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The French word for to fall is
tomber





to fall

French Definition


fall
     1. n. Chute.
           She had a fall and broke a bone.
           Elle fit une chute et se brisa un os.
           Watch the fall of this coin from the edge of the table.
           Observe la chute de cette pièce depuis le bord de la table.
     2. n. Tombée.
           Fall of darkness.
     3. n. Renversement.
           The fall of the Berlin Wall is a famous event in history.
           La chute du mur de Berlin est un événement célèbre de l'histoire.
           La Montée en puissance et la Chute du Troisième Reich.
     4. n. (US) Automne.
           Fall is my favorite time of year.
           L'automne est ma période favorite de l'année.
     5. v. Tomber, s'affaler, choir.



Translations for fall and their definitions

chute ©
     1. n-f. fall
           Sa chute lui a été fatale. - His fall was fatal.
     2. n-f. fall, drop (e.g. in price)
     3. n-f. fall, collapse, downfall
           la chute de l'Empire romain d'Occident - the fall of the Western Roman Empire
     4. n-f. waterfall
           Nous ne sommes plus très loin des chutes du Niagara. - We're not far from Niagara Falls.
     5. n-f. punch line (conclusion of a joke or a story; the last words that bring the comic effect)
           Attendez la chute. - Wait for the conclusion.
     6. n-f. final part of an ensemble or a shape
           la chute des reins - the bottom of the backside
     7. v. first-person singular present of chuter
     8. v. third-person singular present of chuter
     9. v. second-person singular imperative of chuter


tomber
     1. v. to fall
           Un tamis placé à l'intérieur du dispositif empêchera les choses de tomber dans le tube. - A screen placed inside the device will keep things from falling into the tube.
     2. v. to come down
           Laisse la pluie tomber sur nous et recouvre le pays de cette eau qui donne la vie. - Let the rains come down upon us and cover the land with life-giving water.
     3. v. (indtr, sur) to bump into, to come across; to be received by (when making a telephone call)
           J'ai téléphoné à Robert mais je suis tombé sur Marie. - I phoned Robert but I got Marie.
     4. v. (in idioms) to become, to get
           tomber amoureux - to fall in love
           tomber malade - to fall ill, to get sick
           tomber enceinte - to fall pregnant, to get pregnant



mourir
     1. v. to die; to be dying
     2. v. (figuratively, with "de") to be dying (of)
           Je meurs de faim - I'm dying of hunger
     3. v. to be dying


déclin
     1. n-m. decline


descendre
     1. v. to go down
     2. v. to descend
     3. v. to put down; disparage
     4. v. to kill (someone)
     5. v. to stay (in a hotel or other temporary lodging)


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