to fall down
→
to fail
7 realizations
Related shifts
ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | French | |
lexeme | tomber | |
meaning 1 | to fall down | se casser une jambe en tombant to break one's leg while falling |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to be unsuccessful | Cette pièce tombera rapidement. This play will be damned fast. |
reference | Larousse online | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Icelandic | |
lexeme | falla | |
meaning 1 | to fall | mörg tré féllu í óveðrinu a lot of trees fell down during the storm |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to be defeated, to lose, to fail (an exam) | hann féll í stærðfræði he failed his math test |
reference | ISLEX | |
comment | Берков |
ACCEPTED Realization 6 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Swedish | |
lexeme | falla | |
meaning 1 | to fall down | stenen föll ner från taket the stone fell off the roof |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to experience failure | de kämpade bra men föll i kvartsfinalen they played well but lost in the quarterfinals |
reference | SAO | |
comment |
ACCEPTED Realization 7 | ||
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type | Polysemy | |
language | Tamil | |
lexeme | viẓu | |
meaning 1 | to fall down | |
direction | → | |
meaning 2 | to be defeated, to be overthrown | |
reference | Tamil lexicon: 3721 | |
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