fall down

cadere, crollare

Perdere l’equilibrio e cadere a terra, oppure crollare da una posizione eretta.

In inglese semplice: To lose your balance and land on the ground, or collapse from an upright position.

• Be careful or you will fall down.
• She fell down and hurt her knee.
• The old wall fell down during the storm.

Sinonimi: fall, collapse, topple

Contrari: stand up

Espressioni comuni: fall down stairs, fall down suddenly, fall down flat

fallire, fare acqua

Fallire o avere un punto debole che impedisce di funzionare bene.

In inglese semplice: To fail or have a weakness that prevents something from working well.

• This is where your argument falls down.
• The plan fell down because nobody checked the costs.
• We do good work but fall down on communication.

Come si usa: fall down on something (The service falls down on delivery times.)

Sinonimi: fail, break down

Contrari: succeed

Espressioni comuni: fall down on something, fall down here

scendere il fiume

Procedere in barca verso il punto in cui il fiume sfocia nel mare o in un altro corso d’acqua.

In inglese semplice: To move by boat toward the place where a river reaches the sea or another body of water.

• The boat fell down towards the sea.
• They let the vessel fall down with the tide.
• At dawn, the ship began to fall down to the river mouth.

Come si usa: fall down to/towards somewhere (The vessel fell down towards the river mouth.)

Sinonimi: drift downstream, sail downstream

Espressioni comuni: fall down river, fall down downstream