'fall on' är korshänvisat med ''fall on''. Termen finns i en eller i flera av raderna nedan. 'fall on' is cross-referenced with ''fall on''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vi + prep | (eyes: look at [sth]) | falla på ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | fixera på ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The teacher's eyes scanned the room and fell on Joshua's nervous face. |
fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | attackera vtr |
| | (bildlig) | hoppa på ngt/ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | The two men fell on their victim as he was walking down the street. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (food: eat eagerly) | glufsa i sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | slänga i sig ngt vbal uttr |
| | The man fell on the crust of bread as though he had not eaten for days. |
fall on [sb],
fall upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (person: greet, embrace) | krama om ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hälsa på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Derek fell upon his brother and they wept with joy at being reunited. |
fall on [sb],
fall to [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (be the obligation of) (bildlig) | falla på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hamna hos ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | Responsibility for the project's success or failure ultimately falls on the manager. |
| fall on [sb/sth] vi + prep | (suspicion: be directed at) (bildlig) | falla på ngn/ngt vitr + prep |
| | | hamna hos ngn/ngt vitr + prep |
| | When Harry went missing, suspicion fell on the last person to have seen him alive. |
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| fall n | (decline) | nedgång s |
| | | fall s |
| | The fall in prices will harm our profits. |
| fall n | (slope) | sluttning s |
| | | nedförsbacke, backe s |
| | The field is flat except for a fall towards the river. |
| fall n | (ruin) | fall s |
| | | undergång s |
| | This is the story of the decline and fall of Richard Nixon. |
| fall n | (defeat) | fall s |
| | (någots slut) | undergång a |
| | (någots förstörelse) | förintelse s |
| | She wrote a book about the Fall of France in 1940. |
| fall n | (distance [sth] falls) | fallhöjd, fall s |
| | The river has a fall of about fifty metres. |
| fall n | (falling down) | fall s |
| | She suffered a bad fall, while horseriding. |
| fall n | uncountable ([sth] hanging down) | fall s |
| | He was enchanted by the fall of her hair on her shoulders. |
| fall n | (sinful lapse) | fall, syndafall s |
| | | synd s |
| | A sinner must confess his fall. |
| fall n | (surrender, capture) | fall s |
| | | kapitulation s |
| | Odysseus wandered for ten years after the fall of Troy. |
the Fall,
the Fall of Man n | (Bible) (biblisk) | syndafallet s |
| | In the Bible, the serpent brought on the Fall. |
| falls npl | (waterfall) | vattenfall s |
| | You can hear the falls from far off. |
| fall⇒ vi | (collapse) | falla vitr |
| | | kollapsa vitr |
| | The roof fell under the weight of the snow. |
| fall vi | (die) (i strid) | falla, stupa vitr |
| | (allmänt) | dö vitr |
| | He fell in battle, dying like a hero. |
| fall vi | (drop wounded) | falla ned sårad vbal uttr |
| | The soldier fell, and was treated by the medics. |
| fall vi | figurative (temperature: decline) | sjunka vitr |
| | | falla vitr |
| | Temperatures will fall below freezing tomorrow. |
| fall vi | figurative (government: lose ability) (förlora kontroll) | falla vitr |
| | (bli ifråntagen kontroll) | störtas vitr |
| | The government fell, following a scandal. |
| fall vi | figurative (become) | bli vitr |
| | She fell ill. |
| fall vi | figurative, archaic (commit a sin) | falla vitr |
| | | avvika från den rätta vägen vbal uttr |
| | Humanity was created perfect, but then fell. |
| fall vi | figurative (be included) | falla vitr |
| | | omfattas, innefattas vitr |
| | | höra till vitr partikel |
| | Their request falls within the scope of our project. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vi + prep | (come to rest on) | falla på ngt vitr + prep |
| | Her gaze fell upon the letter I was writing. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vi + prep | figurative (occur on) | infalla på ngt, inträffa på ngt vitr + prep |
| | | vara vitr |
| | My birthday falls on a Saturday this year. |
| | The election falls on my birthday. |
fall on [sth/sb],
fall upon [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | (attack, assault) | gå till attack mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | | anfalla vtr |
| | | attackera vtr |
