Fall

Significat (anglès)

1. (masculine,strong) fall, drop (the act of falling or an instance thereof)
2. (masculine,strong) fall, capture (the act of being seized by enemy forces)
3. (masculine,strong) fall; the loss of one's innocence, honour, reputation, fortune, etc.
4. (masculine,strong) case (actual event, situation, or fact)
5. (masculine,strong) case (instance or event as a topic of study)
6. (masculine,strong) case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)
7. (masculine,strong) case (piece of work subject to case handling in an authority, court, customer support etc.)
8. (masculine,strong) case (kind of inflection of a nominal)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/fal/

Etimologia (anglès)

From Middle High German val, from Old High German fal, from Proto-West Germanic *fall.
Cognate with Dutch val, English fall. The sense “case” in all its shapes is a calque of Latin casus.

Sents

Ich denke , dass wir weiter darüber nachdenken sollten auf jeden Fall unter uns .

I believe that this is worth thinking about for the future, and is certainly something that we need to think about.

Er muss , das bleibt auch ohne Fragen , für diesen Fall die Kosten tragen .

He must, without question, bear the costs in this case.

Nun erkennt er , dass dies nicht der Fall war .

His answer to any of the questions asked is never shown.

Kann der Kommissar bestätigen , dass das nicht der Fall ist ?

Can the Commissioner confirm that this is not the case?

Wann dies der Fall ist , weiß der Christ nicht .

The Christian does not know when this is the case.

Dies ist in Großbritannien kein ungewöhnlicher Fall .

This is not an unusual occurrence in Britain.

Auf keinen Fall dürfen Antibiotika routinemäßig oder vorbeugend eingesetzt werden .

Under no circumstances should antibiotics be used routinely or preventively.

Der einfachste Fall ist eine Reflexion an einer ebenen Fläche .

The simplest case is a reflection on a flat surface.