| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| fall n | (decline) | daling nw de |
| | | afname nw de |
| | The fall in prices will harm our profits. |
| fall n | (slope) | daling, helling nw de |
| | The field is flat except for a fall towards the river. |
| fall n | (ruin) | val nw de |
| | This is the story of the decline and fall of Richard Nixon. |
| fall n | (defeat) | val nw de |
| | She wrote a book about the Fall of France in 1940. |
| fall n | (distance [sth] falls) | val nw de |
| | | verval nw het |
| | The river has a fall of about fifty metres. |
fall,
falls n | (waterfalls) | waterval nw de |
| | You can hear the falls from far off. |
| fall n | (falling down) | val nw de |
| | She suffered a bad fall, while horseriding. |
| fall n | (sthg hanging down) | val nw de |
| | He was enchanted by the fall of her hair on her shoulders. |
| fall n | (sinful lapse) | zonde nw de |
| | | verval nw het |
| | A sinner must confess his fall. |
| fall n | (surrender, capture) | val nw de |
| | Odysseus wandered for ten years after the fall of Troy. |
| fall vi | (come to rest) | vallen onoverg.ww |
| | Her gaze fell upon the letter I was writing. |
| fall vi | (collapse) | instorten, inzakken onoverg.ww |
| | | het begeven onoverg. ww |
| | The roof fell under the weight of the snow. |
| fall vi | (die) | sneuvelen onoverg.ww |
| | He fell in battle, dying like a hero. |
| fall vi | (drop wounded) | neervallen onoverg.ww |
| | The soldier fell, and was treated by the medics. |
| fall vi | (temperature: decline) | dalen, zakken onoverg.ww |
| | Temperatures will fall below freezing tomorrow. |
| fall vi | (government: lose ability) | vallen onoverg.ww |
| | The government fell, following a scandal. |
| fall vi | (become) | worden koppel ww |
| | She fell ill. |
| fall vi | figurative, archaic (commit a sin) | vallen onoverg.ww |
| | | teloorgaan onoverg. ww |
| | Humanity was created perfect, but then fell. |
| fall vi | (be included) | vallen onoverg.ww |
| | Their request falls within the scope of our project. |
fall on [sth],
fall upon [sth] vi + prep | figurative (occur on) | vallen onoverg.ww |
| | My birthday falls on a Saturday this year. |
| | The election falls on my birthday. |
| Samengestelde woorden: |
| achterblijven bij ww+vz | (minder snel vorderen dan) | stay behind vi + prep |
| | | fall behind vi + prep |
| achterop geraken onoverg. uitdr. | (achterblijven bij de rest) | fall behind, drop behind vi + prep |
| achterop raken onoverg. uitdr. | (achterblijven bij de rest) | fall behind, drop behind vi + prep |
| afvallen onoverg. ww | (evenwicht verliezen) | fall off vi + prep |
| een dieptepunt bereiken lidw+nw+ww | figuurlijk (m.b.t. slechtste situatie) (figurative) | hit a low v expr |
| | (figurative) | fall to a low v expr |
| ergens intuinen onoverg. uitdr. | (goedgelovig) | fall for, go for vi + prep |
| in de greep raken van overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (onder invloed komen van) (figurative) | fall under the spell of v expr |
| | | fall into the grip of v expr |
| in de greep raken van overg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (afhankelijk worden van) (figurative) | fall under the spell of v expr |
| | | fall into the grip of v expr |
| in elkaar storten onoverg. uitdr. | (v. bouwwerk) | collapse vi |
| | | fall down vi phrasal |
| in onbruik raken onoverg. uitdr. | (zeldzaam worden) | fall into disuse v expr |
| in onbruik raken onoverg. uitdr. | (uitsterven) | fall into disuse v expr |
| | | become extinct vi + adj |
| in slaap vallen onoverg. uitdr. | (de slaap vatten) | fall asleep v expr |
| in slaap vallen onoverg. uitdr. | (indommelen) | fall asleep v expr |
| | | drop off vi phrasal |
| mislukken onoverg.ww | (misgaan) | fail vi |
| | | go wrong v expr |
| | (informal, figurative) | fall through vi phrasal |
| neerkomen op ww+vz | letterlijk (terechtkomen op) | land on vi + prep |
| | | fall on vi + prep |
| overvallen onoverg.ww | (over iets heen vallen) | fall over vi + prep |
| slapen onoverg.ww | (tintelen van ledemaat) | be asleep, fall asleep vi phrasal |
| | (figurative) | have pins and needles v expr |
| staan of vallen met ww+vw+ww | (afhankelijk zijn van) (figurative) | stand or fall by v expr |
| sterk dalen bw+onoverg. ww | (afnemen, teruglopen) | fall sharply vi + adv |
| | | drop dramatically vi + adv |
| | | decrease significantly vi + adv |
| terugslag hebben nw+overg. ww | figuurlijk (terugvallen, achteruitgaan) | fall back vi phrasal |
| | | lapse vi |