| | The group of men fell on Pete, punching and kicking him. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (eat hungrily) (bildlig) | attackera vtr |
| | | hugga in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | sluka vtr |
| | I could tell by the way the homeless man fell upon the burger that he hadn't eaten all day. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (opportunity: grab enthusiastically) | fånga vtr |
| | (bildlig) | gå till attack mot ngt vbal uttr |
| | Being a huge fan of the band, Stella fell upon the chance to see them in concert. |
| Partikelverb |
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| fall back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (resort to, rely on) | lita på ngn/ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family. |
| fall away vi phrasal | (diminish) | falla bort vitr partikel |
| | | minska vitr |
| | Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fall away vi phrasal | figurative (worries, etc.: disappear) | falla bort vitr partikel |
| | | avta vitr |
| | Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. |
| fall back vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | rygga tillbaka vitr + adv |
| | | dra sig tillbaka vbal uttr |
| | (formell) | retirera vitr |
| | The general ordered his troops to fall back. |
| fall behind vi phrasal | figurative (fail to keep up) | hamna efter vitr partikel |
| | (idiomatisk) | komma på efterkälken vbal uttr |
| | If I don't study for two hours every night, I risk falling behind with my class work. |
| fall behind vi phrasal | (fail to maintain pace) | hamna efter vitr partikel |
| | | inte hinna med uttr |
| | The runner started falling behind when he twisted his ankle two miles into the race. |
| fall down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) | falla ner vitr + prep |
| | | gå sönder vtr + adv |
| | The brick wall fell down. |
| fall down vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) | trilla, falla vitr |
| | Mike fell down and injured his back. |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative (person: fail) | misslyckas vitr |
| | Many students fall down on this test task. |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative ([sth]: not succeed) | misslyckas vitr |
| | Negotiations for broadcasting the game fell down over the issue of international TV rights. |
| fall in vi phrasal | (military: take ranks) (efter gradering) | ställa upp sig vbal uttr |
| | The soldiers fell in when the whistle blew. |
| fall in vi phrasal | (collapse) | falla in vitr partikel |
| | | kollapsa vitr |
| | The snow was so heavy last year, the roof of the old house fell in. |
| fall in with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (start to associate with) | börja umgås med vbal uttr |
| | (hamna i fel umgänge) | hamna i vitr partikel oskj |
| | His grades dropped when he fell in with the wrong crowd. |
| fall in with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (accept: plan, idea) | acceptera vtr |
| | (bildlig, familjär) | köpa vtr |
| | She is convinced that everyone will fall in with her plan once they understand it. |
| fall into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be categorized as) | falla under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hamna i ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The reform bill falls into the category of well-intentioned but ultimately misguided projects. |
| fall off vi phrasal | figurative (decrease) | minska vitr |
| | | gå ner vitr + prep |
| | Car sales have fallen off during the recession. |
| fall out vi phrasal | informal (friends: quarrel) | bråka vitr |
| | | gräla vitr |
| | | bli osams vtr + adj |
| | They have fallen out and are no longer speaking to each other. |
| fall out over [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (quarrel because of) | bråka om ngt vtr + prep |
| | | gräla över ngt vtr + prep |
| | | bli osams om ngt, bli osams över ngt vbal uttr |
| | Ian and Gavin fell out over a girl and haven't spoken to each other for a month. |
| fall out vi phrasal | (become detached or lost) | trilla ut vitr partikel |
| | | ramla ut vitr partikel |
| | I didn't realise my bag was open; my cell phone fell out and smashed. |
| fall out vi phrasal | (military: leave ranks) (försvarsmakten) | lämna ledet vtr + s |
| | After the inspection, the soldiers were ordered to fall out. |
| fall out with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | informal (quarrel with: a friend) | bråka med ngn vtr + prep |
| | | bli osams med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | gräla med ngn vtr + prep |
| | If you do not stop gossiping, all your friends are going to fall out with you. |
