fall over

tomber, se renverser

Perdre l'équilibre et tomber par terre ou sur le côté alors qu'on était debout.

En anglais simple : To lose balance and drop from a standing position onto the ground or onto one side.

• Be careful not to fall over.
• The chair fell over when he stood up.
• I slipped on the ice and fell over backwards.

Comment l'utiliser : fall over something (She fell over a loose cable.)

Synonymes : topple, tumble

Contraires : stand up

Expressions courantes : fall over backwards, fall over something

planter, tomber en panne

Un programme ou un système informatique cesse soudain de fonctionner correctement.

En anglais simple : If a computer program or system does this, it suddenly stops working properly.

• The server might fall over again.
• Our booking system fell over during the sale.
• The program falls over whenever I open a large file.

Synonymes : crash, fail, go down

Expressions courantes : system fall over, server fall over

ne pas tenir, s’effondrer

Un argument ne tient plus parce que son raisonnement ne permet pas de justifier sa conclusion.

En anglais simple : If an argument does this, its reasoning fails and cannot support its conclusion.

• That argument will fall over under questioning.
• His argument fell over because the dates were wrong.
• Without reliable evidence, their reasoning falls over.

Synonymes : fail, collapse, break down

Expressions courantes : argument fall over, reasoning fall over

tomber en panne, planter

Une machine ou un système cesse de fonctionner et ne peut plus remplir son rôle.

En anglais simple : If a machine or system stops working, it can no longer do its job.

• The server fell over again.
• Our booking system falls over when too many people use it.
• Has your computer fallen over, or is the screen just frozen?

Synonymes : break down, crash, fail

Expressions courantes : servers fall over, systems fall over