The Portuguese word for to fall is
cair
Portuguese Definition
fall | |
1. Substantivo. queda; | |
2. Substantivo. perda; | |
3. Substantivo. outono. | |
4. Verbo. cair; | |
5. Verbo. vir para baixo. |
Translations for fall and their definitions
queda | |
1. n-f. a fall | |
O orgulho antecede a queda. - Pride comes before a fall. | |
2. n-f. drop | |
Houve uma queda de temperatura depois da chuva. - There was a drop in temperature after the rain. | |
3. n-f. crash | |
Como aconteceu a queda do avião? - How did the plane crash come about? | |
4. n-f. talent, ability | |
A garota não tinha queda para música. - The girl lacked musical ability. | |
5. n-f. downfall, decay, decline | |
6. v. verb form of quedar |
cair | |
1. v. to fall; to fall down; to drop | |
A maçã caiu. - The apple fell. | |
2. v. (indtr, de) to fall from (to fall so it is no longer attached to or on top of something) | |
O livro caiu da mesa. - The book fell from the table. | |
A maçã caiu do galho. - The apple fell from the branch. | |
3. v. (figurative, intransitive) to fall; to collapse (to be overthrown, defeated or annulled) | |
O novo governo logo cairá. - The new government will fall soon. | |
4. v. (indtr, intr=1, com, em, .with the adverb bem or mal) to suit (to be appropriate or suitable) | |
Um vestido preto cairia bem nela. - A black dress would suit her well. | |
Um vinhozinho cai bem. - Some wine would be nice. | |
5. v. to go down (to be eaten with or without causing indigestion) | |
Essa pizza podre me caiu mal. - This rotten pizza didn’t go down well. | |
6. v. to fall, to decrease (to lower in value or quantity) | |
Espero que o preço dos livros caia. - I hope that the price of the books falls. | |
7. v. to get disconnected, to be interrupted (of a call or connection) | |
Caiu a ligação. - The connection dropped. | |
8. v. (euphemistic, intransitive) to fall (to die in battle) | |
Muitos dos nossos soldados caíram naquela guerra. - Many of our soldiers fell in that war. | |
9. v. (indtr, em, intr=1, .of a subject or question) to be present in a test | |
Caiu uma pergunta sobre a revolução. - There was a question about the revolution. | |
Eu não tinha estudado nada do que caiu na prova. - I hadn’t studied anything that was in the test. |
queda | |
1. n-f. a fall | |
O orgulho antecede a queda. - Pride comes before a fall. | |
2. n-f. drop | |
Houve uma queda de temperatura depois da chuva. - There was a drop in temperature after the rain. | |
3. n-f. crash | |
Como aconteceu a queda do avião? - How did the plane crash come about? | |
4. n-f. talent, ability | |
A garota não tinha queda para música. - The girl lacked musical ability. | |
5. n-f. downfall, decay, decline | |
6. v. verb form of quedar |
falhar | |
1. v. to fail |
decadência | |
1. n-f. decline, decay (deterioration of condition) | |
2. n-f. decadence (state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration) |
tombar | |
1. v. to fall down; to tumble | |
2. v. to fall (to die, especially in battle) | |
3. v. to put into government protection | |
4. v. to register an estate (heritage wise) |
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