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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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 |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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 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 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 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 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. |