fall away

abnehmen, nachlassen

Kleiner, leichter oder schwächer werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become smaller, lighter, or less strong.

• The noise slowly fell away.
• Sales have fallen away since the summer.
• His weight began to fall away during the illness.

Synonyme: decrease, diminish, decline, drop

Gegenteile: increase, grow

Häufige Wendungen: fall away sharply, fall away gradually, sales fall away

abfallen, sich abwärts neigen

Von Gelände gesagt: sich zu einer tiefer liegenden Stelle hin neigen.

In einfachem Englisch: If land does this, its surface slopes down to a lower level.

• The ground falls away steeply here.
• Beyond the house, the garden fell away towards a stream.
• Does the land fall away on both sides?

So benutzt man es: fall away towards something (The ground falls away towards the river.); fall away from something (The land falls away from the road.)

Synonyme: slope down, descend

Gegenteile: rise

Häufige Wendungen: fall away steeply, fall away gently, fall away towards something

sich abwenden, abfallen

Aufhören, eine Person, eine Gruppe oder eine Überzeugung zu unterstützen.

In einfachem Englisch: To stop supporting a person, group, or belief.

• His supporters began to fall away.
• Many followers fell away from the group.
• After the scandal, even loyal friends were falling away.

So benutzt man es: fall away from someone/something (Several members fell away from the movement after the scandal.)

Synonyme: withdraw support, defect, desert

Häufige Wendungen: fall away from someone, supporters fall away, friends fall away

verschwinden, vergehen

Völlig verschwinden, sterben oder verloren gehen.

In einfachem Englisch: To disappear completely, die, or be lost.

• All her fears fell away.
• As the truth emerged, his illusions fell away.
• One by one, memories of that place had fallen away.

Synonyme: disappear, vanish, perish

Gegenteile: appear

Häufige Wendungen: fall away completely, illusions fall away, memories fall away