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fall meaning in French

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fallow (uncultivated land)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.ləʊ]
[US: ˈfæˌlo.ʊ]

friche◼◼◻nom {f}

fallow (inactive, undeveloped)
adjective
[UK: ˈfæ.ləʊ]
[US: ˈfæˌlo.ʊ]

en friche◼◼◻adjectif

fallow deer [fallow deer] (Dama dama, a ruminant mammal)
noun
[UK: ˈfæ.ləʊ dɪə(r)]
[US: ˈfæˌlo.ʊ ˈdɪr]

daim◼◼◼nom {m}

be riding for a fall verb

courir à sa perte◼◼◼verbe

aller droit dans le murverbe

crestfallen (sad because of a recent disappointment)
adjective
[UK: ˈkrest.fɔː.lən]
[US: ˈkrest.ˌfɒ.lən]

déçu◼◼◼adjectif

abattu◼◼◻adjectif

deadfall (fallen tree)
noun
[UK: ˈded.fɔːl]
[US: ˈded.ˌfɔːl]

chablis◼◼◼nom {m}

deadfall (trap consisting of a heavy object that falls on to the prey)
noun
[UK: ˈded.fɔːl]
[US: ˈded.ˌfɔːl]

piège assommoirnom {m}

downfall [downfalls] (precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth)
noun
[UK: ˈdaʊn.fɔːl]
[US: ˈdaʊn.ˌfɒl]

chute◼◼◼nom {f}

freefall (being affected only by gravity)
noun
[UK: ˈfriː.ˌfɒl]
[US: ˈfriː.ˌfɒl]

chute libre◼◼◼nom {f}

freefall (falling through atmosphere without additional drag devices)
noun
[UK: ˈfriː.ˌfɒl]
[US: ˈfriː.ˌfɒl]

chute libre◼◼◼nom {f}

how the mighty have fallen (proverb)
phrase

ce n'est plus ce que c'étaitphrase

infallibility (the ability to never make a mistake)
noun
[UK: ɪn.ˌfæ.lə.ˈbɪ.lɪ.ti]
[US: ˌɪn.ˌfæ.lə.ˈbɪ.lə.ti]

infaillibilité◼◼◼nom {f}

infallible (without fault or weakness; incapable of error or fallacy)
adjective
[UK: ɪn.ˈfæ.ləb.l̩]
[US: ˌɪn.ˈfæ.ləb.l̩]

infaillible◼◼◼adjectifI'm not infallible. = Je ne suis pas infaillible.

infallibly (in an infallible manner)
adverb
[UK: infal.li.bi]
[US: infal.li.bi]

infailliblement◼◼◼adverbe

Niagara Falls (a city)
proper noun

Niagara Falls◼◼◼nom {f}

Niagara Falls (waterfalls)
proper noun

chutes du Niagara◼◼◻nom propre
{f-Pl}

chutes Niagara◼◼◻nom propre
{f-Pl}

nightfall (the close of the day; the coming of night)
noun
[UK: ˈnaɪt.fɔːl]
[US: ˈnaɪt.ˌfɒl]

tombée de la nuit◼◼◼nom {f}

pitfall [pitfalls] (potential problem, hazard, or danger)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪt.fɔːl]
[US: ˈpɪt.ˌfɒl]

piège◼◼◼nom {m}

écueil◼◼◼nom {m}I managed to sidestep every pitfall. = J'ai réussi à éviter tous les écueils.

pitfall [pitfalls] (trapping pit)
noun
[UK: ˈpɪt.fɔːl]
[US: ˈpɪt.ˌfɒl]

trappe◼◻◻nom {f}

chausse-trape◼◻◻nom {f}

pride comes before a fall (a person who is excessively proud will often suffer a setback or failure)
phrase

qui fait le malin tombe dans le ravinphrase

radioactive fallout (material from a radioactive plume)
noun

retombée radioactive◼◼◼nom

rainfall [rainfalls] (amount of rain that falls on a single occasion)
noun
[UK: ˈreɪn.fɔːl]
[US: ˈreɪn.ˌfɒl]

précipitations◼◼◼nom {f}

shortfall [shortfalls] (instance of not meeting a quota or of having an insufficient amount)
noun
[UK: ˈʃɔːt.fɔːl]
[US: ˈʃɔːrt.ˌfɒl]

insuffisance◼◼◼nom {f}

manquement◼◼◻nom {m}

défaut de paiement◼◻◻nom {m}

smokefall (artificial waterfall of smoke for shows)
noun

cascade de vapeurnom {f}

cascade de vapeur d'azotenom {f}

smokefall (close of the day before nightfall, when fog comes)
noun

tombée de la brumenom {f}

smokefall (soot fallout from a cloud of smoke)
noun

retombée de suienom {f}

retombée de suiesnom {f}

retombées de suienom {f pl}

retombées de suiesnom {f pl}

snowfall [snowfalls] (instance of falling of snow)
noun
[UK: ˈsnəʊ.fɔːl]
[US: ˈsnoʊ.fɔːl]

chute de neige◼◼◼nom {f}

tetralogy of Fallot (congenital heart defect)
noun

tétralogie de Fallot◼◼◼nom {f}

the apple does not fall far from the tree (a child is similar to its parents)
phrase

la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbrephrase

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