fall off

tomber, se détacher

Tomber de quelque chose ou se détacher de ce à quoi on était fixé.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : fall off something (A wheel fell off the cart.)

Synonymes : drop off, come off

Expressions courantes : fall off something, fall off easily, fall off suddenly

diminuer, baisser

Devenir moins important en quantité ou en valeur, ou moins bon en qualité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : decline, decrease, drop, deteriorate

Contraires : increase, improve

Expressions courantes : fall off sharply, fall off gradually, fall off considerably

abattre

Tourner un voilier pour éloigner davantage son avant de la direction d’où vient le vent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bear away, bear off

Contraires : head up

Expressions courantes : fall off slightly, fall off downwind

s'écarter de la foi, s'égarer

S’éloigner d’une conduite droite ou abandonner sa foi religieuse.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : fall off from something (He feared that his followers would fall off from the faith.)

Synonymes : stray, fall away

Expressions courantes : fall off spiritually, fall off again