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. | |