fall over

cadere, rovesciarsi

Perdere l'equilibrio e cadere a terra o su un lato da una posizione eretta.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: fall over something (She fell over a loose cable.)

Sinonimi: topple, tumble

Contrari: stand up

Espressioni comuni: fall over backwards, fall over something

bloccarsi, andare in crash

Un programma o sistema informatico smette improvvisamente di funzionare correttamente.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: crash, fail, go down

Espressioni comuni: system fall over, server fall over

non reggere, crollare

Un argomento non regge perché il suo ragionamento non sostiene la conclusione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fail, collapse, break down

Espressioni comuni: argument fall over, reasoning fall over

guastarsi, andare in crash

Una macchina o un sistema smette di funzionare e non riesce più a svolgere il proprio compito.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: break down, crash, fail

Espressioni comuni: servers fall over, systems fall over