fall on

caer en, coincidir con

Ocurrir o tener su fecha en un día concreto.

En inglés sencillo: To happen or have its date on a particular day.

• My birthday falls on Sunday.
• The holiday fell on a weekend last year.
• Does the first day of term fall on a Monday?

Cómo se usa: fall on a day/date (The festival falls on 12 June this year.)

Sinónimos: occur on, be on

Expresiones frecuentes: fall on a monday, fall on a weekend

pasar por, atravesar

Empezar a pasar por una etapa triste o difícil.

En inglés sencillo: To begin experiencing an unhappy or difficult period.

• The family fell on hard times.
• Many local shops have fallen on difficult times.
• Will the charity help people who fall on hard times?

Cómo se usa: fall on + adjective + times (The company fell on hard times after losing its biggest customer.)

Sinónimos: run into, experience

Expresiones frecuentes: fall on hard times, fall on difficult times

recaer en, corresponder a

Dicho de una tarea o un gasto: quedar a cargo de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: If a task or cost does this, someone becomes responsible for it.

• The responsibility falls on you.
• Most of the childcare fell on her.
• It will fall on the council to find a solution.

Cómo se usa: something falls on someone (The cost of repairs falls on the owner.); it falls on someone to do something (It falls on me to tell everyone the news.)

Sinónimos: fall to, rest on

Expresiones frecuentes: fall on someone, fall on parents

posarse en, fijarse en

Dicho de los ojos o la mirada: dirigirse hacia alguien o algo y fijarse en ello.

En inglés sencillo: If your eyes or gaze do this, you look at or notice someone or something.

• Her eyes fell on the letter.
• My gaze fell on a familiar face in the crowd.
• As he turned, his eyes fell on the broken window.

Cómo se usa: eyes/gaze fall on someone/something (His gaze fell on the empty chair.)

Sinónimos: alight on, settle on

Expresiones frecuentes: fall on someone, fall on something