fall upon

pasar por, sufrir

Empezar a sufrir dificultades o condiciones desfavorables.

En inglés sencillo: To start experiencing difficulties or bad conditions.

• The family fell upon hard times.
• Small shops fell upon difficult times after the factory closed.
• Even successful people can fall upon hardship.

Sinónimos: experience, suffer

Expresiones frecuentes: fall upon hardship, fall upon hard times

atacar, abalanzarse sobre

Atacar a una persona o un lugar de forma repentina y violenta.

En inglés sencillo: To attack someone or a place suddenly and violently.

• The wolves fell upon their prey.
• Soldiers fell upon the camp before sunrise.
• The attackers fell upon him without warning.

Cómo se usa: fall upon someone/something (The raiders fell upon the village at dawn.)

Sinónimos: attack, set upon

Expresiones frecuentes: fall upon someone, fall upon enemies

caer en

Tener lugar en una fecha o un día determinados.

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

• Her birthday falls upon a Monday.
• The festival fell upon the first day of spring.
• Will the holiday fall upon a weekend next year?

Cómo se usa: fall upon a day/date (The anniversary falls upon a Sunday this year.)

Sinónimos: fall on, occur on

Expresiones frecuentes: fall upon Sunday, fall upon Christmas

encontrar por casualidad, toparse con

Encontrar algo por casualidad, sin haberlo buscado ni esperado.

En inglés sencillo: To find something without planning or expecting to find it.

• I fell upon a useful clue.
• She fell upon the answer while sorting old notes.
• They fell upon an abandoned cottage during their walk.

Cómo se usa: fall upon something (During my search, I fell upon a useful old map.)

Sinónimos: come across, happen upon, stumble upon

Expresiones frecuentes: fall upon something, fall upon clues