| terugvallen op onoverg. ww | (vertrouwen op) | fall back vi phrasal |
| | He could always fall back on his savings. |
| trappen in ww+vz | figuurlijk (val, list: niet doorhebben) | fall for vi + prep |
| | (figurative) | buy vtr |
| tuinen onoverg. ww | ook fig. (lopen) | fall for vtr+prep |
| | Ze vertelden hem een verhaaltje en hij tuinde er in. |
| uit de lucht komen vallen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (onverwacht verschijnen) (figurative) | drop out of the sky, fall out of the blue v expr |
| uit elkaar vallen onoverg. uitdr. | (instorten) | fall apart vi + adv |
| uit elkaar vallen onoverg. uitdr. | figuurlijk (desintegreren, uiteenvallen) (figurative) | fall apart vi + adv |
| vallen onoverg. ww | (behoren tot) | be part of v expr |
| | | fall under vtr prep |
| | Dat valt onder het rechtsgebied van Amsterdam. |
Vaste combinatie van werkwoord en voorzetsel
fall | falling |
| fall away vi phrasal | (diminish) | minder worden bw + ww |
| | | wegvallen ww |
| | Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fall away vi phrasal | figurative (worries, etc.: disappear) | plotseling verdwijnen bw + ww |
| | Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. |
| fall back vi phrasal | (withdraw, retreat) | zich terugtrekken wk ww |
| | The general ordered his troops to fall back. |
| fall back on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal, figurative (resort to, rely on) | terugvallen op ww + vz |
| | Whenever I am in trouble, I know that I can always fall back on my friends and family. |
| fall down vi phrasal | (structure: collapse) (bouwwerk) | omvallen, instorten onoverg.ww |
| | The brick wall fell down. |
| fall down vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) (persoon) | vallen, neervallen onoverg.ww |
| | Mike fell down and injured his back. |
| fall down vi phrasal | figurative (person: fail) | mislukken onoverg.ww |
| | (informeel) | op zijn bek gaan frase |
| | Many students fall down on this test task. |
| fall in vi phrasal | (military: take ranks) | aantreden onoverg. ww |
| | The soldiers fell in when the whistle blew. |
| fall in vi phrasal | (collapse) | instorten onoverg. ww |
| | The snow was so heavy last year, the roof of the old house fell in. |
| fall in with vtr phrasal 3-part | (start to associate with) | zich aansluiten bij wk.ww + vz |
| fall in with [sth] vi phrasal + prep | informal (accept: plan, idea) | instemmen met ww + vz |
| | She is convinced that everyone will fall in with her plan once they understand it. |
| fall into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be categorized as) | vallen onder ww + vz |
| | The reform bill falls into the category of well-intentioned but ultimately misguided projects. |
| fall off vi phrasal | figurative (decrease) | teruglopen, dalen, verminderen onoverg.ww |
| | Car sales have fallen off during the recession. |
fall on [sb/sth],
fall upon [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep | (attack) | iemand aanvallen over. ww |
| | The two men fell on their victim as he was walking down the street. |
fall on [sb],
fall upon [sb] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (person: greet, embrace) | iemand omhelzen over.ww |
| | Derek fell upon his brother and they wept with joy at being reunited. |
| fall out vi phrasal | informal (friends: quarrel) | ruzie maken nw de + ww |
| | They have fallen out and are no longer speaking to each other. |
| fall out vi phrasal | (become detached or lost) | vallen uit ww + vz |
| | I didn't realise my bag was open; my cell phone fell out and smashed. |
| fall out vi phrasal | (military: leave ranks) | inrukken onoverg. ww |
| | After the inspection, the soldiers were ordered to fall out. |
| fall out over vi phrasal + prep | (quarrel because of) | ruzie maken over, ruzie hebben over nw de + ww + vz |
| fall over vi phrasal | (person: trip, slip) | struikelen onoverg.ww |
| | When the elderly woman fell over in the street, several passers-by rushed to help her. |
| fall through vi phrasal | informal, figurative (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) | niet doorgaan bw + overg. ww |
| | | mislukken overg.ww |
| | I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| fall within [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be classified under) | geclassificeerd worden onder woordgr |
| fall within [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (be included in) | binnenin iets vallen woordgr |
| | All of your vital sign readings fall within the normal range for your age. |