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fall meaning in French

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fall in love (to come to have feelings of love)
verb
[UK: fɔːl ɪn ˈlʌv]
[US: ˈfɑːl ɪn ˈlʌv]

tomber amoureux◼◼◼verbe
{m}

tomber amoureuse◼◼◻nom {f}

s'amouracher◼◻◻nom {f}

fall in love verb
[UK: fɔːl ɪn ˈlʌv]
[US: ˈfɑːl ɪn ˈlʌv]

tomber amoureux de◼◼◻verbe
{m}

tomber amoureuse de◼◼◻nom {f}

fall into place (assume a clear and complete form)
verb

se mettre en place◼◼◼verbe

se réaliserverbe

se résoudre de soi-mêmeverbe

fall of man noun

chute de l'Homme◼◼◼nom {f}

fall off the wagon (to cease a self-improvement or reform; to lapse back into an addiction)
verb
[UK: fɔːl ɒf ðə ˈwæ.ɡən]
[US: ˈfɑːl ˈɒf ðə ˈwæ.ɡən]

replonger◼◼◼verbe

fall on deaf ears (of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored)
verb
[UK: fɔːl ɒn def ɪəz]
[US: ˈfɑːl ɑːn ˈdef ˈɪrz]

tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd◼◼◼verbe

fall on someone's neck (to embrace someone affectionately or thankfully)
verb

sauter au cou de quelqu'unverbe

fall out (cease to be on friendly terms)
verb
[UK: fɔːl ˈaʊt]
[US: ˈfɑːl ˈaʊt]

brouiller avec◼◼◼verbe

fall out of love (cease to be in love, see also: unlove)
verb

désaimer◼◼◼verbe

fall pregnant (to become pregnant)
verb

tomber enceinte◼◼◼verbe

fall short (to be less satisfactory than expected; to be inadequate or insufficient)
verb
[UK: fɔːl ʃɔːt]
[US: ˈfɑːl ˈʃɔːrt]

être en deçà de◼◼◼verbe

fall through verb
[UK: fɔːl θruː]
[US: ˈfɑːl θruː]

tomber à l’eau◼◼◼verbe

fall to pieces (be emotionally devastated)
verb
[UK: fɔːl tuː ˈpiː.sɪz]
[US: ˈfɑːl ˈtuː ˈpiː.səz]

s'effondrer◼◼◼verbe

fall to pieces (collapse)
verb
[UK: fɔːl tuː ˈpiː.sɪz]
[US: ˈfɑːl ˈtuː ˈpiː.səz]

tomber en miettes◼◼◻verbe

fallacy [fallacies] (false argument)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.lə.si]
[US: ˈfæ.lə.si]

sophisme◼◼◼nom {m}That's not a valid argument. It's a logical fallacy. = Ce n'est pas un argument valable. C'est un sophisme.

fallacy [fallacies] (deceptive or false appearance)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.lə.si]
[US: ˈfæ.lə.si]

tromperie◼◼◻nom {f}

fallacious (characterized by fallacy; false or mistaken)
adjective
[UK: fə.ˈleɪ.ʃəs]
[US: fə.ˈleɪ.ʃəs]

fallacieux◼◼◼adjectif

fallback [fallbacks] (a backup plan)
noun
[UK: ˈfɒl.ˌbæk]
[US: ˈfɒl.ˌbæk]

solution de repli◼◼◼nom {f}

plan B◼◼◻nom {m}

plan de repli◼◻◻nom {m}

fallen angel (angel who was exiled from heaven)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.lən ˈeɪn.dʒəl]
[US: ˈfɑː.lən ˈeɪn.dʒəl]

ange déchu◼◼◼nom {m}

fallibility [fallibilities] (state of being prone to error)
noun
[UK: ˌfæ.lə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti]
[US: ˌfæ.lə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

faillibilité◼◼◼nom {f}

fallible (capable of making mistakes or being wrong)
adjective
[UK: ˈfæ.ləb.l̩]
[US: ˈfæ.ləb.l̩]

faillible◼◼◼adjectif

falling (that falls)
adjective
[UK: ˈfɔːl.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈfɑːl.ɪŋ]

tombant◼◼◼adjectifHe hurt himself upon falling. = Il s'est blessé en tombant.

falling sickness noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.lɪŋ.ˈsɪk.nɪs]
[US: ˈfɔː.lɪŋ.ˈsɪk.nɪs]

haut mal◼◼◼nom {m}

Fallopian tube [fallopian tubes] (duct)
noun
[UK: fə.ˈləʊ.pɪən tjuːb]
[US: fəˈlo.ʊ.pɪən ˈtuːb]

trompe de Fallope◼◼◼nom {f}

oviductenom {m}

fallout [fallouts] (event of airborne particles falling to the ground)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.laʊt]
[US: ˈfɒ.ˌlɑːwt]

retombées◼◼◼nom {f pl}

fallout [fallouts] (negative side effect)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.laʊt]
[US: ˈfɒ.ˌlɑːwt]

retombées◼◼◼nom {f pl}

répercussions◼◼◻nom {f pl}There was some fallout. = Il y a eu des répercussions.

fallout [fallouts] noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.laʊt]
[US: ˈfɒ.ˌlɑːwt]

retombées◼◼◼nom {f pl}

fallout shelter (building)
noun

abri anti-atomique◼◼◼nom {m}

fallow (ground left unseeded for a year)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.ləʊ]
[US: ˈfæˌlo.ʊ]

jachère◼◼◼nom {f}This field is fallow. = Ce champ est en jachère.

fallow (of land, left unseeded)
adjective
[UK: ˈfæ.ləʊ]
[US: ˈfæˌlo.ʊ]

en jachère◼◼◻adjectif

en friche◼◼◻adjectif

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