fall off

caerse, desprenderse

Caer de algo o soltarse y separarse de aquello a lo que estaba unido.

En inglés sencillo: To drop from something, or become loose and separate from it.

• A button fell off my shirt.
• She fell off her bike yesterday.
• The handle keeps falling off.

Cómo se usa: fall off something (A wheel fell off the cart.)

Sinónimos: drop off, come off

Expresiones frecuentes: fall off something, fall off easily, fall off suddenly

disminuir, decaer

Reducirse en cantidad o valor, o empeorar en calidad.

En inglés sencillo: To become less in amount, value, or quality.

• Sales fell off last month.
• Interest in the club has fallen off.
• The quality of their food is falling off.

Sinónimos: decline, decrease, drop, deteriorate

Antónimos: increase, improve

Expresiones frecuentes: fall off sharply, fall off gradually, fall off considerably

arribar

Girar un velero para que su proa se aleje más de la dirección de donde viene el viento.

En inglés sencillo: To turn a sailing boat so its front points farther away from the wind.

• The boat began to fall off.
• Fall off a little to fill the sail.
• The skipper fell off to avoid the other yacht.

Sinónimos: bear away, bear off

Antónimos: head up

Expresiones frecuentes: fall off slightly, fall off downwind

apartarse de la fe, desviarse

Dejar de actuar correctamente o abandonar la fe religiosa.

En inglés sencillo: To leave the path of good behavior or religious faith.

• Some believers fell off from the faith.
• He warned that temptation could make even faithful people fall off.
• She prayed for those who had fallen off from virtue.

Cómo se usa: fall off from something (He feared that his followers would fall off from the faith.)

Sinónimos: stray, fall away

Expresiones frecuentes: fall off spiritually, fall off again