the sun or moon)
           ondergang van de maan — moonset
           zonsondergang — sunset
     2. n-m. downfall, ruination


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