fall down

• Partikelverb, das das Fallen oder Herunterfallen auf den Boden bezeichnet, oft aus dem Stand; auch für das Einstürzen oder Zusammenbrechen von Bauwerken oder Personen verwendet.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of dropping or collapsing to the ground, often from a standing position.

unzählbar · unregelmäßiges Verb · intransitiv · Phrasal, ohne Objekt

1. Lose balance and dropinformal

   To drop or descend to the ground from a standing or higher position, usually due to losing balance.

   Hinfallen

   • He slipped on the ice and fell down.
   • The child fell down while running in the park.
   • Be careful not to fall down the stairs.

   Synonymecollapsecrashplummetstumbletoppletriptumble

   Antonymeget uprisestand

2. Fail or collapseinformal

   To fail to meet expectations or to collapse in a figurative sense, such as a plan or system.

   scheitern

   • The company's plan fell down due to lack of funding.
   • His argument fell down when new evidence was presented.
   • The project fell down because of poor communication.

   Synonymebreak downcollapsefailflopfoundergo wrongmiscarry

   Antonymeendureflourishprevailprospersucceedthrive

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