fall
verb
1 verb move quickly down INTRANSITIVEtit verb he fell into the hole thit sé isteach sa phollI fell off my bike thit mé de mo rotharto fall on your ass informal titim ar do thóinshe fell out of the tree thit sí anuas as an gcrannthe sheep fell over a cliff chuaigh an chaora le haillhe fell to his death thit sé agus maraíodh é, maraíodh é nuair a thit séI let the bottle fall lig mé don bhuidéal titim, thit an buidéal orm, shleamhnaigh an buidéal uaim 2 verb of snow, rain, tears, etc INTRANSITIVEtit verb the snow began to fall thosaigh an sneachta ag titim, thosaigh sé ag cur sneachtatears were falling down his face bhí na deora leis, bhí na deora ag sileadh leisTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 (also fall down) verb of person, tree, structure INTRANSITIVEtit verb tit go talamh VP the building fell thit an foirgneamh, thit an foirgneamh go talamh 4 verb let yourself drop INTRANSITIVEI fell into bed exhausted chaith mé mé féin isteach sa leaba agus mé traochta, thit mé isteach sa leaba agus mé dúthuirseachshe fell into the chair chaith sí í féin siar sa chathaoir, thit sí isteach sa chathaoirthey fell into each other's arms chuir siad a dhá lámh thart ar a chéilehe fell onto his knees chuaigh sé síos ar a dhá ghlúin 5 verb of level, amount, value, etc INTRANSITIVEtit verb ísligh verb interest rates fell by 1% last year thit rátaí úis 1% anuraidh, tháinig laghdú 1% ar rátaí úis anuraidhthe barometer has been falling for a while tá an baraiméadar ag titim le tamall, tá an baraiméadar ag ísliú le tamall 6 verb belong in group/category INTRANSITIVEyoung people fall into this group is leis an ngrúpa seo a bhaineann daoine ógait falls outside their remit ní bhaineann sé leis an gcúram s'acusanthey fall under the umbrella of the diploma tagann siad faoi scáth an dioplómathat does not fall within the scope of the inquiry sáraíonn sé sin scóip an fhiosrúcháin 7 verb change to new state/condition INTRANSITIVEI fell asleep thit mé i mo chodladhshe fell ill last year buaileadh breoite í anuraidh, d'éirigh sí tinn anuraidhthe room fell silent thit ciúnas sa seomra, tháinig tost ar an seomrathe book fell open at page 64 d'oscail an leabhar ag leathanach 64the port fell into decline in the fifties chuaigh an calafort i léig sna caogaidí, tháinig meath ar an gcalafort sna caogaidíthe population of the island fell into decline thit daonra an oileáinthe railway line fell into disuse chuaigh an líne iarnróid as feidhmthe castle fell into rack and ruin chuaigh an caisleán chun raiceshe fell into a deep sleep thit sí ina tromchodladh, thit tromnéal uirthihe fell into a depression tháinig dúlagar air, tháinig lionn dubh air 8 verb of day/date INTRANSITIVEtit verb Christmas Day falls on a Monday this year is ar an Luan a thitfidh Lá Nollag i mbliana, is ar an Luan a bheidh Lá Nollag ann i mbliana 9 verb lose power INTRANSITIVEtit verb when the government fell nuair a thit an rialtas, nuair a theip ar an rialtas, nuair a briseadh an rialtasthe President fell in 1960 briseadh an tUachtarán as a oifig in 1960 10 verb be taken by enemy INTRANSITIVEtit verb the town fell in 1649 thit an baile sa bhliain 1649, gabhadh an baile sa bhliain 1649, cloíodh an baile sa bhliain 1649 11 verb be taken by opponent/rival INTRANSITIVEthe seat fell to an independent candidate bhuaigh iarrthóir neamhspleách an suíochán 12 verb SPOR of wicket INTRANSITIVEforty wickets fell on that day cuireadh daichead slacaí amach an lá sin 13 verb literary be killed in war INTRANSITIVEtit verb