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`fall` in Latin

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fall

  1. verb
    • to drop downward suddenly
      cadere
      The leaves fall in autumn. — Folia in autumno cadunt.
      decidere
      The apple will fall from the tree. — Malum ex arbore decidet.
    • [figurative, idiomatic], to be defeated or collapse
      succumbere [figurative]
      The city will fall to the enemy. — Urbs hosti succumbet.
      cadere [figurative]
      The empire began to fall. — Imperium cadere coepit.
    • [idiomatic, emotional], to fall in love
      amore capi [idiomatic, emotional]
      He fell for her instantly. — Statim amore eius captus est.
  2. noun
    • act of falling or dropping
      casus
      His fall from the ladder was painful. — Casus eius de scala dolorosus erat.
    • [regional], autumn season (US usage)
      autumnus
      We harvest the crops in the fall. — Fruges in autumno colligimus.
    • [mythological, religious], the fall of man (sin)
      lapsus [mythological, religious]
      The fall of man is described in Genesis. — Lapsus hominis in Genesi describitur.