The Portuguese word for to fall is
cair

Portuguese Definition

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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