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fall down VB intr

1. fall down:

fall down (drop, tumble)
hinunterfallen
fall down (topple) person
hinfallen
fall down (harder)
stürzen
fall down object
umfallen <fällt um, fiel um, umgefallen>
fall down (harder)
umstürzen
she fell down and broke her arm
sie stürzte und brach sich den Arm
to fall down dead
tot umfallen
to fall down sth
etw hinunterfallen
to fall down sth (fall into)
in etw acc hineinfallen
to fall down a cliff/the steps [or the stairs]
die Klippen/die Treppe [o. A Stiegen] hinunterfallen
to fall down a hole/shaft
in ein Loch/einen Schacht hineinfallen

2. fall down (collapse):

fall down
einstürzen
fall down tent
zusammenfallen
two days after the bombing the building fell down
das Gebäude stürzte zwei Tage nach dem Bombenangriff ein
to be falling down be derelict
abbruchreif sein

3. fall down (fail):

to fall down on sth
mit etw dat scheitern
their ideas are good, what they fall down on is implementing them effectively
ihre Ideen sind gut, aber es hapert an der effektiven Umsetzung
Present
Ifall down
youfall down
he/she/itfalls down
wefall down
youfall down
theyfall down
Past
Ifell down
youfell down
he/she/itfell down
wefell down
youfell down
theyfell down
Present Perfect
Ihavefallen down
youhavefallen down
he/she/ithasfallen down
wehavefallen down
youhavefallen down
theyhavefallen down
Past Perfect
Ihadfallen down
youhadfallen down
he/she/ithadfallen down
wehadfallen down
youhadfallen down
theyhadfallen down
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