fall down

• Verbo usado para indicar o ato de cair ou desabar ao chão, geralmente a partir da posição de pé. Pode também se referir ao ato de uma estrutura vir abaixo.

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

incontável · verbo irregular · intransitivo · phrasal, sem objeto

1. Lose balance and dropinformal

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

   Cair

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscollapsecrashplummetstumbletoppletriptumble

   Antônimosget uprisestand

2. Fail or collapseinformal

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

   Fracassar

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbreak downcollapsefailflopfoundergo wrongmiscarry

   Antônimosendureflourishprevailprospersucceedthrive

Verbo basefall