“fall” in French

Meaning in English

1. (noun) a sudden drop from an upright position 2. (noun) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) 3. (noun) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity 4. (noun) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity 5. (noun) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity 6. (noun) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance 7. (noun) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat 8. (noun) the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve 9. (noun) a movement downward 10. (noun) a downward slope or bend 11. (noun) the season when the leaves fall from the trees 12. (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset 13. (verb) occur at a specified time or place 14. (verb) decrease in size, extent, or range 15. (verb) pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind 16. (verb) be born, used chiefly of lambs 17. (verb) come out; issue 18. (verb) assume a disappointed or sad expression 19. (verb) begin vigorously 20. (verb) come as if by falling 21. (verb) be cast down 22. (verb) go as if by falling 23. (verb) fall or flow in a certain way 24. (verb) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way 25. (verb) move in a specified direction 26. (verb) descend in free fall under the influence of gravity 27. (verb) slope downward 28. (verb) drop oneself to a lower or less erect position 29. (verb) lose an upright position suddenly 30. (verb) to be given by assignment or distribution 31. (verb) be captured 32. (verb) fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed 33. (verb) come into the possession of 34. (verb) to be given by right or inheritance 35. (verb) be inherited by 36. (verb) lose office or power 37. (verb) yield to temptation or sin 38. (verb) suffer defeat, failure, or ruin 39. (verb) lose one's chastity 40. (verb) die, as in battle or in a hunt 41. (verb) be due 42. (verb) come under, be classified or included 43. (verb) touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly 44. (verb) fall from clouds

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