those who fell in the war iad siúd a thit sa chogadh, iad siúd a maraíodh sa chogadh 14 verb literary hang down INTRANSITIVEher hair fell over her face bhí a cuid gruaige anuas ar a haghaidhthe old man's beard fell to his chest bhí féasóg go brollach ar an seanfhear, bhí féasóg an tseanfhir síos ar a chliabhrachthe curtains fall to the floor tá na cuirtíní síos go hurlár 15 verb slope downwards INTRANSITIVEtit verb ísligh verb the ground falls at this point téann an talamh síos le fána anseo, tosaíonn an talamh ag titim le fána anseo 16 verb of sound, wind, etc INTRANSITIVEísligh verb ciúnaigh verb the conversation was rising and falling bhí an comhrá ag ardú agus ag ísliúhis voice fell to a whisper thosaigh sé ag cogarnach, ní raibh ina ghlór ach cogarthe wind fell lagaigh an ghaoth, mhaolaigh an ghaoth 17 verb of shadow, light INTRANSITIVEa shadow fell over the doorway thit scáil ar an doras, caitheadh scáil ar an dorasa ray of sunlight fell across the table thit ga gréine ar an mbord, bhuail ga gréine an bordsunlight fell on the hill scal solas na gréine ar an gcnoc, bhí an ghrian ag taitneamh ar an gcnoc 18 verb of eyes, gaze INTRANSITIVEher eyes fell on the man luigh a súil ar an bhfear, leag sí a súil ar an bhfearhis gaze fell to the ground bhreathnaigh sé ar an talamh, thosaigh sé ag féachaint ar an talamh 19 verb of face: show disappointment INTRANSITIVEher face fell tháinig cuma ghruama uirthi, bhí an díomá le feiceáil ina haghaidh, thit an lug ar an lag uirthi 20 verb of emphasis INTRANSITIVEthe emphasis falls on the second syllable bíonn an bhéim ar an dara siolla 21 verb of night, darkness INTRANSITIVEtit verb night was falling bhí an oíche ag titim, bhí sé ag éirí dorcha, bhí sé ag dul ó sholasas dusk fell le titim na hoíche, le contráth na hoíche 22 verb usually literary start to affect sb/sth INTRANSITIVEtit verb a hush fell over the land thit ciúnas ar an tír, tháinig ciúnas ar an tírgloom fell over me tháinig gruaim orm, bhuail gruaim mé
noun
23 noun action of falling downtitim fem2 she had a fall thit sí, bhain titim di, baineadh leagan aisti 24 noun of snow, rockstitim fem2 there was a heavy fall of snow bhí titim throm sneachta ann, thit cáitheadh sneachta, rinne sé sneachta trom 25 noun in amount, level, valuetitim fem2 laghdú masc ísliú masc the largest ever fall in the stock market an titim is mó riamh ar an stocmhargadhthere's been a fall in temperature tá an teocht íslithethere was a sharp fall in unemployment rates tháinig laghdú mór ar rátaí dífhostaíochta 26 noun loss of powerthe fall of communism titim an chumannachais, teip an chumannachaisthe fall of a dictator briseadh deachtóra 27 noun loss of place to enemythe fall of Troy titim na Traí, turnamh na Traíthe fall of the Bastille treascairt an Bastille 28 noun SPOR of wicketthe fall of a wicket leagan geaitín 29 noun literary way sth hangsI was struck by the fall of her hair chuir mé sonrú sa chaoi a raibh a cuid gruaige ina luí, thóg mé ceann den tslí a raibh a cuid gruaige ina luí 30 noun downward slope or movementfána fem4 claonadh masc there's a sharp fall to the west here tá fána ghéar siar anseothe rise and fall of the tide tuile agus trá na taoide, líonadh agus trá na farraigethe fall of the river ísliú na habhann 31 noun in volume, soundísliú masc they danced with the rise and fall of the music dhamhsaigh siad leis an gceol a bhí ag ardú agus ag ísliú 32 noun SPOR in wrestling, judoleagan masc1 33 (also Fall) noun (US) autumnfómhar masc1 in the early fall i dtús an fhómhair