| fall over vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) | trilla, falla vitr |
| | | snubbla vitr |
| | When the elderly woman fell over in the street, several passers-by rushed to help her. |
| fall through vi phrasal | informal, figurative (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) (bildlig) | spricka vitr |
| | | gå förlorat vitr |
| | (idiomatisk) | bli pannkaka vtr + s |
| | I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| fall to vi phrasal | (begin to eat) | hugga in vitr partikel |
| | | börja äta vitr + vitr |
| fall under [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be categorized within) (bildlig) | falla under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ligga under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | This book falls under non-fiction. |
| fall under [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (come within control, jurisdiction of) (bildlig) | falla under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | The crime of desertion falls under the jurisdiction of the military justice system. |
| fall within [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be classified under) | falla under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | hamna under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| fall within [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be included in) | hamna under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | | ligga mellan ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | All of your vital sign readings fall within the normal range for your age. |
Sammansatta former:
fall | fall on |
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| fall apart vi + adv | (physically: into pieces) | falla sönder, gå itu vbal uttr |
| | Cheaply made umbrellas fall apart quickly. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (plans, relationship: go wrong) (bildlig) | falla sönder vitr + adv |
| | | gå i kras vbal uttr |
| | (vardagligt) | skita sig vitr + refl |
| | Lisa's marriage fell apart when she discovered her husband was having an affair. |
| fall apart vi + adv | figurative (emotionally: lose control) (bildlig) | falla sönder, gå itu vbal uttr |
| | It is important not to fall apart when things don't go exactly your way. |
| fall asleep vi + adj | (go to sleep) | somna vitr |
| | | somna in vitr partikel |
| | I lay awake in bed, unable to fall asleep. |
| fall asleep vi + adj | figurative, informal (be bored) (bildlig) | somna vitr |
| | This movie is so boring, I'm falling asleep. |
| fall back vi + adv | (fail to keep up) | trilla tillbaka vitr + adv |
| | (bildlig) | trilla dit vitr + adv |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen is used when the term is an adjective that precedes a noun. |
| | The runner fell back after the fourteenth mile of the marathon, when her legs grew tired. |
| fall between two stools v expr | figurative (fail to fulfill either aim) | misslyckas med två saker vbal uttr |
| | (omodern) | gå i stöpet vbal uttr |
| | | haverera vitr |
| fall flat v expr | figurative (fail) (bildlig) | falla handlöst vitr + adv |
| | | misslyckas vitr |
| | Jake tried to lighten the mood with a joke, but it fell flat. |
| fall for [sb/sth] vi + prep | informal (be attracted) | förälska sig i ngn/ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | falla för ngn/ngt vtr + prep |
| | He is good-looking and smooth: all the women fall for him. |
| | Audrey fell for a beautiful pair of shoes she saw in a shop window. |
| fall for [sth] vi + prep | informal (be fooled) | låta sig luras vbal uttr |
| | | gå på vtr + prep |
| | The investment scheme promised huge returns, and I fell for it. |
| fall head over heels v expr | (tumble) | falla huvudstupa vitr + adv |
| | | falla handlöst vitr + adv |
| | Alex fell head over heels down the mountainside. |
fall head over heels,
fall head over heels in love v expr | figurative (fall in love) (bildlig) | bli upp över öronen förälskad vbal uttr |
| | | falla handlöst vitr + adv |
| | After knowing him for just two weeks I'd fallen head over heels. |
| fall head over heels for [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) (bildlig) | bli upp över öronen förälskad i ngn vbal uttr |
| | | falla handlöst för ngn vbal uttr |
| | In Greek mythology, Eros shot a golden arrow that made Apollo fall head over heels for Daphne. |
| fall head over heels in love with [sb] v expr | figurative (fall in love) (bildlig) | bli upp över öronen förälskad i ngn vbal uttr |
| | | falla handlöst för ngn vbal uttr |
| | Juliet fell head over heels in love with Romeo. |
| fall in love v expr | (couple: become infatuated) | bli kär vtr + s |
| | | förälska sig vitr + refl |
