fall down

caerse, derrumbarse

Perder el equilibrio y caer al suelo, o desplomarse desde una posición vertical.

En inglés sencillo: To lose your balance and land on the ground, or collapse from an upright position.

• Be careful or you will fall down.
• She fell down and hurt her knee.
• The old wall fell down during the storm.

Sinónimos: fall, collapse, topple

Antónimos: stand up

Expresiones frecuentes: fall down stairs, fall down suddenly, fall down flat

fallar, fracasar

Fracasar o tener un punto débil que impide funcionar bien.

En inglés sencillo: To fail or have a weakness that prevents something from working well.

• This is where your argument falls down.
• The plan fell down because nobody checked the costs.
• We do good work but fall down on communication.

Cómo se usa: fall down on something (The service falls down on delivery times.)

Sinónimos: fail, break down

Antónimos: succeed

Expresiones frecuentes: fall down on something, fall down here

bajar el río

Avanzar en barco siguiendo la corriente hacia la desembocadura de un río.

En inglés sencillo: To move by boat toward the place where a river reaches the sea or another body of water.

• The boat fell down towards the sea.
• They let the vessel fall down with the tide.
• At dawn, the ship began to fall down to the river mouth.

Cómo se usa: fall down to/towards somewhere (The vessel fell down towards the river mouth.)

Sinónimos: drift downstream, sail downstream

Expresiones frecuentes: fall down river, fall down downstream