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Nederlands		Engels
val nw de, ont.	(het vallen)	fall n

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Engels		Nederlands
trap n	(physical: snare)	val nw de
	The fox's leg was caught in a trap.
downfall n	(person: ruin, destruction)	val, ruïne, ondergang nw de
	It was painful for all of his supporters to see his downfall.
halyard n	(rope for raising a ship's sail)	val nw de
perdition n	(moral ruin)	verdoemenis, verdommenis, ondergang, val nw de, ont.
		verderf nw het, ont.
halliard, halyard n	(rope for raising and lowering sail or flag) (scheepvaart)	val nw de
	(scheepvaart)	vlaggentouw nw het
trip n	(stumble)	val nw de
		struikelen nw het
	Julia's sprained ankle was due to a trip.
trap n	(trick to catch sb)	valstrik, val nw de
	The politician tried to set a trap for his opponent by talking about the war.
dip n	(market decline)	val, daling nw de
		dipje nw het
	The dip in the market caused some investors concern.
downfall n	(cause of ruin)	ineenstorting, val nw de, ont.
	Addiction to press attention proved to be her downfall.
wipeout n	slang (sports: fall) (van surfboard, skateboard)	val nw de
	The surfer suffered a wipeout on a giant wave at Cortes Bank.
comedown n	informal, figurative (loss of status)	gezichtsverlies nw het
	(figuurlijk)	val nw de
		vernedering nw de
		achteruitgang nw de
	It was a real comedown when the merger cost him his vice presidency.
fall n	(act of falling)	val nw de
	The fall of nuts from the tree makes a loud sound.
drop n	(decline, reduction)	val, vermindering, daling nw de
	The stock's drop in value surprised analysts.
tumble n	(fall)	val, valpartij nw de
	Sophie's tumble resulted in a broken collar bone.
set-up, setup n	informal (hoax, trap)	valstrik nw de
		doorgestoken kaart bn+nw de
		val nw de
	They invited you there as a set-up to rob your house.
overthrow n	(leader: removal from power)	afzetting nw de
		val nw de
		coup, machtsovername nw de
	The overthrow of the island's ruler surprised observers.
collapse n	figurative (economy: decline)	instorten nw het
		instorting, val nw de
	Economists predicted a collapse of the stock market.
downfall n	(ruler: loss of power)	ondergang, val nw de, ont.
	The dictator's downfall was welcomed by all outside the country.
slip n	(fall)	val, uitglijding nw de
	Carol's slip resulted in a broken leg.
slump n	figurative (price, value: decrease) (figuurlijk)	val, daling nw de
	There has been a recent slump in house prices.

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Aanvullende vertalingen
Engels		Nederlands
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 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	(surrender, capture)	val nw de
	Odysseus wandered for ten years after the fall of Troy.
drop n	(fall in altitude)	val nw de
	(vliegtuig)	luchtzak nw de
	The plane's drop scared everyone.
drop n	(slope)	val nw de
		verval nw het
	This ski slope has a five hundred metre drop.
failure n	(collapse)	instorting, val nw de
	The economic downturn caused many bank failures.
trap n	(bad situation) (figuurlijk)	valstrik, val nw de
	He was caught in a trap of high debt payments.
trap n	(stratagem) (figuurlijk)	valstrik, val nw de
	Hamlet laid a trap to make sure his uncle was guilty.
spill n	informal (fall)	val, duik nw de
	Ben broke his arm in the spill.

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Samengestelde woorden:
Engels		Nederlands
Drop dead! interj	figurative, informal (get lost!) (slang)	val dood, stik tw
	When he wouldn't leave her alone, she said, "Drop dead" and walked away.
ensnare vtr	(trap, entrap) (figuurlijk)	in de val laten lopen frase
		vangen, strikken overg. ww
ensnare vtr	(animal: catch in a trap)	vangen, strikken overg. ww
	(letterlijk)	in de val laten lopen frase
entrap sth/sb vtr	(catch in a snare)	in de val lokken, in de val laten lopen frase
		strikken overg. ww
	The children entrapped their babysitter in a large net that fell from the ceiling.
entrap vtr	(catch by deception) (figuurlijk)	in de val laten lopen, in de val lokken frase
	(figuurlijk)	strikken overg. ww
free fall n	(fall: subject to gravity)	vrije val bn + nw
	The plane went into free fall when both engines stalled.
free fall n	figurative (sharp decline) (figuurlijk)	vrije val bn + nw
	The global economy went into free fall in the fall of 2008.
	De wereldeconomie ging in vrije val in de herfst van 2008.
freefall vi	(skydive without parachute)	een vrije val maken onoverg.ww
	Bert jumped out of the plane and freefell for several moments.
Get lost! interj	figurative, slang (go away!) (slang)	val dood, rot op donder op, opdonderen, oprotten tw
	You want to borrow more money from me when you haven´t repaid the last lot? Get lost!
	Je wil meer geld van me lenen terwijl je het vorige bedrag nog niet terugbetaald hebt? Rot op!
overthrow sb vtr	(leader: remove from power)	afzetten overg.ww
		ten val brengen overg. uitdr.
	The king was overthrown in a military coup.
overthrow sth vtr	(government: overturn)	omverwerpen overg.ww
		ten val brengen overg. uitdr.
		machtsgreep plegen, staatsgreep plegen onoverg. uitdr.
		een coup plegen onoverg. uitdr.
	Rebels overthrew the government and set up their own.
pratfall n	(slapstick: comedy fall)	opzettelijke val op achterwerk woordgr.
skydive vi	(jump with a parachute) (parachutespringen)	een vrije val maken frase
	Bert loves the thrill he gets when he skydives.
snooker sb vtr	often passive, figurative, informal, US (deceive, entrap)	vertaling niet beschikbaar
	(figuurlijk)	in de val lokken uitdr.
	The optician snookered me with a free consultation; I ended up paying for two expensive pairs of varifocals!
swan dive (US), swallow dive (UK) n	figurative (economics: decrease) (figuurlijk)	vrije val nw de
	(figuurlijk)	duikvlucht nw de
	At the very beginning of the recession world stock markets took a swan dive.
topple sth vtr	figurative (overthrow: government) (figuurlijk: regering)	omverwerpen overg. ww
	(figuurlijk: regering)	ten val brengen frase
	Revolutionaries toppled the government in 2011.
undo sb, undo sth vtr	literary (lead to downfall)	afbreken overg.ww
		vernietigen overg.ww
		ten val brengen frase
		ondermijnen overg.ww
unseat sb vtr	figurative (remove from office) (figuurlijk)	zijn positie afnemen, zijn zetel doen verliezen frase
	(figuurlijk)	ten val brengen, uit het zadel werpen frase
	The Labour Party members unseated Wilson from his position as leader.

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