| | The couple fell in love when they were in college. |
| fall in love v expr | (become infatuated: with [sb]) | bli kär vtr + s |
| | | förälska sig vtr + refl |
| | Gina falls in love every five minutes! |
| fall in love with [sb] v expr | (become infatuated with [sb]) | bli kär i ngn vbal uttr |
| | | förälska sig i ngn vbal uttr |
| | I think I fell in love with him the very first time we met. |
| fall in love at first sight v expr | (become infatuated with a stranger) | bli kär vid första ögonkastet vbal uttr |
| | As soon as I saw him across the dancefloor, I fell in love at first sight. |
| fall into [sth] vi + prep | (descend and land in) | falla ner i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ramla ner i ngt vbal uttr |
| | The young girl was rescued several days after she fell into an uncapped well. |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (happen easily with success) (bildlig) | falla på plats vbal uttr |
| | | gå bra vitr + adj |
| | Once the guitarist had come up with a riff, the whole song fell into place. |
| fall into place v expr | figurative (make sense) (bildlig) | trilla på plats, falla på plats vbal uttr |
| | | gå ihop vitr partikel |
| | The first time I watched the film, I didn't understand it at all, but when I watched it again, the elements of the plot fell into place. |
| fall off vi + adv | (become detached) | avlägsna sig från vbal uttr |
| | One of the buttons on Chloe's coat had fallen off. |
| fall off [sth] vi + prep | (become detached from) | avlägsnas från vitr + prep |
| | The picture had fallen off the wall. |
| fall off [sth] vi + prep | (slip down from) | trilla av vitr + prep |
| | | glida av vitr + prep |
| | The blanket fell off the bed slowly. |
| fall short v expr | (not be satisfactory) (formell) | understiga vtr |
| | | inte nå upp till uttr |
| | The boy's grades fell short of his father's expectations. |
| fall short v expr | (not be sufficient) | understiga vtr |
| | The amount of water in the reservoir falls short of our targets this year. |
| fall to [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (task: become [sb]'s to do) | falla på ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | ligga på ngn att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | When my aunt died, it fell to me to execute her will. |
| fall to doing [sth] v expr | (dive into an activity) (bildlig) | kasta sig in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | | dyka in i ngt vbal uttr |
| | As soon as we moved into our new house, we fell to renovating it without delay. |
| fall to [sb] v expr | (property: become owned by [sb]) | tillfalla vtr |
| | | tillhöra vtr |
| fall under [sth] vi + prep | (drop, tumble beneath) | falla under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt) | trilla under ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | My pen fell under the desk, and I had to get down on my hands and knees to retrieve it. |
fallback,
fall-back n as adj | informal (backup, used as last recourse) (förled) | reserv- adj |
| | (vardagligt) | backupplan adj |
| | (förled) | nöd- adj |
| | What is our best fallback option if the band decides to cancel? |
fallback position,
fall-back position n | (alternate plan) | plan B, plan b s |
| | | alternativ plan s |
| | What's our fallback position if this campaign doesn't work either? |
falloff,
falling-off,
also UK: fall-off n | (decrease, decline) | minskning s |
| | (ngt formell) | reducering s |
fallout,
fall-out n | (radioactive dust) | nedfall s |
| | | radioaktivt nedfall adj + s |
| | Radioactive fallout was detectable for months after the incident. |
| free fall n | (fall: subject to gravity) | fritt fall s |
| | The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled. |
| free fall n | (part of jump: no parachute) | fritt fall s |
| | Baumgartner is going to perform a free fall from 120,000 feet. |
| free fall n | figurative (sharp decline) (bildlig) | fritt fall s |
| | | snabb nedgång s |
| | The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008. |
go to pieces,
fall to pieces v expr | figurative (lose health) | bli sjuk vitr + adj |
| | Alvin's health went to pieces as a result of his alcoholism. |
| fall in a heap n | (person: collapse) (bildlig) | hög s |
| | The boxer fell in a heap when he was hit in the chin. |
run afoul of [sth/sb],
fall afoul of [sth/sb] v expr | (come into conflict with) | börja bråka med ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | | hamna i konflikt med ngt/ngn vbal uttr |
| | Tim's plans to build a garden shed fell afoul of regulations. |
| take the fall v expr | slang (accept the blame) | ta på sig skulden, ta på sig skuldbördan vbal uttr |
| | He took the fall for the bank robbery. |