cair

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to fall; to fall down; to drop
2. (intransitive) to fall (to fall so it is no longer attached to or on top of something)
3. (figuratively, intransitive) to fall; to collapse (to be overthrown, defeated or annulled)
4. (intransitive) to suit (to be appropriate or suitable), to be fitting
5. (intransitive) to go down (of food) (to be eaten with or without causing indigestion)
6. (intransitive) to fall, to decrease (to lower in value or quantity)
7. (intransitive) to get disconnected, to be interrupted (of a call or connection)
8. (euphemistic, intransitive) to fall (to die in battle)
9. (intransitive) to be present (of a subject or question)
10. (intransitive) to be available (of money)
11. (intransitive) to fall (to occur on a certain date)

Concepts

fall

drop

fall over

fall down

tumble

go down

land

fall off

plummet

hang

lapse

plump

settle

slip off

wipe out

bite

falls

crash

descend

dive

drop away

drop off

fall out

flatten

flop

Synonyms

tombar

baixar

diminuir

despencar

descer

escapar

nascer

ruir

cair no chão

caber

desabar

tocar

Translations

tomber

caer

fallen

cadere

caure

vallen

düşmek

πέφτω

سقط

cadere

وقع

descender

precipitare

تدنى

cado

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaˈi(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: cadō

Cognate with Galician: caer

Cognate with Spanish: caer

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese caer, from Late Latin cadēre, from Latin cadĕre, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱad- (“to fall”). Cognate with Galician caer and Spanish caer.

Sentences

A partir de junho , o dia começa a cair .

Starting in June, the day begins to fall.

Se em sua felicidade você admira , você pode cair profundamente .

If in your happiness you admire, you can fall deeply.